
Ferrari Monza SP1
Why 1.9: A windscreen-less single-seat speedster is a statement piece before it's a driver's car — gorgeous, extremely limited, and built around a display case more than a road trip. The naturally aspirated V12 is the one honest ingredient; everything else about the ownership pattern says Icona-collection wing, not daily transportation.
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Median asking price, good condition · €1.6M (2019) → €2.4M (2026), trending up · illustrative data
The long version
Ferrari's Icona line was conceived explicitly as limited-run collector pieces referencing 1950s barchettas, and buyers treated the SP1 accordingly from day one — most went straight into private collections alongside other Icona and special-series Ferraris rather than into rotation as a usable car. The no-windscreen cockpit isn't a practical objection so much as the point: it signals a car bought for what it evokes, not for commuting or even routine trackdays, and insurance-and-storage economics for a car this exposed to weather reinforce the pattern. Public sightings cluster around concours lawns and Ferrari-owner-club static displays rather than roads. The V12 is a genuine engineering highlight, carried over from the 812 Superfast, but it's driven exactly as much as the ownership pattern implies: rarely, and briefly.