This example is a particularly compelling example, specified from new in the quintessential Ferrari livery of Rosso Corsa over tan leather, with dark red carpets and equipped with the increasingly coveted six-speed gated manual transmission. Produced at a time when the majority of buyers were embracing Ferrari's F1 gearbox technology, manual-transmission 575Ms were ordered in remarkably limited numbers, with only a small fraction of total production delivered in this configuration and approximately 80 examples believed to have been supplied to the United States market.

Beyond its rare specification, this motor car is distinguished by its exceptional preservation. Having accumulated only approximately 11,600 miles on the odometers, the car remains a wonderfully authentic representation of Ferrari's final analogue-era V12 grand tourer. Desirable factory appointments including Daytona-style seats, Scuderia Ferrari shields, red brake calipers, and matching dark red carpets further enhance an already highly attractive specification.

The significance of the manual 575M has continued to grow in recent years as collectors increasingly recognize it as the direct descendant of Ferrari's great front-engined V12 Berlinetta’s. Combining the effortless torque and sonorous character of the naturally aspirated V12 with the tactile pleasure of an open-gate six-speed gearbox, the model delivers an experience that is both engaging and increasingly impossible to replicate in the modern era.

Today, the finest manual-transmission 575Ms are rightly regarded among the most desirable modern Ferraris, representing the closing chapter of a lineage that stretches from the great Colombo-engined grand tourers through the Daytona and 550 Maranello to this final, beautifully developed expression. Chassis 128682 stands as a very well preserved and highly collectible example of that legacy, offering its next custodian the opportunity to acquire one of the most sought-after modern V12 Ferraris ever produced.