Françoise Sbarro

Behind every great man is a woman. This adage is perfectly true of Françoise Sbarro.

Françoise Cuendet met Franco Sbarro in Yverdon, Switzerland, when he was just starting to build his first prototypes. In other words, Françoise was always there throughout Franco's career.

Without going into their private lives, it's fair to say that Franco Sbarro always placed great importance on his wife and children. His passion for cars and design could have made him "lose his head". Françoise helped him keep his feet on the ground and step back. This didn't stop her from supporting him in his work, whether anecdotally by posing for promotional photographs, helping to fit out the ACA and Espace Sbarro premises, or taking care of administrative tasks.

Without Françoise, there would be no Franco.

Françoise et Franco Sbarro — Françoise and Franco Sbarro at the start of their marriage (Sbarro photograph)

Françoise Sbarro - Stash — Françoise Sbarro is sometimes asked to pose with her husband's creations, here the Stash, at the Château de Grandson (photo by Sbarro).

Françoise Sbarro au voalnt de la 328 — Another promotional photo of Françoise Sbarro driving the 328 replica (Sbarro photo)

Famille Sbarro — Franco Sbarro's life in a single photograph: his cars (here the Royale Event), his wife Françoise at his side and his children - here Fabian Sbarro with his wife and son (photograph taken from the La Région newspaper website, March 3, 2019).

Sbarro Isatis — Proof that Françoise Sbarro is indeed present in Franco Sbarro's work: the students of the 1992-1993 graduating class inscribed their names, those of their teachers and Franco Sbarro, and that of Françoise, under the hood of the Isatis (photograph by Dingo for Option Auto).

Franco et Françoise Sbarro avec Fredy Lienhard — Franco Sbarro, Fredy Lienhard (Autobau) and Françoise Sbarro, at the opening of an exhibition on Sbarro at Autobau in 2022 (AutoSprint.ch photo)