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In the early 1950s Ferrari's core business was racing cars but to special order luxurious road cars were also built. These thoroughbreds were popular with royals and the most discerning of customers. Two of the most famous of these early Ferrari clients were French industrialist Paul-Michel Cavalier and Italian lawyer Gianni Agnelli.
Cavalier was not just a customer, he was also the only non-Italian on the board of Ferrari. He had an interesting taste in cars; he usually ordered the latest and most powerful racing chassis with a luxuriously appointed fixed-head body. Our favorite of his one-off Ferraris is this 410 S Scaglietti Berlinetta. Completed in 1955, Cavalier had the car painted in an equally unusual creme-white color. He owned the car for nearly a decade before selling. Among its subsequent owners were prominent collectors Pierre Bardinon and John Bosch. At one point the Scaglietti Berlinetta was repainted red but fortunately that was rectified during a recent restoration. Last month the current owner showed the unique Ferrari at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.
An even more important man in Ferrari history, Gianni Agnelli was a customer of Ferrari first and then as CEO of Fiat, he later took control over the company. Agnelli had an equally extravagant taste and was clearly inspired by American cars when he ordered this 375 America Pinin Farina Coupe. With its large grille and metallic red over metallic green paint job, it looked unlike any other Ferrari of the day. It was not surprising that after his ownership, the striking Ferrari was sold to the United States where it remains to this day. The current owner bought the car some years ago and first showed it in its highly original condition and then had it fully restored by the experts at Motion Products. Upon completion, the Coupe Speciale was very successfully shown at a variety of events on both sides of the Atlantic.
Enjoy the links:
1955 Ferrari 410 S Scaglietti Berlinetta - Images, Specifications and Information
1954 Ferrari 375 America Pinin Farina Coupe Speciale - Images, Specifications and Information
Regards,
Wouter Melissen
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