Tuesday 4th January 2011

Spotted: Ferrari Enzo Prototype For Sale

This one's definitely a 'POA' job...

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This might look like a Ferrari 348 gone a bit wrong, but it's actually a super-rare Ferrari Enzo development hack. It's also the only prototype we know of ever to have left Maranello's gates for a life outside Ferrari.

The car is apparently also the only working prototype of the Enzo and is powered by the F140 'A' version of that car's 5998cc V12 (the production car got the F140 'B'). We don't exactly know what the differences between the A and B versions are, but it does seem that the prototype gets 671bhp, 20bhp more than final production Enzos.

The Enzo-in-embryo, down as a 2000-model car, is being sold by Modena Motorsport in Germany, although - rather predictably - no price is mentioned.

Suffice it to say that the only known prototype of an Enzo - and the only roadgoing Ferrari development hack to fall into private hands - is going to be worth a fair bit to a keen collector.

But cynics among you will no doubt ask whether it's the real deal. Well, there is a certificate of authenticity to go with it and, in the absence of anything like real investigative research (this being PH), that'll do for us...

ps - you can have a look at more pics and details of the car at Modena Motorsport's website

[Uriel]

I reckon it looks better than a 348.

[OlberJ]

Holy moly! That looks better than the production car.

Love it.

[kambites]

Uriel said:

I reckon it looks better than a 348.

It definitely looks better than an Enzo.

[anonymous-user]

I like it too. In the other thread people said it looked like an MR2 conversion...

Edited by MSTRBKR on Tuesday 4th January 11:30

[petemurphy]

looks fab but everyone would think you are driving a kit car


until the lights change

[Nath88n]

Old news. There was an advert for it in 'Classic & Sports car' two maybe three months ago.

Edited by Nath88n on Tuesday 4th January 11:41

[Conian]

How many times did they beat this car with the ugly stick to come up with the production Enzo?
This is a fine looking car!

[Choppers]

I'll bet its really an MR2

[jon-]

[jr123]

This car was on an old fifth gear episode, they were at a Ferrari auction were it was sold

[Dagnut]

I bet that can shift some

[355fiorano]

This was auctioned off a few years ago for around GBP55k if I'm not mistaken. They then tried to flog it off about a year later for some ridiculous amounts. Looks like still on for sale :-)
Its quite a car but pig ugly to look at and If you see it in the flesh it is like a badly made kit car.

[Windymiller]

That is amazing! Reckon the collectors will be fighting over that — serious 1-off!

[gforceg]

The rear 3/4 view reminds me of the 037 Stradale (sans the nutty spoiler). Now that's a car I'd buy with a lottery win.

[soad]

Looks terrific - such a presence. And it'll pretty much will fly on the road too =

[red_slr]

IIRC did one of the F40 mules (running in a 288 body) not end up being sold a few years back too?

[soad]

Sooo, how much it'll roughly fetch then? Any bets?

[Whitean3]

There's a topic on this exact car in the Ferrari part of the forum. Apparently it sold for 195000 Euros (including commission) a while back.

[flashygee]

Price 750000 euro

http://www.classicdriver.de/de/magazine/3900.asp?i...

[Zircon]

Are you lot blind? That is 1 seriously ugly car from many angles!!!

Looks like a cut and shut!

There are some nic bits on it but you would look like a bit of a tool driving it - like you had Max-Powere'd a 348!