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Eric Clapton's Ferrari SP12 EC officially published

Ferrari SP12 EC

Some days before Ferrari was imaged in a London dealership with different sources. Now Ferrari officially announced the car name as SP12EC. 

Built-in support with Ferrari's Special Projects program and Pininfarina, the SP12 EC is effectively a 458 Italia clad with all new body panels stimulated by the 512 BB of the late 1970s and early 1980s, of which Clapton has owned three. The musician supposedly needed 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 omitted is a set of traditional series wheels from HRE. 

Ferrari is not unveiling the price tag of Clapton's one-off SP12 EC, but calculates put the tally right around the £3 million mark, which seems to be the leaving rate for a bespoke super cars from the Italian company.

James Glickenhaus' Ferrari Competizione race car

Ferrari Competizione

According to the racing time for the Nürburgring 24-Hour race, the now-hybridized P4/5 Competizione set a race time of 6:51 during qualifying and that would make it speeder than the Production-Derived Sports Car record of 6:58.16 set by the Ferrari 599XX in 2010, and the fastest Ferrari-powered car to ever run the 'Ring.

If you don't consider, the 700-horsepower 599XX was also a reason built, track only racer driven by a test driver. We don't have conditions on the P4/5 Competizione to evaluate, but that doesn't create the achievement itself any less impressive. The only car front of the P4/5 Competizione in the not street legal type is Pagani Zonda R.