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08-08-2008, 11:44 AM
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Andrea Pininfarina, head of a world-famous Italian car design group, has been killed in a road accident.
Mr Pininfarina was riding a scooter which was hit by a car on the outskirts of Turin early on Thursday. He was 51. He was chief executive officer of the family firm Pininfarina, which has designed sports cars for Ferrari, Maserati, Volvo and Fiat. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Ferrari's Luca Cordero di Montezemolo were among those paying tribute. Mr Berlusconi labelled him "the representative of a dynasty that helped bring the story of 'made in Italy' to the world". Mr di Montezemolo, who is also boss of Fiat, said: "Italy, Turin and the Fiat group have lost a business figure who knew how to follow and develop the work of his grandfather Pinin and his father Sergio." The driver of the car involved in the collision was admitted to hospital suffering from shock, Ansa news agency reported. Family firm A Pininfarina-designed Maserati, file image Maserati was among the car brands to call on Pininfarina's expertise Mr Pininfarina, survived by three children, trained as a mechanical engineer. He joined the family business in 1983 after working in the US. He was the grandson of Battista Pininfarina, who founded the firm in Turin in 1930. Andrea's father Sergio Pininfarina, 81, is the company's honorary chairman. The family currently controls 55% of Pininfarina's shares, but under a restructuring plan it aims to cut its stake to about 30%.
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08-08-2008, 11:46 AM
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Damn.
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08-08-2008, 11:49 AM
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andrea was a dude? wow.
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08-08-2008, 04:23 PM
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But what a sad loss to the automotive world.
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08-08-2008, 01:56 PM
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why wow? the name? its Italian
RIP.
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08-08-2008, 01:57 PM
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was he hit by a ferrari?
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08-08-2008, 05:05 PM
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08-08-2008, 06:53 PM
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08-08-2008, 06:57 PM
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Sad loss to the automotive world indeed. RIP mate. |
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08-08-2008, 03:46 PM
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Terrible news.
And from memory the company is in financial trouble already
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08-08-2008, 04:56 PM
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The lesson in this is don't ride scooters. Especially when you could drive an enzo.
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08-08-2008, 05:41 PM
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Very sad news. RIP.
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08-08-2008, 07:08 PM
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a true loss to the motoring world, R.I.P.
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08-08-2008, 08:34 PM
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Oh wow, that is terrible.
Why was he riding a scooter!? Damn shame.
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09-08-2008, 03:58 PM
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terrible news
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09-08-2008, 04:48 PM
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Here’s a BBC report on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaDvyRZg9KA He had some incredible designs, a sad loss to the automotive world. RIP
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09-08-2008, 05:54 PM
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A ferrari designer on a Vespa, who woulda thought.
The whole incident screams irony, oh well. RIP.
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09-08-2008, 08:29 PM
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Very big loss to the motoring world indeed.
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11-08-2008, 04:04 PM
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A very sad loss, but I don't think Andrea actually did any design work at all. Just helped run the company.
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Ferrari/Maserati Designer killed in Road Accident
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