Old Cars Weekly

PININ FARINA COMES TO America

Pinin Farina of Cambiano, Italy, gained special note in 1928, just a year or so prior to the Stock Market Crash. Bad timing, but who could have known? Of course, that automotive launch took place in Italy, far from the confines of Wall Street. Even more of a concern, it took place under the Italian ruler of the Fascist party of Benito Mussolini, who soon tugged the strings of Italy’s king who had been reduced to more of a marionette than a master of his people.

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