‘R1 GTB’ is a 2010 Rosso Ferrari 458 Italia whose specification includes front lift and a Crema leather interior with Daytona striped seats.

With just three former keepers, this meticulously curated example has been in the care of the seller, who is a member of the Ferrari Owners’ Club, since 2018.

Carefully stored inside a Carcoon that was itself kept inside a heated and dehumidified garage, it is still showing just 12,650 miles on the odometer and benefits from a recent Maranello service.

It is, therefore, like new.

Should we cut straight to the chase and summarize the Ferrari’s coachwork as every bit as good as you could ever hope for? Of course, it’s the right colour but there’s so much more to it than a good shine to the Rosso Red topcoat.

With factory perfect alignment, which means mm-accurate shutlines, it still has the sort of finish that befits a car that cost so much when it was new.

The five-spoke alloy wheels are unmarred by anything as vulgar as kerbing scrapes and s...