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In mid-March of 1991, with the enthusiasm of Proteo’s presentation in Geneva, Roberto Stola confidently granted his nephew Alfredo the management of a new show car based on the Fiat Panda, to create a “beach” version inspired by the Fiat 500 and 600 Jolly Ghia of the 60s. The aim was to show the company’s manufacturing capabilities without the restrictions of industrial confidentiality of its customers. Alfredo and Maria Paola followed this project with passion, listening to the advice of Giuseppe Civardi, technical manager of the Fiat Style Center in Via La Manta, Turin.
The Fiat Panda Destriero was designed by Aldo Garnero, the body was build by Opac and the upholstery by Salt of Gavina family. The name of this “spiaggetta”, photographed for the first time in the splendid setting of Portofino on 3 September 1991, was Mirage, which shortly afterwards would change to “Destriero” on the advice of Fiat’s top managers, in particular that of the engineer Paolo Cantarella. This perfectly functioning prototype would be the first of many concepts that STOLA spa will carry out on its own initiative for demonstration purposes towards its customers. Watch our video interview with its creator Alfredo Stola here.
Alfredo Stola, owner of STUDIOTORINO tells us the story of this small custom-built model inspired by the “Spiaggette” of the 1950s and built in only 2 units. The Destriero was born after a trip to Las Vegas as personal car for the seaside, to which a much more important destiny was reserved.
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