Another car that just came into the lime light that I love is the Ferrari P4/5 Race Car that Mr. Glickenhaus is building. I was at Monterey's air port last year waiting for my plane. Mr glickenhaus was on the same flight with us since he lives in NY. I overheard him talking to a couple people and he mentioned he wanted to make a race car out of it, and the design was still being worked out, though I didn't know what he was talkign about at the time, it has now pieced together, and he's making a race version of his sexy P4/5 Pinnifarina bodied Enzo.
http://jalopnik.com/5602387/ferrari-...yline=true&s=i
If you dont know who this guy is, and I don't expect many of you to, this guy is loaded, and loves vintage cars. he owns an original Ford GT40 MkVI, and drives it on the road!!!! Only 12 of them were made, and incorporated the first ever honey comb monocoque chassis. He has a few other cars up his sleeve, and also owns the only remaining Ferrari 330 P4.
There was only 3 made, with one converted to Can Am specs, but wasent succesful. This car was dismantled, and tossed in the dumpster at Ferrari ( back in the day when a race car was obsolete, it was worth as much as a 1 ton paper weight to them) someone fished all the parts out, and reconstructed the car. Since Ferrari scratched the chassis number off its roster as cars that are still around, they don't recognize it as a true 330P4, even though several enthusiests, and proffesional inspectors say its the real deal. Even so the car is worth reportedly 10-15 million, or more given the right owner enthusiest......so much for that paper weight price
I leave for Monterey next week, and I will be taking tons of pics since this may be our last year to host the vintage festival. I get to meet Dan Gurney, and my good friend Mr. Prisbee, his Wife, and his Ferrari 312PB. I couldn't drive the car if I got the chance, my feet don't fiti n the well where the pedals are....AND the well has alreadybeen dropped!
Oh and BTW, I realized I'd take the Porsche 956......but last time I sat in one I had to bend my head, so they have to put a Gurney Bubble in it for my head, or we have to drop the floor a little. don't matter anyway, they have to cut the front of the body since my feet would stick out of the car. the pedals are in front of the centerline for ht efront wheels so god forbid you hit a wall hard enough.