A talented illustrator, Michele Dallorso (@micheledallorso) is a cartoonist-for-hire based in Parma, Italy. He’s drawn vehicle portraits for off-roaders around the world. (Message him to commission a portrait for yourself or a friend!) To our New Year’s question, Michele responded:
“Back at building my '64 Rover to finally hit the trails again. 🤞✌”
Living in Northern Italy, where Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Ducati vehicles reign supreme, Michele is never far from an inspiring vehicle to sketch. But, curiously, sleek Italian sports cars aren’t his thing. For pay and for fun, he prefers to draw off-road capable vehicles.
He blames his day job for the obsession. After attending the School of Comics in Milan, on top of being a freelance cartoonist, Michele landed a job with a company that trades parts for Land Rovers and other British vehicles.
“I got the 4x4 bug. Not long after working there, I got a Defender of my own. Then things snowballed. I got another. And another. The car I mentioned in my comment is a 1964 CRC ex-military model that — after three years of work during nights and weekends in my spare time — I’m proud to have gotten back on the road with my own two hands.”