Top-selling musician Rod Stewart was the first owner of this stunning Ferrari F430 Spider – now for sale on Auto Trader.

After leaving school Rod Stewart could only have dreamt of owning a Ferrari – one of his first jobs was working as a grave digger.
 
In the early 1960s he spent time travelling around Europe busking and was even deported from Spain for vagrancy.

View our slide show of Rod Stewart's Ferrari F430 Spider

After returning to the UK he became well known in music circles, and began creating hits which have spanned more than thirty years.

Classics include Maggie May, Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? and The First Cut is the Deepest.

During his music career Rod Stewart has sold more than 250 million records and he’s had six UK number one hits.

The Ferrari F430 Spider cost more than £145,000 when it was new, but you can get in the driving seat for £89,995.

Its 4.3-litre V8 produces an incredible 483bhp and 343lb/ft of pulling power, accelerating it from 0-60mph in 4.1 seconds and on to a top speed of 196mph.

The bodywork is finished in red and it has a cream leather interior and carbon fibre dashboard.

Rod Stewart is no stranger to a fast Ferraris – last year his Ferrari 575 Maranello was for sale on Auto Trader for £76,995.

In the past few weeks Declan Donnelly’s BMW Z3 and Chris Evans’ Ferrari 550 Maranello have gone on sale in our classifieds.

And musicians including Kylie Minogue, Jools Holland and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason have all owned cars for sale on Auto Trader.