1999 FERRARI 360 MODENA F1                           Regist...

Hammer

£41,000

1999 FERRARI 360 MODENA F1                          

Registration: V480 EGV         
Chassis Number: ZFFYR51C000117640
Recorded Mileage: 34,000 miles

- Early UK delivered example
- Excellent previous service history
- Offered with all books and tools

Ferrari’s most successful model since the 308, the F355 was always going to be a tough act to follow. Its successor needed to be ground breaking and revolutionary; two words which, without doubt the 360 lived up to. Starting with a clean sheet of paper in designing the 360 Modena, the new car attracted superlatives that put even its illustrious predecessor in the shade.

Just about the only item carried over from the F355 was its glorious V8 engine, enlarged from 3.5 to 3.6 litres for the 360, producing 400bhp. In every other respect the 360 was entirely new, the most striking break with Ferrari tradition being the body’s frontal treatment; gone was the omnipresent oval grille, replaced by two separate intakes set low into the front wings. A larger car than the F355, the 360 owed its radical new shape to the quest for increased downforce, generating four times as much as its predecessor yet achieving the impressively low Cd of 0.33.

There was further innovation beneath the skin: a lighter, stiffer aluminium space frame monocoque replacing the old tubular steel arrangement, resulting in a dry weight around 220lbs less than that of the F355. The 360’s on-the-road dynamics constituted a significant advance, its best time around Ferrari’s Fiorano test track being some three seconds faster than the F355’s.

This early RHD example was first registered via JCT 600 of Brooklands to its first UK owner on 1st November 1999. The 360 was specified in Rosso Corsa with a Crema leather interior, and the F1 semi-automatic gearbox. In the intervening years the Ferrari has been serviced a total of nine times, initially with Lancaster and Graypaul, and latterly with marque specialists. Last serviced at the current mileage in 2011, since then the car has been stored off the road, and is now due a full service and new MoT certificate. 

The Ferrari is supplied with its original Ferrari book pack and wallet, stamped service book, a number of service and parts invoices, and UK V5C document. Now coming of age in the classic car market, this represents an excellent proposition for those attracted by 360 Modena ownership.