Legendary Ferrari designer Sergio Pininfarina
has died, ending several decades of iconic car design that produced
beauties such as the Dino and the 275. Pininfarina passed on Tuesday
aged 85, it’s reported,
having begun his career as a mechanical engineer but finding real fame
with his incredible eye for detail and lines as well as an early
recognition of the important of aerodynamics.
In fact, Pininfarina was the first to open a wind
tunnel in Italy for use in coachwork design, the facility beginning
testing back in 1972. He went on to run the family car design firm,
lending his pen not only to Ferrari but to Maserati, Fiat, Peugeot and
Mitsubishi, among others.
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