Manufacturing unit matte black Ferrari Enzo heads to public sale

The one Ferrari Enzo delivered from the manufacturing unit in matte black is headed to public sale with RM Sotheby’s. It is scheduled to cross the block on the public sale home’s Sassuolo, Italy, sale, operating December 5-7.

Matte black was not a regular coloration for the Enzo, however of the 400 automobiles accomplished, 20 have been “Extracampionario” automobiles completed in customized colours like Bianco Avus white. A part of the latter group, this automotive—chassis quantity 136069—was commissioned by a member of the royal household of Brunei, in accordance with the public sale itemizing.

Over a long time, the Sultan of Brunei and his household assembled an unlimited automotive assortment that after numbered over 5,000 automobiles. Many of those automobiles have been custom-made. For instance, the Sultan ordered up a Jaguar XJ220 with distinctive bodywork by Italian design home Pininfarina. In comparison with that, a one-off paint job was a comparatively simple request to accommodate.

The construct of the matte black Enzo began Jun. 8, 2004, and the automotive was accomplished on Oct. 15 with black leather-based upholstery and carpets to match the outside. It was saved on the Brunei royal household’s London residence for a time earlier than being introduced over to the Asia-Pacific area, in accordance with the public sale itemizing.

2004 Ferrari Enzo (photograph through RM Sotheby’s)

The automotive lately underwent a beauty restoration by Carrozzeria Zanasi, the official paint store for Ferrari’s Tailor-Made customized automobiles and Icona one-offs. Totaling over 110,000 euros (about $113,000 at present change charges), the work included a full repaint, alternative of headlights, taillights, and engine-cover glass, and alternative of some inside switchgear that may get sticky with age.

The Enzo was Ferrari’s flagship supercar of the early 2000s, choosing up the place the F40 and F50 left off. It was additionally the final of those Ferrari flagships to have a naturally aspirated, non-electrified V-12, on this case a 6.0-liter engine producing 650 hp and 485 lb-ft of torque. The Enzo’s successor, the LaFerrari, launched hybrid energy, and that can possible proceed with an obvious LaFerrari successor we have noticed testing.