For Sale at Auction: 2017 Ferrari F12tdf in Carmel, California

Chassis No. ZFF81BFA0H0221753

When Ferrari unveiled the F12tdf in October 2015, its name evoked the Tour de France Automobile, the grueling multi-day contest of circuit races, hillclimbs, and road stages that Ferrari's 250 GT berlinettas dominated through the late 1950s and early 1960s. Olivier Gendebien alone took three consecutive victories from 1957 to 1959, and the long-wheelbase 250 GT berlinetta proved so successful in the event that the model became known, unofficially but indelibly, as the "Tour de France"-a car that could be driven to the race, campaigned flat out for days on end, and driven home again.

It is this dual-purpose ethos that the F12tdf was built to honor. Conceived as a front-engined V12 car equally suited to the road and the circuit, it channeled the spirit of those competition berlinettas through thoroughly modern engineering, and Ferrari limited production to just 799 examples. Derived from the F12berlinetta, it is also significant as the last Ferrari styled in collaboration with Pininfarina, closing a partnership that had defined the marque's road cars for more than six decades.

Power comes from the 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12, revised with solid tappets, a larger throttle body, and variable-length intake runners to produce 769 horsepower at 8,500 rpm on the way to an 8,900-rpm redline. At its introduction, it was the most powerful naturally aspirated V12 offered in any non-hybrid production car. The rest of the package was reworked with equal intent. Ferrari shed some 243 pounds through extensive use of carbon fiber, fitted wider 275-section front tires, and introduced its first rear-wheel-steering system, the Passo Corto Virtuale or "virtual short wheelbase," to harness the resulting front-end grip. Downforce rose by a claimed 87 percent, the dual-clutch gearbox gained shorter ratios and quicker shifts, and the result was a Fiorano lap time a full two seconds quicker than the standard F12berlinetta.

According to its original window sticker, chassis 221753 was imported through Port Newark, New Jersey, for delivery via Ferrari of Central New Jersey in Edison. Its first owner specified the car generously from the factory options list. The crisp Bianco Italia paintwork is sharpened by a racing stripe in Argento N�rburgring, while wheels finished in glossy black with carbon fiber hub caps and lower mirror caps in matching glossy black lend the exterior an aggressive yet sophisticated presentation. Nero brake calipers and carbon fiber fog lamps continue the theme, and the specification is complemented by the AFS adaptive front lighting system, a sport exhaust system to give the V12 fuller voice, front and rear parking cameras, and a suspension lifter to ease the front splitter over steep inclines. The engine covers are adorned with carbon fiber, an $11,644 option, along with a matching filter box cover.

Inside, the cabin carries the exterior's white-and-black theme through in full. Carbon fiber racing seats are upholstered in white leather split by central stripes of Nero Alcantara, facing a dashboard and upper door panels trimmed in the same black Alcantara, with contrast stitching in black-on-white and white-on-black tying the two together. A white diamond-pattern leather headliner crowns the cabin, the Cavallino Rampante is embroidered in Nero on each headrest, and a white rev counter sits at the center of the instrument binnacle. Matte carbon fiber appears once more across the underdoor covers, parcel shelf, and rear bench trim, joined by a lower center console trimmed in white leather and a Radionavi system supplemented by satellite radio and a high-power hi-fi system.

The accompanying CARFAX Vehicle History Report opens in October 2016 with the car's delivery through Ferrari of Central New Jersey. Acquired by its present Texas-based owner in November 2017, the car has remained in his care ever since, accumulating mileage at a remarkably measured pace of roughly 100 miles per year. Servicing has been entrusted to Ferrari Dallas at regular intervals throughout, with its most recent service completed in October 2025. To protect against any unwanted road wear, the front end has had PPF applied, which covers the front quarter panels, carbon rocker panels, side mirrors and windshield. The F12tdf is offered complete with its Ferrari Classiche Yellow Book, a copy of its window sticker, CARFAX report, as well as its books, tools, two keys and car cover.

At the time of cataloging, the odometer shows fewer than 1,100 miles. Presented in commensurately superb condition, this F12tdf offers the model in collector-grade form, supported by a clean history with both limited ownership and use. The F12tdf's collectability has only sharpened in the years since production ended, as it was offered exclusively to Ferrari's most established clients and built in numbers far below demand. As the final Ferrari to bear Pininfarina's involvement, and among the most focused front-engined cars Maranello has ever built, chassis 221753-handsomely specified in Bianco Italia with a generous complement of carbon fiber and special options-is ideally suited to join any discerning collection of limited-series Ferraris.