1986 Ferrari Testarossa
Designer: Leonardo Fioravanti

Estimate: $115,000 - $165,000

Chassis Number: ZFFSA17A1G0062237
Decoded: ZFF=Italy Ferrari Ferrari S=F113A040 Engine A=3-Point Belts 17=Testarossa A=Left-Hand Drive, North America 1=Check digit G=1986 0062237=Serial Number
Engine: 4943 cc Horizontally Opposed “Boxer” 12­-Cylinder
Bosch K­-Jetronic Fuel Injection / 390 bhp
5­-Speed Manual Transmission
Power Assisted Four Wheel Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Odometer: 16,100 Miles

• Surviving Example
• Desirable One Lug Wheels
• Distinctive Flying Mirror

The Model: The Testarossa has the heart of a Boxer, a Berlinetta Boxer. The elder, the Berlinetta Boxer, had a few problems that simply couldn't be ignored. Primarily the front mounted radiator. This design required plumbing to carry hot fluid back to 12-cylinder engine making the cabin feel like the heater was perpetually on. The solution was to move the radiators back and into the opening on the side of the new Pininfarina design. The design, however, violated some countries laws that forbid large openings in the sides of cars. Enter the Strakes. The cheese graters. The egg slicers. Whatever you called them, they caused a stir. The Testarossa’s stark lines, which ditched the old curvaceous profile of its older brother, were met with mixed reviews. It’s a look that today is regarded as one of the best. Despite its new duds, the Testarossa still sported the mid-mounted-flat-12-cylinder engine. With a set of Rosa Corsa heads buttoned on, the redhead has achieved what most Italian cars never will. Love from mainstream Americans.

The Car: With strakes covering the majority of the car's profile, it’s hard to imagine that they are not the most defining feature of the supercar. Well, they are not. Moving the rear-view mirror high on the A-pillar somehow overshadows the rest of Pininfarina's lines. Not to be upstaged, those mirrors were quickly relegated back to their traditional location, leaving these flying mirror examples highly collectible. If you can see past the odd mirror location, you will also see that the Rosa Corsa paint is pristine. This Testarossa if ignorant of the ways of the world with just 16,000 miles on record. The cockpit that serves as a cabin, houses the buttery-Italian-leather seats and gated shifter, all in remarkable condition. Ready to take center stage, the Colombo 12-cylinder politely murmurs to life and ready to hit the back roads and put those shift gates to good use. If you are going to get one with a flying mirror, the time is now. Take this Testarossa home and be in the elite of the Ferrari owners club.