Bristol Pinin-Farina

[Geoff Dowdle]

The 400 & 401 chassis were bodied by Farina before the company changed it
name to Pinninfarina . I don't know the timing of this or why , maybe some
one can enlighten us
Geoff D

[penman]

Hi
Looking at this, Battista Farina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia it was the man who changed his name, not the company.

[Rubbond]

Actually Geoff if you read the Wikipedia text it says that Battista Farina
set up his own company "Carrozzeria Pininfarina" in 1930, and that his
brother's company, where he had previously worked, Stabilimenti
Industriali Farina, was absorbed into Carozzeria Pininfarina sometime in
the early fifties. He changed his name, it says, in 1961.

[Geoff Dowdle]

Rubbond , Thanks for the info .



I understand the 400& 401's were produced by " Stabilimenti
Industriali Farina " not Pininfarina . But can not find the reference .

Geoff