If you have a passion for motorsport memorabilia, there’s perhaps no bigger flex than owning a key piece of the Ferrari-Porsche duel of the early ‘70s: the fiendishly fast Ferrari 512 M. This particular car, chassis 1030, is one of 25 Ferrari 512 units made to meet homologations.
Further, it’s one of just 15 later converted to ‘modificato’ or M spec, with power pumped up to 610 horsepower from its 5.0-liter V12 and with lower, more aerodynamic bodywork. It’s also the only one finished in Francorchamps yellow. That, and the fact that it’s been raced by Ferrari legends like Derek Bell with certification from Ferrari Classiche, make its estimated $9-12 million selling price worth it for the right collector.
Listed with RM Sotheby’s, chassis 1030 is widely regarded as one of the best examples of Ferrari’s fastest prototype of the era. It’s finished in its original 1971 race livery and has never had a major crash. It last had its wheel turned in anger in the early ‘70s and has been part of various collector’s garages. The last owner has had it since 2018.
The Ferrari 512 M is the car that Ferrari came up with to take the fight to Porsche, a then-upstart on the racing scene who upset the cart with its fearsome 917. Chassis 1030 was even part of filming for Steve McQueen’s Le Mans, making it a piece of history worth coveting.
