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"An exceptional person," Luca di Montezemolo
said, "who connected his name indissolubly
with our history and our success. Sergio was
one of the most important advocates of Made
in Italy all over the world, a man, who gave
Italy credibility and splendor." |
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All GT serial models from Maranello, since
the 1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Cabriolet, have
been designed by Pininfarina in Turin, where
Sergio became President in 1966 following
his father Battista. |
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With
Sergio Pininfarina passing away on Monday night the
Prancing Horse loses one of the men most closely
connected to Ferrari. "An exceptional person," Luca di
Montezemolo said, "who connected his name indissolubly
with our history and our success. Sergio was one of the
most important advocates of Made in Italy all over the
world, a man, who gave Italy credibility and splendor.
"An example not just of
an entrepreneur, but also known for his civic duties, he
spread with great passion for his country. He
demonstrated it as President of Confindustria, Member of
Parliament and Senator for life. Calling his relation
with Ferrari legendary is insufficient. First with Enzo
and then with me, he designed some of the most iconic
models, such as the Testarossa or the Enzo, just to name
two. I wish to remind you of the work we've done
together for the Maserati Quattroporte, which remains
one of the most beautiful cars ever built. He was a
great advocate of Italian design, thanks to his sense
for elegance.
"He was part of
Ferrari's board of administration for many years and I
will always be profoundly connected to him, so much that
I wanted to dedicate a model to him and his son Andrea:
the SA Aperta."
Sergio Pininfarina had a close relationship regarding
collaboration with Enzo Ferrari and Luca di Montezemolo,
for exceptional teamwork and great understanding. This
lead to models from the Prancing Horse, which
embellished the history of cars. All GT serial models
from Maranello, since the 1952 Ferrari 212 Inter
Cabriolet, have been designed by Pininfarina in Turin,
where Sergio became President in 1966 following his
father Battista.
The unique collaboration between Ferrari and Pininfarina
was always based on the common ground of research and
development on the highest level, always producing the
most innovative and elegant cars for over 60 years.
Pininfarina was not only responsible for the serial cars
- such as the 1958 250 GT Coupé, the 1968 365GTB4
"Daytona" or the 1984 Testarossa - but also for one-off
models and such produced in limited editions, starting
with the 375MM commissioned by Roberto Rossellini for
Ingrid Bergman in 1954, up to the 2002 Enzo Ferrari.
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