Jalopnik: P4/5

Ferrari To Rich Customers: You Give Us Money, We Build You A One-Off

Wes Siler — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:40:00 EDT

Formalizing a long history of coach-built specials for super-crazy-rich customers (remember the James Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5?), Ferrari has confirmed to Car magazine that they'll build you just about any car you want if you're prepared to pay for it. We're not talking about the Scaglietti personalization program here either; the only limitations are no SUVs, station wagons or sedans, and you have to use the chassis and airbags of an existing model. So, how many zeroes are involved?

Add at least $3.14 million U.S. on top of the price of the car if you want a completely unique model. But, as James Glickenhaus will tell you, the money will be well spent, not only guaranteeing you top resale value at Barrett Jackson in a few years, but also ensuring that you'll get a car customized to suit your fancy — even if that means ostrich feathers and alligator skin. Let the crimes against taste commence. [via EuroCarBlog]

Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5 Heading To 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Ray Wert — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:30:00 EDT

Not doing anything in the beginning of April? Want to see James Glickenhaus' Pininfarina-designed Ferrari P4/5? Feel like going to Bahrain? Now's your chance to scratch all those itches at once. Glickenhaus is heading to the U.A.E. for the 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on April 4th-6th. It's an event we're told will "play host to a mouth-watering array of machinery celebrating Ferrari's sixty years as a constructor of Formula One and sports racing cars." And oh yes, he's bringing his P4/5.

Garage419 Talks P4/5 With James Glickenhause At Palm Beach Supercar Weekend

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:15:00 EST

If we were obscenely rich car owners, we hope that we'd be obscenely rich in the vein of James Glickenhaus, owner of the one-and-only Ferrari P4/5. As opposed to shutting cars away in garages merely to accrue value, the Glickster takes his unique vehicles outdoors where they accrue lust from car nuts like us. In the meantime, we'll just have to live vicariously through him in this interview from Garage419, which includes a great discussion of downforce-inducing exhaust designs. [Garage419]

James Glickenhaus Shows off His Toys

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:00:39 EDT

Big Daddy Glick gives us a tour of his bespoke Pininfarina Ferrari P4/5, parked beside the classic P3/4 that inspired him to disfigure an Enzo to such a degree. It's filmed in the backyard of Jalopnik's New York compound, in Westchester County (motto: Come watch our bond traders procreate!). He also describes the process of backing up a Brinks truck full of cash at the Pininfarina headquarters in exchange for their coachworks efforts, and Ferrari's reaction to his plan. All that and how his wife got to pick the seat cover fabrics. Haters step off, this is the feel-good hit of the year. – Mike Spinelli

[via Carscoop]

Glickenhaus on Living With the P4/5

Davey G. Johnson — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST

Ed Jim "Big Daddy" Glickenhaus has had a few months to toy with his Pininfarina-built, Enzo-based Ferrari P4/5, and the auto types over at Forbes commissioned Ted West (who did the Car and Driver P4/5 profile released just before the car's debut at Pebble Beach last summer) to speak with tha Glick about what the car's like to live with. He was careful not to dis the underlying Enzo, pointing out that the P4/5 is both an evolution and a result of technology that's four years newer. He then went on to point out that his machine is faster, louder and less likely to scrape on curbs than Ferrari's own basket-case-mad supercar. – Davey G. Johnson

Q&A: What It's Like to Own and Drive a $4 Million Ferrari [ForbesAutos]

Lewis Black Rants On James Glickenhaus And His Bespoke Ferrari

Ray Wert — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:51:41 EDT

Lewis Black, always looking to cover things that've slipped through the cracks, decided to take on James Glickenhaus. Glickenhaus is the Ferrari collector who went and commissioned Pininfarina to build him a $3 million bespoke update of the Ferrari P4 over an Enzo chassis, the 612 P4/5. It'd appear that every time this car gets mentioned in the newspaper, it gets an upgrade of about half a million in the price tag. By Detroit, we're thinking they'll be pegging the price at about $9 million. As for Mr. Back In Black, wait for the always funny money shot at the end — we guarantee the punchline'll be worth it. – Ray Wert

Glickenhaus Ferrari in the Parisphere

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:45:24 EDT

Rich guy and Ferrari buff James Glickenhaus showed off his Pininfarina-designed Ferrari 612 P4/5 for the international media yesterday at the Paris show. This morning we caught the customized Enzo as it rode the turntable with obligatory Sultry Italian Model(TM), showing off its various bits. Glickenhaus also told us he was among the first to order one of Alfa Romeo's sexy new 8C Competizione models — which will sport a 4.7-liter 460-hp V8 — after Alfa opened its book on the model yesterday (no word on price). Between the Ferrari, Alfa and "Basket Case II," Big G is our new Captain Kangaroo. [Gallery]

