Ferrari Enzo simply too bland, boring? Ferrari proprietor James Glickenhaus thought so. Working with legendary Italian design agency Pininfarina, the thought was to create a contemporary model of the Ferrari P sports activities prototype automobile of the ’60s.
And so the one-off Ferrari P4/5 was born. This profitable collaboration contributed to the institution of Ferrari’s in-house Portfolio Coachbuilding Program. Or Particular Initiatives.
In keeping with most accounts, there have been 24 Ferrari Particular Undertaking automobiles created since 2008. Nonetheless, some shoppers desire to maintain a low profile and their particular Ferrari’s away from the highlight. This listing contains a number of the most fascinating automobiles.
7 Ferrari P4/5
Engine
6.0-liter V12
Horsepower
651 hp
Torque
657 lb-ft
0-60
3.3 seconds
The automobile that basically impressed Ferrari to create its SP division. In 2005, movie director James Glickenhaus and Italian design legend Pininfarina collaborated to create a particular one-off automobile primarily based on the Enzo. Glickenhaus was an enormous fan of the styling of the Ferrari P sports activities prototype racing automobiles of the 60s, and Pininfarina set about creating an Enzo that carried out like an Enzo, however that resembled the 60s racer. It was a radical course of, beginning with sketches, then computer-aided sculptures and even wind tunnel testing.
It’s stated that greater than 200 Enzo elements have been modified. This included modifications to the drivetrain. When the Ferrari bossman noticed the completed automobile for the primary time, he insisted that this ‘particular’ needs to be offically badged a Ferrari. So it was named the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina.
In keeping with experiences, Glickenhaus initially paid $4 million for the pleasure of the P4/5 – a worth he thought-about a relative discount for the automobile he obtained in return. Glickenhaus has apparently declined gives of as much as $40 million for his once-off Ferrari, stating it isn’t on the market. Ever.
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6 Ferrari SP1
Engine
4.3-liter V8
Horsepower
500 hp
Torque
343 lb-ft
0-60
3.9 seconds
This was the primary car created by Ferrari’s in-house Particular Initiatives division in 2008.
Commissioned by Japanese businessman Junichiro Hiramatsu, a long-time Ferrari fanatic. Ferrari’s engineers labored carefully with Leonardo Fioravanti, former chief stylist at Pininfarina and the inventive energy behind legendary Ferraris such because the Dino 206 GT and 246 GT, and the 1998 Ferrari F100 prototype – the design that served as inspiration for this venture.
Underneath the pores and skin it’s all F430, so there’s a 4.3-liter V8 that produces round 500 hp. The official story behind the automobile’s title SP1 is that it’s an abbreviation for Particular Initiatives number one. Designer Fioravanti, with typical Italian aptitude, prompt that it could additionally seek advice from ‘Sport Prototipo’, because the Ferrari sports activities automobiles of the ’60s have been known as.
The automobile stays in Hiramatu’s Ferrari assortment, and isn’t on the market.
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5 Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta
Engine
6.0-liter V12
Horsepower
600 hp
Torque
448 lb-ft
0-60
3.7 seconds
The Superfast Aperta was the second Ferrari created by the Particular Initiatives division. Edward Walson, tv producer and son of John Walson (the person credited with inventing cable tv), commissioned a once-off particular primarily based on the Ferrari 599.
In comparison with the SP1, the Aperta was a way more in depth modification venture, and it’s primarily based on a customized Ferrari Walson had seen in an obscure ’60s movie known as Toby Dammit. (Verify the movie and the unique Ferrari right here, from 30:30).
The method took greater than a 12 months to finish, and included chopping the roof off a superbly good 599 GTB, and making a customized physique with a number of carbon fiber bits resembling the golden automobile within the movie. The result’s, arguably, one of the vital spectacular Ferrari’s ever created. Paradoxically, two years after the Aperta got here to be, Ferrari launched the topless 599 Spider.
The automobile apparently stays parked within the Walson storage, and isn’t on the market.
4 Ferrari SP30 Arya
PRICE: $5 million
Engine
6.0-liter V12
Horsepower
661 hp
Torque
457 lb-ft
0-60
3.3 seconds
That is the primary Ferrari SP car made obtainable for the general public to buy. Sadly, for Indian enterprise tycoon Cheerag Arya, who commissioned the SP30, and shares its title, the rationale behind the general public sale will not be as wonderful because the automobile he helped create.
