Fioravanti at 60 anni FERRARI FIORANO (cropped)

Leonardo Fioravanti (born Milan, 31 January 1938) is an Italian automobile designer and

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of Fioravanti Srl.

Career

Fioravanti studied mechanical engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, specializing in aerodynamics and car body design. He worked twenty-four years with Pininfarina, joining as a stylist in 1964, aged 26, and eventually becoming Managing Director and General Manager of Pininfarina's research arm, Pininfarina Studi & Ricerche for 18 years. He then joined

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as a Deputy General Manager, and in 1989 moved to

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's Centro Stile as Director of Design. In 1991 he left Fiat and joined Fioravanti Srl which evolved from an architecture studio to a design studio. His two sons, Matteo, an architect, and Luca, an attorney, have also worked with him at Fioravanti Srl. Fioravanti developed a number of prototype and concept cars, often displayed under his own name. In 2012 he was appointed by the Chinese automobile company BAIC Group as a design consultant. In 2009 Leonardo Fioravanti was elected Chairman of ANFIA Car Coachbuilders Group for a 3-year mandate from 2009 to 2011. ''

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'' magazine awarded Fioravanti the International Historic Motor Award Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.

Cars designed by Fioravanti

During his time with Pininfarina, Fioravanti designed several Ferraris: Ferrari 288 GTO red

Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 in North London - 1974

* Dino 206 GT and 246 GT (with Aldo Brovarone) * Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona * Ferrari P6 Berlinetta Speciale (concept car presaging the Berlinetta Boxer) * Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 (the forerunner of the Ferrari 400 and Ferrari 412) * Ferrari 308 GTB * Ferrari 328 * Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer * Ferrari 288 GTO * Ferrari Testarossa (with Diego Ottina) * Ferrari Mondial *

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(the forerunner of the Ferrari F355) * Ferrari 250 P5 Berlinetta Speciale * Ferrari Pinin Fioravanti has designed many concept cars including: * Alfa Romeo Vola * BAIC C80K (2012) * Fioravanti Hidra (2008)

References

* Edsall, Larry (September 13, 2004). "Unwavering Passion, 40 Years and Counting". ''AutoWeek''. * Scorah, Rob (September 2008). "Ferrari's Four Door Fantasy". ''Classic Cars''

External links

Fioravanti Srl
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fioravanti, Leonardo 1938 births Living people Italian automobile designers Pininfarina people Polytechnic University of Milan alumni