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About Battista Farina

Battista "Pinin" Farina was an Italian automobile designer, the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars. Battista Farina was born in Cortanze, Italy. Wikipedia
 
Born2 November 1893, Turin, Italy
Died3 April 1966, Lausanne, Switzerland

The Picasso of car design

The Picasso of car design - homage to Battista Farina

Mr Battista Farina with the Lancia Flaminia and Fiat 600 Y Aerodinamica prototype, 1962. Photograph by Mr Jean-Philippe Charbonnier/Gamma-Rapho

 

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