Rock star Rod Stewart is known in the automotive world for owning some of the most coveted cars in the world.. We have seen how some of the cars that escaped his collection, some of them special like the Lamborghini Miura SV, sold for millions of dollars, and Now we find another very special part. The Ferrari F50 is, as we recently found out, one of those models that, although initially reviled for coming after the idolized F40, has recently been getting the value it deserves., to the point that units have been sold in recent years for around 4.5 million euros. Now Imagine how expensive it is to have passed through Rod Stewart’s hands.

Restored and accredited by Ferrari

The model in questionThe last analog Ferrari, with the famous naturally aspirated 4.7-liter V12 engine, was produced for the star in 1996 and registered in 1997. After a few years, his history shows that he lived briefly in Dubai and then in 2007 he returned to the UK. The total for that entire life It has gone through six different owners, with the last one taking care of it for more than two and a half years and leaving it with around 17,699 km on the odometer.

In addition, the model has gone through several restoration processes., first when it was painted in dark gray and covered with a special coating, although after another restoration its original specifications were recovered, as it is now and which allowed it to receive the Classiche brand certification, which proves its authenticity. In addition to the “red folder”, also included are original documents showing how this model came to be in Rod Stewart’s hands, as well as several lithography prints of the model, hardtop, and a set of suitcases and even special driving shoes. , as well as two keys.

It has touched the figure of 3 million euros

This model is currently on sale at Collecting Cars, where bidding has been open for several days now. With 5 days left until closing, 11 offers have been launched, the last and highest being 2.8 million euros. Almost no.

Specializing in motorbikes, competition and technology, Antonio Ramos Ochoa is an editor at Car and Driver. It is said that before getting out of the car he said the name of the car he saw on the road. Several years later he still talks about one of his passions here. A fan of motorsport, cinema, video games and history, he even occasionally lets loose behind the wheel of a kart or simulator.