2001 Ferrari 360 Spider F1 RHD

This is a beautiful example of one of Ferrari's most popular models. It is a 2001 Ferrari 360 Spider F1, UK RHD, Finished in Grigio Titanio with Red Leather Interior. She has a Full and Comprehensive Service History and has covered 42k Miles in the hands of its 4 owners, she had a Full £5k Cam Belt Service at the end of last year so is ready to go!

Ferrari's most successful model since the 308, the F355 was always going to be a hard act to follow; indeed, there were many that questioned the need to replace a model just five years old and still selling well. Clearly, in order to surpass the outstanding F355, its successor would have to break new ground rather than offer mere incremental improvements. By starting with a clean sheet of paper in designing the 360 Modena, Ferrari and its partner Pininfarina succeeded in doing just that, the new car attracting superlatives that put even its illustrious predecessor in the shade. Launched at the Geneva Show in March 1999, the 360 Modena, not unsurprisingly, swelled Ferrari's order books and within weeks there was a two-year waiting list. Just about the only item carried over from the F355 was its glorious V8 engine, enlarged from 3.5 to 3.6 litres for the 360. Equipped with four overhead camshafts and five valves per cylinder - an arrangement borrowed from Ferrari's F1 engine - this remarkable unit produced 400bhp at 8,500rpm, with 275lb/ft of torque available at 4,750 revs. Unlike the F355's transverse unit, the 360's six-speed gearbox was mounted longitudinally behind the similarly disposed engine and could be ordered with an improved version of the F1-inspired paddle-operated gearchange pioneered on the F355.

While its power train represented a degree of continuity with the past, in every other respect the 360 was entirely new, the most striking break with Ferrari tradition being the body's frontal treatment: gone was the omnipresent oval grille, replaced by two separate intakes set low into the front fenders à la McLaren F1. A larger car than the F355, the 360 owed its radical new shape to the quest for increased downforce, generating four times as much as the F355, yet achieving the impressively low Cd of just 0.33. There was further innovation beneath the skin, a lighter, stiffer aluminium spaceframe/monocoque replacing the old arrangement of steel frame, tubular steel sub-frames and part steel, part aluminium body. This extensive use of aluminium meant that, despite its increased size, the 360 weighed around 220lbs less than the F355. Although it was also more powerful (by 20bhp) than its predecessor, the only straight-line performance increase claimed was a marginal reduction in the 0-60mph time to 4.5 seconds, top speed being unchanged at 183mph. Nevertheless, the 360's on-the-road dynamics constituted a significant advance, its best time around Ferrari's Fiorano test track being some three seconds faster than the F355's.

Our car was supplied new by Stratstone of Wilmslow to a Mr. Ian Kilbride of Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire. It was perfectly specified and has a full service history with 13 service stamps in the book and associated Invoices outlining work carried out over the years. The car was purchased by the last owner in 2016 from BHP, a Ferrari Specialist with 39k on the clock, and he has enjoyed it for the last 8 years. In addition to the Full service history a Full Cambelt service has just been completed at Martin Cheetham in Congleton. The car comes with all its original books in the Leather Wallet and also the Full Leather Toolkit in the front bonnet! This car is in a lovely condition, although not perfect, there is evidence of sticky switches and general wear and tear, the Soft Top is also a little rough in patches. We think 360's are the sweet spot in Ferrari ownership at the moment with both 355's and 430's considerably more expensive. This is certainly the best value car on the market at the moment.