This photoshoot recalls Patsy Stone from Absolutely Fabulous to me, but the car under her is not half bad either. The Abarth 2000 Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina explored a doorless wedge design with forward-hinged full glass canopy. Shrouded and integrated lamps in front were also fairly revolutionary for the time — and a cue that would be adopted by supercars by the mid-1970s.
1969 Abarth 2000 Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina
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