To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Amelia Island event, 8 - 9
March 2019.
Estimate:
$250,000 - $300,000
- Offered from the Youngtimer Collection
- Highly desirable specification
- Features Fiorano Handling Package, manual transmission, and
sport seats
- Less than 7,800 miles from new
The first major update to Ferrari's 550 Maranello, the 575M
Maranello very much kept the same formula as its predecessor,
albeit for a few key changes. The most significant change was
Ferrari's offering of its new F1-style gearbox as an optional
extra, the first time this gearbox was fitted to a front-engined
V-12. The gearbox proved to be hugely popular, and most customers
opted to have it, leaving only a handful of traditionalists with
the gated six-speed manual transmission.
Offered here is what is perhaps the ideal driver's Ferrari 575M
Maranello. Finished in Argento N�rburgring, keen eyes will note
that this car does not boast the ubiquitous Scuderia shields fitted
to the front fenders. Inside, the interior is trimmed in black
leather interior and fitted with the optional carbon-fiber sport
seats, an exceptionally rare option, in addition to the already
rare six-speed manual transmission. Furthermore, the car is also
fitted with the Fiorano Handling Package, which includes a
re-mapped suspension (with lowered, stiffer springs, adjusted
camber and toe, and a stabilizer bar), upgraded Pagid brake pads,
and a more performance-oriented power-steering governing chip.
Delivered new through Miller Motorcars of Greenwich, Connecticut, a
previous Massachusetts title on file shows that the car was
purchased by Theodore E. Shasta Jr. of Harvard, Massachusetts, in
August of 2006 at 1,635 miles. He would go on to keep the car for
the following 10 years, and it was subsequently purchased by the
current owner and imported to Switzerland in early 2017 at 7,673
miles. Prior to this, the car received a major service in September
of 2016 at Boston Sportscar, which included replacing the timing
belts.
Only 246 examples were equipped with a six-speed manual
transmission, and it can be certain that only a handful of these
were fitted with the Fiorano Handling Package and sport seats.
Optioned as such, this example beautifully treads the line between
a sports car and grand tourer, perhaps the best of both worlds, and
recalling the great dual-purpose 250 GT and 275 GTB models of
Ferrari's storied past. Perfect for inclusion in the world's best
collection of modern Ferraris, it would be a brilliant example to
preserve as one of the last analog front-engined, twelve-cylinder
Ferraris ever built. To view this car and others currently
consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/am19.
