To Be OFFERED AT AUCTIONEstimate:
£850,000 - £1,050,000
- Just one private owner from new and less than 1,000 km from
new
- Stunning Grigio Silverstone over Cuoio colour scheme
- Recently serviced and ready to be enjoyed
- One of 80 599 SA Apertas produced by Ferrari
- Accompanied by its factory-issued Ferrari Classiche
Certification binder
Please note this motor car has either been driven for no more than
6,000 kilometres or is less than six months of age from new. For
this reason please note that the car may be considered 'as new' for
VAT purposes if removed from its current country of registration.
Please contact RM Sotheby's for further information regarding
this.
Please note that this lot will need to be collected from Karlskron,
Germany.
Announced at the Paris International Motor Show in 2010, Ferrari's
599 SA Aperta carried on the marque's tradition of creating
limited-edition drop-top V-12 grand tourers, which included the 550
Barchetta and the 575 Superamerica. Only eighty examples would be
produced, and all eighty cars were pre-sold by the time the car was
announced publicly.
Although the SA Aperta was built utilizing the 599 GTO's chassis
and drivetrain, Ferrari intended for the SA Aperta to have a softer
personality than the GTO, which was intended to be a road-legal
version of the 599XX. The windshield was given a steeper rake and
two aerodynamic fins were crafted behind the roll bars, recalling
the flying buttresses on the standard 599 GTB. Both the suspension
and the exhaust were tuned to be slightly less aggressive than the
599XX and 599 GTO, making it all the more comfortable for
long-distance touring.
Presented in a truly stunning colour scheme of Grigio Silverstone
over a Cuoio leather interior, this 599 SA Aperta is equipped with
a number of desirable options including Scuderia shields, front and
rear parking sensors, carbon fibre wheel caps, black-painted brake
calipers. Inside, there are numerous carbon fibre options including
the carbon fibre driving zone with LEDs on the steering wheel,
large carbon fibre racing seats trimmed in Cuoio, carbon fibre
central bridge, and carbon fibre door sills. Further interior
options include stitching in Charcoal, gunmetal grey seat belts,
and a full cuoio dashboard.
Built as a European-specification example, it was delivered to a
collector based in Athens, Greece in July in 2011 through Ferrari's
official dealer in Athens. It was then exported by him to his
residence in the U.K. and remained there until it was acquired by
the consignor in January 2016. The car was then exported to the
Czech Republic and it has remained in Prague with its owner ever
since, yet has not been registered in his name. In his
custodianship, the car was serviced by Scuderia Praha, the official
Ferrari dealership in Prague in both June 2016 and August of 2018,
and just this month has been serviced again. It has been driven
less than 1,000 km from new and presents in excellent condition
both inside and out.
Arguably the prettiest of the 599 family of Ferrari's the SA
Apertas are truly excellent cars, beloved by their owners for their
road manners and usability without the compromise of performance. A
wonderful addition to any collection of Ferraris or modern exotics,
this low-mileage example is presented in excellent condition
through in a truly stunning colour scheme which perfectly suits the
subtler personality of the SA Aperta.
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.