S1 Ep315: What Ever Happened To Pininfarina?

Past Gas

Donut Media

Leisure, Comedy, History, Automotive

4.9 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This week on Past Gas, we’re telling the story of Pininfarina — the small Italian coachbuilder that became the world’s most iconic design house. Before their name appeared on Ferraris and Peugeots, Battista “Pinin” Farina was just a kid in his brother’s shop dreaming bigger than Detroit. From turning down a job offer from Henry Ford to creating the MoMA-worthy Cisitalia 202, Pininfarina quickly rewrote the rules of car design. And after one legendary lunch with Enzo Ferrari, they’d go on to shape nearly every iconic Ferrari for the next six decades.

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1:44.6	Hey, welcome back to Pass Gas, everybody this week.
1:47.0	We're talking about Pinn-in-Farina, a company you might know a little about.
1:50.7	You've at least heard their name.
1:51.7	You've seen their name on countless Ferraris and other awesome cars throughout history.
1:56.0	But how did they come to be?
1:57.2	Well, we're going to find out right now. It's past gas. Let's hit that intro.
2:02.7	The year is 1968 and the lights of the Turin Motor Show are ablaze. Camera flashes poppin
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