It appears legendary blues guitarist, Eric Clapton has been busy putting his car collection for sale in the recent times, with not one but two of his cars recently making the rounds on Auto Trader, the UK’s largest digital marketplace dedicated to new and used cars.
His Lamborghini Superleggera has already been listed for a claimed £125,000 ($163,867), while his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano F1 is still up for sale on the site for £89,900 ($117,869) from the car dealer, GVE London.
Since reaching superstardom, Eric Clapton, also popularly known by his stage name ‘Slowhand”, has shown a fixation on supercars, with a specific interest in Ferraris. It may be ironic that Slowhand loves cars that are so fast, but this hasn’t stopped the rocker from going for a covetable collection.
He’s rumored to have had over ten Ferraris over the years, with many of them having served as inspiration for his songs, and some even gifted to him by a friend and fellow musician, George Harrison the lead guitarist of The Beatles.
The Ferrari 599 F1 is among Clapton’s most desirable cars. Although Clapton has said in the past he prefers the 612 Scaglietti, which is obviously an opinion that many Ferrari enthusiasts would disagree with.
It has an attractive contrasting Nero Daytona Black exterior on Castoror Light Brown interior with a BOSE HiFi System included. It has the renowned Scuderia Ferrari shields and a 6l V12 engine. It can go 0-60 in just 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 205mph.
“The legend that is Eric Clapton is renowned for his classic car collection – after his music career of course – and it’s well known how much he loves his Ferraris. He’s even made use of Ferrari’s secretive One-Off Programme in the past for a reported £3million, so you know he’s not messing around! This particular Ferrari 599 is stunning and so well-maintained. The fact it received Eric Clapton’s seal of approval before being sold on makes it that much more special. For a blues lover, who also has the money for it, this is a perfect buy on Auto Trader,” said Rory Reid, the Auto Trader’s YouTube Director.
