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2005 Ferrari 575 GTC

France • 19 Nov 2021 • Lot Lot 173

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This 2005 Ferrari 575 GTC, chassis number 2224, is the last of 12 built and the final front-engine V-12 race car from Ferrari. It was campaigned in the 2005 Italian GT Championship and is offered in its period racing livery with a spare engine and extensive documentation.

Condition

7

The car is presented in its original racing livery and accompanied by a spare V-12 racing engine. Offered with an extensive file of race records and technical information.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

F133MGT 2224

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

Bosses at Maranello were savvy to the demand from racing drivers for their front-engine V-12 platform, as the predecessor to the 575M Maranello, the 550 Maranello, had been honed as a race-tuned machine by private teams.

This earlier model proved just how clinical Ferrari’s cars could be on the racetrack.

With a remit to make an “off the shelf” competitive car that Ferrari could sell direct to customers, the company briefed its Corse Clienti department to oversee development of a race version of the 575M Maranello.

The resulting 575 GTC was revealed at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany after close collaboration with N Technology, and 12 were made by the factory.

Significantly, these would prove to be the end of Ferrari’s long and illustrious line of V-12-powered, front-engine racing cars.

While the roadgoing 575M Maranello shared many traits with its predecessor, the competition car gained a host of new features.

Additional cooling vents were installed to regulate the temp...