• Rare manual gearbox • Approximately 17,200 km from new • Sold new in Monaco • French registration documents Introduced in 2004 at the Paris Motor Show, the Ferrari F430 was the latest in the line of V8-powered Ferrari road cars that began back in 1973 with the 308 GT4.

Styled, as usual, by Pininfarina, the F430 body generated excellent downforce without the penalty of increased drag.

Pininfarina cleverly referenced some of Ferrari's great cars from the past and present, using the Enzo's taillights and a Testarossa-style driver's-side mirror, while the twin front air intakes recalled the Tipo 156 Formula 1 car of 1961.

Beneath the transparent engine cover was an entirely new 32-valve V8 power unit displacing 4.3 litres.

More compact than its predecessor, this new engine developed a maximum of 490 horsepower, while 80% of the 343lb/ft of torque was available below 3,500 revs, quite an achievement for a normally aspirated engine.

A traditional manual transmission was still availabl...