The Ferraris of Sergio Pininfarina At The Ferrari Museum in Maranello
2013 458 Italia Grand Am Ferrari
2013 F138 Ferrari
2013 FF Ferrari
2013 Quattroporte Maserati
2013 W04 Mercedes-Benz
2013 Sergio Concept Pininfarina
2012 458 Italia China 20th Anniversary Ferrari
2012 California Ferrari
2012 F2012 Ferrari
2012 Kubang Maserati
 The Ferrari Museum in Maranello today inaugurated the Great Ferraris of Sergio Pininfarina exhibition which focuses on the years during which Sergio, the son of founder Battista 'Pinin' Farina, made a pivotal contribution to the creation of the Prancing Horse's most famous models. A collaboration that started in 1952 and which represents one of the great icons of the Made in Italy phenomenon.
Present at the opening were Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, Paolo Pininfarina, president of the eponymous company, Piero Ferrari and members of the Pininfarina family including the late Sergio's wife, Giorgia.
The exhibition, which runs until January 7th, comprises 22 models, including one-offs of the likes of the extraordinary Pinin, Ferrari's only experimentation with a four-door car, and the 330 GTC Speciale once owned by Lilian, Princess de Rethy of Belgium. The cars in the exhibition are split between three separate, themed halls which tell the story of Pininfarina's work on the racing cars ('Pininfarina and Racing'), the road cars ('Pininfarina and the Grand Tourers') and some of the experimental models bodied by the Turin coachbuilder ('Pininfarina and the Concept Cars'). In addition to the cars, many previously unseen exhibits from the Pininfarina family's private and company collections will also be on display, not least of which is the wooden styling buck of the Modulo concept car.
Also on display are some of the racing cars Pininfarina penned for Ferrari: the 250 LM, Ferrari's last overall winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 500 Mondial and 250 MM berlinettas, the classic 375 MM racer, the spectacular BB Le Mans, the short wheelbase 250 GT Berlinetta in which Stirling Moss won the Tourist Trophy, and the Sigma Formula 1 prototype from 1969.
The 11 road cars in the exhibition are divided between the front-engined berlinettas, such as the 1964 275 GTB4 and the Spider version of the legendary Daytona, the mid-rear-engined models, notably the milestone BB, and the contemporary creative evolution which encompasses, amongst others, the Testarossa and the 599 SA Aperta, the latter a homage by Ferrari to Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina.
The exhibition is open to the public seven days a week from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm, from Saturday, October 27th, to Monday, January 7th (excluding, of course, December 25th and January 1st when the Museum is closed). Tickets may be booked online at www.museoferrari.com, as can guided visits at museo@ferrari.com. The Museum is also opening the doors of the exhibition for private and corporate evenings which can be booked at eventimuseo@ferrari.com. On sale in the Museum is the large-format catalogue which includes a rendering of each of the 100 Ferraris designed by Pininfarina.
|
| Recent Articles |
 Gené At The Shell Eco-Marathon: 'A Good Chance To Focus On The Earth'Rotterdam, 16 May – The partnership between Shell and Ferrari is not just about petrol and oils but something more because the two companies share so many values – among them an interest in the ever more crucial theme of environmental sustainability.This was clearly seen last week at Maranello at the Formula Ferrari event and today there was another signal with Marc Gené's participation in the Shell Eco-Marathon Europe 2013, held this year in Rotterdam (in the Netherlands). The eve.... |
 Double Duties For Massa In MaranelloMaranello, 15 May – Felipe Massa was working in Maranello today. The Brazilian tackled a session in the simulator as part of the preparations for the Monaco Grand Prix, which is Felipe's second home race, as he and his family live just a stone's throw from the track. Felipe also took the opportunity to go over the F138's short and mid-term development programme with the Scuderia engineers.Felipe also made an unexpected visit to the renovated Ferrari Store at Maranello, its new look h.... |
 ELMS - 9 FERRARI'S HEAD FOR HOME RACE IN IMOLAMaranello 16 May - The second round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) arrives at Imola this weekend and nine Ferrari 458 will take to the grid.By far the most popular car in the GTE category is the 458, Ram Racing have entered two cars for Silverstone pole sitters Johnny Mowlem and Matt Griffin and a second for American hot shots Gunnar Jeanette and Franck Montecalvo. JMW have one car for Andrea Bertolini and Joël Camathias. After a difficult round at Silverstone, AF Corse return with t.... |
 A WEEKEND OF MIXED EMOTIONS FOR THE 458 GTMaranello, 12 May – There were two sides to Ferrari's weekend of GT racing. The happy one was on show in Portimao in Portugal, at the second round of the International GT Open season. One outright victory and a class win were the best results from the two races run at the Portuguese track, both coming in Race 2. The outright win came thanks to Matt Griffin and Duncan Cameron, who completely dominated the race in the AF Corse 458. Griffin took the lead right from the start, overtaking pole man Pa.... |
 MILLE MIGLIA: MERCEDES-BENZ AS MAIN AUTOMOTIVE SPONSOR- Green light given for long-term partnership- Another brand ambassador at Mille Miglia 2013: Marcel Tiemann Mercedes-Benz is the main automotive sponsor of Mille Miglia. The corresponding agreement was reached between Mercedes-Benz Classic and 1000 Miglia S.R.L. in Brescia (Italy), with the aim of establishing a long-term collaboration. Mercedes-Benz Classic will be represented at this year's event with a number of vehicles, as well as five famous faces taking up their position at the star.... |
 Stars Of Film, Fashion, Sport And Motorsport To Drive With Jaguar Heritage Racing In Mille Miglia 2013- Jaguar previews its entry into the 2013 Mille Miglia with short film featuring David Gandy, Yasmin Le Bon, Norman Dewis and Alex Buncombe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEkckuR8E-k&feature=youtu.be- Jaguar Heritage Racing enters three C-Type and three XK120 classic cars into famous event - Jaguar 'Bloodline' of sports cars to be celebrated with new F-TYPE joining the 1,000 mile tour (MAHWAH, N.J.) - May 10, 2013- Jaguar has curated a unique team of drivers for its Jaguar Herita.... |
 Montezemolo: 'Ferrari Must Remain Exclusive'Maranello, 8th May - Luca di Montezemolo addressed more than 250 members of the media today at the Maranello factory to explain key areas of the business to the media, as well as announcing impressive results for the first quarter of 2013.'I base my plans for Ferrari on four key areas,' said Montezemolo. 'Our team spirit, our passion, our extreme technology and our exclusivity' this is how he summed up his feelings to the assembled journalists from over 30 countries. Montezemolo a.... |
 The New Scuderia Ferrari Watch Collection Was Launched At Baselworld 2013Basel, Switzerland, May 2, 2013 / The new collection of Scuderia Ferrari watches was launched at Baselworld 2013.Scuderia Ferrari Orologi (SFO) is the new line for men and women which comprises bright, compelling, identifiable watch designs that take their inspiration from Scuderia Ferrari's revered racing team and single-seaters, bringing their energy, excitement and bold sporty style to Ferrari Fans and watch enthusiasts around the world. The collection will be sold globally through selec.... |
