NOTE: NOT MY PHOTOS OR WORDS, JUST TOOK THIS FROM A DIFFERENT FORUM

[Modena,Italy ]
I still remeber Pagani as if it were yesterday.
I never expected it to be as big as Lamborghini, but I never thought it'd be that small... it was almost shocking.

Pagani is a little bit off the skirts of Modena.
If it weren't for the Pagani badge on the building,
it would've been just another small company in an industrial complex.
(in front are just normal homes, buildings next to it are just small companies)

Horacio Pagani actually resides in the building.
He is known to be very down-to-earth and has a great passion for cars.
(you can see his home attached to the factory)



Pagani makes about 17 cars a year.
It takes 9 months for an order to be completed (although it takes 7 months of production and 2 months of testing)
When I vistited the factory, they had two Zonda F's on their final testing stage, one being the Zonda F Roadster with theBare Carbon Option(no paint), and one Zonda F with a two-toned Red/Black paint.
It was the first time for me to see the cars upclose and personal, andthey were absolutely perfect.
The carbon fiber Zonda with the yellow interior was HOT!
Because they were both customer's cars, we had to settle for the exhaust note... (which I think woke up a part of Bejing)

You couldn't find a piece of plastic in here... (although you could say the whole body is plastic...hehe)


Haven't seen these details in magazines...

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Press that bannana pedal and unleash the 602 horses!


Even the bags are designed to fit the theme...



AMG 602horsepower 7.3liter V12..

Carbon Fiber Everything!

The contrast between the carbon fiber and the leather (or osterich) were just incredible!

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Zonda F...

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Wanted to get a model of the Pagani, but unfortunately, no high quality model were commissioned...


The standard for everything in Italy is compared to what the Pope uses...
Pagani gives you a pair of these shoes when you buy a Zonda and it is the same shoe that the Pope wears...

Like Lamborghini, photography were not allowed in the factory.The right door on the photo leads right into the main assembly station.
What was shocking was that the entire factory was only about three times as big as the showroom.
It was more like an advanced tuning shop than a factory to me...
On the table were hugebinders with the customer's name on them...
At the time I was there, they were working on two... which I can't reveal their names (let's just say it was a big shot business man and a big sports star)

Next to the assembly station is the fabrication room.
There was one Spanish lady who did all their carbon fiber (they all sign their names on every part they make)
It was the first time seeing how carbon fiber is made in person, and while it looked 'easy', I'm sure it was anything but easy.
She said customers who asks for the no paint option is a nightmare becuase everything had to line up.
Understandably, the no paint option costs more and the painted ones.
Check out the perfect symmetry on the car in the showroom!

Then there was the paint shop, storage, and ovens to cook those carbon fiber...
Everything looked very close to our clay modeling room during college...
I was just amazed how a place small as this produced such great cars...

It was a strange feeling after visiting Pagani.
In a time when all the major companies squeeze out the smaller 'mom-and-pop' supercar makers, there was Horacio and his dream...
He did it without being a son of wealthy parents (Koeinsegg), he did it mopping floors in Lamborghini...

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Thanks for this post, I truely enjoyed.
So why wouldn't one want to be recognized standing next to such a bas-ass looking car....
I also must say this carbon + red leather combo is the ultimate colour combination for this car. I think a "work of art" would still be an understatement.

I wish Lamborghini offers the unpainted option for the LP640.

Amazing, perfect in every little detail. What does a new one run?

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'05 Silver/Black Gallardo
MV Agusta F41000
MV Agusta Brutale 910R

What are those "holes" for in the middle of the seats?

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Ejection seat trigger.

Probably don't because the tub isn't CF.

Larry