S After the Russian October Revolution, Sakhnoffsky emigrated to Paris in 1918. In 1919, the family moved to Switzerland. Sakhnoffsky established a reputation as illustrator and designer. From 1923, he worked for Vanden Plas in Brussels and advanced from a simple designer to design consultant. In 1929, Sakhnoffsky accepted an offer from the Hayes Body Corporation and settled in the USA. At Hayes he designed auto bodies for Auburn, Cord and American Austin. He won two European design prizes for the Cord L-29, which he designed as his private vehicle in 1929. At the beginning of the 1930s Sakhnoffsky joined Packard, but after a short spell
he moved to White Trucks, for which he designed sensational HGVs with special bodies. During that time, Sakhnoffsky was one of the best-known designers of the streamline style in the USA. In the 1940s and 1950s he worked as freelancer in the Brooks Stevens studio and designed bicycles, kitchen utensils, and furniture for various manufacturers. He had become technical adviser to the Esquire men’s magazine in 1934 and retained that position until his death. At the beginning of the 1950s, Sakhnoffsky joined forces with Preston Tucker to establish a sports car production facility for the Tucker Carioca; however, these plans did not materialize.
Alexis de Sakhnoffsky 1901–1964 Vanden Plas Hayes Packard Cord L-29 1933 Nash 1934 LaSalle White Trucks
White Truck, 1936
Tucker Carioca, 1955
White Biertransporter, 1939
During the 1940s and until the 1960s, Salomone, together with Franco Martinengo, was chief designer and head of the studio at Pininfarina. The first designs attributed to him include the
Lancia B24 and various Ferrari models of the early 1950s. One of his last projects was the Ferrari 275 GTB of 1964.
Francesco Salomone (?) Pininfarina Lancia B24 Ferrari 275 GTB
Lancia B24, 1955
Ferrari 256 GTB, 1964
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