Legendary designer Sergio Pininfarina, who oversaw the design of the Ferrari Testarossa and Fiat 124 Spider, among others, died on Tuesday at his home in Turin. He was 85.
His passing was announced by design company Pininfarina, which his father Battista started in 1930, and which he led for decades after his father’s death.
Pininfarina was born Sergio Farina in Turin on September 8, 1926. He graduated in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic of Torino in 1950, after which he began his career in the family firm, Carrozzeria Pinin Farina. In 1961, the family’s last name was changed to Pininfarina by a presidential decree.
In 1966, he took over the chairmanship of the company after his father’s passing, and helped transform the company into a globally renowned design empire. In 2006, he became honorary chairman of the company, handing over management of the family business to his son Andrea, who died two years later in a scooter accident. Following this, Pininfarina’s other son, Paolo, took over the leadership of the company.
While he and his company crafted many designs, primarily for Italian car companies, the association with Ferrari remains the most inevitably linked. Other designs Sergio Pininfarina helped oversee for the Italian automaker include the F40 and Enzo.
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I can only thought of hyundai matrix
The Matrix must have been the worst design ever to come up from that firm LOL…
Or perhaps it was designed by some newbies who was fired just 2 months into the job because of his crap Matrix design… LOL :D
another one is hafei lobo(naza sutera/forza).
Hyundai Matrix prices just went up, maybe not…
in your dreams mate…
Hensem jugak gambar dia time muda pegang rokok. Apapun, dia antara designer terbaik sebelum era 1996. Lepas era tu, ramai designer terbaik muncul dengan bantuan software design seperti AutoCAD
bro… autocad dah ada sebelum 96 lagi la… have u ever use AutoCAD R13?
abuya ni budak kecik lg time tu, AutoCAD ni actualy dh start keluar awal 80an
Nonsense!
3D CAD like CATIA is used in automobile design. Compared with real 3D CAD systems AutoCAD is a toy.
BTW: For the license fee of a CATIA network installation you can buy a Ferrari.
What a great loss to the automotive and design world…
But m sure his legacy lives on…
of course. it’s a big company runs by his family members.
R.I.P, the legacy lives on….
Mr. Pininfarina, you will be deeply missed and remembered as one of the all time great designers of exotic sport cars.
I loved your design since my childhood days through one of your your masterpiece – Ferrari Testarossa. Whenever I think of Ferrari, I think of you, Pininfarina.
That very famous name: Pininfarina. A name whose mention will bring back those memories playing the Prototype cards in the 80s with the Pininfarina Ferrari 512S Modulo trumping every other prototypes.
Okay, it wasn’t his design, but it’s still his company and name to the car.
I think he died sometimes back
they forgot to mention NSX and fiat coupe
his son died in scooter accident?thats so sympathetic..
I wish i had a career like his
Enjoy your trip to meet jesus.
R.I.P and thank you