1998 Ferrari F355 Spider
Description
With car manufacturing and technology making vehicles easier and simpler to drive, the desire for analogue driver-focused machines continues to grow. The Ferrari F355 in manual configuration is arguably one of the most iconic cars of its era, with its pop-up headlights and screaming V8. Combining Italian style with pure driver feel, the desirability and values of these models have only continued to rise steadily.
With values now justifying greater investment, owners are increasingly restoring these cars as natural age-related wear and tear takes hold.
This beautiful F355 is finished in one of the most striking colours, Le Mans Blue. The commission for this car was to visually refresh the paintwork after many years of stone chipping and use. After a comprehensive disassembly, a detailed parts list was compiled to ensure smooth reassembly. With this era of sports car, many plastic trim clips were used that became brittle over time, so all were replaced during assembly with genuine Ferrari items. The bodywork of the car was carefully assessed for previous repairs and damage before primer and paint preparation by our expert team. As with all older vehicles, they do not respond well to repeated cold starts, so we used the latest equipment from Stringo to transport the car into our paint shop without running the engine.
The highest quality paint materials were used to achieve the best possible finish, followed by many hours of polishing to leave a result even finer than factory quality and free from orange peel. During reassembly, every component removed was cleaned and treated before being refitted. With the panels off, the engine bay and inner sections were also deep-cleaned and detailed.
