To Be OFFERED AT AUCTIONEstimate:
£55,000 - £65,000
- A distinctive, powerful, and immensely comfortable grand tourer
from Ferrari
- One of just 55 left-hand drive examples painted in English
Green (Verde Inglese)
- Naturally aspirated, quad-cam, 48-valve V-12 engine; 0-100 kph
in 5.2 seconds
- Desirable six-speed manual transmission
Please note that this lot will need to be collected from Modena,
Italy.
"The best things are sometimes worth waiting for" - That's exactly
how Ferrari justified their re-entry to the grand touring market in
1992, with the debut of the 456 GT. Coming more than three years
after Maranello had axed the production run of its predecessor, the
412, the unveiling of the 456 headlined Garage Francorchamps' 40th
anniversary celebration in Brussels. Featuring elegant and
curvaceous styling from Pininfarina and a potent, newly-developed
V-12 powerplant, Ferrari's new GT platform proved a major departure
from the criticisms and performance of the 412. The new 5.5-litre
V-12 helped the 1,770 kg berlinetta sprint to 100 km/h in just 5.2
seconds before topping out at over 300 km/h. Luxuriously appointed,
a full leather interior with electronically adjustable front seats,
electric windows, air conditioning, and an eight-speaker stereo
system complete with CD player were all standard-fit. Upon release,
the 456 GT was the world's fastest grand tourer.
This 456 GT offered here is a European-specification example
completed in April of 1995 and delivered new to Ferrari West Europe
in Paris, France. Provided in the alluring and rarely equipped
shade of English Green (Verde Inglese), this 456 GT is one of just
55 left-hand drive examples to wear this color. The highly
presentable Beige interior is complemented by a suite of steel trim
and switchgear-most notably the classic and stylized gated selector
assembly for this chassis' desirable six-speed manual transmission.
Accompanying documentation provided in the factory maintenance
booklet details regular servicing at Ferrari West Europe until
2002, and then regular intervals completed at Ferrari specialists
in Sweden and Italy between 2003 and 2015. This distinctive and
desirable V-12 grand tourer is now accompanied by its original
factory literature, and maintenance booklet.
Should you want more information on the condition of this lot and
or discuss the possibility of an in-situ inspection, please contact
our office at
+44 (0) 20 7851 7070 or email Britta Buchmann
at
[email protected]To
view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf20.