James Glickenhaus' Ferrari P4/5 Coming-Out Party

Davey G. Johnson — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EDT

As debutante balls go, this one was a doozy, featuring all manner of exotica and just plain expensica. While our favorite car in the building was Spyker honcho Victor Muller's three-place vintage Rolls with a wooden deck and a side-mounted gun-rack built for some maharajah or other, all eyes were on the stage for the unveiling of James Glickenhaus' Pininfarina designed-and-built P4/5. We've written about it ad nauseum, and pix from Pebble have already appeared on the site, so this post is essentially an addendum to illustrate the sheer madness as the great washed (you think they let the unwashed through the gates at Pebble Beach, son?) swarmed the magnificent vision in carbon fiber. Still, Jim, we've gotta give you shit on the horrid Jock Jams you cranked during the reveal. Next time you drop four mil on a custom car, call us. We'll set you straight on the tunes. H sker D 's "New Day Rising" seems like it would've been the natural choice for such an occasion.

Coming Out: James Glickenhaus Unveils His Pininfarina-Built Ferrari P4/5

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:00:00 EDT

Video by Dru Wynings

James Glickenhaus may have produced such B-movie cult classics as "Frankenhooker" and "Maniac Cop," but the unveiling of his coachbuilt Ferrari P4/5 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this past weekend went directly to video. We're talking about streaming video, of course, and the venue is YouTube, not Blockbuster, and no one is maimed, wronged, or smokes "supercrack" (not that we can tell, at least). Check out a long-form vid of JG's speech, and a special, secret bonus trailer after the jump.

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More on the James Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5 [internal]

Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5: Test-Drive Video

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:11:53 EDT

We've never videotaped a new-car test drive before — 20 minutes of bullshit talk from a guy in a bad suit, and us trying to decide when to "test the brakes," isn't exactly cinemographic gold in the making. But again, we didn't spend $3 million to get our own, custom Ferrari, designed by Pininfarina. Luckily, buyer James Glickenhaus recorded his first time behind the wheel of his Ferrari P4/5 for posterity. It's not long, but at least there's no one yammering on about trunk space. [Thanks to Anthony for the tip.]

Gettin' all Gadgety on the Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:50:00 EDT

Our techie brothers at Gizmodo took a look at James Glickenhaus's Pininfarina-designed, rebodied Ferrari Enzo, the P4/5. They turned an electric eye toward the bespoke model's gadgeted-up interior, which has a few more e-trinkets than does the donor Enzo, including vid-mo and iPod Nano. Anyone want to guess what Big Daddy has on his 'Pod? We're going with Wagner's "The Ride Of The Valkeries" or Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf Op. 67." Either that or early Chemical Brothers.

Ferrari P4/5: Gizmolicious and One of Kind [Gizmodo]

More on the James Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5; Pininfarina Releases Press Kit

Mike Spinelli — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:41:51 EDT

Pininfarina's released a press kit on the Ferrari P4/5 it created for James "Big Daddy" Glickenhaus, ahead of the car's debut at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance next month. They've including imagery of initial sketches, wind-tunnel testing, first-drive day and a candid shot of Glickenhaus talking his accountant down from a ledge. Check out the specs after the jump.

Engine Type: V12
Displacement cu in (cc): 365(5988)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 660(485) / 7800
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 484(657) / 5500
Redline at RPM: 8200 Brakes & Tires
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Tires F-R: 255/35 ZR 20 - 335/30 ZR 20
Driveline: Rear Wheel Drive
Exterior Dimensions & Weight
Length Width Height in: 182.3 x 80.4 x 44.3
Length Width Height mm: 4630 x 2042 x 1126
Wheelbase in(mm): 104.3(2650)
Track F-R in(mm): 66.6(1691) - 67.2(1707)
Overhang F-R in(mm) 33.7(857) - 44.2(1123)
Weight lb (kg): 2645 (1200)

Performance
Acceleration 0-62 mph s: 3.55
Top Speed mph (km/h): 225 (362)
Aerodynamics Cx 0,340 Czf -0,123 Czr -0,025
Frontal Area (m2) 1,906

Read the press release here.

