Ferrari 400i Cabriolet

The 400i was Ferrari's first car offered with an automatic gearbox, and factory convertibles were never part of the range. This one is a coachbuilt conversion: chassis 47589 was built in July 1983 as a standard coupe and supplied through Maranello Concessionaires to a representative of the Brunei Royal Family, ordered with rear air conditioning.

It was one of two cars ordered for Prince Jefri, and both were sent to Lorenz & Rankl in Germany around 1984 to be converted to Cabriolet specification with a fully electric roof. Lorenz & Rankl used the cars in their own promotional material. The car then spent its early life in Brunei, where it rarely saw the road, before being re-imported to the UK in 2002.

The car shows 11,200 miles and is right-hand drive, now finished in Rosso Corsa. The page says almost £90,000 has been spent on it, backed by invoices, with maintenance by specialists including Nick Cartright and Bob Houghton. A large history file includes the original factory order forms, Maranello Concessionaires archive letters, the original book pack and the service book.