The 5 most exclusive Ferraris in the world
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Ferrari is one of the most recognized car manufacturers for its ability to design luxurious and unique models in the world since the birth of its brand.
And it is that from the beginning of its conception, the founder Enzo Ferrari knew that his main interest was to create a brand of passenger cars with an extremely luxurious and at the same time sporty aspect, especially with the success of the creation of the Scuderia Ferrari of motor racing in 1929.
For the same reason, in the history of Ferrari, these cars have been constantly linked to the world of sport, such as car racing, where Ferrari has some of the fastest models in competition.
This also has to do with the passion of brand founder Enzo Ferrari, who has a strong interest in motor racing and started independently sponsoring some drivers through his team, which soon became the home team. from Alfa Romeo. When Alfa Romeo left, Enzo Ferrari took the opportunity to design and build his own cars, and the rest is history.
This has all been going on since World War II, so it's no surprise that over this time, Ferrari has already created some of the world's most exclusive models, whose physical and performance characteristics are so extraordinary that anyone would want to own a car model like this, but with the enormous difficulty that to access one of them, not only do you need to have enough money to pay for it, but you must also be selected by the same brand to be able to try to have one.
We are talking about a group of Ferrari cars in particular, those that belong to the Maranello Special Projects, in which the brand chooses the clients that can access it. If Ferrari already has some of the best cars you can imagine, here is an even more select list.
In this project, clients must first apply to be part of the house of the Prancing Horse, once the invitation to be part of the exclusive Maranello program is accepted, a design process begins that brings together ideas from the client and Ferrari engineers, but they also set the limits so that the design is faithful to the spirit of the brand.
These cars designed especially for customers are called One Off and here we list the 5 most exclusive models .
1. Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina (2006)
It is a One Off created by Pininfarina, the car designer, for James Glickenhaus, film director and owner of the Cameron Glickenhaus racing team, and also a sports car manufacturer. Glickenhaus requested to modify the design to make it more similar to that of the Ferrari competition models of the sixties. It is estimated that the cost in 2006 was about 4 million dollars.
2. Ferrari SP1 Fioravanti (2008)
The first vehicle to come out of the Ferrari Special Projects Department, owned by Junichiro Hiramatsu, a Japanese customer who is also one of the world's best-known Ferrari collectors, along with others such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic. This exclusive model was created by Leonardo Fioravanti, at the express request of Hiramatsu, and then mounted on the chassis of a Ferrari F430.
3. Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta (2009)
Another Pininfarina development, but this time for Edward Walson, producer and son of the inventor of cable television. In addition to applying a retro look to the 599 GTB, the model has the particularity of the gold color especially requested by its owner. Remember that for these models there are some colors prohibited by the brand, such as pink. The order is a tribute to a Ferrari 330 LM that appeared in the short "Toby Dammit", directed by Federico Fellini, a classic of Italian cinema.
4.Ferrari Superamerica 45 (2011)
Its development starts with a Ferrari 599, at the request of the American collector Peter Kalikow. This model features exclusive details such as side air vents, hood vents, a redesigned rear diffuser and, most notably, the Aperta bodywork, which consists of a removable carbon fiber roof to quickly convert the car into a Targa version.
5. Ferrari SP12 EC (2012)
Another collaboration with Pininfaria where the owner is nothing more and nothing less than the guitarist Eric Clapton, who requested a model based on the Ferrari 458 Italia and in homage to the Ferrari 512 BB Berlinetta Boxer, in addition, the English musician requested that the aesthetics be based on the late seventies. Its price is estimated at 4 million euros.
[Via GQ Mexico]