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Stabilimenti Farina: request for info and pics.

Discussion in 'Other Italian' started by Michiel Mobiel, May 22, 2008.

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  1. Michiel Mobiel

    Michiel Mobiel Formula 3

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    Michiel van den Brink
    #1 Michiel Mobiel, May 22, 2008
    Last edited: May 22, 2008
    Stabilimenti Farina, this coachbuilder is well known to a select audience, yet, unfortunately, there is not much info to be found...

    Stabilimenti Industriali Farina was the coachbuilding company founded by Giovanni Farina, older brother of Battista 'Pinin' Farina.
    At the age of 11 Battista learned the trade in his brother's company.
    Like we all know, Battista eventually started his own company Pinin Farina.
    The two companies co-existed for some years.

    Farina has become a true automotive name because of the two coachbuilding companies Stabilimenti Farina and Battista's own Pininfarina, but also because of their nephew Nino Farina, who was the very first Formula One champion.

    Pininfarina is getting all the attention, of course, but I think Stabilimenti Farina deserves much more attention than they are getting now.

    Please post anything you know about Stabilimenti Farina to help my friends from www.coachbuild.com creating their Farina gallery: http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=50&g2_itemId=4734

    Thanks,

    Michiel.
     

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