How I Dug Up These Forgotten Ferrari Gems
Honestly? It started with me scrolling through old car magazines in my garage last Tuesday afternoon. Found this dusty 1980s issue with funky wedge-shaped Ferraris that looked nothing like today’s models. Got instantly obsessed and decided to hunt down more hidden concept cars from Maranello’s vault. Grabbed my laptop, brewed some awful coffee, and dove into deep Google holes for three straight nights.
First surprise hit me when reading about the 1970 Ferrari Modulo. That thing’s a spaceship! Dug through vintage auto show archives and found these wild photos of its one-piece body sliding open like a sci-fi prop. Still can’t wrap my head around how they made doorless entry work with that crazy low roofline.
Then stumbled on the 2005 Ferrari GG50 while checking auction house records. Remembered seeing blurry paparazzi shots years ago but never knew the backstory. Turns out Giorgetto Giugiaro sketched it for his 50th career anniversary! Ferrari actually built it in secret – found factory workshop pics showing that asymmetrical dashboard looking like melted chocolate.
Nearly choked on my coffee discovering the 1980 Ferrari Pinin. It’s a four-door sedan!? Spent hours verifying sources because it sounds like fan fiction. But nope – confirmed through multiple design blogs that Sergio Pininfarina really shoved a V12 into a family car prototype. Found the original press release calling it “a limousine for enthusiasts.” Wildest thing I’ve seen since that Volvo with gullwing doors.
The rabbit hole got deeper with the 1968 Ferrari P6. Kept seeing weird references to “the one that inspired the Countach” but zero photos until I searched Italian forums. Finally uncovered grainy shots of its zig-zag side vents and pop-up headlights – Lamborghini totally borrowed that vibe! Still blows my mind how this got overshadowed by Daytona production.
Finished with the 2010 Ferrari Millechili – almost missed it because early renderings look like video game graphics. Tracked down engineering notes revealing they used F1 materials to hit 1,000kg target weight. Best find? Interview with test driver complaining about wind noise from those radical side intakes.
Pulled everything together with messy handwritten notes and sticky tabs all over my desk. Took blurry photos of my research chaos before typing this up at 2am. Honestly shocked Ferrari ever greenlit these mad science projects! Below’s the crazy lineup:
- Modulo (1970) – Doorless UFO with sliding canopy
- GG50 (2005) – Birthday gift car with lopsided interior
- Pinin (1980) – V12 school-run sedan prototype
- P6 (1968) – Lamborghini’s uncredited muse
- Millechili (2010) – F1 tech diet experiment
Conclusion after all this? Modern Ferraris feel tame compared to when their designers were apparently snorting jet fuel.
