The only Rosso Corsa manuals I know of are 456's. I've never heard of an RC 456M manual. I've seen other reds, but not RC. And all the M manuals I've seen are not completely optioned. Never seen one with Daytonas AND shields, for example. Image Unavailable, Please Login 2001 456M, Rosso Corsa, Shields, Tan Daytona, Red Calipers. It's the only one that spec in North America... ... but it's an automatic. I would rather have a 456M manual than a 550 or a 575M manual. It's a much better looking car, and the engines are similar.
Less desirable (automatic) but still beautiful though. I wouldn't mind a well-sorted red/tan example.
I always wanted to buy a 456 with a busted auto and try to swap in a modern unit. I imagine with a DCT it would be just wild!
They are fun and folks really dig them when they see them in real life, that is for sure. Those wheels on that Rosso are great BTW
I owned it for six years, and it really blew people's minds. Placed third in Non-Lambo Modern Italian at a huge Lamborghini/Italian car show versus over fifty other modern Italian cars, forty of which were Ferraris. None of the judges had ever seen a Rosso Corsa 456M. I would have kept it forever if it was a manual. Now that I have a 360 manual, I want a 456M manual. I would buy this one but I'm setting up a new home in Colorado right now, and I've spent more than this car is up for on it so far! Timing is everything. I'm sure this winter I'll be ready again.
...only bc the quality was sketchy: flip up headlamps failed often, carbon fiber hood hitting wipers upon opening and getting scratched up...being carbon fiber it was neither easy nor inexpensive to re-paint, adjustable shocks, and 48 ticking valves which were a b*tc to adjust and shim... Volvo shims ocassionally were used to stop the ticking, windows which were almost impossible to adjust and the wind whistling was just part of the experience. The automatic transmission were not easily repairable and GMC units were stuck in there as replacements. A few years back, I looked far and wide for a good one....and pretty much came accross questionables characters on this site trying to sell me their junk cars . A particular one in Jacksonville Florida comes to mind. Having said this, the 456 is a very beautiful car, and a well sorted one with a manual transmission is very desirable and well worth it. I missed the boat...sighhhhh. GLWS
When I got back into "Ferrari world" it was actually the 456 that first caught my eye. I first saw a 2003 456M in black over cuoio for sale in SF. It had higher miles but was such a great colour combination. A few months after that I came across a stunning 456M at Carriage House Motors in Blu Pozzi over a tan Daytona interior. Also a really stunning car. I still wish I'd bought one of those cars. Both beauties. This one is equally pretty but has the advantage of being a manual.
Great video to watch if you are interested in these: So many things to note: Ok, it's a marketing video but regardless the engine production process appears quite special - can't imagine Toyota or Honda looking like that in 1999. Body will never rust being mostly aluminium, rear transaxle looks pretty compact assuming the shot is of a manual, first time I've seen the working rear diffuser - I think they ditched that with the Modificata. Overall if you subscribe to the 'artisinal'/craftsman romance of car construction which creates something 'special' and apart from the rest than this video does a good job of that. Helps to make even the building of one seem an event. With the right care that engine could well be running smoothly in 30 years time. What a nice gift for your kids if they turn out to be car lovers?