When Peter Sellersdecided he wanted "the most expensive car in the world", itwas to Enzo Ferrari that he turned. The maestro's response - 1,400kg of shiny red steel and cream Connolly leather powered by a 5.5-litre engine - was the 500 Superfast. And with a price tag of $24,000 in 1964, it clocked in at $3,000 more than the most expensive Rolls Royce of its day.

Sellers' Ferrari now lives in the Maranello Rosso Museum in the tiny republic of San Marino, an enclave in the middle of Italy. It is in the company of 24 other illustrious models from the stable of the prancing horse. From James Dean to Tom Cruise, Herbert von Karajan to David Beckham, Ferraris have been the choice toys for boys - but few have been able to indulge their passion like Fabrizio Violati.