Ferrari P4/5 is the result of the dream of the American billionaire, James Glickenhaus, to get Ferrari P4/5 to be a tribute to the legendary P3/4 of 1967. The project began in late 2005 when James purchased Ferrari’s flagship Enzo supercar and immediately sent it to Pininfarina’s design studio. Pininfarina was previously involved in coachbuilders business and has converted its business to be design consultants for car manufacturers.

James is an avid collector of old cars, owns several Ferraris, a 166, a 330 P3/4 and a 412 P (chassis 0846 and 0854). He wanted a modern car inspired by the P4 (racing car) that could be used on American roads. To achieve his dream the businessman, former Hollywood director and producer (he was even an actor), James requested that Pininfarina rebody his car drawing inspiration from Ferrari’s 1960s prototypes of which he owns two magnificent examples. Pininfarina’s team, led by Ken Okuyama, responded by saying that they wanted to stay away from retro design and move towards a more forward thinking supercar. No doubt, the two parties have come up with a clever balance and Jason Castriota’s design is as striking as his work on the the Maserati Birdcage 75th concept car and the Ferrari 599 GTB.

In July 2006 the P4/5 was completed, although still in primer, and the happy owner could take it out on the Autostrada for the first time. One of his thoughts after the brief test drive was: ”P4/5 pulls away and vanishes into the distance like an F 16 launching from a carrier deck.” Pininfarina and Glickenhaus finally took the wraps off the P4/5 at a cocktail party in the Gooding auctions tent on the Friday before the Pebble Beach Concours.

Ferrari P4/5 Unveiling