What Ferrari is this?
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What Ferrari is this?
We were down at the marina where we park our boat today. And this Ferrari was there. What model and year is it? Can anyone tell me? We would like to look it up. We could not find the owner.
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The main difference was a 5.5L V12 vs. a 5.7L V12.
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And was the car well regarded or was it more of meh Ferrari compared to others?
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I used to refer to these as a gentleman's Ferrari
roomy, nice trunk and shelf behind the seats
a big cheese at a former employer had a 3 pedal 550, great sounding car
mm, I was getting at how do you tell from the exterior
roomy, nice trunk and shelf behind the seats
a big cheese at a former employer had a 3 pedal 550, great sounding car
mm, I was getting at how do you tell from the exterior
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And you're not sitting an inch off the ground, like with some other Ferraris.
a big cheese at a former employer had a 3 pedal 550, great sounding car
mm, I was getting at how do you tell from the exterior
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Maranello is one of my all time favorite Ferrari designs. Ever since Ferrari went away from the quad tails they have not been as attractive to me.
A clean one with a manual is a GREAT investment if you can afford the current asking price and annual maintenance costs.
If you want to just enjoy a Ferrari, 360 Modenas can be had for $65-85k. They are still some of the Best sounding cars and will probably not depreciate too much further.
A clean one with a manual is a GREAT investment if you can afford the current asking price and annual maintenance costs.
If you want to just enjoy a Ferrari, 360 Modenas can be had for $65-85k. They are still some of the Best sounding cars and will probably not depreciate too much further.
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That's definitely one of my favorite cars of all time. We detailed one of these for a client who had a big collection of cars and I remember this car standing out even though lots of cars were cooler or more expensive on paper.
Looks incredible, proportions are awesome, and looks like a true GT car that you can still comfortably drive. The interior is to die for. Leather upon leather everywhere.
Looks incredible, proportions are awesome, and looks like a true GT car that you can still comfortably drive. The interior is to die for. Leather upon leather everywhere.
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Thanks for all the responses. So looking on Google there indeed was a 550 and then a second gen 575. Apparently the 575 says "575" on the back and the 550 is manual only.
"The 550 is manual shifting only, the 575 has the paddle-shift (F1) option, which most first owners ordered.
The 550's rear is not decorated, while the newer car has "575M" on the vertical part of the trunk lid.
The 19" wheels were an option on the 575
There are no lights in the radiator inlet, and the headlights are different on the 575
The hood scoop is 15% larger on the 575
Taz probably knows at least 10 other differences"
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/th...he-575.333851/
"The 550 is manual shifting only, the 575 has the paddle-shift (F1) option, which most first owners ordered.
The 550's rear is not decorated, while the newer car has "575M" on the vertical part of the trunk lid.
The 19" wheels were an option on the 575
There are no lights in the radiator inlet, and the headlights are different on the 575
The hood scoop is 15% larger on the 575
Taz probably knows at least 10 other differences"
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/th...he-575.333851/
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550 Marenello is a pretty *****ing Ferrari. It was the first V12, Front engine Ferrari for the US market since the unforgettable 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" went out of production in 1973. Production of the 550 went from 1996 to 2001, the updated but very similar 575 Marenello from 2002 to 2006. Ferrari had another front engine V12 car in the 70's/80's, the 400/412 4 seater, but the less said about that abomination, the better.
Main thing I love about this car is the manual gated shifter, V12 engine and drop dead gorgeous looks.
Also just to clarify, the 599 GTB Fiarono(the car that replaced the Maranello) was one of the last Ferrari's you could buy with a 6 speed gated manual shifter. Super rare car worth a lot more coin than the flappy paddle gearbox model, I think Ferrari made less than 100 of them.
Main thing I love about this car is the manual gated shifter, V12 engine and drop dead gorgeous looks.
Also just to clarify, the 599 GTB Fiarono(the car that replaced the Maranello) was one of the last Ferrari's you could buy with a 6 speed gated manual shifter. Super rare car worth a lot more coin than the flappy paddle gearbox model, I think Ferrari made less than 100 of them.
