Fine Arts

Keeping it Green at RM Sotheby’s with Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB

One of seven built, this special classic car, was described by Enzo Ferrari as “the chinchilla among automobiles”

The 1960 Verde Bottiglia over Rosso interior Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB cabriolet by Pinin Farina

Enzo Ferrari described the Superamerica series in his 1963 memoirs as “the chinchilla among automobiles”.

He went on to say: “We see just a small number of these customers during the course of the year, nearly always accompanied by breathtaking women who exercise a magnetic effect on every mechanic in the workshop. With these clients, the discussion of their car – needing much patience – is chiefly concerned with the colour of the body, the ...