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Left: portrait of Enrico Guggiari
Right: portrait of Giorgio Schön

Though I must admit, in the end there is also a big desire to

win. In an interview the other day, when they asked us “Do

you want to win?” I replied “Don’t tell anyone, but yes.”

long and varied, and in any case I must say that the quality has al- ED: One last curiosity. There are so many types of vehi-
ways been excellent. So I cannot deny that it is a real pleasure to have cles, and your car is very beautiful—but is it the most amaz-
the Riva brand on the car. ing of all?
ED: What thrills you most about auto racing, and about GS: There are mastodontic cars. The Rolls of the Maharajas,
yachting? Is there a different spirit? the magnificent Bentley Continentals of the postwar period. It de-
EG: They are two completely different thrills. The race, the car, pends on your own taste in cars. Of course our 308 GT4, in my
are about the pleasure of speed and risk. The boat is a question of view, is more beautiful than a Datsun from the same period, or a
enjoyment, of using an object of great value for the technology it rep- Mercedes 450, a coupe that seems like a taxi, though it goes very
resents; just to think that the boat I used for forty years was modern fast—frankly, it is the fastest of the whole field. I could mention many
until last year is quite extraordinary. To have a Riva is about your others, there are some truly stupendous cars . . . but this is a Ferrari.
own time, the freedom to use it as you wish, a question of relaxation. It isn’t beautiful, it’s a Ferrari.

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