Inspired by a Luigi Chinetti-owned 330 LM used in an obscure Fellini film, the Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta is a 599 GTB Fiorano-based one-off Pinfinarina designed for the son of the creator of cable TV. Pictures of the gold beauty below.

This is the work of Pininfarina and Ferrari's Special Projects division, which handles one-off customizations for the automaker. And while it shares similar technical specs with the 599, it's a strong visual departure featuring touches of Maserati, 250 GTO and even a smidge of Shelby Series One. Whereas the donor car is a sportier GT, the P540 is a more aggressive and masculine take. Most notably, and the reason for the Aperta label (Italian for "window"), is the open top.

Full details below as we ponder this new, soon-to-be-historic Ferrari.<blockquoteRevealed: the new Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta one-off 

The first shake-down has been held at Fiorano of a very special one-off, the P540 Superfast Aperta, built for an American client. The car, the second in a new Special Projects programme created by Ferrari to meet requests from the most discerning clients and collectors to create truly unique models, is based on the 599 GTB Fiorano and was inspired by a Carrozzeria Fantuzzi-designed Ferrari built specifically for the 1968 Fellini film, Toby Dammit, itself inspired by one of the tales of Edgar Allan Poe...

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