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05-30-2012, 09:02 AM
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| Eric Clapton's Ferrari SP12 EC officially unveiled
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A few months ago a mystery Ferrari was photographed in a London dealership with various sources all but confirming it was a one-off creation built for musician Eric Clapton. Now Ferrari has made it official, formally unveiling the car named SP12 EC.
Built in cooperation with Ferrari's Special Projects program and Pininfarina, the SP12 EC is essentially a 458 Italia clad with all new body panels inspired by the 512 BB of the late 1970s and early 1980s, of which Clapton has owned three. The musician reportedly wanted one of Ferrari's 6.0-liter V12s squeezed into the engine bay, but all signs indicate that the 458 Italia's 4.5-liter is still in place. The only thing missing is a set of vintage series wheels from HRE.
Ferrari isn't revealing the price tag of Clapton's one-off SP12 EC, but estimates put the tally right around the £3 million mark, which seems to be the going rate for a bespoke supercar from the Italian manufacturer.
| Source: Eric Clapton's Ferrari SP12 EC officially unveiled
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05-30-2012, 09:13 AM
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#2 | | nuggets mod
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more than you can afford pal. Eric Clapton.
edit: actually, £3M sounds relatively cheap for a custom car by Pininfarina..
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05-30-2012, 09:17 AM
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#3 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Eric Clapton started and continued my guitar career, when I'm rich, old, and grumpy, I will be purchasing this car  | |
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05-30-2012, 11:39 AM
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#4 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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When you're pretty much one of the best guitar players to ever have lived, you deserve to have your own custom Ferrari.
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05-30-2012, 11:48 AM
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that car is lovely!
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05-30-2012, 01:32 PM
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A sick car.
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05-30-2012, 02:48 PM
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#7 | | First to fail !SG evar! Now i have yellow fever...
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eh..I don't know guys, looks kinda ugly and dated to me.
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05-30-2012, 03:07 PM
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05-30-2012, 03:07 PM
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am i the only one that thinks that they should black out those silver vents on the hood?
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05-30-2012, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by insomniac  am i the only one that thinks that they should black out those silver vents on the hood? | Yea, it's definitely not for everyone. However, it's one of the styling cues from the 512BB...  | |
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05-30-2012, 03:34 PM
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#11 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Not feeling it, looks tacky and old.
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05-30-2012, 03:50 PM
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#12 | | hoppity HOP HOP
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Originally Posted by Redlines_Daily eh..I don't know guys, looks kinda ugly and dated to me. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jah Dean Not feeling it, looks tacky and old. | I like it, for exactly those reasons.
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05-30-2012, 04:00 PM
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#13 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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fucking gorgeous!!!
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05-30-2012, 05:30 PM
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think it looks great except i dont like those silver vents on the hood they should be painted that dark grey tone (i know i know 512 homage but still)
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05-31-2012, 02:25 PM
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#15 | | Waxin’ Punks
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Front needs to sit a couple inches lower. After that, pure sex.
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05-31-2012, 02:42 PM
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#16 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by Spectre_Cdn I like it, for exactly those reasons. | +1. Some really nice classic lines and curves, and modernized revisions up front. I don't mind the silver vents so much. I think it would look better with the black side to run flat instead of swooping up towards the rear though.
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05-31-2012, 05:38 PM
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both the 458 and 512BB shouldnt share design elements imo... they are best kept as two individual cars, not fused together...
just doesnt look... right, especially knowing it started off as a 458
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05-31-2012, 06:19 PM
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#18 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Looks too plain to be an one-off... and definitely too plain for 3M....
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06-07-2012, 02:39 AM
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#19 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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john lennon has his own rolls & clapton has his own ferrari, now if i ever get rich & clapton dieds im gonna buy his ferrari no matter how good looking or bad it is
why? CUZ ITS ERIC CLAPTON DAMN IT THATS WHY
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06-07-2012, 05:14 AM
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#20 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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It might be a personal preference...
But Santana>>>>>>>Eric Clapton
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