456 Cabriolet

[chandrew]

Thought that this might interest some here. A cabriolet 456 for sale at the Ferrari dealer in Ticino. Apparently 1 of 3 worldwide.

456

[Duffman83]

I've always loved the 456, that looks even better.

It's also different to the ones the sultan of brunei commissioned and looks even better. I wonder what the history of it is, who made it and what became of the other two.

Here's the rear of the Sultan's, it's not a patch on the one in the link above

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/84/a6/50...

[Davo456gt]

the car the OP mentions is one of two converted by Rahman in the US, not one of the Pininfarina built cars for the Sultan or others.

[jtremlett]

Davo456gt said:

the car the OP mentions is one of two converted by Rahman in the US, not one of the Pininfarina built cars for the Sultan or others.

You mean Straman rather than Rahman and they cut three 456s into Spyders, one of which is in the link above. I don't think it is known for sure how many 456 Venice Cabriolets were done for Brunei. Some say two and there are pictures of a red one as well. Although I wouldn't be surprised if there were 5 or 6 done. The green car in the link is the only I know to have escaped into the wild and, I believe, remains on display at the Marconi museum in the US.

Jonathan

[Davo456gt]

jtremlett said:

ou mean Straman rather than Rahman and they cut three 456s into Spyders, one of which is in the link above. I don't think it is known for sure how many 456 Venice Cabriolets were done for Brunei. Some say two and there are pictures of a red one as well. Although I wouldn't be surprised if there were 5 or 6 done. The green car in the link is the only I know to have escaped into the wild and, I believe, remains on display at the Marconi museum in the US.

Jonathan

Thanks Jonathan for the clarification.