This Is the Coolest Ferrari You've Never Heard Of

This is a rare 1983 Ferrari 512 BBi by Koenig Specials.

1983 Ferrari 512 BBi Koenig

Photo by: Bonhams|Cars

Anthony Alaniz

By: Anthony Alaniz

Oct 20, 2025 at 4:45pm ET

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Back in the 1980s, if you wanted a hotter Ferrari, you went to German tuner Koenig Specials. The company building potent versions of European luxury cars, including Ferraris, creating the rare Ferrari 512 BBi Koenig. The company made fewer than 30 of them, and this is your chance to own one of the unique cars.

The engine modifications increased the output from 340 horsepower to 450 hp. Koenig added new pistons, camshafts, exhaust, and other tweaks, and it wasn’t cheap. It was half the price of the standard Ferrari. Koenig also added stiffer springs and anti-roll bars but left the ventilated discs unchanged. Ferrari even claimed the 512 could hit 188 miles per hour.

If that sort of thing floats your boat, get in touch with the Bonhams Auction house. They're about to be selling one off, and it looks pretty slick.

The car features a few exterior tweaks, like an air-dam spoiler, NACA ducts ahead of the rear wheel arches, four rear lights instead of six, and revised air intake boxes. Even the tires are wider than the original by 0.98 inches.

1983 Ferrari 512 BBi Koenig

Photo by: Bonhams|Cars

Inside, Koenig added multi-adjustable seats, removing the original fixed-seat buckets, but changed little else. Ferrari finished it in Nero Black, a contrast to the Rosso Corsa red exterior.

The car was originally delivered to a dealer in Germany before venturing to America where it resided until 2015, when the current owner purchased it. An experienced Ferrari technician looked over the car before it went into climate-controlled storage, where it’s been for the last decade.

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The car isn’t immaculate. It’s been sitting for a decade, so the new owner will have to give it a thorough overhaul before it’s drivable, but visually solid. There are a few scrapes underneath, but the paint still shines.

Bonhams expects the 1983 Ferrari to sell for between £85,000 and £90,000 ($114,000 $120,707 at today’s exchange rate). The auction starts in a week. Check out all the details, including numerous photos, here.

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