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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | 1906,Torino,Italy |
| Founders | Giovanni Carlo Farina |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
| Services | Automotive design,coachbuilding |
Stabilimenti Industriali Farina (Turin, 1906–1953) was an Italian automotive coachbuilder established by Giovanni Carlo Farina (1884–1957) in12 Corso Tortona.
Among famous employees was his brotherBattista Farina, who was here from the start in 1906 to 1928 before he in 1930 established what becamePininfarina.Pietro Frua worked here from 1928 to 1939 before starting his own company.[1] Up until 1930,Felice Mario Boano was here andGiovanni Michelotti started his career with Farina in the mid-1930s. Also, Franco Martinengo andAlfredo Vignale were employed by Stabilimenti at the early stages of their careers.
BeforeWorld War II, it did someLancia Artena andAlfa Romeo 6C. The founder retired in 1948,[2] and the firm was run by his son Attilia Farina (1908–93).[3] At this time they madeFiat 1100/Fiat 1500 and the quite similarSimca 8. In 1950 Attili's brotherGiuseppe Farina (1906–66) became the first world champion inFormula 1.
Stabilimenti Farina closed in 1953. Among the later builds were fourJowett Jupiters,[4] tenFerrari 166 (some by Michelotti) and aFerrari 212,[5] before Ferrari in 1952 started its collaboration with Battista'sPininfarina.
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