350 One-Off Ferraris Coming in 2017

Ferrari marks its 70th anniversary next year, and to celebrate, Maranello is releasing a slew of special one-off cars that pay homage to famous Ferraris of the past. The company has selected 70 different color and trim schemes from the past 70 years, from those used on racing cars to those chosen by famous owners like Steve McQueen, and reworked them for its current lineup. One of each color and trim scheme will be applied to one of each of Ferrari’s five cars. That’s a total of 350 unique cars. And, says Ferrari, they’re all sold.

Five cars in five of the 70 different color and trim schemes, or liveries, as Ferrari is calling them, were on display in Paris.

• The Stirling. Shown on an F12, this is a dark blue with white nose stripe model that pays homage to the 250 GT Berlinetta SWB driven by Stirling Moss to victory in the 1961 Tourist Trophy race.
• The Schumacher. Displayed on a 488GTB, this red and white livery was inspired by the F2003-GA F1 car Michael Schumacher drove to his seventh World Driver’s Championship.
• The Steve McQueen. A California T was used to show the metallic brown paint and beige leather interior combination inspired by the Lusso painted a factory color called Marrone and acquired by McQueen in 1964.
• The Green Jewel. Shown on a 488 Spider, this striking combination of metallic green, gold wheels, and one red, one black seat pays homage to the 365 P2 racer driven by British Ferrari driver David Piper in 1965 and ’66.
• The White Spider. Also shown on a 488 Spider, this white car with black stripes and dark blue leather interior was inspired by the 1953 375MM bodied by Pinin Farina.

Some other manufacturers of sports and racing cars now sought after by classic car collectors are contemplating continuation models. Jaguar, for example, has produced continuation lightweight E-Types, and is planning to build nine continuation XK-SS models to replace the cars lost in the disastrous 1957 fire at the factory. But Ferrari, which will host a gathering of all remaining 250GTOs next year as part of its 70th anniversary celebration, does not plan to recreate or remanufacture any of its classic cars.

“Taking inspiration from the past, as with these livery models, is the only acceptable way of recalling the past,” says Ferrari design chief Flavio Manzoni.

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