Tag: James Glickenhaus
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david 3 years 2 months ago
“The entire vehicle expresses elegance and fluidity with the clear-cut, uncluttered lines that are typical of Pininfarina’s style," said Ken Okuyama, director of Pininfarina styling.
Glickenhaus, 55, a former B-movie writer/director/producer-turned Wall Street fund manager (Glickenhaus’ movie credits include Maniac Cop, Frankenhooker, Slaughter of the Innocents and Timemaster), is particularly passionate about the P3/4 (also known as the 412 P) and P4 models; only three of each model were produced in 1966 and ’67 and he owns one of...
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Fangio 3 years 3 months ago
The project began in late 2005 when James purchased Ferrari's flagship Enzo supercar and immediately sent it to Pininfarina's design studio. Critical of the original styling, James requested that Pininfarina rebody his car drawing inspiration from Ferrari's 1960s prototypes of which he owns two magnificent examples. Pininfarina's team, led by Ken Okuyama, responded by saying that they wanted to stay away from retro design and move towards a more forward thinking supercar. No doubt, the two parties have come up with a clever balance.
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Fangio 3 years 4 months ago
Recently, there has been a ton of commotion surrounding the discovery, by many fans, blogs and magazines, of this specially commisioned Ferrari Enzo being built by Pininfarina. Jim Glickenhaus hints that the cost of 612 P4/5 has approached the going price of an Enzo ($1 million-plus) plus another $3 million.
The car is expected to be shown on August 20th at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California but here you have the exclusive 
For those who need a reminder of their history, the original Ferrari P3/4s beat the Ford GT40s...
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