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Glickenhaus Unveils His New Ferrari 612 P4/5 [internal]

Glickenhaus Unveils His New Ferrari 612 P4/5

Ray Wert — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:35:05 EDT

On Monday we had Glickenhaus and his first-person account of driving his new custom Pininfarina — and now we've got the pictures. This 1960's 330 P4-inspired Ferrari is basically an Enzo that's been prettied up a bit by the boys and girls over at Pininifarina — and oh, how it has. Wanna bet he won't let us anywhere near this thing? Well — unless we decide to head down to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance late in August. More pictures of the coachwork'd beauty and it's 330 P4 inspiration after the jump.

Ferrari 612 P4/5 [Italia Motor]

You Are There: James Glickenhaus Drives His Custom Ferrari

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:32:25 EDT

Our new best friend James Glickenhaus [our birthday's in April, J. — ed] took his custom Ferrari for a spin in Italy, ahead of its unveiling at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance next month. If you'll recall, Glickenhaus is the Ferrari collector who's commissioning Pininfarina to build him a $3 million bespoke update of the Ferrari P4 over an Enzo chassis, the 612 P4/5. Check out his account of driving the car for the first time, after the jump. Dear diary...

She was sitting in the sun when we pulled up. Seeing her outside with a PROVA Plate attached to her tail took all of this to a new level. We walked around her slowly admiring her lines and the interior that was starting to come together. We slipped in, strapped down, and set off. The first thing I noticed was that the reduction in front overhang made a huge difference compared to the Enzo. The next thing was the panoramic vision through her fighter cockpit greenhouse. Her newly sculpted interior seemed very roomy as we pulled out of the driveway without any problem and turned onto the road. You've heard the expression "Traffic Stopping"? This time it really did. Even The Sport bike stopped and let us enter the road. The Babe on the Back looked over and down as we pulled by. She smiled and slowly raised her thumb straight up.
We were running without ABS or traction control because the computer hadn't yet been programed for the new sized wheels and tires. We were also running in low downforce mode because one of the actuator motors hadn't awoken properly from its three-year sleep. The amount of engineering to get to this point boggles the mind and The Pininfarina Special Project Team continues to amaze me with their ability to meet all of these challenges. I'm also very happy to report that Ferrari is very pleased and is giving full technical support as well.

We continued on to the secondary road and set off. Pininfarina had already put on a few hundred test miles and reported all was well so when it came time to pass I rolled on the throttle and felt the hand of God push me back into the seat. You immediately feel just how light she is. The brakes are SUPER and the wider tires really grip. The suspension feels great as it works and the motor sings. When you get to 3000rpm the exhaust shunts to the new system and it sounds like that the horn that blows before the Four Horsemen ride into view.

We headed to the Autostrada and put her though a few gears as we left the toll gate. The Video Jesse shot from the chase vehicle is unlike any I've seen. P 4/5 pulls away and vanishes into the distance like an F 16 launching from a carrier deck. As she vanished the only thing than seemed strange is that she was still on the earth not standing on her tail in afterburner mode shooting towards the heavens...

"Ground Control to Major Tom..."

That's Not My Car!: Collector Answers AutoWeek's P4/5 Speculation

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:43:48 EDT

James Glickenhaus, the Ferrari collector who's commissioning Pininfarina to build him a $3 million bespoke update of the Ferrari P4 over an Enzo chassis, the 612 P4/5, says AutoWeek's sea-mammalian rendering (above) completely missed the mark. He sent us an e-mail this morning to that effect.

The AutoWeek Computer Photo is NOT what this car looks like. It is quite different. They have NOT seen the styling model and their "photo" is a complete guess that is far off.

Whew. Multimillion-dollar mistake averted.

Related:
AutoWeek Reveals New P4/5 Prototype [internal]

AutoWeek Reveals New P4/5 Prototype

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:44:48 EST

AutoWeek put up its feature piece and digital illustrations of the Pininfarina-designed one-off commissioned by a Ferrari collector, the 612 P4/5. Granted, it's only a mock-up of what the custom job will look like when it's unveiled in Pebble Beach later this year. Still, the original P4 was arguably the most sultry track Ferrari ever built, while this ungainly creature looks like someone grafted the front section of Orca on to the rear section of a 1987 Testarossa. If this is what $3 million buys these days, we'll stick with ex—cop cars.

New exotic Ferrari [AutoWeek]

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New Ferrari P4 Story is AutoWeek Exclusive [internal]