Lancia Florida II from 1957, personal car of Pinifarina.Photo made in 2009 by Michel Villard
Giovan Battista 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. His nickname, "Pinin" (the youngest/smallest (brother), in Piedmontese), referred to his being the baby of the family.
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