1995 Ferrari F50 sold at RM Sotheby's for USD 3,135,000 - #Ferrari, #F50, #tuning, #supercars, #cars
1995 Ferrari F50 sold at RM Sotheby's for USD 3,135,000 - #Ferrari, #F50, #tuning, #supercars, #cars
Seller's description
520 bhp, 4,698 cc V-12 engine with Bosch Motronic 2.7 engine management, six-speed manual transmission, four-wheel independent suspension with coil springs and unequal-length wishbones, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Wheelbase: 101.6 in.
Built to celebrate 50 years of success in motorsport, the Ferrari F50 aimed to offer customers an experience as close to a Formula 1 car as possible, but while retaining the familiarity of a road-legal platform. Following four years of production and development, the F50 was finally unveiled at the 63rd annual Geneva Motor Show in 1995. Luca di Montezemolo, Piero Lardi Ferrari, Sergio Pininfarina, and Niki Lauda were all on hand at the unveiling, illustrating the monumental importance of this new model to the history of Ferrari.
Carbon fiber was utilized throughout, particularly in the body tub and shell, helping to keep the F50 as featherlight as the chassis itself, which was made entirely of Cytec aerospace carbon fiber and tipped the scales at just 225 pounds. The six-speed longitudinal gearbox, complete with a limited-slip d
- The 62nd of 349 F50s produced; one of only 55 U.S.-production examples
- One of four examples finished in Nero; one of just two U.S.-production examples in Nero
- Just under 2,090 miles from new
- Undoubtedly one of the most desirable F50s in existence
Built to celebrate 50 years of success in motorsport, the Ferrari F50 aimed to offer customers an experience as close to a Formula 1 car as possible, but while retaining the familiarity of a road-legal platform. Following four years of production and development, the F50 was finally unveiled at the 63rd annual Geneva Motor Show in 1995. Luca di Montezemolo, Piero Lardi Ferrari, Sergio Pininfarina, and Niki Lauda were all on hand at the unveiling, illustrating the monumental importance of this new model to the history of Ferrari.
Carbon fiber was utilized throughout, particularly in the body tub and shell, helping to keep the F50 as featherlight as the chassis itself, which was made entirely of Cytec aerospace carbon fiber and tipped the scales at just 225 pounds. The six-speed longitudinal gearbox, complete with a limited-slip d
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