The last Ferrari F430 won’t roll out of the factory until later this year, but the mid-engine supercar is already up for sale. Ferrari announced early this week that it will auction off the rights to the last F430 at the RM Auction, with all proceeds going toward rebuilding the earthquake-ravaged Abruzzo region.
The last F430 will wear a special silver and gold paint scheme which reflects the traditional colors of Aquila – the city hit hardest by the earthquake. The auctioned F430 will also come with a certificate signed by Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, along with a commemorative plaque.
The winning bidder will have the final say on the rest of the F430’s specs and will also have access to Ferrari’s Carrozzeria Scaglietti catalog.
The announcement also officially marks the end of the F430. Rumors have been circulating for some time about the F430’s replacement, and it looks as though we will see that car at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The F430 has been in production since 2004.
05/14, 10:37 AM
posted by:
AutoFreak
Interesting paint scheme, but I’m not a fan of gold rims.
05/14, 11:26 AM
posted by:
Borat
I don’t recall Jaguars/Lincolns, Corvettes, Vipers being auctioned by their respective manufacturers when we had natural or terrorists made disasters in our country. Sad for us.
05/14, 12:20 PM
posted by:
felix1805
for natural disasters sure, but u havent really had any terrorist made disasters for ages…
05/14, 12:25 PM
posted by:
Borat
felix, do you recall GM auctioning anything for Louisiana flood? Florida hurricane? Missouri tornado? I don’t, perhaps its me?
05/14, 12:51 PM
posted by:
CHEVEL67NI
Borat,
Do you recall Ferrari giving out any Ferrari SUVs, or Ferrari cars to help in any disaster? Nope neither do I, I do recall the former Big 3 donating SUVs and cars to help the cause. Maybe it was a marketing ploy, but is this not also?
Plus if the former big 3 did do such a stunt with any of their name plates Im sure someone on here would be bitching that its “just a decal job, nothing special”.
Stop the whining, “Sad for us”…please.
05/14, 2:08 PM
posted by:
shaver
Merica is far and away the most charitable nation. By total $ or per person $. And that does not even include the junk we no longer want and give to immigrant workers.
05/14, 2:51 PM
posted by:
Borat
CHEVEL67NI, I even did not know Ferrari builds SUVs.
shaver, America and Americans are the most charitable. That’s however, excludes GM, Ford, Chrysler. Gates and Buffet alone donated almost 100 billion to charity (if government would not interfere those charities could buy GM, Chrysler & Ford and made them profitable), but I don’t remember Big 2.6 donating anything to anyone.
Please enlighten me, if you know some facts.
05/14, 4:58 PM
posted by:
CHEVEL67NI
Borat,
Very good, give yourself a big gold star. That wasnt the point. What my point is, is that the former Big 3 donate tons of vehicles for disaster situations here in the US and they still get blasted by people like you. Ferrari does a special edition 430 for earthquake victims, great. Its not like they are donating a million dollars.
Take a look back at those disasters you mentioned. You will see what the “Big 2.6″ donated.
05/14, 7:15 PM
posted by:
Pazzo Canguri
The Australian people raised over 250million dollars recently for the bushfires in february that killed over 220people…hundreds more lost everything….beat that Ferrari…
but no really, nice to do what their doing, it’s better than nothing….Ill take it thats for sure……hehehe..
05/14, 7:24 PM
posted by:
carbonsigma
Pazzo Canguri, 21 million Australians is not comparable to Ferrari.
05/14, 7:59 PM
posted by:
ASIMO
Pazzo, that’s ozzie dollars, mate. May as well be eucalyptus leaves.
I kid, I kid.
05/14, 8:56 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
US more charitable??? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah…hah.
Look for Spain on the very first spot, look for some others but U.S., they definitely aren’t the more charitable per capita, sorry shaver, but you shaved your head too deep.