A manual-transmission 2004 Ferrari 456 M GT Bicolore Scaglietti “Schumacher Edition” sold for €152,780 at Aguttes' Autoworld 2026 | Auction & Motion sale in Brussels on 10 October. The auction house lists that figure as the final price including commission and taxes. It should not be mistaken for a hammer price.
The car was lot 49, chassis ZFFWP44B000129892, and had carried a pre-sale estimate of €130,000 to €180,000. Because the published result includes the buyer's costs, it cannot be compared directly with the estimate as though both were hammer prices.
A different sort of Schumacher Ferrari
The Bicolore Scaglietti edition dates from Ferrari's presentation of its Scaglietti personalisation programme at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show. Michael Schumacher was closely involved in the bespoke 456 M GT created to introduce it. According to Aguttes, the resulting special series numbered just 30 cars.
That connection deserves a distinction: the example sold in Brussels was a Schumacher-associated specification, not a car presented as having belonged to the seven-time Formula 1 world champion.
The exterior combines Grigio Nuvolari and Grigio Scaglietti, while the cabin uses Grigio Scuro upholstery. The original specification also introduced Brembo braking changes, updated audio equipment and a navigation system. These details gave the front-engined V12 grand tourer a different character from the regular 456 M GT without changing its fundamental layout.
The manual gearbox makes this example especially unusual. Aguttes' detailed lot description cites a dealer figure of seven manual cars, while a separate preview from the same auction house suggests ten. Neither figure is sufficiently settled to treat as a definitive production count. The broader point is clear: manuals make up a small fraction of the already limited edition.
Documented ownership and maintenance
The auction catalogue traces the car's original delivery to German dealer Eberlein on 29 September 2004. It subsequently changed hands in Germany, passing to another owner in 2009, before joining the consigning collection in 2015. At the time of cataloguing, the odometer showed fewer than 46,500 kilometres.
Aguttes described an accompanying stamped service book and extensive history file. Its listing records the last service in 2023 and a timing-belt replacement in 2019, followed by approximately 5,500 kilometres of driving. Those are catalogue disclosures rather than an independent mechanical inspection.
For collectors, the Brussels transaction provides a specific result for one of the less familiar late-era Ferrari V12 special editions. Its significance lies in the combination of Scaglietti-era customisation, a two-tone factory specification and a manual gearbox, rather than in any claimed ownership by Schumacher himself.