Auction lot s82 monterey ca 2016.
Sa aperta roof.
S n 182259 of 80 produced.
3x ferrari 599 sa aperta.
Just 80 cars were built world wide with just 8 rhd cars coming to the united kingdom.
Ferrari 599 sa aperta harry metcalfe s evo video diary duration.
Rated at 0 60 in 3 35 seconds and top speed of 208 mph.
Sa refers to sergio and andrea pininfarina and aperta means open in italian.
209 units are going to be built but only 200 will be sold.
The father and son team of sergio and andrea s initials are used.
You d think ferrari of all people could make a roof that stays on at more than 80mph but believe it or not the sa aperta s roof is significantly more speed resistant than the roof on the ferrari.
Furthermore it is important that the car is accompanied by the optional carbon fibre roof a costly and seldom seen option.
Ferrari sa aperta rear view with the roof removed the roadster variant of the 599 the sa aperta was introduced at the 2010 paris motor show as a limited edition in honour of designers sergio pininfarina and andrea pininfarina with the sa designation standing for both their names.
Moreover the car was launched to mark the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the company.
6 0l 661 hp v 12 engine.
The sa name represents design firm pininfarina whose 80th birthday this car celebrates.
Launched at the 2010 paris motor show the ferrari sa aperta is effectively an open top 599 gto supercar.
The sa aperta was built on the basis of the 599 gto s chassis and drivetrain however ferrari wanted it to have a slightly softer and more sophisticated personality than the gto a car intended to be a road legal version of the 599xx.
One owner and 870 miles since new.
2011 ferrari 599 sa aperta paris under 3 600 km from new desirable nero over nero colour scheme one of only 80 examples built the rarest iteration of the 599 gtb.
Built to commemorate ferrari s 80th anniversary.
Part of the reason is that rather than a folding hardtop a flip back roof like the 575 based superamerica s or a simple cloth top the sa aperta has an emergency rainstorm only roof similar.
