Automotive artist and Chronicles friend JoepeP spends an afternoon with Jim Glickenhaus and tours the “home” of his one-off, four-million-dollar Ferrari P4/5 Pininfarina, below.
Jim Glickenhaus made his money on Wall Street and has spent it on producing films and collecting cars. His taste in cars is impeccable, ranging from grand classics to exotic racecars and sports cars. And some of those racecars, including his rare yellow GT40 MK IV, below, one of 12 built and the one that Mario Andretti won Sebring in, have been converted for street use.
The car that launched Glickenhaus to the top of the Ferrari hobby hierarchy is the one-off, mega-million-dollar P4/5, an Enzo that Pininfarina restyled in the spirit of the 1960s P-Series Ferrari racecars. His total investment was in the neighborhood of $4 million. Glickenhaus purchased the last unsold Enzo, delivered it to Pininfarina with guidelines to convert it into a modern version of a 1960s Ferrari 330 P3/4 racecar, above.
Glickenhaus, above with JoepeP and columnist Karen Mizrahi-Hertz, was completely involved in the redesign process, working with designer Jason Castriota and Pininfarina Team Leader, Ken Okuyama. It was debuted at Pebble Beach in 2006.
While the Ferrari P4/5 may be the centerpiece of Glickenhaus’ collection, it is surrounded by an incredibly array of important vehicles. There are more Ferraris, a black ’31 Duesenberg Model J Franay bodied convertible sedan & ’32 Stutz DV32 boat tail convertible, above, a drop-dead Lola, below and Steve-McQueen-driven Hurst Baja Boot to name a few. Sal Barone maintains the collection for Glickenhaus.
Photos & digital art by JoepeP (Joe Pepitone).
For the complete Glickenhaus Garage Tour story, please visit Karen Mizrahi-Hertz’ article http://www.examiner.com/article/ferrari-p4-5-by-pininfarina-meets-her-biggest-fan
For more information about the Ferrari P4/5, check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_P4/5_by_Pininfarina
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