Super America 45 is the name of the new coachbuilt Ferrari that is being made by Pininfarina to be showcased at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este motor show event in Italy. New York billionaire, real estate tycoon and former owner of the New York Post, Peter Kalikow, who also owns another coachbuilt Ferrari made by Pininfarina, the 612 Kappa is the one who is responsible for the commissioning of this other one-off supercar.

Most of the details of the car are being kept under wraps as of now. Speculation therefore during the rounds state that the car would be based either on the 599 GTB Fiorano or the 599 GTO. It is also being speculated that the car would be featuring a rotating central-piece roof as that found on the 2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica. For engine there is probability that it would be a 6.0-liter V12 unit. As the car is being built to customer specification there could be some tuning that would be effected on the engine.

Pininfarnia have also been responsible for making the other coachbuilt 599 which is the Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta. This one is also owned by an American, Edward Walson. Then there is also the Ferrari SA Aperta which happens to be the convertible version of the 599 GTO. There are only 80 units of the Ferrari SA Aperta that was ever built as Ferrari’s tribute to the famous Italian design house. Also, the SA Aperta is the next best thing to have after the convertible 599. This until the Ferrari Super America 45 comes on to the scene, which is scheduled to take place on May 20th.

The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este event is to run from May 20 to 22 and other bespoke models that have confirmed their presence at the show are the Audi Quattro Concept, Mercedes-Benz Concept Shooting Break, Infiniti Etherea Concept, Italdesign Giugiaro Go!, Rinspeed Bamboo, Renault DeZir and the Ferrari Enzo-based Pininfarina P4/5.

(Picture shown above is that of the 2009 Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta.)

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Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta

On display for the first time even, Ferrari chose the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to display the one-off P540 Superfast Aperta. One of the first vehicles to come from Ferrari’s Special Projects program (others including the Enzo-based P4/5 and the F430-based SP1), underneath this gold beauty is a Ferrari 599 chassis.

The P540 Superfast was built for Edward Walson, the son of John Walson, who invented cable TV. Walson commissioned the vehicle with inspiration coming from the Fantuzzi-designed Ferrari which appeared in the 1968 film Toby Dammit. It was designed by Pininfarina and built in-house in Maranello, with Walson taking part in the entire design process. While added bracing was required to maintain the chassis’ rigidity, plenty of carbon fiber panels were used to reduce the impact of the weight gain. In total, engineers managed to limit the added weight to just 44 lbs.

Like previous projects, the luxurious Ferrari’s engine remains untouched, with the factory 6.0-liter V12 producing a tremendous 612-hp.

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Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta

Ferrari officially debuted the one-off P540 Superfast Aperta this last weekend at the Cavallino Classic in Palm Beach, Florida.

In case you missed it the first time, the P540 Aperta was commissioned and partly developed by Edward Walson, son of John Walson, the inventor of cable TV. The P540 was produced by Pininfarina and Ferrari’s Special Projects division, which handles one-off customizations for the automaker. It is a modified 599 made to look like the Ferrari from the movie Toby Dammit.

While it shares similar technical specs with the 599, it’s obviously a strong visual departure. With touches of Maserati, 250 GTO and even a bit of the Shelby Series One, this won’t be mistaken for anything else on the road built this decade-especially not with that luminescent gold paint job and the black and carbon fiber accent elements.

Whereas the donor car is a sportier GT, the P540 is a more aggressive and masculine take on it. Most notably, and the reason for the Aperta label (Italian for “window”), is the open top.

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Gold colored Ferrari one-off P540 Superfast Aperta

Ferrari is back into business of coachbuilding as the Italian supercar maker unveiled the second one-off special. After the P4/5 was built for American collector (and millionaire…) James Glickenhaus back in 2006 by Pininfarina and the first SP1 (Sport Prototype 1) in 2008 for the prominent Ferrari collector and Japanese business executive Junichiro Hiramatsu which was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti and built by Ferrari.

Inspired by a Luigi Chinetti-owned 330 LM used in an obscure Fellini film, the Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta is a 599 GTB Fiorano-based one-off Pininfarina designed for the son of the creator of cable TV.

This is the work of Pininfarina and Ferrari’s Special Projects division, which handles one-off customizations for the automaker. And while it shares similar technical specs with the 599, it’s a strong visual departure featuring touches of Maserati, 250 GTO and even a bit of Shelby Series One. Whereas the donor car is a sportier GT, the P540 is a more aggressive and masculine take. Most notably, and the reason for the Aperta label (Italian for “window”), is the open top.

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