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  • Market Find: 2005 Ferrari Superamerica in Azzurro California Headed to Amelia Island Sale

    Market Find: 2005 Ferrari Superamerica in Azzurro California Headed to Amelia Island Sale

    What: 2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica
    Color: Azzurro California (azzurrocalifornia; metallic uni; 524 / 666010; Ferrari)
    Chassis #: ZFFGT61AX50142963
    Mileage: 4,025
    Price Estimate: $375,000 – $425,000
    CarFax: Inquire with Auction House
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Broad Arrow Auction at The Amelia, Amelia Island, FL
    Auction Link: Link

    Why We Love It:

    Based on the 575 Maranello, Ferrari created a truly unique open-air version from 2005-2006 called the Superamerica. Uniquely, the Ferrari factory deployed a backwards rotating roof made from a single piece of electro chromatic glass. Flipping about 180 degrees on the axis perched near the top of the B-pillar, it came to rest on the top of the rear deck lid when fully opened. That aforementioned B-pillar was actually a reinforced buttress on each side, while the rear window operated as deflector when the top was down.

    Just 559 cars were built, with this one built for the North American market in 2005. Even for such a rare car, it is an even more rare specification of Azzurro California over Blu Scuro leather and optional contrast stitching in Grigio Chiaro. Other options include Scuderia Ferrari fender shields, electric seats, High Power Hi-Fi audio system with six-disc CD changer. It also got the GTC Handling Package that came with 19-inch five-spoke split-rim magnesium wheels from Speedline, stiffer springs front and rear, and integrated roll bar, sports exhaust and carbon ceramic brakes with red brake calipers.

    Originally registered in Quebec, the car then moved to Oahu Hawaii, Florida and California before its most recent home in Ohio.

    The car is one of many cars to be sold at the Broad Arrow sale planned at The Amelia. Interested parties should inquire with Broad Arrow or attend the sale during The Amelia weekend.

  • Market Find: Ipanema Brown RS 6 Avant at Audi Naples

    Market Find: Ipanema Brown RS 6 Avant at Audi Naples

    What: 2025 Audi RS 6 performance
    Color: Audi exclusive Ipanema Brown (ipanemabraun; metallic uni; LY8Y / 7V ; Audi)
    Chassis: WUA1DBF25SN903766
    Mileage: New, Undisclosed
    Price: $159,270
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: Link
    Location: Audi Naples, Naples, FL
    Sales listing: Link

    Why We Love It:

    Here’s an interesting turn of events. We’re always interested in dealerships apparently selling a new tailored build apparently without any dealer markup as this appears to be. We’re even more fans of salespeople inside the store who are motivated to snap initial photography and get the word out to enthusiasts online. Such is the case with this 2025 RS 6 performance in Audi exclusive Ipanema Brown over Cognac Brown Leather.

    Though the link isn’t embeddable, Trevor Fehr from Audi Naples posted the car and basic details over on the Audi Club North America Classifieds Facebook Group HERE. Gold star to Trevor, who also named the color and the specs and options (Matte Carbon Package, Bang & Olufsen Advanced sound, Executive Package, Black Dinamica Headliner, Driver Assistance Package, RS Sport Exhaust), sharing photos and even a grab of the window sticker that proved essential to our finding the car for sale online at his dealership.

    Why was that essential? Well, over at the dealership’s site, photos aren’t up yet and it’s mislabeled in the description as Goodwood Green, which is a great Audi color but clearly not the same as Ipanema Brown and also quite a bit more common in Audi exclusive parlance.

    What’s so special about Ipanema Brown. It’s always been a very exclusive color at Audi, used over the years for auto show cars in exotic world gatherings like the Geneva and Paris motor shows. @Auditography once shot video of one, getting reposted on Motor1 under the headline “Audi RS 6 Avant with Ipanema Brown Paint is Peak Wagon”. We’d tend to agree.

    Back to this particular car, Trevor Fehr from Audi Naples shared in that post to the Audi Club Classified Facebook Page that the car is in inventory and won’t last long. Being so unique and not laden with annoying markup, we’d tend to agree with that assessment. If you are interested. Move quickly and reach out to Trevor when you call the dealership since he was kind enough to share it. Also, let him know you saw it on Tailored Driver.

  • Market Find: 1972 Aston Martin DBS V8 in Hermès Orange

    Market Find: 1972 Aston Martin DBS V8 in Hermès Orange

    What: 1972 Aston Martin DBS V8
    Color: Hermès Orange (unknown)
    Chassis #: V8/10519/RCA
    Mileage: 72,528 kilometers, 45,066 miles
    Estimated Price: US$130,000 – US$180,000
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Auction, Paris, France
    Auction listing: Link

    Why we love it:

    Spoiler alert. The car you see here has been repainted, but in grand style and a truly unique shade that makes it so very one-of-a-kind that we can’t not report on it. The car you see here was actually delivered new as a right-hand drive coupé painted Cairngorm Brown with an Olive interior – a very subdued British car for a British customer who lived not far from the Aston Martin factory.

    After shuffling through a few well-accounted for owners, the car shifted to the ownership of a prominent Emir in 2010 who commissioned a conversion to left-hand drive and a color change inside and out to Hermès orange.

    From there it went to its current owner, who had it restored by Le Clos de Calatrava in collaboration with Aston Martin Works UK, completing that job in October 2024. Even still, the unique orange on orange color choice was retained.

    The car is now ready for its next owner and will be sold as part of Bonhams’ Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Auction in early February.