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If you're not into resale red, this one's for you, as we take a look at five of the most unique specs on the market right now.
Speccing your very own supercar is the sort of task you lose sleep over. Is the black a bit boring? Is the yellow too bold? Will the wheel colour go? Oh god, I haven't even thought about the seat belts yet! All these thoughts whirl around your head as you try to come up wit the perfect blend of what you want and what others might actually be willing to pay for when the time comes to move it on.
Below, though, are some specs where the first owner didn't care about that very last point, and whether to your taste or not, that is something to be admired, so let's dive into the world of Marmite specs, because not every Ferrari can be resale red!
2018 (67) | 2,950 Miles | £164,995
This is the car that sparked this entire article. In fact, Ferrari's 70th anniversary editions could spark an entire magazine, with 350 Tailor Made examples in wacky colour combinations, paying tribute to a long-gone era which was rather fond of brown.
This 1 off 488 was inspired by the Ferrari 195 Inter Touring Coupe, finished in Grigio Ingrid over Cognac and Black Leather with Kvadrat Field fabric accents. Like it or not, this isn't a middle finger to resale red or a gentleman speccing his Ferrari to match his cigar room, it's a one-off piece of Maranello history.
2022 (22) | 17,000 Miles | £84,980
Crayon (and similar flat greys from other manufacturers) has exploded in popularity over the last few years on everything from Boxsters to Cayennes to hardcore GT models. Gold wheels, too, have become a popular option for those who want to add a bit of extra zing to their sports car. Even red interiors are nothing out of the ordinary.
But what about those three things, all together, in one car, that also has a red roof, and red seat belts, and red dials? Not quite so popular, it must be said! I'll be honest, I quite like this one because it gives off '50s Speedster on the Mille Miglia vibes, but it won't be for everyone I'm sure.
2016 (16) | 4,069 Miles | £335,000
If you didn't like the 70th Anniversary 488, allow me to try and sell you again with a different Ferrari in the same colour, with a rather more subtle interior. This time, it's a 458 Speciale, which is significant even without a special edition, being the last naturally-aspirated V8 Ferrari.
But, the spec of this one is unique, once again in the champagne-toned Grigio Ingrid, and if that wasn't enough, the interior is trimmed in Blu Medio Alcantara with Nocciola stitching (Italian for hazelnut, mmm). Full disclosure, I'd have this one in a heartbeat.
2024 | 2,808 Miles | £1,450,000
Perhaps a little less controversial, this spec is still a bold departure from your typical Aston Martin, but then again, the Valour itself is a bold departure from that too, as a carbon-bodied, manual, twin-turbo V12 supercar limited to just 110 units.
Whilst you might expect a subtle grey finish on Aston Martin, or at most a subtle dark metallic green, this one has gone full in-your-face with £100,000 worth of Valhalla Andromeda Red — a crazy chameleon paint. Speaking of in your face, the grill surround, brake calipers and many other exterior accents are finished in bright bronze. Inside is somwhat more subdued, although the sheer volume of red tinted carbon fibre is pretty special.
This is like a seven-figure expression of what you might come up with if asked to design the ultimate modern-day TVR.
2017 (67) | 100 Miles | £199,950
Ferrari's 70th Anniversary strikes again with a California like you've never seen before. Typically sold in subtle hues, or at most, resale red, as more of an under-the-radar grand tourer than Ferrari's mid-engined hooligans, this California T turns that formula right on its head, with a design inspired by the 1982 Tour de France and Italian Championship winning 308 GTB rally car.
If painted shields, gold wheels and a blue and red painted livery weren't enough, the interior, which you might expect to be soft Nero or Crema leather in such a luxurious cruiser, is trimmed in Jeans Aunde (a special material used by Ferrari's Tailor Made Programme) Rosso, which I imagine Aston Martin might call Royal Mail Red, should they offer a similar shade of fabric.
With just 100 miles on the clock, this one is surely destined to be a collector's piece for a Ferrari afficionado (who hopefully has the matching 308).
2022 | 87 Miles | £POA
Ok, this car has had its own feature recently, and deservedly so, but I couldn't leave it out of this list. Of the 112 new Countach models produced, many have been specified in colours to pay homage to well-known Countach specs, particularly the white on white combo from The Wolf of Wall Street.
This one, well it screams '70s louder than Led Zeppelin in their prime and in much more fashion than a similarly-specified Austin Allegro. A bit of Googling finds a 1978 Countach LP400 Periscopio in this colour combintation, and somehow it just works. Would I choose it myself? Absolutely not, but I get it.
