One of a Kind series episode 2: Ferrari P4/5

Picking up where we left off from the Oldsmobile last week, today we’re looking at another super rare gem as we count the top 5 one-unit-in-production cars that have seen daylight. Where one of a kinds are concerned, no list is complete without mentioning a Ferrari, and in this episode, we’re looking at the Ferrari P4/5, also known as a madeover Enzo.

How did this come about?

I think it’s safe to say that you really need to have a gazillion car brownie points to do what millionaire car collector, and film director, James Glickenhaus did.

You see, he liked the Enzo Ferrari, but thought it was rather quite fugly. So, he took $2.1 million and asked Italian design house Pininfarina to do it over. Honestly, that’s like going to a Michelin star Italian restaurant and asking the waiter for salt.

Anyway, what Glickenhaus wanted was something that resembled the P3/4 race car, but that he could drive to Whole Foods and back (road legal baybay). Pininfarina took up the challenge, got hold of an unregistered Enzo and kitted it out with a new body (sex change anyone?).

The specs

Now this car’s a true Enzo at heart. Drivetrain, suspension, all of that was left untouched. The reason? Not because they half assed it, but mostly to keep this beast road legal. Glickenhaus can’t break ALL the rules, okay? He picked his battles well, and in the end got a one of a kind car for himself.

He did have some leeway with the interior, though, and asked his daughter to pick out the fabric. Not bad for a family arts and crafts project, wouldn’t you say?

Glickenhaus said that this new P4/5 felt faster than the original Enzo. And why wouldn’t it? Even though they didn’t give it more horsepower per se, the new body did shed 226kg off, which meant reduced kerbweight and drag, and hence why it might have felt speedier. HP ain’t always everything when it comes to speed.

In any case, this monster hit 100 km/h in just 3.55 seconds, and apparently felt “very stable” at 275 km/h.

Tune in next week as we reveal car number 3 in our One of a Kind series.