"When the Zonda S came out in 2001-2002 ... He pulls up an image of the drawing and you can still see where Signore Pagani’s hand-penciled lines were interrupted by a tile joint, mid-stroke.

A year on and the car had already gone from the drawing board to reality as it ... the Andes in Argentina where Horacio was born. The Pagani Zonda was unveiled at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show.