The Ferrari 512 BB holds a truly special place in the famous musician's heart. He had a lot more expensive and rare cars, but the 512 BB is one of his favorite models. He had three of these over the years and the one-off SP12 EC was also designed based on the 512.
It was a truly stunning car produced between 1973 and 1984, and the special design wasn't the only big trait of this car. It was also the first road-legal car to use a mid-mounted flat-12 engine, the first of its kind. It was a bold and profitable move by Enzo Ferrari at the time, and Eric Clapton seems to understand the concept of this car fully, having in mind he had three of them.
The next car on our list is naturally another Ferrari, and this one is a rather interesting model. The 575M Maranello came as a predecessor of the Ferrari 599 GTB, and it's one of those models that were on the verge of Ferrari's modernization and switching to turbocharged V8 engines.
It was a classic at the time, coming with a 5.7-liter V12 with manual transmission for sheer driving pleasure. It came in a signature yellow color, and Eric Clapton's 575M looks like something that you would rather see in a racing video game than on a real road.
We hope that you are enjoying Eric Clapton's collection of rare Ferraris just as much as we do, and this next one comes with a twist. It's a Ferrari 360 Spider, a car that was the most technologically advanced Ferrari convertible up to the 2000s.
It also had a 3.6-liter V8 under the hood, so it's a bit of a different approach from Ferrari's and Pininfarina's designer team when compared to 575M Maranello and similar cars. The V8 engine delivered solid performances - 4.6 seconds from 0 to 60 and a maximum speed of around 180 mph.
The final Ferrari on our list of Eric Clapton's extraordinary rides is his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. This car was often regarded as a Ferrari that never lived up to its potential glory, but car guys like Eric Clapton know how to value this ride.
It's a full-fledged Ferrari Berlinetta ride with a mid-engine construction and a mighty 6.0-liter V12 under the hood for that signature exhaust note. It's not one of those rare Ferraris with just 500 or fewer units produced, but it's certainly an impressive ride with high performance and only 3.7 seconds needed for a 0 to 60 launch.