Ferrari Special Projects develops latest custom

Ferrari's Special Projects team is developing its fifth car for Ferrari collector and petro-chemical magnate Cheerag Arya, dubbed the Arya SP.

Arya, who has seven Ferrari's including a 599 GTO and 599 XX, signed off the design after being shown twelve design sketches and now a clay model has been approved and development is set to begin.

"I told the designers what I wanted and they presented me with a total of 12 designs. I then picked the bits from each that I liked until we got an idea of the car I had in mind. A bit like a wish list," Arya told the Ferrari magazine.

Based upon the 599 GTO, his custom car has parts from the 599 and the recent F12 integrated into the design, and is easily recognizable as a member of the 599 family.

Renowned musician Eric Clapton commissioned the SP12 EC from Ferrari Special Projects, while the SP1, P540 Superfast Aperta and Superamerica 45 are also out there, commissioned by the select few who can afford to buy a custom Ferrari.

By Rufus Thompson