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The Ferrari Pinin was a one-off concept car created by Italian-design studio Pininfarina on a Ferrari 400GT chassis, to celebrate the design studios 50th anniversary. Discussed by Enzo Ferrari as being turned into a production model, the proposal was dropped and the car remains a singular concept car model, being the first four-door Ferrari built.[1]
Background
Battista "Pinin" Farina had founded his design house in 1930, and after World War 2 began working with Enzo Ferrari on designing bodies for his road cars, to allow Ferrari to create funds to continue his motor car racing.
Design
Leonardo Fioravanti lead the design team, who had been responsible for most Pininfarina Ferrari designs since the 1960s. Fioravanti proposed a 4door sporting sedan design, powered by a forward-located flat12 engine. New headlights from Lucas allowed the front to be lowered, creating a thin egg-crate grill. The design also included body-coloured rear lights, a concet which is now common on production vehicles. From the side, the A and B pillars were disguised by using smoke glass, and exagerating the C pillar, creating a coupe-style side view. The modern design interior used Connolly leather, and a modern dashboard design by Veglia akin to that in the Aston Martin Vantage, but which was only visible when the ignition key was inserted.[2]
Production
The prototype was created at Pininfarina's studio, on a donor Ferrari 400GT chassis. The car included a mock-up flat 12, mated to the shell of a a five-speed automatic gearbox. The car was unveilled by Sergio Pininfarina at the 1980 Turin Motorshow.[2]
Enzo Ferrari was so impressed, that he discussed turning the design into a production vehicle. But after the car had undertaken a tour of that years motorshows, in the mid-1980s it was sold to Jacques Swaters, a French businessman and car collector who ran a prominent privateer Ferrari endurance and sportscar racing team.[2]
After being displayed at the 2005 Essen Motorshow to celebrate Pininfarina's 75th anniversary, the car was sold by RM Auctions for €176,000.[1] Given to Oral Engineering with the brief to make it a running vehicle, the engineering tea was lead by Mauro Forghieri, who had been Ferrari's chief engineer during the 1960s and 1970s. In order to fit and cool a working flat 12 engine, the chassis was modified and strengthened, mated to an original 400GT gearbox, and connected via a bespoke wiring loom.[2]
The car first ran in March 2010, some 30 years after its first apperance. It was put up for sale later that year, but failed to make a reserve of €1M. The car was put up for sale again by R Auctions at their London sale on 26 October 2010, with a guide price of £480,000 - £550,000.[2]
The car is currently on display at the Ferrari museum, as part of a show of Pininfarina's 10 greatest designs.[3]
See Also
References
- ^ a b "Ferrari Pinin". Supercars.net. October 21, 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Ferrari Pinin". UltimateCarPage.com. October 21, 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Ferrari Pinin". AutoExpress.co.uk. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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