New Delhi, March 11 -- H&H Auctions is set to offer Ferrari collectors a rare chance to own an ultra-low mileage Ferrari 512 BB 'Wide Body' at an upcoming sale next month. The iconic model, originally commissioned in 1977, is expected to fetch between £150,000 and £170,000 when it goes under the hammer on 9 April at the Imperial War Museum, Cambridgeshire.

One of just 101 UK-supplied, right-hand drive examples, this particular 512 BB has covered fewer than 6,000 miles in its 48-year lifespan. Astonishingly, it has remained in the same family since new, having been first owned by Alan Morello Esq., heir to a successful family business.

Morello took delivery of the car on 1 August 1977 after it was supplied through Maranello Con...