Collectible Classic: 1997-2002 Ferrari 550 Maranello - Automobile
It’s the kind of thinking that leads people to a Ferrari, a once-in-a-lifetime purchase that has solid-gold status as a collectible. There just aren’t many old Ferraris within reach for those who would like to own one, drive it a little, and then sell at a profit. ) The Ferrari 550 Maranello could help you crack the code. Oddly enough, the Ferrari 550 Maranello was conceived to be a classic from the start. Ferrari embraced the idea of a front-engine, two-passenger car that would evoke the first Ferrari 250 GT coupes of the 1950s, a line of cars that ultimately came to an end in 1974 with the Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona. It debuted the Ferrari 550 Maranello at the Nürburgring in the summer of 1996. Like the cars that made Ferrari famous in the 1950s and 1960s, the 550 Maranello is a GT meant for high-speed, cross-country travel, with all of the essential Ferrari... Its style comes from Pininfarina, penned by Lorenzo Ramaciotti, who created something classic from a Ferrari design vocabulary that seemed sleepy in the 456 GT, bland in the F355, and silly in the F50. Scaglietti built the all-aluminum bodywork,... Source: www.automobilemag.com
