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Pininfarina - Masterpieces of Style (Hardcover)
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Pininfarina - Masterpieces of Style (Hardcover)
Series: Masterpieces of Style
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The entire stylistic and industrial history of Pininfarina, a true
bastion of the “Made in Italy” phenomenon, is contained in this
book with its wealth of black and white and colour photos. For
almost 90 years Pininfarina has been synonymous with Italian
coachbuilding. Some of the most iconic cars in the history of not
only Italian but also worldwide motoring have been clothed by a
firm that has been recognised as the creator of true works of art.
Battista Farina, known as “Pinin”, was the master craftsman who
in 1930 founded in Turin the `’Societ Anonima Carrozzeria
Pinin Farina’’. The quality and the beauty of his creations
soon established the firm’s reputation and well before the
outbreak of the Second World War it could boast magnificent bodies
on Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Fiat chassis. 1947 saw the presentation
of a milestone in the history of Italian design, the Cisitalia 202.
Between the 1950s and 1990s the company produced iconic designs
such as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and the “Duetto”, the
Lancia Aurelia B24 and the Flaminia, the Fiat Dino Spider and the
124 coupé, not to mention the innumerable Ferraris bodied by the
prestigious Turin firm that from 1952 had become Maranello’s
coachbuilder of choice. Numerous 250 GTs, the 250 Le Mans, the 365
Daytona, the 308 GTB, the Testarossa and the 288 GTO are all
Pininfarina-bodied Ferraris. This book recounts the most recent
history of this giant of Italian car design with all the latest
products realised in particular for the Asian market where the
Pininfarina brand has an increasing presence. There is also a
chapter devoted to Pininfarina Extra, a brand within the brand,
which since 1986 has been taking a 360° approach to design. The
full story of this iconic Italian design firm finally told in a
single volume.
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