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Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« on: January 20, 2008, 05:54:59 AM »
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2008, 06:05:43 AM »
Guy who designed it in Italy went to The University of Michigan--I think.
Looks alot like like my Spider--Mine's a darker blue, though.
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2008, 06:14:47 AM »
are you saying Pininfarina went to UM?
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2008, 06:19:08 AM »
No, one of the designers on it at Pininfarina, went o U of M.
They interviewed the guy a couple days ago.--I could haven gotten this wrong, of course.
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2008, 06:26:58 AM »
Quote from: gerhed on January 20, 2008, 06:19:08 AM
No, one of the designers on it at Pininfarina, went o U of M.
They interviewed the guy a couple days ago.--I could haven gotten this wrong, of course.

Interesting!
http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/timeline/1960

The Rondine Corvette design is seen clearly in the back end of the Spider.



I've since then gotten rid of those federal bumpers.



You can see the Rondine Corvette in the front end of the Fiat Dino (Ferrari engined),

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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2008, 06:27:26 AM »
Was it Tom Tjaarda? If so, I believe you are right, he did attend UofM.
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2008, 06:34:24 AM »
Quote from: Bob Wessner on January 20, 2008, 06:27:26 AM
Was it Tom Tjaarda? If so, I believe you are right, he did attend UofM.
That name looks Finnish
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2008, 06:40:29 AM »
Google is great,

http://www.tom-tjaarda.net/

really doesn't tell how much he contributed to the Rondine or the Spider but
if you scroll way down you find this,



And when I followed the link from this picture looky here!

www.fiat124spider.it follow link to news and then the meeting with Tom Tjaarda.
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2008, 06:42:57 AM »
Fairly strong resemblance of this Ferrari 375 Spider to Fiat's version.
I brought up the similarity to the owner and, with a pained look on his face,
he told me a lot of people think he's driving a Fiat.

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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2008, 06:47:52 AM »
Quote from: Rocking-M on January 20, 2008, 06:40:29 AM

Google is great,

http://www.tom-tjaarda.net/

I went to the same high school that Tom did.
So I must be.............what ?
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2008, 07:14:09 AM »
Tom designed the 365 Ferrari also.

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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2008, 07:26:22 AM »
Quote from: MRieck on January 20, 2008, 06:34:24 AM
Quote from: Bob Wessner on January 20, 2008, 06:27:26 AM
Was it Tom Tjaarda? If so, I believe you are right, he did attend UofM.
That name looks Finnish

Dutch, actually.
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Re: Rondine Corvette fetches 1.76 mil
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2008, 09:52:22 AM »
Quote from: Bob Wessner on January 20, 2008, 07:26:22 AM
Quote from: MRieck on January 20, 2008, 06:34:24 AM
Quote from: Bob Wessner on January 20, 2008, 06:27:26 AM
Was it Tom Tjaarda? If so, I believe you are right, he did attend UofM.
That name looks Finnish

Dutch, actually.

              Dutch huh? That's what MY ancestry of mostly made up of. ;D ::) No wonder those are such great looking cars! ;D ;) Kidding, they are great and I really am of Dutch ancestry though. Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard much about THAT Corvette before. 8)

                                         Later on, Bill :) ;)
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