One you can buy
Year of manufacture 1988 Recorded mileage 34,424km Asking price £124,950 Vendor Runnymede Motor Company, Bucks; tel: 01753 644599 For Meticulously kept, low mileage Against Aged rubber, small dashboard squeak
This five-owner car has just had its third cambelt service, the second in this ownership since 2013, during which time it has only covered 800 miles. It’s had two clutches, the last one 6000 miles ago in 2001, as part of near £10k of work with Talacrest. The total mileage is 21,390: the odometer reads in km because it was originally ordered for export to New Zealand, but never left the UK.
There are no scuffs, and earlier in this ownership the doors were repainted; they match perfectly, even in bright light. The tyres are all decent Michelin Pilots, though they date from 2000. Inside, it’s a similar story: just about perfect, except the right speaker panel is slightly loose. The headlining and carpets are excellent, and the Crema seat leather only lightly used.
It starts instantly from cold and, once the ’box has warmed up, is easy to conduct, with a taut, rattle-free chassis, smooth brakes, communicative steering and immense pace. Oil pressure at 3000rpm and above is 85psi, midway up the gauge in classic Ferrari style, and temperature is steady at 180ºf. Everything works – windows, mirrors and air-con – and it is sold with a sheaf of bills, two keys, an indoor car cover and a workshop manual. The MOT runs until 21 May.