That’s exactly what New York collector and Ferrari fanatic Peter Kalikow did. He recently visited Maranello to take delivery of a Ferrari Superamerica 45. Kalikow commissioned the car to celebrate 45 years of Ferrari ownership. We can’t even imagine that: “Hello, Luca? Yes, it’s Peter. I’m fine. You? Great. Say — I’m calling because I want you to build something for me….”

The Superamerica 45 is based on the gorgeous Ferrari 599 but features all kinds of unique touches. The carbon-fiber hard top rotates and is housed in a redesigned boot, which also is of carbon fiber. Those gorgeous flying buttresses are body-colored and flow into the rear wheel arches, the chrome grille is unique to the car, the front wing gets air vents and there’s all kinds of burnished aluminum trim.

Even the color is unique to the car, a shade Ferrari calls “blu antille,” which matches that of Kalikow’s 1961 400 Superamerica cabriolet. The interior is of course awash in leather and carbon fiber.

The car makes its public debut Friday at the super-posh Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza at Lake Como, Italy.

Photos: Ferrari