2009 Ferrari California 2 Plus S-A

Highlights

• MOT to 25th September 2026 with no advisories
• 68,165 miles warranted by service and MOT history
• Desirable Rosso over Crema colour scheme with Cavallino Rampante wing shields
• Extensive service history from new across main dealers and independent Ferrari specialists
• Recent engine-out work, including four new camshaft variators and associated components

The Appeal

Today, Ferrari is moving into the realms of electric hatchbacks, but the California hails from a period when Maranello was building world-beating grand tourers. Following "Old Man" Enzo Ferrari's mantra that "the horse leads from the front", the California was marque's first front-engined V8 grand tourer, its first with a retractable metal hardtop, and its first with a dual-clutch gearbox. It combined genuine four-seat usability with a 4.3-litre, 460 bhp flat-plane-crank V8 and the theatrics expected of a prancing horse.

This example wears the popular Rosso over Crema colour combination, complemented by Cavallino Rampante wing shields. Its history file traces the car from delivery at H.R. Owen St. Albans in September 2009 through regular annual servicing at a succession of main dealers and respected independent specialists including Lancaster Colchester, Meridien Modena, H.R. Owen Sports Cars, Dick Lovett, Fosker Engineering, JCT600 Brooklands, The Ferrari Centre, and Kent High Performance Cars. The consistent mileage progression across these entries supports the 68,165-mile reading.

Most notably, the car has just undergone significant engine-out work at Shiltech Performance Cars in May 2025 to address a variator failure, with further details outlined below. It holds a current MOT with no advisories.

Key Information

• Mileage: 68,165 miles (warranted by service and MOT history)
• Country of registration: United Kingdom
• Technical inspection status: MOT valid until 25th September 2026 with no advisories
• Technical specs: 4.3-litre V8 petrol, seven-speed dual-clutch semi-automatic
• Paperwork: service history documentation present from delivery

Service history:
05/26 – 67,403 miles – Shiltech Performance Cars Ltd

• Investigate poor running issue and trace fault to variator failure
• Remove engine assembly and strip front timing covers
• Supply and fit 4 new camshaft variators (2 inlet, 2 exhaust)
• Carry out exhaust port modification while engine is removed
• Supply and fit replacement oil pump chain tensioner
• Renew left-hand and right-hand cover gaskets, front gasket, diamond washers, seal rings, O-rings, front pulley seal, exhaust gaskets, auxiliary belt, stretch belt, and engine oil filter

09/25 – 66,092 miles – Mr Clutch Autocentres

• Carry out MOT test

07/24 – 61,102 miles – Kent High Performance Cars

• Investigate suspension and airbag warning light faults
• Remove offside rear wheel and brake disc to refit handbrake shoes and replace broken fixing clips
• Remove, re-trim, and refit instrument binnacle assembly
• Clean and connolise center armrest upholstery

07/24 – 60,651 miles – MOT Test Centre

• Carry out MOT test

05/23 – 59,058 miles – Crown Performance

• Carry out annual service
• Carry out MOT test

06/22 – 57,968 miles – Crown Performance

• Carry out annual service

11/21 – 56,506 miles – Kent High Performance Cars

• Carry out check-over report findings and annual service
• Address faulty air bag warning light by rectifying a damaged wiring connector
• Remove faulty air conditioning compressor, fit replacement rebuilt exchange unit, and regas system
• Remove and replace blown red rear brake light bulb and replace dome door lamp
• Wash off front and rear shock absorbers
• Carry out MOT test

09/20 – 55,325 miles – The Ferrari Centre

• Carry out check-over and annual service changing engine oil, oil filter, air filter elements, and anti-pollen filter
• Test battery condition, supply and fit new Varta heavy-duty battery
• Top up central hydraulic roof hood oil, lubricate moving mechanisms, free off offside roof flap, and fit springs
• Lower front subframe, wire brush subframe and underside structure, and apply anti-corrosion treatment
• Carry out fiberglass repairs to damaged undertrays and fix broken undertray mounting brackets
• Wash off nearside front shock absorber
• Strengthen anti-freeze coolant mixture and renew coolant header tank cap
• Replace front and lower air intake clamps
• Carry out MOT test

06/19 – 51,406 miles – JCT600 Brooklands

• Carry out km/mileage service

08/17 – 45,269 miles – JCT600 Brooklands

• Supply and fit replacement kit of front brake pads
• Perform complimentary vehicle health check

08/17 – 45,054 miles – JCT600 Brooklands

• Carry out annual service to factory specifications changing engine oil, oil filter, gasket, and air filter element
• Apply Krytox grease lubrication treatment
• Perform complimentary vehicle health check

05/16 – 38,765 miles – Fosker Engineering LLP

• Carry out yearly vehicle inspection and manufacturer specification service changing engine oil, oil filter, and sump washers
• Troubleshoot inoperative parking sensors and replace faulty rear ultrasonic sensors
• Carry out preparation work and localized paintwork to front bumper
• Carry out MOT test

04/15 – 33,011 miles – Dick Lovett Sporting Limited

• Carry out annual service and engine oil/filter change

04/14 – 29,686 miles – H.R. Owen Sports Cars

• Carry out annual service

08/13 – 29,632 miles – H.R. Owen Sports Cars

• Supply and fit replacement front right-hand (RHF) Bridgestone Potenza tyre
• Perform complete wheel geometry alignment and adjustments to tracking toe settings
• Strip down and adjust mechanical handbrake assembly components to rectify poor efficiency
• Renew corroded engine oil dipstick assembly
• Note advisory regarding front and rear undertray scuffs and pending wheel arch trim replacement
• Carry out MOT test

02/13 – 28,951 miles – Meridien Modena

• Carry out km/mileage service

02/12 – 21,649 miles – Lancaster Colchester

• Carry out annual service with brake fluid change and pollen filter replacement

05/11 – 14,267 miles – Lancaster Colchester

• Carry out annual service

08/10 – 8,032 miles – Lancaster Colchester

• Carry out annual service

09/09 – Delivery – H.R. Owen St. Albans

• Pre-delivery vehicle inspection and initial new vehicle registration

The Detail

• Engine removed in May 2025 at 67,403 miles to address variator failure causing poor running
• Four new camshaft variators (two inlet, two exhaust) fitted along with a replacement oil pump chain tensioner
• Exhaust port modification carried out while the engine was removed
• Renewal of gaskets, seals, O-rings, auxiliary belt, stretch belt, front pulley seal, and engine oil filter during engine-out work
• MOT passed in September 2025 at 66,092 miles with no advisories
• Well-presented example benefitting from the judicious maintenance noted above
• Gentle signs of use to the seat upholstery; rear seats appear little-used
• Very small area of lacquer peel to the leading edge of the bonnet (nearside) which can be studied in the photographs
• Roof demonstrated in working order
• The car's underside can be studied in the photographs
• Clean engine compartment presentation
• Slight kerb marks to the alloy wheels
• Pioneer Double-DIN stereo unit fitted

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