Battista Pininfarina

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Battista Pininfarina
Personal details
Born
Battista Farina

(1893-11-02)2 November 1893
Cortanze, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 April 1966(1966-04-03) (aged 72)
Lausanne, Switzerland
RelativesGiovanni Carlo Farina (brother)
OccupationAutomobile designer
AwardsCompasso d'Oro
Order of Merit for Labour
Royal Designer for Industry (honorary)
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Battista Pininfarina (born Battista Farina, nicknamed "Pinin"; 2 November 1893 – 3 April 1966) was an Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many well known postwar cars.

Early life

Battista Farina was born in Cortanze, Italy. The tenth of eleven children, his nickname, "Pinin" (the youngest/smallest (brother), in Piedmontese), referred to his being the baby of the family, and in later years it also referred to his short stature of 5 feet (1.5 meters). He started working in his brother Giovanni's body shop at the age of 12, and it was there that his interest in cars was born. He stayed at Giovanni's Stabilimenti Farina for decades, learning bodywork and beginning to design his own cars.

Carrozzeria Pininfarina and career

He formed Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930 to focus on the design and construction of new car bodies, and quickly gained prominence. Only Carrozzeria Touring was more sought-after in the 1930s. His work for Ferrari, starting in 1952, would become his most famous though much of it was managed by his son, Sergio, who ran the firm until shortly before his death, on 3 July 2012. Sometime in the early 1950s, Stabilimenti Farina was absorbed into the by now much larger Carrozzeria Pinin Farina.

Duetto by Battista Pininfarina

The last design he contributed to was the 1600 Duetto for Alfa Romeo[1] with Aldo Brovarone, which debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966. He died less than a month later, on 3 April.

Personal life and family

He officially changed his name to "Battista Pininfarina" in 1961. The change was authorized by the President of the Italian Republic, acting on a proposal made by the Minister of Justice.

His nephew, Nino Farina, was the first Formula One world champion.

Honours and namesakes

See also

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References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Paul (November 2016). "Marking a Half Century of the Alfa Romeo Duetto". Sports Car Market. 28 (11): 70.
  2. ^ "Compasso d'oro alla carriera (1957)". ADI Design Museum (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Battista "Pinin" Farina". Automotive Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ ""Battista" Announced as Name of the Most Powerful Italian Performance Car Ever". Automobili Pininfarina. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2023.