Ferrari · 1996
550 Maranello
Manual · RWD · Italy
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£120,000
Half of the 14 sales The Classic Valuer recorded in the last 12 months were between £115,000 and £180,000.
Checked against recent sales on 4 November 2026. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£72,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£120,000
Good usable example
Concours
£180,000
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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At auction
Results we have recorded from the auction houses’ published results
RM Sotheby's, The London Auction 2026, lot 153 · 31 October 2026 · estimate £230,000–£280,000
Not like for like: 7,336 miles and the rare Fiorano Handling Package.
£286,250
What the sale says about values · How results feed our values
Buyer’s notes
About the Ferrari 550 Maranello
The 550 Maranello, launched at the Nürburgring in July 1996, brought back the front-engined V12 berlinetta after twenty-three years. Its 5.5-litre V12 makes 485 PS through a gated six-speed manual, the only gearbox offered, and 3,083 were built up to 2001.
What moves the price
- History and mileage: these cars are used, so they range from superb to tired; low-mileage, well-documented cars pull away.
- Colour and specification: exceptional colours, and options such as the Fiorano handling pack on late cars, add value.
- Originality: matching numbers and factory specification.
Before you buy, check
- Cam belt history: on the 550 the belts are changed with the engine in place, a far smaller job than on the mid-engined cars.
- The dampers and bushes, which age, and the exhaust manifolds on early cars.
- The interior: sticky trim and sun-damaged leather.
From our research for Ferrari · The Nineties, which covers it in full.
Vehicle data
Specifications
From 1996
Performance
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Every Ferrari 550 Maranello is a manual. It took the market years to notice.
£143,685 new in 1998, around £60,000 at the bottom, £120,000 today. The 550's recovery follows one fact: Ferrari never built one with anything but a gated six-speed.
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Two Ferraris at RM Sotheby's London, and what their specification is worth
A 550 Barchetta with 571 km and a 575M with the rare HGTC pack cross the block on Saturday 31 October. Both carry estimates far above a normal car. Here is what the premium is for, and whether the market has paid it before.
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The cheapest manual V12 Ferrari costs £65,000. It has back seats.
A 550 Maranello is £120,000. A 456 GT — same era, same layout, same gated manual, one V12 — is little more than half that. The difference is two seats nobody uses.
5 min readFerrari 550 Maranello: value questions answered
- How much is a Ferrari 550 Maranello worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Ferrari 550 Maranello is worth around £120,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £72,000, and a concours-quality example around £180,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one 550 Maranello worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the 550 Maranello I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many 550 Maranello cars were built?
- Around 3,083 were built, by our production records.
- Is there a buyer's guide to the 550 Maranello?
- Yes: Ferrari · The Nineties, a 46-page collector’s guide. You can read a complete dossier free before you buy it.
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