Sharp-eyed Autoblog reader Neil spotted this rare Ferrari station wagon roaming the wilds of London - Oxford St. to be exact.

Call it a station wagon, an estate car or a shooting brake, this is a rare Ferrari 456 "Venice," a limited edition series designed and built by Pininfarina (who penned the 456 GT) in 1995 at the request of the royal family of the Sultanate of Brunei. The station wagon featured a 20 cm longer wheelbase and four doors.

While Neils cameraphone snap at right doesn't quite do it justice, shooting-brake.com (you can find anything on the net…) has a gallery (see example below) and brief history of this exotic Ferrari.