German title

Chassis no. 114783 Engine no. 52196

- Good overall condition

- Original engine and Grigio Titanio colour

- Top-flight grand tourer

- No reserve

 

According to its official duplicate service book, this Ferrari 456 M GT was supplied new on 8 March 1999. As the sticker in the engine compartment indicates, it was finished in ‘Grigio Titanio 3238’, as it still is today. A declaration dated 5 October 2001 from Ferrari Rosenmaier in Markgröningen states that on 22 November 2000 the faulty odometer was replaced. At the time, this was reading 11,170km, so this should be added to the current figure to determine the car’s actual mileage. This amounted to 63,500km in 2023, when the Scuderia Neuser bought the car, and has not increased since. As can be seen from the service book and file of invoices, the car had recently been serviced, in 2021, by the official Ferrari dealer Autohaus Blöchl, which subsequently sold it to Fritz Neuser.

Its current condition is very satisfactory, and its attractive original colour has been well preserved. The black leather interior shows a high standard of workmanship, and the only reservation concerns the covering of the centre console, which is coming slightly unstuck on the sides. The car is equipped with a Bosch in-car telephone, a quirky and amusing reminder that mobile phones have not always existed.

 

With its elegant and understated design by Pininfarina, the 456 M revived Ferrari’s tradition of front-engined V12s, and with 442bhp it could accelerate from 50–300km/h in sixth gear in a constantly changing symphony of sound. The 456 has established a well-deserved reputation as an exemplary and unrivalled grand tourer. Thanks to its condition, the model we are presenting is a tribute to this high-quality motorcar.