From 1994 to 1996, Ferrari built the 512 M, the last mid-engined sports car in the 365 GT/4 BB, 512 BB, Testarossa and 512 TR line of ancestors. Mature and almost tame, the wildest Ferrari at the time was sold exactly 500 times, as a German magazine noted. This report takes a brief look at the F 512 M's gallery of ancestors and portrays a vehicle from 1995, supplemented with original documents and press material.