A Ferrari 412 owner commissioned Otsuka Maxwell Design to turn his less-than-perfect car into a dream ride. It ended up with an 812 Superfast engine swapped in, Rolls-Royce-grade floor mats and other luxury features that cost him over $1,800,000 in total.
The project took more than 5,000 hours to finish. The engineers had to redesign the engine bay in order to squeeze in the 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 from the Superfast. It’s unclear whether the output has changed from its original 800 PS (789 hp / 588 kW), but any number in that range should be more than enough.
Interestingly, the owner insisted on rowing his own gears in this one. The Superfast never shipped with a manual transmission, so the tuner sourced a six-speed automatic gearbox from a Ferrari 599 GTB and redesigned it into manual. Talk about commitment!
The exterior received a black/gold combo finish. Bumpers were cut for a sportier stance, fenders were flared and pop-up headlights were ditched in favor of conventional fixed lighting units. 18-inch Brixton Forged wheels made it into the arches.
While the original 412 had what some would call a Spartan interior, the restomod is anything but. The entire cabin is awash with synthetic suede and expensive natural leather. The seats are carbon-backed, and the seat bases are reportedly trimmed with Mongolian cashmere – a luxury woolen fabric priced above $1,000 per square meter.
As retro as the car looks, it has a digital dashboard and an infotainment display. Both are neatly integrated into the front panel and don’t jump out at the viewer, so that’s fair play as far as we are concerned.
