To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Paris event, 5 February
2020.
Estimate:
€150,000 - €200,000
- One of only 33 World Speed Record editions built
- Rare Rosso Corsa with Nero colour combination
- Just under 24,100 km from new
- Recently serviced in October 2019
Ferrari's 550 Maranello was a revolution when it was introduced in
1996. Refined, elegant, and phenomenally potent, it rewrote the
rule book for the grand tourer, able to whisk two occupants and
their luggage across Europe with minimal fuss, whilst also being
able to leave contemporary supercars in its wake around any
racetrack.
Ferrari were so pleased with its performance that they took a
lightly modified 550 to the Transportation Research Center in Ohio,
and in October 1998, it broke three records: 100 miles at an
average speed of 190.2 mph, one hour at an average speed of 184
mph, and 100 kilometres at 188.9 mph.
This example is one of just 33 models that were subsequently built
by Ferrari to celebrate the achievement. Most were finished in
Grigio Silverstone over a Rosso interior, but a handful were
finished in other colours, including this example in Rosso Corsa
over Nero. As such, it features the Fiorano handling pack,
leather-trimmed roll cage, Alcantara-clad steering wheel, and
carbon bucket seats with four-point race harnesses. It is
accompanied by its full complement of handbooks and tools and
benefits from recent service in October 2019.
- L'un des 33 seuls exemplaires de l'�dition Record du Monde de
vitesse
- Harmonie de teintes rare, rouge Rosso Corsa et int�rieur
noir
- A peine 24 100 km depuis l'origine
- Entretien effectu� r�cemment, en octobre 2019
La Ferrari 550 Maranello fut � son lancement en 1996 une v�ritable
r�volution. C'�tait une voiture raffin�e, �l�gante et
extraordinairement bien motoris�e qui red�finissait les canons du
grand tourisme : elle pouvait sans difficult� faire traverser
l'Europe � toute allure � deux passagers et � leurs bagages, tout
en �tant sur n'importe quel circuit capable de laisser sur place
les supercars de l'�poque.
Ferrari �tait tellement satisfait de ses performances qu'il envoya
une 550 l�g�rement modifi�e en Ohio, au Centre de recherches sur
les transports, o� elle battit en octobre 1998 trois records : les
160 km � une moyenne de 306 km/h, l'heure � une moyenne de 296 km/h
et les 100 km � 304 km/h.
La voiture propos�e est l'une des seulement 33 produites par
Ferrari pour c�l�brer ces succ�s. La plupart �taient gris Grigio
Silverstone avec int�rieur rouge, mais quelques-unes arboraient
d'autres couleurs, comme celle-ci, rouge Rosso Corsa et int�rieur
noir. Elle est �quip�e du pack tenue de route Fiorano, d'un arceau
de s�curit� garni de cuir, d'un volant gain� d'Alcantara et de
si�ges baquet en carbone avec harnais quatre points de comp�tition.
Elle dispose de l'ensemble de ses documents et outils de bord, et a
b�n�fici� d'un entretien r�cent, en octobre 2019.To view this car
and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa20.
