Reply to "Rust behind the front door"

I think italian cars have gotten a bad rap here in the US especially in the early days. Back when Alfa and Ferrari was importing cars in the late 50's and early 60's most shops did'nt even have metric tools to work on them properly. People bitched. They drove them on salted roads they rusted and people bitched.

Italian cars have always and most likely alway will be more highly designed. Most US car companies design their cars in house where the most beautiful design gets bastardized by the big corporate suits. Most italian car companies use design studios as consultants for their designs. Pinnifarina, Ghia, Bertone, Zagato to name a few. They tend to produce just beautifully proportioned products. Having owned a few old italian cars in my life I definitely have an appriciation.