Styled internally by Ferrari Design, with the project's bold ambitions to fuse many retro cues with a modern sports car dividing those who have seen the sports car so far, the Superamerica 45 was also engineered and built in-house. It was specified by Mr Kalikow to celebrate 45 years since he first became a Ferrari client and will make its public debut on the 20th of May at the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza.

The design is bespoke, featuring a carbon-fibre rotating hard-top which incorporates a rear screen. The boot is entirely new to house the roof when open, and is now in carbon-fibre with a design optimised to reduce drag and increase rear downforce.

The rear buttresses are body-coloured and are integral with the rear wheelarches, as well as incorporating the rear quarterlights. The side view is changed with new double air vents on the front wing. The Ferrari Superamerica 45 also features a chromed front grille and specially burnished aluminium A-pillars, door mirrors and door handles.

The Superamerica 45 is finished in an exclusive Blu Antille, a colour that matches another important car in the client’s collection – a 1961 400 Superamerica cabriolet nr. 2331SA. The wheels are body-coloured with a contrasting diamond finish to the spokes. The roof and other carbon-fibre elements of the bodywork – front splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser – are in a special contrasting darker blue, a theme that is carried over to the cockpit which features dark blue carbon-fibre dash trim and driver zone.

The interior is another area of personalisation, featuring a combination of Cuoio leather trim and Blu Scuro carbon fibre details and a touch-screen infotainment system.