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Up close with Eric Clapton’s one-off $4.75 million Ferrari SPC-12 EPC

Ferrari SPC-12 EPC
Ferrari SPC-12 EPC

This video captured in London a couple of days ago is about as close as anyone not related to guitar god Eric Clapton may get to this car: a one-off Ferrari built exclusively for Clapton. If you want to know why the world's wealthiest buyers chase Ferraris, here's one good reason.Dubbed the SPC-12 EPC (for special project car, number 12, Eric Patrick Clapton) the car began as a regular Ferrari 458 Italia, and retains its V-8 engine, since there's not enough room within the frame to slide in a V-12. What makes it unique are the Pininfarina-designed styling changes that more strongly recall Ferraris of yore, from the Enzo to the 512 Boxer. There's also a bespoke interior and what appears to be a unique shade of Ferrari rosso paint. Total build time: two years. Total price tag, best anyone can tell: About $4.75 million.