The reason is that, while skimming through a book I bought dealing with Alfa Romeo models over the years, a photo that caught my eye was of a 1999 show car from Bertone called the Bella -- Italian for Beautiful or in more of a street-talk vein, "Sweetheart." Its Wikipedia entry is here.
My eye was caught because the Bella somehow reminded me of the Corsair. That might be odd, because the references on the Web to the Bella that I came across only mentioned its design heritage in terms of previous Bertone creations.
True, the cars are 60 years apart and based on the technologies of their times. Moreover, the details that caused me to make my connection are not identical -- they're only evocatively similar, or so I think. Still, look at the images below so that you can form your own opinion.
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That might be odd, because the references on the Web to the Bella that I came across only mentioned its design heritage in terms of previous Bertone creations.
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Jessica -- Yes, that's what I found on the web. But those photo comparisons make one wonder if there was additional inspiration. After all, the Corsair was surely known by at least one Bertone stylist with an interest in design history.
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