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Famed Car Designer Sergio Pininfarina Dies at Age 85
The automobile industry is mourning the death of legendary designer Sergio Pininfarina who passed away on Monday night at his home in Turin, Italy. He was 85 years old. No cause of death was given. Born in 1926, Sergio Pininfarina was the son of Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina) who founded the legendary Italian coachbuilding and design company.
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Pininfarina Honors Late Company Boss With Ferrari 458 Spider-based Sergio Barchetta
Famous Italian design house Pininfarina is paying tribute to its former chairman, Sergio Pininfarina, who passed away last July, with a new concept car that bears his name and which it says, "renews the spirit and values" obtained under his...
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Pininfarina Previews Sergio Tribute Speedster Concept
World-renowned Italian design and coach-building firm Pininfarina will honor the son of its founder and the man who headed the company for 40 years, Sergio Pininfarina, with a special concept that bears his name at next week's Geneva auto show. ...
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Pininfarina Readies Cambiano Concept For The Geneva Motor Show
Thirty years ago, in 1982, the Pininfarina Studi e Ricerche (Pininfarina Study and Research) center was established by the famous automotive designer in the city of Cambiano in the region of Piemonte in Italy. Coincidentally, 20 years later, Pininfarina...
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1980 Ferrari Pinin Four-door Sedan Concept Up For Grabs
One of the most unique concept studies to come out of the Pininfarina studio in the 1980s, the Ferrari Pinin, is heading to the auction block. Designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pininfarina and named after the founder of the company, Battista...
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Andrea Pininfarina Dies In Motorcycle Accident
Andrea Pininfarina, head of the famed Italian design firm that bears his family name died Thursday morning in a motorcycle accident after a car collided with the Vespa he was riding to the company's design and r&d center in Cambiano. Pininfarina,...
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