- "A priceless unrestored example of a Gran Turismo Award winner."
- ―In-game catch text for the car, from GT7's car collection
The Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Coupe '54 is a vintage sports car produced by Ferrari. It first appears in Gran Turismo 7.
The car that appears in-game is the CN.0422MD, winner of the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Gran Turismo Award.
Colors[]
There is only one color available for this vehicle:
- CN.0422MD (Blue)
Description[]
- "The 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Coupe was one of the great Ferraris of the 1950s. There are a few different types of the Ferrari Mondial, but[1] this is one of 1 of 2 coupés that were built to to race the 1954 Tour de France! Unfortunately it retired out of the race, but perhaps this was a good thing, given how well it was taken care of and endured throughout the years. The car was bought by a French collector and safely stored away in a chateau for several decades. So, when John Shirley acquired the car in 2002, everything from the engine to the paint finish was in perfect condition! After only minor work, he was able to enter it in the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2012. Unsurprisingly, it went home with the Gran Turismo Trophy."
- ―In-game description of the car, from GT7's Legend Car Dealership
Car Index (GT7)[]
For some years after its establishment in 1947, now-legendary Ferrari would only develop and produce the chassis and engines of its cars, while outsourcing production of the exterior bodies to other Carrozzerias. The 500 Mondial produced in 1953 is a car from that era, and the model's most famous body style is the Barchetta, designed by Pinin Farina,[2] who also produced two special coupe bodies for the model. These were called the 500 Mondial Pinin Farina[2] Coupe, built to participate in the 1954 Tour de France Automobile.
The 500 Mondial is an extreme sports car, as were many Ferraris of that era, powered by a detuned F2 race car engine that dominated the 1952 and 1953 Grands Prix. The '500' stands for the engine's per-cylinder displacement within the lightweight DOHC 2.0-liter inline-4, designed by Aurelio Lampredi. Although detuned, it manages to squeeze out 167.6 HP from just 1985 cc. The powerplant is mounted in a small, lightweight steel tube space frame and connected to an advanced de Dion axle.
The name Mondial loosely translates to "World," and it was given to the car in commemoration of the Grand Prix victory by Alberto Ascari. Unfortunately, the Pinin Farina[2] Coupe was unable to complete the Tour de France Automobile, but one of these cars still exists in its pristine original condition, never once undergoing a restoration. It received the Gran Turismo Award at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance.
Café Conversations (GT7)[]
Hideo Kodama[]
The classical proportions and simple shape without needless frills make this car essentially a sculpture. Until then, carrozzerie such as Vignale, Ghia and Zagato produced Ferrari bodies. In the mid-1950s, the association with Pininfarina deepened, and their work together increased. This is a product from that time period. It's powered by a 4-cylinder engine, which is mounted well back... allowing for a long hood and the cabin's placement right in front of the rear wheels.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo 7 | Legend Cars | 2,600,000[3] | --- |
Trivia[]
- An entry for the car (as Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Coupe CN.0422MD '54; GT7 moves chassis numbers to its original body color field) can be found in GT6's files, although it did not make it to that game.[4] This suggests that the car's inclusion was originally meant to be for that game, but was instead moved to GT7 (it had also missed GT Sport).
Notes[]
- ↑ Written with capital letters in-game due to way the dealership description text are written and presented; it has been de-capitalized here for readability
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Written as one word ("Pininfarina"); the company was known as "Pinin Farina" (two words) prior to 1961
- ↑ Price as of August 2024.
- ↑ Gran Turismo 6/Cars on The Cutting Room Floor
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