To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Monterey
event, 15 - 17 August 2019.
- Offered from the Ming Collection
- Upgraded with carbon-fiber-backed seats and interior trim
- Obsessively maintained to the highest standard
- Original list price $313,000
- Driven just 252 miles
The Ferrari F430 bowed under the bright lights of the 2004 Paris
Motor Show as the replacement to the automaker's 360. The two share
a rear mid-engine layout and take up roughly the same footprint
with a 102-inch wheelbase and approximately 177 inches between
their bumpers, but that's about where the similarities end.
As its name implies, the F430 is powered by a 4.3-liter F136 V-8,
which made its Ferrari debut under the skin of the Frank
Stephenson-penned car. The V-8 boasts dry-sump lubrication and was
factory-rated at 483 horsepower and 343 foot pounds of torque. The
new F136 was the first Ferrari V-8 to move on from architecture
that dated back to the Dino racing program that began in the 1950s.
Of course, the F136 benefitted directly from Scuderia Ferrari. Its
four-valve cylinder head and valves were sourced from the company's
Formula 1 efforts.
The engine could be paired with either a six-speed manual gearbox
with Ferrari's signature gate or the F1 electrohydraulic six-speed
automated manual. The F430 served as the debut platform for a small
dial on the steering wheel to control the car's five drive modes.
The manettino knob reconfigured the car's stability control, its
throttle response, its electronic dampers, and even its active rear
differential.
About six months after the berlinetta debuted, the F430 spider
joined the lineup at the 2005 Geneva salon. Its roof panel tucks
away above the engine bay at the touch of a button.
The F430 spider offered here was special-ordered by the Ming
Collection with a staggering array of options, including red
French-stitched leather interior trim, the F1 gearbox, and even a
fire extinguisher housed in a matching leather cover, which
inflated its original list price as delivered to Ferrari of San
Francisco to $313,000. Finished in traditional Rosso Corsa over a
tan leather interior, the F430 spider is a fitting tribute to
Ferrari's 60th anniversary. An interior badge attests to its
production during the celebration of the brand's six decades.
The car was later upgraded with carbon-fiber-backed factory
racing-style seats that integrate beautifully with additional
carbon-fiber interior trim on its dashboard and center console.
Showing only 252 miles, the F430 has been sparingly used and
obsessively maintained in a private, climate-controlled collection.
Age-related services have been performed, and the car was treated
to a full service in January 2017.To view this car and others
currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo19.
