On display for the first time even, Ferrari chose the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance to display the one-off P540 Superfast Aperta. One of the first vehicles to come from Ferrari's Special Projects program (others including the Enzo-based P4/5 and the F430-based SP1), underneath this gold beauty is a Ferrari 599 chassis.
The P540 Superfast was built for Edward Walson, the son of John Walson, who invented cable TV. Walson commissioned the vehicle with inspiration coming from the Fantuzzi-designed Ferrari which appeared in the 1968 film Toby Dammit. It was designed by Pininfarina and built in-house in Maranello, with Walson taking part in the entire design process. While added bracing was required to maintain the chassis' rigidity, plenty of carbon fiber panels were used to reduce the impact of the weight gain. In total, engineers managed to limit the added weight to just 44 lbs.
Like previous projects, the luxurious Ferrari's engine remains untouched, with the factory 6.0-liter V12 producing a tremendous 612-hp.
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