The Ferrari P4/5 (officially known as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina) is a “one-off” supercar made by Italian sports car manufacturer, Ferrari but redesigned by Pininfarina for James Glickenhaus. The car was an Enzo Ferrari but the owner James Glickenhaus preferred the styling of Ferrari’s 1960s race cars, the P Series. The project cost Glickenhaus US$4 million but in an interview he said “I feel they gave me more than I expected”. It was first presented to the public on August 18, 2006 at the Pebble Beach Concours.
In early 2005 James Glickenhaus, a car collector, imagined a modern Ferrari P and in June of that year he signed a contract with Pininfarina to make the image take shape. Glickenhaus purchased the last unsold Enzo Ferrari and upon receipt of the car he took it to Pininfarina to be redesigned similar to the 1967 Ferrari 330 P4 which he also delivered to Pininfarina.
Pininfarina’s styling team leader, Ken Okuyama, wanted to move away from the past and design a future oriented supercar as they were excited by the opportunity to build the car, not just design it.
Its design began in September 2005 with sketches by Jason Castriota moving through computer aided sculpture and stringent wind tunnel testing. More than 200 components were designed especially for the car though the engine, drivetrain and many other components are simply modified from the original Enzo Ferrari. The car shares the same Vehicle Identification Number as the Enzo it was derived from.
The interior of the P4/5 was designed by Glickenhaus himself with an iPod nano stereo and a tablet PC which features not only GPS but a 3D model of the car as well as a complete parts list and manual for easy servicing. The P4/5 also sports improved air conditioning over the Enzo and a super-strength alloy roll bar redesigned because the original was too thick and obstructed Glickenhaus’ view.
The seats are custom built, Glickenhaus’ and his son’s bodies were scanned so Pininfarina could mould the seats for their comfort, accessibility and view of the road (as with race cars). With a frame of carbon fibre, the seats fabric and colour was designed by his daughter.
Pininfarina rearranged the wiring of the Enzo so as to make the car not only lighter but easier to service and making the car 270 kilograms lighter than the Enzo. Click here to read more.. »