Pininfarina
Coachbuilder / Manufacturer / Body Builder · Documented
700 linked vehicles
Explore record ↗THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1963
- Body style
- Berlina
- Type
- Concept
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
The PF Sigma explored passive safety through a rigid central occupant cell and front and rear structures designed to deform progressively and absorb impact energy.
Its occupant-protection package included sliding doors, deformable steering elements, recessed or padded controls and interior surfaces, safety glazing and dedicated seat-belt anchorage provisions. These features were described in l’Unità on 6 May 1968.
Historical research note
A period article reports that Pininfarina first presented the PF Sigma safety prototype at the Turin International Motor Show in November 1963.
Source: CI Knowledge Master / Knowledge Facts r141 / SRC-UNITA-ARCHIVE · Historical information awaiting independent verification.
Historical research note
By May 1968, the PF Sigma had been shown internationally after Turin, including Geneva, Munich, North America and Prague; its Prague appearance opened an Eastern European itinerary.
Source: CI Knowledge Master / Knowledge Facts r142 / SRC-UNITA-ARCHIVE · Historical information awaiting independent verification.
Historical research note
The PF Sigma safety package included sliding doors, deformable steering elements, recessed or padded interior controls and surfaces, safety glazing and dedicated seat-belt anchorage provisions.
Source: SRC-UNITA-ARCHIVE · DOC-UNITA-19680506-PF-SIGMA · 6 May 1968 p.5 · Knowledge Facts r144 · Historical information awaiting independent verification.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production type
- Concept
Engine & performance
- Specification notes
- Pininfarina Sigma (1963) was a dedicated safety-research study rather than a model-specific production derivative. Published material documents structural protection, short steering column, sliding doors and energy-management concepts, but no project-specific propulsion specification; no powertrain is materialized.
Design & manufacture
- Coachbuilder / Manufacturer / Body Builder · Documented
- Pininfarina
- Designer · Candidate
- Tom Tjaarda
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
45° Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile – Torino General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 1963
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: _yoast_wpseo_primary_events. No award inferred.
PF Sigma debut at the Turin Motor Show General · Unreviewed
- Date
- 1963-11
- Chassis
- General
PF Sigma at the Prague exhibition General · Prague appearance; opening of the Eastern European itinerary · Unreviewed
- Date
- 1968-05
- Chassis
- General
- Award / result
- Prague appearance; opening of the Eastern European itinerary
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 6 photographs
08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Archivio Storico de l'Unità archivio.unita.news | Historic newspaper archive / period reporting |
THE CONVERSATION
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