Richard Ashcroft’s old Ferrari is selling for £44,990…and he’s even signed it.
The 456 GTA can do a whopping 192mph.
Built in 1998 it boasts a 5.5 litre, V12, 436bhp engine.
Ashcroft, 52, – former lead singer of The Verve – owned it after their late 90s heyday.
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The rock band had a string of hits including Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Drugs Don’t Work and Lucky Man.
The silver supercar would have cost over £160,000 brand new 26 years ago.
But it is now being sold for under a quarter of the price, as reported by What’s The Jam
The Ferrari has just 45,875 miles on the clock – 1,764 a year on average, or under five a day.
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But the buyer is going to be a lucky man…or woman, because Ashcroft has left his autograph.
His signature is in silver pen in the inside of the sun visor in the front passenger seat.It is being sold Furlonger Specialist Cars.
It is listed as “1998 Ferrari 456 GTA – Ex-Richard Ashcroft for sale.”
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The description reads: “Furlonger is delighted to offer this remarkably well-presented Ferrari 456 GTA, finished in the highly desirable combination of Grigio Titanio over Nero leather interior.
“Supplied new by HR Owen in October 1998 to a Mr Stanley, the 456 GTA was used sparingly by its first keeper – covering just 2, 498 miles by January 2000.
‘The car spent its early life being maintained by Ferrari main dealers, until 2007 it was then cared by various marque specialists.
‘Having been supplied by Furlonger on more than one occasion, this 456 GTA is well known to our sales and workshop team.
‘Present with this 456 is its original service book, handbooks, leather bookpack, spare key with red master fob and an extensive history folder containing numerous invoices, receipts, MOT certificates and more.”
It adds: “The 456 benefits from comprehensive service history and will be prepared in our workshops for its newest custodian.
“Originally penned by Pietro Camardella of Pininfarina, the 456 GT/ GTA featured a distinctive and elegant design.
“The 456 sits upon a tubular steel space-frame chassis with a one-piece carbon composite bonnet and body panels of aluminum.
“The 456’s name, like many of its predecessors, denotes the cubic displacement per cylinder.
“Equipped with a 5.5L V12 which is surprisingly derived from that of the Dino V6 rather than a conventional V12, the 456’s power plant produces an impressive 436hp and can reach a top speed of 192mph.”
