One to Buy: 8000km #16 of 25 Bianco Benny 2006 Pagani Zonda F Coupe
/ Ben Tyer
We do love a Pagani Zonda here at Supercar Nostalgia, but these things are now prohibitively expensive.
Set to go under the hammer at RM Sotheby’s sale in Paris on February 5th is an 8000km 2006 Zonda F Coupe. The estimate? An extraordinary €9.5m to €12m.
This is number 16 of the 25 Zonda F Coupes built.
Launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2005, the F was the fourth iteration of the Zonda theme and ushered in further optimised aero, increased engine output and a tuned / reinforced chassis. A Roadster version was unveiled twelve months after the Coupe at Geneva in March 2006. Pagani built 25 examples of each body style for a combined run of 50 vehicles.
As for Coupe number 16 (chassis ‘76071’), it was delivered in December 2006 to a customer from Monaco who specified Bianco Benny pearl white paint with Blue leather upholstery (pleasingly the same configuration it retains today).
The most recent custodian (from Denmark) has owned #16 since February 2015. In December 2018, the car was fitted with a new clutch and flywheel (€23,000). In April 2024, it returned to Pagani of Copenhagen for comprehensive maintenance (€10,300).
We think the F Coupe is the sweet spot of the Zonda line and, with its gorgeous original configuration, number 16 really is best of the best.
For more information visit the RM Sotheby’s website at: https://rmsothebys.com/
September 25th 2007. At 7:28pm, with 10° C on the diabolical circuit of 20.6 km and 73 corners, the Pagani Zonda F crossed the finish line posting a time of 7:27:82, setting a new record for production supercars.
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