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An Italian coachbuilder has designed and built two supercars from scratch without the use of a computer or sketches. Moreno Filandi relies solely on his skills as a mechanic to build handmade custom cars from metal work with two incredible supercars already finished. Moreno’s second and most recent creation, the Moreno Ever S, was built on top of a red 1990 Mercedes.

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00:00COMM COMM COACH BUILDER MARINO FALANDI HAS TURNED
00:20HIS HAND TO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE SPORTY. THE 55 YEAR OLD MECHANIC COMPLETED HIS FIRST
00:26SUPERCAR FOR JUST 12,000 EUROS.
00:47IN 2009, THE IDEA FOR HIS SECOND CAR WAS BORN.
00:56The idea of a car that is a little bit particular, a little bit pink, a little bit unfinished.
01:03And this idea of the corners that intersect, these shapes, these triangles that intersect,
01:10this idea of something particular and strange.
01:15The Everest weighs 1,420 kg, the engine is a Mercedes 5000 derivation,
01:23and it has 340 horsepower.
01:29The Everest has a speed of 270 km per hour and from 0 to 100 it takes us 4.5 seconds.
01:38When people look at the Everest, it arouses curiosity,
01:47they stop and are curious. It's a positive thing.
01:55SOMETIMES PEOPLE ASK ME IF I BUILD CARS FOR OTHER PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T.
02:02This is just a hobby for me, my job is to live and make cars.
02:09This is my passion, my hobby, my freedom, to do what I feel like doing.
02:25THE EVEREST

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