RTTommy
Aug 7th, 2008, 12:27 pm
MILAN, Italy (AP) -- The head of the famed Italian design firm Pininfarina has died in a road accident in the northern Italian city of Turin, news reports say.
A spokeswoman for the Italian industry lobby Confindustria confirmed the reports. She said 51-year-old Andrea Pininfarina died in a motorcycle accident Thursday morning.
She declined to have her name published in keeping with Confindustria's policies.
Pininfarina is famous for designing cars for many automakers including Ferrari, Maserati, Cadillac, Alfa Romeo, Volvo and Lancia.
Andrea Pininfarina was the grandson of the company's founder.
Damn!
A spokeswoman for the Italian industry lobby Confindustria confirmed the reports. She said 51-year-old Andrea Pininfarina died in a motorcycle accident Thursday morning.
She declined to have her name published in keeping with Confindustria's policies.
Pininfarina is famous for designing cars for many automakers including Ferrari, Maserati, Cadillac, Alfa Romeo, Volvo and Lancia.
Andrea Pininfarina was the grandson of the company's founder.
Damn!