Yahoo Autos Pininfarina's latest one-off Battista is inspired by a one-off Lancia
As a standalone car brand, Pininfarina is only a couple of years old. As a coachbuilder, it's nearly 100 years old. The former drew inspiration from the latter to design a one-off version of the electric Battista whose two-tone color scheme honors a one-off Lancia coupe from 1955.
There's more than Italian heritage linking the Battista and the Lancia Florida: both models were designed by Pininfarina. Four examples of the Florida were built, including three sedans and one coupe, and all of them were based on the regular-production Aurelia, which was the first series-produced car equipped with a V6 engine. The coupe (shown below) still exists and is occasionally displayed at vintage-car shows.
