$2.5m Ferrari stolen from Braeside mechanic in four-minute raid

A SPORTS car driven by Pink Floyd’s lead singer and Princess Di’s ex-boyfriend has been swiped from a Melbourne workshop.

Daytona Ferarri

A FERRARI worth $2.5 million driven by Pink Floyd’s lead singer Roger Waters and business magnate Mohamed Al Fayed has been stolen from a Braeside mechanic.

Enzo Ceravolo received a call from his mechanic in the early hours of Friday morning telling him that thieves had broken into Hughes Supercars Services at 3.40am, taking his 1973 Daytona Ferrari and one other car.

The theft allegedly took place in under four minutes.

Moorabbin Police detective Senior Constable Phillip Wilkinson said the Ferrari had taken five years to restore and was only one of four in Australia.

A second Ferrari worth $100,000 was also stolen in the ram raid. He believed at least people were involved in the burglary.

Sen-Constable Wilkinson said one of the cars was last seen at 10.50am this morning travelling south toward the Mornington Peninsula Freeway toward Frankston.

“We believe the offenders knew the cars in that factory were high value cars, but we don’t particularly believe they knew the $2 million car was worth what it is,” he said.

Sen-Constable Wilkinson said the police had found evidence of debris left by the car used to smash through the factory’s roller door.

Mr Ceravolo’s son Francesco Ceravolo told the Herald Sun that they were working with the police and the mechanic to recover the precious car.

“Phil Hughes is a great mechanic and a great guy — he’s been working hard with the police.”

Mr Ceravolo said his father brought the distinctive car over from the United Kingdom in 2010 when the Australian dollar was strong and the UK was going through a recession.

The interior of the stolen Ferrari.

Musician Roger Waters (pictured) and business magnate Mohamed Al-Fayed have previously driven the stolen car. Picture: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

He said his father had always been a fan of the model and had considered it a good investment at the time.

The Ferrari’s previous owners include Pink Floyd’s lead singer Roger Waters and fellow band mate Nick Mason.

Egyptian business magnate Mohamed Al Fayed’s also had it as part of his collection and had gifted it to his son Dodi Fayed who died alongside Princess Diana in the 1997 Paris crash.

Mr Ceravolo said the car was irreplaceable.

“Personally you just can’t replace it — he lived the dream and finally got his hands on this car.

“Dad’s a pretty tough bloke but it is a really special car and we’ll do our best to get it back.”

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers on 1300 333 000.

Originally published as $2.5m Ferrari stolen from Braeside mechanic in four-minute raid