Pininfarina Pininfarina and Mercedes Benz


Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian multinational giant Mahindra Group acquired 76.06% of Pininfarina S.p.A. for about €168 million. Official website: Pininfarina

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Pininfarina And Mercedes-Benz Never Talk About This 6.3 Bastard Child
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This is the only picture Pininfarina has of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 Pininfarina Coupe. Mercedes' massive online database doesn't even mention its existence. But the car is very real, and an 82-year-old Dutchman has it.



The original owner's family wishes to remain anonymous. All you need to know is that the car was commissioned by the owner of a Dutch multinational — not Heineken — who first went straight to Mercedes-Benz to order his one-off. But the Germans sent him away.

Sergio Pininfarina did not, so when the client's brand new Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 made it to Turin in 1969, they set to work immediately.




For full article:

http://jalopnik.com/pininfarina-and-mercedes-benz-never-talks-about-this-6-1692196997
 

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