Solitaire genius, creator of elegance.
Giovanna, his daughter said: “his days spent in front of the drawing table, imagining new lines to trace the shapes of fantastic cars ruled the majority of his life”.
Nuccio Bertone said: “His talent, his culture, his behaviour, the exasperated wish of dissatisfaction/satisfaction, his figure itself, were appropriate for a true artist”.
He signed off countless projects over twenty years, to mention but a few, the Lancia Aurelia B53 Coupè, Abarth 1500 Berlinetta two-seater, Alfa Romeo B.A.T., Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM Spider competizione, Maserati 3500 GT Coupé, Lamborghini 350 GTV Coupè, Intermeccanica Italia.
“’Let’s do this one’ said Luraghi… and that is how, one of the most beautiful cars ever built was born from a simple drawing”: the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.