# Ferrari designer dies... a very ironic death **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 8, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936 "2008-08-08T07:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/21 "2008-08-08T08:00:45Z")
> [@Zong](#): > > why the fuck would this dude roll around on a vespa? When you work at mighty taco, the last thing you want is a burrito. Even if you are married to Kate Bosworth, you’ll eventually get tired of “making love.” etc. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/22 "2008-08-08T08:03:15Z")
Having lived in Rome for 3 years, I can tell you that everyone owns a vespa or some variant. It’s just a lot easier to get around in. You’d be hard pressed to drive your ferrari through the streets of milan/rome/naples without getting the shit beat out of it everyday. Thats just how they roll. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/23 "2008-08-08T08:03:51Z")
> [@EvilJay](#): > > Having lived in Rome for 3 years, I can tell you that everyone owns a vespa or some variant. > > It’s just a lot easier to get around in. You’d be hard pressed to drive your ferrari through the streets of milan/rome/naples without getting the shit beat out of it everyday. > > Thats just how they roll. Narrow? ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/24 "2008-08-08T08:04:21Z")
How about a ducati or something then? either way, it’s sad. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/25 "2008-08-08T08:04:27Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > Narrow? Like my penis. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/26 "2008-08-08T08:40:28Z")
He would have been safe if he was wearing the right gear… ![http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c153/dyepball1/lhc9.jpg](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c153/dyepball1/lhc9.jpg) Someone photoshop given the pic and the situation lol ---
**Author:** ![amspimpwagon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amspimpwagon/32/7339_2.png) [@amspimpwagon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/amspimpwagon)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/27 "2008-08-08T08:47:58Z")
One of my favs, in a list of many. ![http://carsmedia.ign.com/cars/image/article/766/766585/maserati-gran-turismo-20070221052834513.jpg](http://carsmedia.ign.com/cars/image/article/766/766585/maserati-gran-turismo-20070221052834513.jpg) Keep going. Maybe this thread can get back on track. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/28 "2008-08-08T08:55:54Z")
people in Europe rock out scooters like nobodies business… this is not really new, or a “trend” as it has been in the USofA. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/29 "2008-08-08T08:57:12Z")
I lawl’d ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/30 "2008-08-08T09:01:20Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > people in Europe rock out scooters like nobodies business… this is not really new, or a “trend” as it has been in the USofA. Something you might be forgetting is that Europe as a whole is much more of a metropolitan centralized society. Citizens in the United States are always moving out of the city, and building their lux homes further and further from dense urban areas, where commuting by anything other than auto is nearly impossible. Since the cities in Europe hold a much larger % of the continents population than that of the United States, scooters are much more prevalent. it’s not like scooters haven’t always been around in the US, it’s just that there wasn’t as large a community owning them. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/31 "2008-08-08T09:10:17Z")
> [@sureshot!](#): > > Something you might be forgetting is that Europe as a whole is much more of a metropolitan centralized society. > > Citizens in the United States are always moving out of the city, and building their lux homes further and further from dense urban areas, where commuting by anything other than auto is nearly impossible. > > Since the cities in Europe hold a much larger % of the continents population than that of the United States, scooters are much more prevalent. > > it’s not like scooters haven’t always been around in the US, it’s just that there wasn’t as large a community owning them. You truly love to see yourself talk, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/32 "2008-08-08T09:22:12Z")
> [@tpgsr"](#): > > Read the article, at least the first paragraph. I feel bad but I laughed at the Irony. **MILAN - Andrea Pininfarina, the chairman and chief executive of the Italian company founded by his family that designs Ferraris and other cars, died on Thursday when a car struck his Vespa scooter. He was 51** ******* **In addition to his father, brother and sister, Mr. Pininfarina is survived by his wife, Cristina Pellion di Persano, and three children, Benedetta, Sergio and Luca.** I don’t see the irony. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/33 "2008-08-08T10:16:08Z")
^ How do we make the button in your avatar work? ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/34 "2008-08-08T10:28:17Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > ^ How do we make the button in your avatar work? i have tried to many times hoping that one day…it might work for once ---
**Author:** ![98GCL](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98gcl/32/7366_2.png) [@98GCL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98GCL)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/35 "2008-08-08T10:33:37Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > ^ How do we make the button in your avatar work? You just unfailed this thread with that post :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/36 "2008-08-08T10:38:01Z")
He is NOT OKAY. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/37 "2008-08-08T11:52:59Z")
One of my favs, in a list of many. ![http://www.automedia.com/NewCarBuyersGuide/photos/2006/Suzuki/Forenza/Sedan/2006_Suzuki_Forenza_ext_1.jpg](http://www.automedia.com/NewCarBuyersGuide/photos/2006/Suzuki/Forenza/Sedan/2006_Suzuki_Forenza_ext_1.jpg) Keep going. Maybe this thread can get back on track. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/38 "2008-08-08T12:04:34Z")
that suckssss RIP to a great guy ![http://64.251.10.3/nimg/2006/07/thumbs/lrg_article_6515-img_0.jpg](http://64.251.10.3/nimg/2006/07/thumbs/lrg_article_6515-img_0.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![amspimpwagon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amspimpwagon/32/7339_2.png) [@amspimpwagon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/amspimpwagon)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/39 "2008-08-10T18:41:48Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#): > > One of my favs, in a list of many. > > Keep going. Maybe this thread can get back on track. What? ---
**Author:** ![DetailWNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@DetailWNY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DetailWNY)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936/40 "2008-08-10T21:16:42Z")
I suppose i _could_ see the irony that he _wasn’t_ killed in an F-car seeing how much exposure he had with them Awful way to die, regardless…old person to boot… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ferrari-designer-dies-a-very-ironic-death/52936.md?page=3)