Ferrari solely constructed 349 examples of the F50 between 1995 and 1997, making it a uncommon Italian stallion. Nevertheless, Ferrari additionally constructed a restricted run of 19 pre-production vehicles, with six of them heading to members of the Brunei royal household. That is considered one of them, however not like a few of the others, this automobile retains its left-hand-drive structure.
DK Engineering has the uncommon gem up on the market and launched a walkaround video exhibiting all of the delicate variations between this pre-production automobile and the “common” F50. This one is lacking the entrance cargo compartment, for instance, whereas the twin followers have a gold heart as an alternative of being all black. The storage pocket and bag for the instruments have totally different shapes whereas the pink label denoting the manufacturing quantity hooked up to the underside of the entrance hood is lacking.
Even the world across the windshield is totally different; the bottom panel has a satin end as an alternative of a shiny coat. On the high of the glass, there are two mounting holes on either side versus only one. A more in-depth look reveals the facet mirror caps (and the inside mirror) are lacking the producer’s plaques.
On the rear, the Perspex engine cowl has uncovered screws and louvers hooked up to the panel fairly than being molded in. The engine compartment is lacking many of the labels you may discover on a normal F50. As well as, the calipers for the handbrake are gold fairly than black, and lack the prancing horse emblem.
Stepping inside, a normal F50 does not have these pink facet bolsters within the seats, nor does it have pink stitching on the dashboard or the chassis quantity plaque on the passenger facet. Curiously, the flip sign stalk is totally clean whereas the tint of the door playing cards, dashboard, and facet sill isn’t shared with the client vehicles. Lacking from the pre-production prototype are the velocity warning stickers and the bag to carry the comfortable high. This automobile even has a suspension carry system to carry the nostril of the automobile.
This Ferrari F50 is in immaculate situation, having racked up only one,180 miles (1,900 kilometers) since manufacturing in June 1995. It has modified arms a number of occasions since then, and now it is positioned within the UK the place it is up for grabs. It earned a certificates of authenticity from Ferrari in March 2018, so it is the true deal.
