1978 | Ferrari 512 BB

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This Chiaro Blue with Crema leather interior and Daytona seats 512 BB is one of only 101 right-hand drive models produced.Recorded as chassis number 23897, it was first used as a Maranello Concessionaires demonstrator and was, we understand, initially the personal transport of the legendary proprietor, Colonel Ronnie Hoare. The car was offered in 1997 with a then-guaranteed recorded mileage of 11,000.The car was bought by the vendor in 1999, at which time it had a recorded mileage of under 12,000 miles. Today, the odometer reads 12,360 miles. The car was stored and declared SORN for many years, eventually reaching what Italia Autosport described as barn-find condition in 2019. Since then, nearly £100,000 has passed from the vendor to the engineers, experts and artisans at Italia Autosport in the pursuit of fully restoring this wonderful car to its former mechanical, dynamic and aesthetic glory. We have driven the car and can report that it starts, goes and stops with grin-inducing enthusiasm and competence. It is an absolute joy to get behind the wheel and hear that magnificent engine growling and snorting right behind your head.

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