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Pinin
Four-door Pininfarina concept on Ferrari 400 mechanicals, shown at the 1980 Turin Motor Show; a proposed limited run never happened.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 1 Built
- Years
- 1980
- Engine
- flat-12, mounted in front of the driver
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Leonardo Fioravanti for Pininfarina
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- 1 (independently researched)
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
A one-off four-door show car by Pininfarina, shown at the 1980 Turin Motor Show to mark the company's fiftieth anniversary. It is notable as the first Ferrari with a flat-12 engine placed in front of the driver and for its four doors.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Ferrari Pinin (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
Ferrari Pinin (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: thievingjoker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ferrari Pinin (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: thievingjoker · CC BY-SA 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionthe single example; driven under its own power by March 2010 | 12 | Surviving examples | Independently researched |
| Total model productionbuilt, 1980 | 11 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Introduced at the 1980 Turin Motor Show, the Pinin was a four-door design with a flat-12 that was not in working order. Enzo Ferrari invited Pininfarina to discuss a limited run, but this came to nothing and the Pinin was retired as a one-off after touring the major motor shows.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Pinin.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | flat-12, mounted in front of the driver2 Independently researched |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | five-speed transaxle, shared with the 400 GT2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Four-door body with a long nose housing a flat-12 that was not running when first shown. The car was later rebuilt with a modified and strengthened chassis and a 400 GT-type gearbox.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
- 1
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2
1980 Ferrari Pinin - Images, Specifications and Information Level C Wouter Melissen · Ultimatecarpage.com · 2011-10-21
- By March of 2010, the one-off Ferrari Pinin covered the first miles under its own power
- Never before had an engine of this configuration been fitted in front of the driver's compartment
- shares grand tourer's five speed transaxle
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