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We’ve always thought Ferraris (particularly of the V12 variety) look great in darker, more understated colours. But while the company’s range of greys and blacks are pleasant, its greens are even more tasteful. Be it over tan or burgundy leather, the colour just works. The preserve of the true connoisseur, they’ve also historically been – and probably always will be – much rarer. If only more customers were brave enough to tick the box more often. 

1979 Bianco S

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The GTO in question was delivered to John Coombs in 1962, and was frequently raced at club events in the UK over the subsequent few years. It was driven by Graham Hill in the 1962 Goodwood Tourist Trophy to second place, behind the famous lime-green Ferrari 250 GTO of Innes Ireland – a car that coincidentally starred at last year’s Concours of Elegance in Edinburgh.

“It all started when we removed the floor mats,” says former marketing exec Kindler, now a part-time student and blogger, and full-time mother-of-two. “To cut a long story short, it was a sorry state of affairs. Substantial work was required, so it was sent to a workshop for six weeks for some remedial treatment; meanwhile, my family and I went on road trip throughout the American Northwest and the Rocky Mountains. We decided, on our way back to Seattle, to take a little detour to Pendleton, Oregon.”

Globetrotter