It's a Fur-rari! Supercar is given a make-over and covered in VELVET at a cost of £5,000

Passers-by in an up-market part of London were bemused when they saw a 205mph Ferrari wrapped in velvet. The 'Furrari' 599 was spotted parked on Sloane Street with its unique bodywork made of the luxury material. The £150,000 motor, seen parked on single yellow lines, has been customised with a layer of velvet-type material covering all the bodywork - at a cost estimated to be in the region of £5,000. An onlooker said: 'People who have enough money to be able to afford a Ferrari shouldn't be allowed to cover it in velvet.

'It's tacky - it reminded me of the dog van from Dumb and Dumber. It just goes to show that money can't buy taste.' Perhaps unsurprisingly, the left-hand drive car has a personalised number-plate, but only on the back. Under UK law, cars must have plates on the front and rear of the vehicle. The Ferrari 599 is fitted with a 6-litre V12 engine which gives it a 0-62mph time of just 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 205mph. Celebrity 599 owners have included Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo and Tamara Ecclestone. Only 599 of the model were ever produced. Of these, approximately 125 went to the United States.

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