1996 FERRARI 456 gt venice 


 

      Specifications    

Car type    Street Body design    
Year    1996 Engine design    
Make     Engine type    
Model    456 GT Venice Stationwagon Built by    
Colour ext/int    forest green metallic/green Total built    7
Serial number    103190 Built in period    xx/xxx/xxxx

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Launch date  
and place   		 xx/xxx/xxxx at .......... Price    2004: £ 190.000
Building date    xx/Aug/1996 Version    
 Engine  Dimensions
Nr. of cylinders     Length    mm or inch
Arrangement    V in .. degrees, Boxer, Line Width    mm or inch
Bore    mm or inch Height    mm or inch
Stroke    mm or inch Wheelbase    mm or inch
Unitary and  
total capacity   		 cc or cu. inch
 cc or cu. inch		 Track front  
Track rear   		 mm or inch
 mm or inch
Position     Wheels make  
and type   		 
Cilinder block   and head     Wheel size front  
Wheel size rear   		 
 
Compression   ratio    ... : 1 Tyres make  
and type   		 
Max power   output    bhp or kw at ... rpm Tyre size front  
Tyre size rear   		 
 
Spec. power  
per liter   		 bhp/liter or kw/liter Empty weight  
Kerb weight   		 kg or lb
 kg or lb
Spec. weight  
per bhp   		 kg/bhp or lb/bhp Maximum  
weight   		 kg or lb
Max torque    Nm at ... rpm or lb. ft. at ... rpm Engine weight    kg or lb
Max revs  
(red  line)   		 ... rpm Fuel tank    liter or US Gallon
Timing gear    ... valves per cilinder
 DOHC		 Fuel tank   placement    
Fuel feed     Weight distr.  
front / rear   		 ... % / ... %
Lubrication        
Ignition        
Electrical  
system   		     
 Cooling system        
Sparkplugs        
Transmission Body and chassis
Wheeldrive     Body frame    
Clutch     Chassis type    
Gearbox    5 speed automatic Number of seats    
Differential     Suspension front    
1st gear ratio    ... : 1 Suspension rear    
2nd gear ratio    ... : 1 Brakes front    
3rd gear ratio    ... : 1 Brake size front    mm or inch
4th gear ratio    ... : 1 Brakes rear    
5th gear ratio    ... : 1 Brake size rear    mm or inch
6th gear ratio    ... : 1 Steering    
7th gear ratio    ... : 1 Drive hand    r
Reverse gear   ratio    ... : 1    
Final drive  
ratio   		 ... : 1    
     Performance    
0-60 mph    ... seconds 0-100 kph    ... seconds
0-100 mph    ... seconds 0-200 kph    ... seconds
1/4 mile    ... seconds 0-1000m    ... seconds
1 mile    ... seconds Fuel   consumption   overall    ... gallons/100 miles or
 liters/100km
top speed    mph or kph    
     Features    

Car features  

 sports suspension
 sports exhaust
 modified engine / tuned

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Type of   championship     Driver(s)    
Event     Car number    
Date(s) event    xx/xxx/xxxx

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& results   		 
Circuit     Sponsors    
Race result     Other suppliers    
     Comments    

In a move harking back to a golden period of automotive history when manufacturing techniques allowed wealthy clients to commission highly customised bodywork for their Ferrari, Rolls Royce or Bentley, a handful of very special 456's received bespoke coachwork by Pininfarina. Every one of these 456 Speciale's (or 'Venice' as they are widely known) was individually commissioned by that most extravagant of collectors, the Sultan of Brunei. Indeed, several alternative body styles were made, Pininfarina producing Cabriolet's, Berlina's and Station Wagon's in this mini series of at least nine vehicles, each of which are reputed to have cost somewhere in the region of $1.5m to produce.

Much of the development work for these exquisite machines was undertaken by Italtecnica between 1995 and ’96, a company who will be familiar to Ferraristi for their more recent work on 550 Maranello GT racers. Indeed, all 456 Speciale's left the Ferrari factory as standard 456 GT and GTA's before being converted by Pininfarina who quite masterfully engineered and constructed these lavishly expensive machines. Exact details are sketchy though with only a couple of examples having left the Sultan's personal collection. Chassis 103190 was a five door 456 GTA Shooting Break finished in Forest Green Metallic over a pale green leather interior. With a wheelbase stretched by 200mm, incredible bodywork from the windscreen back, new front and rear seats along with several custom switchgear features, 103190 was completed in right-hand drive and as an automatic. Meanwhile, Pininfarina also completed red, yellow and grey Shooting Break's. Chassis 104023 though was a two seat Cabriolet finished in an identical Forest Green Metallic over pale green as 103190, many similar interior fixtures and fittings again being used. Pininfarina developed an electrically operated hood that folded flush beneath a body colour coded panel for this car but it's bulky tail treatment with a gently sloping trunk and four prominent rear lights compromised a nice concept. At least two other right-hand drive Cabriolet's were completed in silver and red while a blue over tan car with standard tail and left hand drive was also reputedly made. Several four door Berlina's were also built but we are currently putting a definitive chassis index together and hope to publish the findings before too long.

6 stationwagons for the sultan of Brunei, 1 went to another buyer.
 
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