Ferrari 456 GT Manual
12 November 1995
42,000 miles
Three previous owners
Verde Inglese (English Green)
Rosso red Leather
Verde Green carpets
Following a day in the West Country while writing an article comparing a Aston Martin V8 Vantage and a Ferrari 456 GT Mr. Rowan Atkinson made a life changing discussion, after 14 years of almost continual Aston Martin ownership, it was time for a change.
On the 11 November 1994 Mr. Atkinson walked into the Maranello showroom at Egham and ordered a Ferrari 456 GT. Following a trip to Ferrari and many colour swatches the decision was made on the colour.
It was also ordered with a full size spare wheel and driver’s air bag removed, it was also ordered with a set of fitted luggage, but this has been lost.
The purchase price for the car with all the extras was £156,445.
On 14 November 1995 Mr Atkinson took delivery of the Ferrari 456 GT and remember quite clearly it turning up at Aston Martin in the owners car park, not looking out of place.
Mr Atkinson wrote an article about his ownership experience of the 456 GT in July 1996 issue of Car magazine where he states “Climbing out of the Aston and into the Ferrari was like going from an armoured car to a go-kart. It was time to turn my back on Aston”
After some 19,000 mile Mr. Atkinson passed the car on to Nicholas Mee in 1998 and used briefly by Mr. Victor Gauntlett, The Ferrari was then sold to Mr. Nigel Dawes. It was then sold to two further owners and now with the total recorded mileage of 42,000 miles, it is back on the market.
The car comes with all its service books, spare keys, the full size spare wheel and tool kit. There are piles of service history (many from Maranello) right up to the present date. The cam belt has been changed and has a current MOT.
12 November 1995
42,000 miles
Three previous owners
Verde Inglese (English Green)
Rosso red Leather
Verde Green carpets
Following a day in the West Country while writing an article comparing a Aston Martin V8 Vantage and a Ferrari 456 GT Mr. Rowan Atkinson made a life changing discussion, after 14 years of almost continual Aston Martin ownership, it was time for a change.
On the 11 November 1994 Mr. Atkinson walked into the Maranello showroom at Egham and ordered a Ferrari 456 GT. Following a trip to Ferrari and many colour swatches the decision was made on the colour.
It was also ordered with a full size spare wheel and driver’s air bag removed, it was also ordered with a set of fitted luggage, but this has been lost.
The purchase price for the car with all the extras was £156,445.
On 14 November 1995 Mr Atkinson took delivery of the Ferrari 456 GT and remember quite clearly it turning up at Aston Martin in the owners car park, not looking out of place.
Mr Atkinson wrote an article about his ownership experience of the 456 GT in July 1996 issue of Car magazine where he states “Climbing out of the Aston and into the Ferrari was like going from an armoured car to a go-kart. It was time to turn my back on Aston”
After some 19,000 mile Mr. Atkinson passed the car on to Nicholas Mee in 1998 and used briefly by Mr. Victor Gauntlett, The Ferrari was then sold to Mr. Nigel Dawes. It was then sold to two further owners and now with the total recorded mileage of 42,000 miles, it is back on the market.
The car comes with all its service books, spare keys, the full size spare wheel and tool kit. There are piles of service history (many from Maranello) right up to the present date. The cam belt has been changed and has a current MOT.