Eric Clapton's Ferrari SP12 EC

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

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.

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Really like the design of this car, but I'm a big fan of the BBs as well. Anyone have a spare £3M for me?

 

[Paul M Jones]

Looks a bit like a Fiat Coupe from the side (the nose) but the rest of the car is pretty nice!

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

A Fiat Coupe, ouch!

Nice car but the 512bb still looks much nicer.