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 typical colour for the Enzo, however of the 400 vehicles accomplished, 20 had been “Extracampionario” vehicles completed in customized colours like Bianco Avus white. A part of the latter group, this automobile—chassis quantity 136069—was commissioned by a member of the royal household of Brunei, in line with the public sale itemizing.
2004 Ferrari Enzo (photograph through RM Sotheby’s)
Over a long time, the Sultan of Brunei and his household assembled a huge automobile assortment that when numbered over 5,000 vehicles. Many of those vehicles had been personalized. 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 straightforward request to accommodate.
The construct of the matte black Enzo began Jun. 8, 2004, and the automobile 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 line with the public sale itemizing.
2004 Ferrari Enzo (photograph through RM Sotheby’s)
The automobile not too long ago underwent a beauty restoration by Carrozzeria Zanasi, the official paint store for Ferrari’s Tailor-Made customized vehicles and Icona one-offs. Totaling over 110,000 euros (about $113,000 at present change charges), the work included a full repaint, substitute of headlights, taillights, and engine-cover glass, and substitute of some inside switchgear that may get sticky with age.
The Enzo was Ferrari’s flagship supercar of the early 2000s, selecting 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 probably proceed with an obvious LaFerrari successor we have noticed testing.
