Pininfarina Ferrari P4/5 Competizione

It was recently reported that James Glickenhaus had confirmed that he and several partners were going to build the P4/5 Competizione race car to enter in endurance racing events.

The P4/5 name came from the P4/5 vehicle that was custom built for Glickenhaus by the design house Pininfarina, based on an Enzo and inspird by the Ferrari P3/4 race car.

At first it was reported that this race car would be built on a Ferrari 612 chassis, an Enzo underpinning, but that was a mistake. Glickenhaus has said that the race car will actually share its frame with one of the Ferrari V8 models rather than the V12 Enzo which led us to speculate that a 458 Italia chassis will probably be used.

The plan is to enter the car at the Nurburgring 24 hour race next year, in a class that allows one-off vehicles. This would not be a homolgated race car, however, and wouldn’t be able to run in other series, whether FIA GT3 or the American Le Mans Series.

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Pininfarina Ferrari P4/5 Competizione

The man behind the coachbuilt Pininfarina Ferrari P4/5, James Glickenhaus, has confirmed that he will build a race version of the car to compete in endurance racing.

The P4/5, which was unveiled at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, is a one-off rebodied Ferrari Enzo, built by the Pininfarina design house to look like the famous 1967 Ferrari P4 race car. It is reported to cost Glickenhaus $4 million.

The P4/5 Competizione would be a racing variant of that car and would likely cost even more.

Several months back when Glickenhaus first proposed the idea he admitted it was a long shot, saying that, “There are a LOT of stars that would have to align for this to happen but its not impossible.”

Glickenhaus recently mentioned on FerrariChat under his screen name of Napoli that, “Things are starting to come together. It will take time but there is excitement and real interest. Thanks to my Partners in this adventure! This will be some trip and it has begun. P4/5 took on a life of her own. May P4/5 Competizione follow her example.”

It is expected that the P4/5 Competizione will be entered at an upcoming Nurburgring 24 hour race.

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Pininfarina Ferrari P4/5 Competizione

It’s been almost four years since James Glickenhaus commissioned his custom Pininfarina Ferrari P4/5. He says now that he is looking into building a race version of the car to compete in endurance racing.

The P4/5, which was revealed for the first time at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, is a one-off rebodied Ferrari Enzo, built by the Pininfarina design house to look like the famous 1967 Ferrari P4 race car. It is reported to have cost Glickenhaus $4 million.

Now it looks as though Glickenhaus is planning a sibling for his custom creation. Posting under the screen name Napoli on FerrariChat in late September, the prolific poster writes “There may be an act 2 here. I am seriously investigating a proposal to make P4/5 Competizione and enter her in a major 24 hour race. There are a LOT of stars that would have to align for this to happen but it’s not impossible…”

That teaser was then followed up by a hint that the car could show up with a “serious effort at a major race” with a “chance to do well.”

The P4/5 Competizione would be based on an entirely new car and would not be a conversion of the P4/5 road car. Glickenhaus hasn’t given specifics about exactly which car would be used as the platform, but he did hint that it will “have a Ferrari chassis/vin#/engine and gearbox.”

If the project does go ahead, the 2010 Nurburgring 24 hr. race from May 13 – 16, is the most likely venue at which the car would race.

According to Glickenhaus, the leading factor preventing the proposal from coming to fruition is finding a major sponsor. Our guess is that time might become an issue as well, as eight months is a relatively short time to develop, build, and test a competitive racecar. Still, we wish Glickenhaus the best of luck, and hope to see another one of his dream cars on track in the near future.

Featured in the thread is a rendering of what a racing P4/5 might look like, also created by Michiel Van Den Brink, a small version of which is included here. The blue livery on the car in that image is a homage to the legendary North American Racing Team, or NART, used to promote Ferrari endurance racing in the U.S. between 1958 and 1982.

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