Making its debut in 1995, the Ferrari F355 Challenge was designed specifically for use in the Ferrari Challenge series.

The earliest F355 Challenges were road cars modified by official dealers using a conversion kit from the Ferrari factory, just like the earlier 348 Challenge.

Each car was powered by a 380 horsepower, 3.5-litre V-8 engine, coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox.

With each passing year, Challenge cars were supplied from the factory with an increasing number of performance components, reducing the amount of conversion work required by dealers.

By 1998, Ferrari took the decision to build all Challenge cars in-house, and all subsequent F355 Challenges were built at the Maranello factory.

This F355, built in the penultimate year of production, left the Ferrari factory configured as a Challenge car.

Finished in Rosso Corsa, with a Nero interior and Rosso Corsa cloth seats, it was one of just 18 delivered new to the UK.

The first owner, racing driver John Seale, made h...