were cast aside and practically unloved by most collectors. Blame some of the awkward designs of the era, the glacial pace of chassis innovation, or the sticky interior buttons, but whatever the case, they’re now demanding serious money. Part of this is down to theno longer makes vehicles with manual transmissions, some of these older Ferraris feature the vaunted gated manual gearbox, and manuals are highly collectible these days.
Over a production run spanning more than a decade—1992 to 2003—Ferrari built just under 3,300 examples and that long production run is how, even into the early aughts, a car—a Ferrari no less—still had pop-up headlights. Despite design vestiges from the 90s, the 456 delivered performance that was positively modern. The sprint to 60 happened in around five seconds and Ferrari claimed its 2+2 grand tourer could achieve a top speed in excess of 186 mph.
Sporting an unusually tame color combination, gray over gray—or Grigio Titanio over Grigio Scuro—this 2002 575M Maranello ticks all the enthusiast’s boxes thanks to its gated six-speed manual transmission. With 14k miles on the odometer, or less than 650 miles a year since new, this beautifully preserved and maintained 575M Maranellowas Ferrari’s replacement for its outgoing mid-engine V8 sports car at the time, the F355.