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Ferrari Pinin - a design milestone of the 80s goes under the hammer

Name: Ferrari Pinin 1980
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on October 22, 2011

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Stefan Fritschi, translated by DeepL

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RM Auction Dirk de Jager

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RM Auction Dirk de Jager

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - 50th anniversary prototype, presented at the 1980 Turin Motor Show

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Ferrari Pinin Prototipo (1980) - offered as lot 296 at the RM Auction London on October 26, 2011

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Bild von Partner Porsche AMAG Mai Foto-Galerie 2026

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - Sketch of the interior

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - Detail sketch dashboard

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - Detail sketches

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - side view of the prototype presented in Turin in 1980

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - Silhouette of the prototype presented in Turin in 1980

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - rear view, Turin Motor Show 1980

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - rear view with lights on, Turin Motor Show 1980

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Ferrari Pinin Berlina (1980) - Lettering

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Summary

When Lot No. 296 is called at RM Auctions in London on October 26, 2011, much more than a design study will be up for sale. The Ferrari Pinin from 1980 is a proposal for a Ferrari four-door that had an enormous influence on car designers in the 1980s and can still be seen today as an extremely successful and almost timelessly beautiful creation. This report describes the one-off from a designer's perspective and features current pictures by RM as well as historical ones by Pininfarina. The original Pininfarina information brochure is particularly valuable and worth reading.

This article contains the following chapters

Design-Ur-Meter of the 80s
Influential design
Excuse me...? A Ferrari with 4 doors?
Commendable initiative - but unfortunately lacks the final consistency
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When RM Lot No. 296 is called at auction in London on October 26, 2011, much more than a design study will be up for sale. The Ferrari Pinin from 1980 is a proposal for a Ferrari four-door that had an enormous influence on car designers in the 1980s and can still be seen today as an extremely successful and almost timelessly beautiful creation. It is no exaggeration to say that Pininfarina created a new icon with the Pinin. The simple, straight lines that had already been established in the late 70s by saloons such as the Lancia Gamma, Ford Granada II or Aston Martin Lagonda were masterfully implemented. The emphasis on length and width and the complete absence of ornamentation and curves became the global credo of the new decade.

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