Yahoo Autos The 550 Maranello Is the Last Gorgeous, V12, Manual Ferrari You Can Buy
The Ferrari 550 Maranello is considered to be one of the finest Ferraris of the modern era. It was Ferrari's first front-engined, V12 grand tourer since the 365 GTB/4 Datyona, and made it's mark as a great driver's car from Ferrari. This one is being offered for sale through Silverstone Auctions at their Classic Sale 2016. It's expected to rake in $158,000-198,000 when the hammer comes down.
The 550 was first introduced at the Nürburgring in 1996, and was produced for six years alongside cars such as the F355 and F50. This particular example has covered 36,600 miles-quite a bit for a collector's Ferrari. The car's only previous owner, Sir Geoff Hurst, is a famous English soccer player who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Finals to take the championship.
Since the car is from the United Kingdom, the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. It's finished in a silver called 'Argento Nurburgring,' with a black leather interior. It also has Daytona style seats, and a full carbon fiber interior trim.
The most important feature inside the car, the six-speed gated manual transmission, is also present. The 550 Maranello was offered exclusively with the stick-shift throughout its production life. It was only after Ferrari updated the car to 575M-spec did they offer an F1-style automatic gearbox.
The Silverstone Classic Sale kicks off at the end of this month, so don't miss it.
via Carscoops
