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1995 Ferrari 456 V12 Manual
Highlights
- Well-kept car in desirable original colour scheme
- £8,869 recently spent with marque specialists Foskers
- Extensive service history
- Only 64,000 miles from new
- Very rare 6-speed manual 430bhp V12
- One of only 33 RHD GTs believed built
The Appeal
The 456 rejuvenated Ferrari’s front-engined V12 offering by channelling the style and rarefied air of the Daytona. Like its 365FTB/4 forbear, these were very expensive GTs for a select few.
Today the 456 offers buyers the practicality and usability not often associated with Marinello. At launch, it was the most powerful roadgoing Ferrari this side of the F40. Just 1,548 GTs were built and very few of them featured the highly desirable manual gearbox of this car. The gated manual box opens up the agility and engagement promised by that potent V12 and this is believed to be one of just 33 three-pedal cars in right-hand drive!
Finished in superb “Blu Le Mans” over beige leather, this 1995 456GT has clearly been very well cared for. A thick history file supports that assertion, as does a long MOT to January 2025.
This is a very appealing - and very rare - example of one of Ferrari’s greatest 2+2 GTs. For charging around continental Europe, this is the perfect candidate.
The History and Paperwork
- One of only 1,548 built
- Of the 141 RHD manual 456s built, only 33 are believed to be 456GTs like this
- First registered in the UK on 25th October 1995
- 10 registered keepers
- Correspondence from Maranello Concessionaires verifies the factory specification
- Factory built in July 1995 and retains the exact build specification
- Originally a demonstrator for a Ferrari dealer in Edinburgh
- The original sales invoice confirms the specification and shows £134,450 purchase price
- Optional immobiliser fitted from new
- Carefully curated history folder containing extensive invoices from specialists
- MOT to 17th January 2025 with no advisories except to note underseal to covering the brake pipes
- Very good MOT history with few advisories to 2006
- Factory service book and manual, complete and in very good condition
- The vendor has recently spent £8,869.66 with Ferrari specialists Foskers on a significant service for which an invoice is present (dated March 2024)
Service history:
- 600/1000 mile service 29-11-1995
- 6,250 mile service 23-03-1999 // 4,223 miles including cam belts and clutch
- Annual Service 04-08-00 // 8,644 miles
- 25,000 mile service 31-01-02 // 26,321 miles
- 31,250 mile service 19-08-02 // 30,417 miles
- 37,500 mile service 17-12-04 // 36,726 miles
- Major service 05-08-13 // 37,161 miles including valve clearances and cam belts
- Annual service 20-08-14 // 48,135 miles
- Annual Service 01/07/16 // 53,408 miles including cam belts and clutch
- Annual service 22-09-17 // 59,341 miles
- Annual service 15-03-24 // 63,815 miles
MOT history:
- 17-01-24 63,569 miles
- 19-09-19 63,555 miles
- 17-09-18 63,417 miles
- 20-09-17 59,341 miles
- 29-06-16 53,408 miles
- 27-05-15 52,525 miles
- 20-05-14 44,766 miles
- 13-05-13 36,993 miles
- 30-09-08 36,909 miles
- 17-12-04 26,726 miles
The Condition
- Factory “Blu Le Mans” (516/c) paintwork over Beige (4208) leather interior
- Very well kept car with few signs of use or age
- Five-spoke factory alloys with only light marks visible
- Quality Pirelli tyres in good order
- Practical 2+2 interior in time warp condition
- Dark blue (3282) leather dash top unmarked
- Biondo carpets (8214) in good order through cabin and boot
- Factory original specification including Ferrari CD stereo unit
- Electric front seats
The appeal of the 456GT lies in its very Ferrari-esque mix of potency and luxury, finished with detail flair across the exterior and interior. The Pininfarina styling echoes the Daytona and looks particularly good in muted colours such as the Blu Le Mans of this car.
The contrasting beige leather interior provides an appropriately sumptuous accompaniment.
The car is in excellent order with few signs of use or age across the various surfaces. Even the factory alloys are virtually unmarked. It is also pleasingly factory original, right down to the Ferrari sound system.
The Mechanics
- 430bhp 4 cam 5,474cc hand built V12 engine
- Rare 6spd manual gearbox
- Rear transaxle
- Extensive service history detailed above
- Regular cambelt changes noted above
- New battery fitted
- Reported by the vendor to be an absolute pleasure to drive
The recent Foskers service included:
- New cambelts
- Regular fluid/filter service
- New spark plugs
- Clutch rebuild with new pressure plate, friction disc and release bearing
- New bespoke fuel pipe
Thanks to the hand-built 5.5-litre V12 under the neat clamshell bonnet, the 456GT was the most powerful roadgoing Ferrari of its era - only the special order F40 trumped it. With 430bhp accessed via the very rare 6spd manual gearbox, it is easy to understand why the vendor describes this car as an absolute pleasure to drive.
An extensive service history - documented above - attests to the care of its owners and usefully includes several cambelt changes as well as a recent clutch rebuild. A long MOT to January 2025 provides further reassurance to the lucky buyer.
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Auction Details
- Year 1995
- Make Ferrari
- Model 456
- Colour Blue
- Odometer 64,000 Miles
- Engine size 5474
- Seller Type Private
- Town Meopham
- County Kent
- Country United Kingdom
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Auction ends
24 Bids
- bowkett•••• £43,500 05/09/24
- Beacham•••• £43,250 05/09/24
- bowkett•••• £43,000 05/09/24
- Beacham•••• £42,750 05/09/24
- bowkett•••• £42,500 05/09/24
- Beacham•••• £42,250 05/09/24
- bowkett•••• £42,000 05/09/24
- Beacham•••• £41,750 05/09/24
- bowkett•••• £41,500 05/09/24
- Beacham•••• £41,250 05/09/24
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