• Desirable Modificata six-speed manual gearbox version • Elegant Grigio Titanio on beige leather colour configuration • Delivered new in France by Charles Pozzi • Sold with its complete tool kit and documentation • French registration document Ferrari had not had a 2+2 in its range since production of the 412 ended in 1989, and when the 456 GT made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 1992, it was clear that the new arrival would eclipse all Maranello's previous four-seater gran turismo cars.

Although it was brand new down to its bumpers, the 456 GT sported certain components familiar to generations of Ferrari connoisseurs - a V12 engine with four overhead camshafts in the front, a transaxle gearbox in the back, a tubular chassis and independent suspension - for the first time it also had electronically controlled self-levelling suspension and a six-speed gearbox.

The new 5.5l V12, broadly speaking a more restrained version of the 550 and 575, produced no less than 442 hp at...