Op 7 juni 2006 stuurde de ontwerper van de Fiat 124 Spider, Tom Tjaarda, mij de volgende mail:

Dear Mr. Westen,
Thought that you might be interested to see these two paintings by Giorgio Alisi. Giorgio has done automotive illustrations for more than fourty years, first for QUATTRORUOTE and today he is still very active and many of his designs are published in a variety of magazines.

These two drawings were given to me during a meeting in Torino at the automotive museum, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Fiat 124 Spider. Alberto Brancolini organized this encounter which included a discussion on the 124 Spider and a tour of Lingotto plus a very nice lunch at the museum.

All the best

Tom Tjaarda

De beide tekeningen die Tom Tjaarda bedoelt in zijn mail en die hij mij stuurde, zie je hieronder.
Aangevuld met tekeningen van Enzo Ferrari, Nuccio Bertone en diverse andere illustraties van de hand Giorgio Alisi.

Tom Tjaarda . . . zijn Fiat 124 Spider



. . . en zijn Abarth