While the Ferrari 612 Scalglietti is regarded as the predecessor of the rather unconventional Ferrari FF (obivously sans the AWD), that title actually goes to the car that came before the 612, namely the 456. We are referring to the overly-limited production 456 GT Venice station wagon, an example of which was recently snapped in London.
The family man’s Prancing Horse still looks amazing after all these years - the 456 GT Venice was brought to the world in the mid-90s. We know you want to get a better look at such a rare creations, so we’ve added a clip that shows the same car driving through South Kensignton, London. The footage was captured last year and shows the big-posterior grand tourer being casually taken through the busy traffic.
We’ll start with the 456 GT Venice above, which was the dream of Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei. He ordered seven units, while only purchasing six cars, with each of them rumored to have costed him about $1.5 million.
This elite collection also included a 456 GT Sedan, while open-air incarnations were also brought to the world. The latter include a convertible, which was named 456 GT Spyder, as well as a targa top version.
Photo via: Alex Penfold Photography
A bit of Ferrari estate history
While the 456 itself was a two plus two grand tourer, certain collectors required this potential of the car to be further exploited, so Ferrari, through coachbuilder Pininfarina, produced four other body stiles, albeit in extremely limited numbers.We’ll start with the 456 GT Venice above, which was the dream of Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei. He ordered seven units, while only purchasing six cars, with each of them rumored to have costed him about $1.5 million.
This elite collection also included a 456 GT Sedan, while open-air incarnations were also brought to the world. The latter include a convertible, which was named 456 GT Spyder, as well as a targa top version.
Photo via: Alex Penfold Photography