From top: lovely 308GTS takes pride of place in Mark’s Maranello shrine, with newly acquired barrel chair alongside; mementos from Modena pilgrimage
When it comes to retirement, people often jet-set overseas or hop on to the nearest Caribbean-bound cruise ship, but not so Mark Ryan. After serving 30 years as a police officer, he retired in 2010 and bought his lifelong dream car – a Ferrari F355GTS. The seeds of Markʼs interest in the marque were sown at a young age, watching Ferraris compete on the race track and build exotic cars off it, and the 1995 F355ʼs iconic shape cemented his passion.