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Ferrari 512 S Modulo - more futuristic than almost any other concept car

Name: Ferrari 512 S 1970
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on February 20, 2012

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Daniel Reinhard

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Ferrari 512 S 'Modulo' (1970) - futuristisches Konzeptfahrzeug von Pininfarina

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Ferrari 512 S 'Modulo' (1970) - hier noch in Schwarz wie am Genfer Salon präsentiert

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Ferrari 512 S Modulo (1970) - ausgestellt in Schwarz in Genf im Jahr 1970

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Ferrari 512 S Modulo (1970) - geöffnete Einstiegsluka am Genfer Automobilsalon im Jahr 1970

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Ferrari 512 S 'Modulo' (1970) - historische Aufnahme

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Ferrari 512 S 'Modulo' (1970) - Promotionsfotografie von Pininfarina

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Ferrari 512 S Modulo (1970) - ausgestellt in Weiss an der New York Autoshow 1972

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Ferrari 512 S 'Modulo' (1970) - Seitenansicht der innovativen Pininfarina-Studie, gezeigt an der Turiner Ausstellung "Cultura e Progretto" im Jahr 1978

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Summary

Pininfarina's Ferrari 512 S Modulo is one of the most daring and extreme "Idea Cars" in history. Hardly any other vehicle has ever been so consistently and extremely shaped. It was only natural that practicality would suffer somewhat as a result. Nevertheless, the study won several design awards and was passed from exhibition to exhibition in the early seventies. This report tells the story of the creation of the Ferrari 512 S Modulo and shows the unique vehicle from its design to the present day.

This article contains the following chapters

First sketches
The black 'Modulo' for the Geneva Motor Show
Design awards and the transition to the white Modulo
The designer Paolo Martin
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If the Ferrari 512 S Modulo were presented today, you would probably immediately assume that the car came straight from the Apple Design Center. The 550 hp "i-Phone" from Italy was unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show, still painted black at the time. Presumably this extreme concept car from Pininfarina would again cause a sensation at this year's show. Hardly any other concept car from the past has such an extreme design that it has remained so timeless to this day. The idea came from designer Paolo Martin, who was actually working on the Rolls Royce Camargue and scribbled a few ideas on another sheet of paper in between.

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