While the wildest Pininfarina design at Pebble Beach this year will likely be Jim Glickenhaus' Ferrari 512S-based Modulo concept car from 1970, the fastest should be the all-electric Pininfarina PF0, ready for its 2020 debut. Pininfarina Automobili's first product promises performance figures worthy of their partnership with Rimac, including a 0-62 mph run in under two seconds, a sprint to 186 mph in less than 12 seconds, and a top speed beyond 250 mph. Driving range should also be greater than 310 miles, which is impressive for an ultra-high performance EV.

Pininfarina's relationship with the United States is interesting. The company's story began in the 1920s, when young Battista "Pinin" Farina spent a month in the US to see with his own eyes what our car business was like. Having taken the voyage from Genoa to New York, he then traveled to Michigan to study Ford's production system, and got invited to meet Henry Ford himself.