Primarily based on the Ferrari 599 GTO platform, the SP30 encompasses a complete styling replace, with 599X taillights, a extra compact physique than the GTO, and the 4 tail pipes are positioned in the course of the fantastically crafted rear bumper. The inside remained largely unchanged, with solely element updates.
The SP30 remained unseen and a little bit of an enigma till 2019, when it first went on sale. This adopted after Arya reportedly needed to flee the Center East in 2017, working up money owed of practically $600 million. The SP30 has seemingly modified palms a number of occasions since then, and the worth is estimated at $5 million. Oh, and comes with SP30 branded baggage and a scale mannequin constructed by Ferrari.
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3 Ferrari SP12 EC
Engine
4.8-liter V8
Horsepower
570 hp
Torque
398 lb-ft
0-60
3.4 seconds
As a smart man as soon as stated, you recognize you’ve made it when Ferrari will construct you your individual automobile, and even title it after you. You simply have to deliver a number of baggage of money to the sport. Well-known musician Eric Clapton is a prolific Ferrari collector, starting from a 1964 250 Lusso to trendy classics just like the 612 Scaglietti, an Enzo and 599 GTB. So when he requested Ferrari’s SP division to create him a one-off particular, placing a pockets with $5 million on the counter, they created the SP12 EC.
Primarily based on the 458 Italia, the SP12’s distinctive coachwork is impressed by the Ferrari 512BB, a Clapton favourite. The result’s a surprising interpretation of the unique 552BB, full with the aero consumption on the hood and the BB’s aero strakes replicated on the again.
Clapton initially wished to throw the puny solely 570 hp V8 out and match a V12, as within the authentic 552, however not even Ferrari’s engineers might squeeze the a lot larger V12 into the smaller 458 body.
The SP12 EC (EC for Eric Clapton, by the way in which) stays in Clapton’s care, with no plans of promoting it.
2 Ferrari SP America
Engine
6.3-liter V12
Horsepower
740 hp
Torque
508 lb-ft
0-60
3.1 seconds
When you find yourself the CEO of Wegmans, likelihood is good that you’ve got a number of {dollars} to spare on the finish of the month. Danny Wegman used a few of these {dollars} to create his personal dream Ferrari: the SP America. The bottom automobile is an F12 with styling cues that resemble the 250 GTO.
It encompasses a customized physique, with a brand new hood (with splendid GTO-style intakes), distinctive vents on the fenders, slats on the aspect home windows, and new entrance and rear bumpers.
The drivetrain apparently stays inventory F12, with a helpful 740hp from the V12 engine. Whereas different collectors appear to maintain their particular Ferraris underneath lock and key, far-off from prying eyes, Wegman appears to, now and again, use it as a day by day runner. The automobile was as soon as noticed in entrance of a Wegmans Grocery store, the place Wegman and his household had gone procuring.
Worth? The automobile price round $4 million, again in 2014. It stays within the Wegman assortment, with no plans to promote it.
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1 Ferrari KC23
Engine
3.9-liter twin-turbo V8
Horsepower
600 hp
Torque
516 lb-ft
0-60
3 seconds
It’s any automobile designer’s dream: a observe automobile, as a right required for mundane elements like indicators, pedestrian security, emissions, and so forth. Enter the spectacular 2023 Ferrari KC23. A track-only automobile, unashamedly crafted to not solely negate the necessity for Viagra amongst males, but in addition present a observe driving expertise bar none.
The newly sculpted physique is an entire departure from the 488 GT3 Evo on which it’s primarily based. The KC23 encompasses a huge, adjustable rear wing, spectacular wheels, headlights harking back to Ferrari’s Le Mans-winning 499 Hypercar, and doorways that open vertically, just like the LaFerrari.
The proprietor is a Ferrari collector who commissioned the automobile, turning his dream of the final word Ferrari right into a actuality. How a lot did it price? Is it on the market? Ferrari won’t reveal the price, nevertheless it should run into many hundreds of thousands. And no, it’s sooo not on the market.
Fortunately, the proprietor is keen to share his creation with the world. Bless.
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