1995 Ferrari F50 Targa Coupe

This 1995 Ferrari F50 is one of 55 US-delivery examples and the 47th of 349 built. It is Ferrari Classiche Certified, a Platinum winner at Cavallino Classic Palm Beach in 2023, and currently has 8,556 miles on its odometer.

The Ferrari F50 mid-engine sports car had a lightweight carbon fiber tub, curvaceous coachwork penned by Pininfarina's designers, and powered by an F130B V-12 engine. The 4.7 liter, 65-degree DOHC unit produced 513 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque, and was paired with a six-speed manual transmission. Zero to sixty mph was accomplished in 3.6 seconds and top speed was reached at 202 mph. Large Brembo brakes with huge rotors, anchored by aluminum pistons were able to tame those speeds. Additional competition-derived details included LCD instruments and a racing-style fuel bladder.

This particular example, chassis number 103921 was completed on December 21, 1995, and was sold through Ferrari of Houston to Dahr Jamail of Houston, Texas, who immediately had it refinished from the original Rosso Corsa to his preferred Azzurro California. Mark Rand was the car's owner by 1998, and had it brought to the Texas Motor Speedway that year during the F355 Challenge races. It was returned to the original and correct Rosso Corsa—by Ferrari of Houston - and sold in 2004 to actor Nicolas Cage, who sold it the following year to Alex Papas of Arizona. It was shown at the Ferrari Club of America (FCA) Arizona Region Concours d'Elegance in Phoenix in 2007, winning a Platinum award, then the following year, it was brought to Bahrain for exhibition along with 19 other special-invitation Ferraris at the Bahrain Ferrari Classics at the Sahkir Tower-Bahrain International Circuit.

Mike Haber of Pennsylvania advertised the car in 2008 and 2009, and sold at that time to Lewis N. Brown, also of Pennsylvania. While in Mr. Brown's care, the car was shown at the Cavallino Classic in 2010, receiving another Platinum award, then at the Panamerican Concours in Coral Gables, Florida.

In 2014, the car was sold to Dr. Daxes M. Banit of Warner Robins, Georgia, and then in 2021 to the current owner. Most recently the car was displayed at the Cavallino Classic in Palm Beach in 2023, where it received its third Platinum award.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2024