Fioravanti coachbuilt Ferrari F430 spied at Fiorano
 

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<p>The automotive web lit up this weekend with speculation over a mysterious Ferrari photographed running development laps around the Fiorano test track.. While some suggest this could be the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/09/spy-shots-next-ferrari-f430-enzo-successor/">successor</a> to either the F430 or the Enzo, observers were confused by the complete lack of any apparent effort to disguise the car's bodywork. The latest reports now indicate that the vehicle in question is a one-off rebodied F430 custom made by Italian design house Fioravanti for what must be an incredibly wealthy customer.</p>
<p>The emergence of the purported Fioravanti F430 follows similar creations from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/02/autoblog-qanda-james-glickenhaus-owner-of-the-ferrari-p4-5/">Pininfarina</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/01/09/detroit-auto-show-ferrari-gg50/">Giugiaro</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/22/zagatos-ferrari-575-gtz-unveiled/">Zagato</a> (and reportedly soon from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/25/rumormill-carrozzeria-touring-superleggera-preparing-coachbuilt/">Touring</a>) as well as the announcement of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/07/heck-its-your-money-ferrari-ready-to-build-customer-one-offs/">Ferrari's program</a> to offer discerning (and financially unlimited) clients with custom models. The criteria call for leaving certain elements - including the crash structures and the running gear - intact, but apart from that it's open season. The Fioravanti take on the F430 includes a mildly re-sculpted front end, a heavily-modified rear section and an extensive remolding of many body panels in lightweight (and costly) carbon fiber. The vehicle looks about ready for delivery, so we hope we might get a chance for an up-close view at the upcoming Paris show in October.</p>
<p>[Sources: <a href="http://www.italiaspeed.com/2008/cars/ferrari/08/fioravanti_430/0208.html">Italiaspeed</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2008/08/03/mysterieuze-ferrari-gespot-in-maranello">Autoblog.nl</a>]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2008/cars/ferrari/08/fioravanti_430/0208.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/03/fioravanti-coachbuilt-ferrari-f430-spied-at-fiorano/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1274092/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/03/fioravanti-coachbuilt-ferrari-f430-spied-at-fiorano/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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