Can engineering be art? If there is any car manufacturer with a chance of answering that question with a yes, it s likely Ferrari.If, like us, your heart burns with a flaming passion for cars, then you ll undoubtedly say that cars are a living, breathing art form.

But for the unlucky ones, who don t quite get it, they re just an expensive method of transportation.

Whilst that is true, even the most virulently anti-car campaigner can spot the beauty in a front-engined V12 Ferrari.Whether that s something powered by a Colombo V12, or something from the now, justifiably revered Montezemolo era.

Take the 599 GTB, for example, which had the unenviable task of replacing the 575 Maranello.

In part, some of the 599 s beauty is a by-product of aerodynamic advancements; the flying buttresses produce 160kg of downforce.

The developments were not just external; for the first time, a Ferrari GT car was built with an aluminium chassis rather than the typical tubular steel frame.Beauty is, of co...