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In 2005 the American investment professional and car collector Jim Glickenhaus, asked Andrea Pininfarina to build a one-off sports car with a retro design as a tribute to great endurance cars of the past, particularly to the iconic Ferrari “P” series. As Responsible at that time for Pininfarina Special Projects, I had the honor to manage a true fascinating challenge. Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina thus came to fruition. Over 200 components were developed specifically, with constant interaction between styling and technical design, with bi-xenon headlights, alloy rims and visible aluminum and stainless steel hinges. The lines of the car were expressed in the soft muscularity of the body, which was built entirely of carbon. The front revealed both aerodynamic practicality and stylistic novelty in the tapered profile. The central volume was dominated    by  the  single-shell windscreen, and passengers accessed the interior through two butterfly-wing doors. The rear end had powerful wings, into which the drop-shaped transparent rear window was set, also serving as an engine cover. The stylistic intervention also involved the interior, which was completely re-designed following Jim Glickenhaus’ indications. The Pininfarina Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Research Centre focused its aerodynamic studies and continuous tests on the search for high performance and the perfect practicality of all the components. 
"Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina" was unveiled in 2006 in Pebble Beach and since then, it is still having great success wherever it is displayed.
  (pictures are Mr.James Glickenhaus' courtesy)