Pininfarina emblem on a _____?

"Vee Ate Injun" (VeeAteInjun) 09/19/2013 at 00:26 • Filed to: None

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spotted this during my lunch yesterday. was caught off guard i saw this iconic script in an unlikely setting. it was attached to a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Hint: it has less than 4 wheels.

(answer in the comments)

nobody > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 00:28

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Answer .

Vee Ate Injun > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 00:30

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answer: soda machine!

yup, i was in my local Pavilions supermarket (aka: Vons... and Safeway?) and saw this by the deli counter/in-store Panda Express counter. this machine was installed recently.

yes, these have apparently been out a while but i had never seen a Pininfarina emblem on anything other than a 4-wheeled Italian sports-car.

Vee Ate Injun > nobody 09/19/2013 at 00:35

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boom. winner. you get a free 16-ounce fountain drink - just visit your local Pininfarina soda machine and tell them i said it's okay.

Lets Just Drive > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 00:35

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It's like a car?

Vee Ate Injun > Lets Just Drive 09/19/2013 at 00:39

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hah! hadn't seen that before. at first glance i thought it was a video game stand. then i realize you could hack that monitor to display your video game of choice. how rad would it be to pedal/sweat your way through Gran Turismo or Forza...

Lets Just Drive > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 00:41

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I think you'd have to pedal pretty hard. Haha! I slay me.

But seriously, Pininfarina has actually done quite a bit of non-automotive design. As a "Design House" they've got to be able to put their brand on as much shit as possible which is why they've designed Coffee and Espresso machines, now vending machines, and will take on any project a suitable manufacturer has in mind.

GhostZ > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 00:45

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I read about these a few years ago and then lo and behold, found one near me last year. They're absolutely cool.

tromoly > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 01:14

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Yep, we have some in red at my school. Caught me off guard first time I saw them.

Venex drives an Alfa 147 > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 04:54

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Last time I was in Paris, I puked a little when I saw these...

Bolloré Bluecar

eNZo288 > Venex drives an Alfa 147 09/19/2013 at 08:50

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I saw lots of those when I was there. I was wondering what they were. The design is average at best, but the build quality looked awful! They appear to have been knocked up in someone's garage.

Nibbles > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 09:17

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I have an external HDD designed by Pininfarina.

Justino6969 > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 10:25

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Awe dude you didn't give me time to answer. I see these everywhere, though I haven't seen a black/blue one yet.

Vee Ate Injun > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 11:33

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which one do you have? i looked it up and the one i found was a little too 'minimalist' for me. (too subtle)

Nibbles > Vee Ate Injun 09/19/2013 at 11:39

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I have this one:

I would like to imagine SimpleTech paying an exorbitant amount of cash to have one of Pininfarina's junior designers put a couple scallops and a label on a box.

Vee Ate Injun > Nibbles 09/21/2013 at 14:20

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yup, that's the one. my thoughts exactly. i've seen better designed door-stops.