On
October 26 at the Museo Ferrari in Maranello an
important exhibition will be inaugurated with the title
Le grandi Ferrari di Sergio Pininfarina - Sergio
Pininfarina’s great Ferraris.
With Luca di Montezemolo,
Piero Ferrari and the Pininfarina family present at the
opening ceremony this initiative receives further
importance: on one side visitors can get to know the
most beautiful Ferraris designed by the famous studio in
Turin over 60 years in collaboration with the Prancing
Horse, on the other side it is an homage to an
exceptional man, who knew how to develop cars with
dedication and coherence, cars which will always be a
part of automotive history.
The exhibition is shown in three halls. Each of them is
dedicated to a special topic, to show how Pininfarina
knew how to transform the Ferrari motorsport DNA. The
first hall is dedicated to Pininfarina and the races.
Some of the most stunning cars from motorsport history
can be seen here: a 250 LM, the last overall winner of
the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 250 SWB, Stirling Moss
drove to win the Touring Trophy, and the experimental
Formula 1 Sigma, suggested by Pininfarina in the 1960s,
which will be presented next to today’s F1 Ferrari.
The second hall - Pininfarina and the concept cars –
presents some experimental models planned by the studio
from Turin, such as the Modulo, the P6 and the
extraordinary Pinin, a unique experiment of a Ferrari
with 4 doors. Last but not least the third hall, where
the most important creations of road cars will be shown:
Pininfarina and the Gran Turismo Cars. The 11 cars
presented are divided into categories of origin: the
famous Berlinettas with front engines, followed by those
with mid-rear engines – including the BB prototype – and
the creative evolution of the present.
Amongst the exhibition pieces there is a previously
undisclosed video interview with Sergio Pininfarina, who
talks about his relationship with Enzo Ferrari and Luca
di Montezemolo. On an enormous wall all Ferraris ever
created by Pininfarina from 1952 until today will be
shown together with previously undisclosed material from
the family’s personal collection and the company in
Cambiano.
The exhibition’s scientific committee is headed Lorenzo
Ramaciotti and includes Luca di Montezemolo and Piero
Ferrari as well as Paolo Pininfarina, Lorenza
Pininfarina, Antonio Ghini and Christos Vlahos.