1970 Ferrari Pininfarina 512 S Modulo

The 1970 Ferrari Pininfarina 512 S Modulo August 11 2014 by Taylor During the late 1960s and early 1970s automakers were engaged in a pitched battle to see who could design the ultimate wedge-shaped car. It originally debuted at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show and was Pininfarinas weapon of choice against Bertones Lancia.

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The Ferrari 512S Modulo concept of 1970.

1970 ferrari pininfarina 512 s modulo. The Ferrari 512 S Modulo was a one-off concept supercar created for the 1970 Geneva Motor Show where it squared off with the aforementioned Lancia for title of the ultimate wedge. The 512S Modulo was introduced as a concept car back in 1970 by Pininfarina. 1970 Ferrari 512 S Modulo Pininfarina Concept Based on Ferrari 512 S Mechanicals.

It was designed by the Italian designer Paolo Martin of Pininfarina starting from a Ferrari 512S chassis that was given by Ferrari itself after the engine and transmission were removed for this purpose. This 1970 Ferrari 512S in disguise the wild concept known as the Pininfarina Modulo was in that moment finally back on a track for the first time since 1969. The Modulo was unveiled in 1970 as a pure concept carmockup without any mechanical component.

Ferrari 512 S Modulo Concept 1970 We have always aimed to combine form and function with our idea-cars. Despite winning many design awards the car was dismantled for parts. Dubbed the Modulo it was based on one of the 25 512 S racers Ferrari built for homologation purposes.

Watch This 1970 Ferrari Pininfarina Modulo In Action. The 512S Modulo originally debuted at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show with an eye-catching body that looked like a UFO floating above the road. To help design their entry Ferrari approached Carrozzeria Pininfarina.

By January 1970 Ferrari had built a series of twenty-five Ferrari 512 S racing cars for homologation purposes just like Porsche had done in 1969 with the Porsche 917This meant that dozens of high powered mid-engined race cars were available. Its a rarer sight than spotting a unicorn or Bigfoot but the luscious wedge-shaped supercar exists solely to. It was the fusion of a surplus racing car chassis and one designers after-hours project that created undoubtedly the most atypical Prancing Horse ever.

Originally based on the Ferrari 512 S race car which ran in the World Sportscar Championship and Can-Am series the futuristic concept car also had the ability to deliver on the performance one might expect. Yes it ran on ten cylinders for this initial outing because apparently itll need the same trick ignition Glickenhaus uses on his P4 which makes it so the V-12 doesnt soak the. The Ferrari 512 S Modulo is a concept car designed by coach maker Pininfarina unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show.

Only one was ever made and it could. At the 1970 Geneve Motorshow the coachbuilder unveiled the last of the series of mid-engined studies. The Modulo isnt just all looks though.

The Ferrari Modulo was designed by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina and unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show. 1970 Ferrari Pininfarina 512 S ModuloPaolo Martin Italian born 1943 designerPininfarina SpA Italian founded 1930 fabricatorCollaboration with Fer. On the original car the wheels were incorporated into the bodywork thus the car could only drive straight.

But the 1970 Ferrari 512 S Modulo is kind of unique among concept cars in that its an actual Ferrari underneath its skin and not just a car a very notable race car. Ferrari never meant to put the 512 S Modulo into production but it was a precursor to the wedge-shaped Ferraris of the 1970s and early 80s. To this day the 1970 Ferrari 512 S Modulo never fails to turn heads.

As such the 512 S Modulo youre seeing here is the only unit in existence today. Fairings over the fenders partially obscured the wheels. Guess who just bought the 1970 Ferrari 512S Modulo concept.

07 October 2014 The relationship between James Glickenhaus and Pininfarina is evidently going from strength to strength as the American collector has persuaded the Italian design house to part with the one-off Ferrari 512S Modulo concept of 1970. This mid-engined design was based on Ferraris 512 S racing chassis and the ultra-low body was made of two overlapping clam shells separated by a band formed around its waistline. The Modulo originated on the sketchpad of Paulo Martin at Pininfarina while he was honing the lines of the Rolls-Royce Camargue in 1968.

It was a mid-engined two-seater that used a V12 engine from a Ferrari race car. Over this racing chassis Pininfarina very tightly draped a squarish and ultra-low body. In this sense the Modulo is unusual in its own way closing a particular period of research often exaggerated into pure forms.

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