599 gated stick manual Official picture thread

They'd have to walk into my locked warehouse and read the vin. Sorry brother. I'll let whoever buys my car make the decision of sharing serial/vin numbers with the planet.

Shift is heavenly BTW. So is the 612 shift.

 

This car is my dad's car. We drove it to the Caffeine and Octane event that day. If anybody wants better pictures I can get them this weekend and post up in the thread.

 

And to me a 3 series is a boring shift. I enjoy the mechanics of the Ferrari gated even though it is a bit slower.

Where would i go and "park" such a car? I have other exotics cars if i feel the need to "park" it and leave it somewhere. I'm excited for tomorrow as I'm going to take it for the first cruise of the season.

 

As far as shifting goes. Mine is neither "964-heavenly" nor generally notchy.
When fluids are cold 1st-2nd is not very friendly, whereas 3rd-2nd is smooth all the time.
First miles doing a 1st-3rd is the way to go. Thats fun anyway, as after enjoying a good start in first using the 3rd gear torque is so much fun...
This is urban traffic with cold fluids anyway. By the way, no special clutching techniques needed at all.

Generally a 599 manual is such a cool thing as this archaic gearbox gives you such a classic car feeling when driving it. Albeit with this great engine, suspension and creature comforts and body style.
It is truly special when you see it as a sporty GT and not as a performance car that you want to extract 9/10ths of all the time. For those people a F1 would do better.
Knowing about the rarity/uniqueness of it just ads on top of the cool driving experience.
And then its time again to shift and the sound goes "clonk". Priceless.

Greetings from a happy driver...

 

Does anyone have a picture (or even seen a picture) of the rumored 599 GTO-with-a-stick? I remember hearing reports of one being made, but I've never seen a shot of it—and I tend to take such claims with a grain of salt without photo evidence. It's like Bigfoot.

 

599 GTB manual for sale in the Netherlands: Ferrari 599 - 6.0 GTB Fiorano Manual

 

LOL. Now there is a thread dedicated to manual 599s?

In a year or two this thread will be in the hall of fame for ridiculousness.

 

A client of mine has a 2010 Manual. Black over Cuoio. Hard loaded. Ill get the VIN and some pics.

 

I thought they stopped making 599 6spd in 2010...

 

Was there a 599 GTO produced with a stick? That truly would be the automotive equivalent to a unicorn.

 

Here is one I saw a month ago. S/N is 151849. I was lucky enough to chase him while driving his 289 Cobra. That was fun!!
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That is the car I saw at FMFL a couple of years ago

 

Guys . What is the total production numbers for the gated 599s ( North America and rest of the world ) ? Are the current valuations sustainable ? Not withstanding a financial crisis that would affect all assets ... Thoughts ?

 

I was told there were 35 manuals imported into the US. That was a few years ago when I was offered a gated 599 for $179,000 and turned it down!