RE: RIP Sergio Pininfarina

[Carparticus]

Bought and loved many of the designs he penned. Sad news. His name will live on forever.

RIP Sergio.

[Twincam16]

Dusty964 said:

Very sad news, some stunning cars there.

In fact, having read the article, it states that 'he was made a Senator'- you you think they could have done something better than that really, given the designs that he was responsible for.

Edited by Dusty964 on Tuesday 3rd July 12:51

I think that's a pretty high honour. Our equivalent would have been to appoint William Towns to the House of Lords on a life peerage. It just shows how important car design is to te Italian nation as much as anything.

A very sad day. I wonder if Leonardo Fioravanti could be persuaded to re-enter the Pininfarina fold.

[The Nur]

What a great shame. Cars will never look the same again.

[Mattygooner]

A very sad day, but he will live on, in my eyes as producing the most beautiful designs of all time.

[suffolk009]

Beautiful work, most car designers will never have the opportunity to create such a portfolio of work.

How about a complete list of his designs, anyone?

[Dusty964]

Twincam16 said:

Dusty964 said:

Very sad news, some stunning cars there.

In fact, having read the article, it states that 'he was made a Senator'- you you think they could have done something better than that really, given the designs that he was responsible for.

Edited by Dusty964 on Tuesday 3rd July 12:51

I think that's a pretty high honour. Our equivalent would have been to appoint William Towns to the House of Lords on a life peerage. It just shows how important car design is to te Italian nation as much as anything.

A very sad day. I wonder if Leonardo Fioravanti could be persuaded to re-enter the Pininfarina fold.

More of a car type pun than a social commentary!!

[ali4390]

Very sad news, some achingly good looking cars have come from that man.

RIP

[carmental]

R.I.P a true legend.

[ikarl]

from wiki

1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
1936 Lancia Aprilia
1938 Lancia Astura
1948 Cisitalia 202
1952 Ferrari 250
1952 Nash Ambassador[3]
1952 Nash-Healey[4]
1953 Four Berlinetta and one Spyder version of the Maserati A6GCS/53
1955 Ferrari 410 Superamerica
1955 Peugeot 403
1956 Austin A40 Farina
1957 Lancia Flaminia
1958 BMC Farina cars - Austin A55 Cambridge Mk II, MG Magnette Mk III, Morris Oxford V, Riley 4/68, Wolseley 15/60
1959 Fiat 1800/2100
1960 Ferrari 250 GTE
1960 Peugeot 404
1961 Fiat 2300
1961 Cadillac "Jacqueline" Brougham Coupé (named after Jacqueline Kennedy)[5]
1962 BMC ADO16
1963 Chevrolet Corvair Super Spyder Coupé (2 built)[6]
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Rondine Coupé[7]
1963 Datsun Bluebird 410
1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL concept car ("Pininfarina Coupé")
1964 Ferrari 275
1965 Ferrari Dino 206
1965 MGB GT
1965 Nissan Cedric 130
1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto
1966 Ferrari 330 GTC
1966 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
1966 Fiat Dino Spider
1966 IKA-Renault Torino
1967 Proposal for replacement for BMC 1100 (ADO16)
1967 Proposal for replacement for BMC 1800 (ADO17)
1968 Ferrari Daytona
1968 Peugeot 504 Cabriolet and Coupe
1971 Fiat 130 Coupe
1971 Ferrari 365 GTC/4
1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB
1975 Ferrari 308
1975 Lancia Montecarlo
1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue
1976 Peugeot Peugette concept car[8]
1978 Jaguar XJ6
1980 Ferrari Pinin
1984 Ferrari Testarossa
1984 Ferrari 288 GTO
1984 Honda HP-X concept car[9]
1985 Ferrari 328
1985 Peugeot 205 Cabriolet and Saloon (4 doors) based on Gerard Welter's initial design of the 205 (1983)
1987 Alfa Romeo 164
1987 Cadillac Allanté
1987 Ferrari F40
1987 Peugeot 405
1989 Ferrari 348
1989 Ferrari Mythos
1992 Jaguar XJ220—rebodied an unknown number of cars
1992 Ferrari 456 GT
1993 Fiat Coupé - Interior only
1993 Peugeot 306
1994 Ferrari F355
1994 Peugeot 306 Cabriolet
1995 Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider
1995 Ferrari F355 Spider
1995 MG F - Roof Structure only
1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello
1996 Lancia Kappa SW
1997 Peugeot 406 Coupé
1999 Mitsubishi Pajero
1999 Songhuajiang Hafei Zhongyi
2000 Daewoo Tacuma
2000 Ferrari 360 Spider
2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta
2001 Citroën Osée
2001 Hyundai Matrix
2002 Daewoo Nubira/Lacetti saloon and station wagon
2002 Enzo Ferrari
2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
2002 Hafei Lobo
2003 Maserati Quattroporte
2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2004 Ferrari F430
2005 Hyundai Matrix
2005 Maserati Birdcage 75th
2005 Peugeot 1007
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
2006 Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina
2006 Mitsubishi Colt CZC
2006 Volvo C70
2007 Brilliance BS4
2007 Ford Focus CC by Pininfarina
2008 Maserati GranTurismo
2008 Pininfarina B0 electric car
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé Hyperion concept car
2009 Tata Pr1ma concept car
2009 Ferrari 458 Italia
2010 Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept car
2010 Lancia Stratos for Michael Stoschek[10]
2011 Ferrari FF
2012 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

[pSyCoSiS]

A man than gave us the iconic Ferrari F40 can only be described as a legend.

