POSTED BY Matt Farah, 07 August 2008 | PERMALINK

This morning I was saddened to learn of the passing of Andrea Pininfarina, head of one of the greatest design houses in the history of the automobile. He died at age 51, the unfortunate result of an accident while riding his Vespa to work outside of Turin, Italy. Andrea Pininfarina was the grandson of "Pinn" Farina, who started Pininfarina SPA in 1930, and was personally responsible for the...
POSTED BY Matt Farah, 07 August 2008 | PERMALINK

As I mentioned in the episode, my first performance car was a 1994 Mustang GT that I spent a year turning into a very close replica of a Cobra R. Mine, however, had over 400 ponies and would give a C5 Corvette owner something to think about, courtesy of at 347 stroker kit, Saleen Level III suspension, and a good bit of weight reduction. It was a shame when the moron I eventually sold it to...