2010 Ferrari California

The car is Grigio Silverstone with a Crema leather interior (and heated and electric seats) and rides on 20” diamond-finished wheels.

It comes with genuine, hand-painted Scuderia shields, a yellow rev counter and, far more importantly, an impeccable main dealer service history from new right up to the present day.

It has just 47,890 miles on the clock and has been with its current owner, the vendor, since June 2019.

It is in very decent overall condition and drives every bit as well as you would hope and expect of a car that’s been so meticulously serviced, maintained and curated throughout its life.
 

The muscular bodywork is untroubled by any dinks, dents, warps or creases worthy of attention and the glossy Grigio Silverstone paintwork has retained a good deal of shine and lustre, with the metallic finish really popping and singing in the sunshine.

The panel gaps and shut-lines are crisp, consistent and even.

Always a joy to see in action, the roof goes up and down in a mesmerizingly balletic display of choreographed engineering, seamlessly summoning and re-ordering various parts of itself from the boot and who-knows elsewhere.

Splendid stuff.

In general, the car is exhibiting a number and distribution of scratches, scuffs and paint chips that are entirely commensurate with its age and mileage.

The chief exception to this rule is a lengthy scrape along the base of the nearside side skirt.

There are paint chips to the edges of the doors behind the door handles, and a scattering of stone chips and scuffs on the front valance, at the leading edge of the bonnet, and around the ‘nose’ of the car.

All four wheels have some signs of minor altercations with kerbs or other roadside obstacles but are otherwise in very good order. 

They are shod in matching Pirelli P-Zero rubber which appears to have a good deal of life left in it.

The badging, trim and other exterior fixtures and fittings are broadly beyond reproach, although the headlamp cowls have gone a little cloudy and grubby in places and could do with being introduced to some restorative cleaning products.

The lacquer has worn away from the grey paint at the lower corner of the offside headlamp cowl. 
 

The interior is following the same script as its exterior counterpart in terms of preservation and quality.

The whole ambience of the interior is light and airy, not least because there’s more cream-coloured hide in here than you’d find at a Jersey cattle market.

Aside from a little light creasing around the bolsters on the driver’s seat, there’s nothing to suggest either the car’s mileage or age.

The carpets and mats are good, as is the roof lining.

A few of the buttons and switches have fallen prey to the malaise that affects many cars of this vintage from manufacturers in Maranello and Modena: namely, ‘Sticky Button Syndrome’.

Now, it used to be the case that this tactile aberration could only be corrected by painstakingly removing all switches and buttons and sending them off to some self-appointed plastics-whisperer in the USA.

He would sort the problem out and send them back to you. You’d then have to sell the car, and your house, to pay for his services.

We suspect he worked very hard to create the myth that ‘Sticky Button Syndrome’ was more difficult to ‘cure’ than the Ebola virus or Dutch elm disease.

Nowadays, we know better, and there are all sorts of products (and advice) available to help you find a lasting remedy.

Stickiness aside, as far as we’re aware, all dials, gauges, buttons, knobs and switches do what they’re supposed to do.

There is a rubber/plastic vent trim missing from the passenger door card.

The boot is in excellent condition and contains a number of Ferrari-branded items including a trickle charger, air compressor and a number of tools.

The engine bay is clean and tidy, with everything in its right and proper place. There are no obvious leaks, and all pipes, cables and hoses appear to be present and correct.

The red crackle paint atop the engine has fractured and flaked away in places, but we’re sure it could be reapplied if so desired.  

The undersides of the car are largely hidden from view by various protective trays and cowls, but what we can see looks, sound, solid and possessed of plenty of structural integrity.

Absolutely nothing we’ve seen has prompted us to frown, tut or otherwise question the car’s honesty or character. 
 

The car comes with a service book that’s fair bristling with stamps, each and every one of them from main dealers.

The last service was carried out on 17.6.25 by Carrs Ferrari of Exeter, when the odometer was showing 47,414 miles.

A new, long-life 90AH battery was fitted at the same time, at the wince-inducing cost of £630.

It comes with its original book pack, fully stamped service book, full sets of keys, HPI report and an MoT certificate, with no advisories whatsoever, that’s valid until 8/7/26.

It’s a measure of the diligent care lavished upon this car that not only has it never never failed an MoT, it has never had a single advisory.

That makes this car’s history pretty much perfect, as far as we’re concerned.
 

As the spiritual successor to the legendary Daytona, Ferrari knew that this needed to be a special car and made no compromises in ensuring that it delivered on that promise.

This excellent example ticks all the right boxes for us.

Low mileage.

Low Ownership.

Full and timely main dealer-only service history.

Impeccable MoT record.

It could be quite a while before you find another one with those credentials.

We are happy to offer this car for auction with an estimate in the range of £40,000 - £45,000.

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