Glickenhaus P4/5: Time For Tea?

The story behind how Jim Glickenhaus took a brand new Ferrari Enzo and made it better... much better

It takes some brass ones - and some brass - to publicly state you think modern Ferraris don't look as good as they should, hook up with Pininfarina and then have them build you a better one. And then follow that up with a racing version. And compete it in the Nurburgring 24-hour.

The man and his pet project - proper legend!

This, then, is the story of Jim Glickenhaus. Who has done exactly this and now followed it up with a stunning ground-up hypercar that he has entered into this year's N24 and then sell as a road car later this year. We saw it at Geneva and were amazed at the ambition and quality of the car, known as the SCG003. Goes without saying Jim is well-funded and passionate. But it takes more than that to turn up at Geneva with a convincing hypercar and racer and launch it alongside the world's best. Remember, this was the same show at which McLaren was showing its P1 GTR, Porsche the GT3 RS, Aston Martin its Vulcan track car and Lamborghini a new SV Aventador.

The video here concentrates on the project that first brought Jim to prominence - the P4/5 built with Pininfarina. We'll let him tell the story and encourage you to savour every moment. It's a hell of a yarn. And the best bit? Jim's a PHer too, and not shy of contributing to the forums when he gets a chance. Say hello if you bump into him!

Vid here.