RIP.

Sad news.

[chickensoup]

duettottanta on the MX5 platform would be a fitting tribute

[Twincam16]

ikarl said:

from wiki

1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
1936 Lancia Aprilia
1938 Lancia Astura
1948 Cisitalia 202
1952 Ferrari 250
1952 Nash Ambassador[3]
1952 Nash-Healey[4]
1953 Four Berlinetta and one Spyder version of the Maserati A6GCS/53
1955 Ferrari 410 Superamerica
1955 Peugeot 403
1956 Austin A40 Farina
1957 Lancia Flaminia
1958 BMC Farina cars - Austin A55 Cambridge Mk II, MG Magnette Mk III, Morris Oxford V, Riley 4/68, Wolseley 15/60
1959 Fiat 1800/2100
1960 Ferrari 250 GTE
1960 Peugeot 404
1961 Fiat 2300
1961 Cadillac "Jacqueline" Brougham Coupé (named after Jacqueline Kennedy)[5]
1962 BMC ADO16
1963 Chevrolet Corvair Super Spyder Coupé (2 built)[6]
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Rondine Coupé[7]
1963 Datsun Bluebird 410
1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL concept car ("Pininfarina Coupé")
1964 Ferrari 275
1965 Ferrari Dino 206
1965 MGB GT
1965 Nissan Cedric 130
1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto
1966 Ferrari 330 GTC
1966 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
1966 Fiat Dino Spider
1966 IKA-Renault Torino
1967 Proposal for replacement for BMC 1100 (ADO16)
1967 Proposal for replacement for BMC 1800 (ADO17)
1968 Ferrari Daytona
1968 Peugeot 504 Cabriolet and Coupe
1971 Fiat 130 Coupe
1971 Ferrari 365 GTC/4
1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB
1975 Ferrari 308
1975 Lancia Montecarlo
1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue
1976 Peugeot Peugette concept car[8]
1978 Jaguar XJ6
1980 Ferrari Pinin
1984 Ferrari Testarossa
1984 Ferrari 288 GTO
1984 Honda HP-X concept car[9]
1985 Ferrari 328
1985 Peugeot 205 Cabriolet and Saloon (4 doors) based on Gerard Welter's initial design of the 205 (1983)
1987 Alfa Romeo 164
1987 Cadillac Allanté
1987 Ferrari F40
1987 Peugeot 405
1989 Ferrari 348
1989 Ferrari Mythos
1992 Jaguar XJ220—rebodied an unknown number of cars
1992 Ferrari 456 GT
1993 Fiat Coupé - Interior only
1993 Peugeot 306
1994 Ferrari F355
1994 Peugeot 306 Cabriolet
1995 Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider
1995 Ferrari F355 Spider
1995 MG F - Roof Structure only
1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello
1996 Lancia Kappa SW
1997 Peugeot 406 Coupé
1999 Mitsubishi Pajero
1999 Songhuajiang Hafei Zhongyi
2000 Daewoo Tacuma
2000 Ferrari 360 Spider
2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta
2001 Citroën Osée
2001 Hyundai Matrix
2002 Daewoo Nubira/Lacetti saloon and station wagon
2002 Enzo Ferrari
2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
2002 Hafei Lobo
2003 Maserati Quattroporte
2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2004 Ferrari F430
2005 Hyundai Matrix
2005 Maserati Birdcage 75th
2005 Peugeot 1007
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
2006 Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina
2006 Mitsubishi Colt CZC
2006 Volvo C70
2007 Brilliance BS4
2007 Ford Focus CC by Pininfarina
2008 Maserati GranTurismo
2008 Pininfarina B0 electric car
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé Hyperion concept car
2009 Tata Pr1ma concept car
2009 Ferrari 458 Italia
2010 Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept car
2010 Lancia Stratos for Michael Stoschek[10]
2011 Ferrari FF
2012 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

That looks like the entire output of the design house, not him personally.

I know the designs of his that he was most proud of included the Ferrari 250 SWB (done when he was still in his twenties IIRC), and the Ferrari Testarossa, due to the way he solved the airflow issues around the F1-style side-mounted radiators.

[ukmike2000]

A loss to the world of vehicle design - but what a legacy! Certainly a gentleman who's name will be remembered. RIP Sergio

[V12 Migaloo]

The Series Three will get a wash in his honor tonight, rest in peace

[ZesPak]

chickensoup said:

duettottanta on the MX5 platform would be a fitting tribute

, like I stated.

I'd buy one instantly...

(when the prices have dropped second hand of course).

[petergrimsdale]

Bit brief that obit. Man's a giant in the world of cars, a short walk down any road and you'll see shapes that came out of his studio. Also he was an MEP for a decade - okay well I find that stuff interesting.
More please.

[Luca Brasi]

Designed some of the prettiest cars ever. I salute you Mr Pininfarina.

[Twincam16]

petergrimsdale said:

Bit brief that obit. Man's a giant in the world of cars, a short walk down any road and you'll see shapes that came out of his studio. Also he was an MEP for a decade - okay well I find that stuff interesting.
More please.

I think it kinda says it all that the moment Peugeot started their downward slide, only recently arrested, was when they dumped Pininfarina as their de facto stylist and moved it all in-house instead.

[Eighteeteewhy]

R.I.P

Very sad news, thoughts with friends and family.


Best car ever.

[slimbloke]

Not forgetting the Brera - design-wise, one of the most beautiful cars on the road!