Stabilimenti Industriali Farina (

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

, 1906–1953) was an Italian automotive coachbuilder established by Giovanni Carlo Farina (1884–1957) in ''12 Corso Tortona''. Among famous employees was his brother Battista Farina, who was here from the start in 1906 to 1928 before he in 1930 established what became

Pininfarina Pininfarina S.p.A. (; ; short for Pininfarina Società per Azioni) is an Italian automotive design, car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 ...

Pietro Frua Pietro Frua (2 May 1913 - 28 June 1983) was one of the leading Italian coachbuilders and car designers during the 1950s and 1960s. Early years Frua was born in Turin, the centre of coachbuilding in northern Italy. He was the fourth son of Angela, ...

worked here from 1928 to 1939 before starting his own company. Up until 1930, Felice Mario Boano was here and

Giovanni Michelotti Giovanni Michelotti (6 October 1921 – 23 January 1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. His notable contributions were for Ferrari, Lancia, Maserati and Triumph Motor Company, Triumph marques. He was ...

started his career with Farina in the mid-1930s. Also, Franco Martinengo and Alfredo Vignale were employed by Stabilimenti at the early stages of their careers. Before

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, it did some Lancia Artena and Alfa Romeo 6C. The founder retired in 1948, and the firm was run by his son Attilia Farina (1908–93). At this time they made

Fiat 1100 The Fiat 1100 is a small family car produced from 1953 until 1969 by the Italian manufacturer Fiat. It was an all-new unibody replacement for the Fiat 1100 E, which descended from the pre-war, body-on-frame Fiat 508 C Balilla 1100. The 1100 was ...

/ Fiat 1500 and the quite similar Simca 8. In 1950 Attili's brother

Giuseppe Farina Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (; 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural season with Alfa Romeo, and won ...

(1906–66) became the first world champion in

Formula 1 Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...

. Stabilimenti Farina closed in 1953. Among the later builds were four

Jowett Jupiter The Jowett Jupiter is a British sports car which was produced by Jowett, Jowett Cars Ltd of Idle, West Yorkshire, Idle, near Bradford. Following the launch of the all new Jowett Javelin and its successes in competition, Jowett decided to use it ...

s, ten Ferrari 166 (some by Michelotti) and a

Ferrari 212 Ferrari used its 2.6 L (2562.51 cc) ''Colombo'' V12 engine in a number of models, all called 212 for the displacement of a single cylinder. The following models used the 212 name: * 1951 Ferrari 212 F1 — Formula 1 and Formula 2 racer * 1951 ...

, before Ferrari in 1952 started its collaboration with Battista's

Gallery

File:Stabilimenti-Industriale-Farina-12-Corso-Tortone1.jpg, 12 Corso Tortona File:62° Coppa Intereuropa - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - 21-06-2015 (19204364616) (cropped).jpg, 1947 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Cabriolet designed by

and built by Farina File:Ferrari 166-Inter-Berlinetta Front-view (cropped).JPG, 1949 Ferrari 166 Inter Coupe by Farina File:Talbot Lago by Stabilimenti Farina.jpg, 1951

Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris. The company was owned and managed by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the Talbot brand name after the demise of Darracq ...

T26 Gran Sport Cabriolet by Farina File:1953 Siata 208S Farina barnfind (CS056), rear.jpg, 1953 Siata 208s by Farina

References

External links

Coachbuild.com Encyclopedia: Stabilimenti Farina
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