• Year of manufacture 
    1990
  • Mileage 
    45 077 mi / 72 545 km
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Chassis number 
    ZFFKC33C000083786
  • Lot number 
    301
  • Drive 
    RHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Exterior brand colour 
    Rosso Red
  • Number of seats 
    2
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Gearbox 
    Manual
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

One of only 26, right-hand drive, manual gearbox, Mondial 'T' CabrioletsSuperb, end of the line, transverse-engined, 3.4-litre TClassically finished in Rosso over Crema. With its current owner for 20 yearsExcellent service history. Recent50,000-mile service at Lancaster FerrariNew belts, air-con service/gas charge and comprehensive check overMOT February 2020.The cherished number, EOX 8, will remain with the carLaunched at the 1980 Geneva Auto Salon, the Mondial was the first Ferrari to depart from the companys familiar three-digit naming scheme and its name was inspired by their famous Mondial sports-racers from the fifties. The Mondial saw Ferrari return to Pininfarina as its choice of styling house, and it was sold as a mid-sized Coupeand, eventually, a cabriolet. Conceived as a 'more usable' model, offering the practicality of four seats with the performance of a mid-range Ferrari and hopefully attracting a slightly wider audience than their traditionally more focused two-seaters. The car was not built as a monocoque in a conventional way, but instead, the steel outer body was produced by the famous Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Scaglietti, just down the road in nearby Modena and clothed a lightweight steel box-section space frame. The Mondial was the first Ferrari where the entire engine/gearbox/rear suspension assembly was mounted on a detachable steel sub-frame, making engine removal for a major rebuild or cylinder head removal much easier than it had been on earlier models.Introduced in 1989, the Ferrari Mondial 3.4 T was the 'spearhead for a new generation of V8 Ferraris' and the final version of the Mondial. The 'T' was a reference to the new engine and transmission layout that now saw the engine mounted longitudinally with the gearbox transverse (forming a T), a characteristic of their Formula 1 '312T' which had just won the 1989 World Championship. This set-up would become the standard for all future mid-engined V8 Ferraris beginning with the 348 and continuing through to the 360.This is a superb original UK, right-hand drive, 3.4-litre, Mondial 'T' Cabriolet supplied new to its first owner by Lancaster Ferrari on the 12th of April 1990. 1,010Mondial T Cabriolets were built altogether with only 51 in right-hand drive and 26 with a manual gearbox, making this example very rare indeed.Fitted with the desirable manual gearbox and finished in the classic colour combination of Rosso Corsa with Crema leather and a black hood, this lovely example has covered just 45,077 miles and has been in our vendors care for the last 20 years.A recent 50,000 miles main dealer serviceat Lancaster Ferrari (Colchester) during February/March 2019 included cambelt replacement, renewed fuel lines, a full air-con service and a comprehensive check over and our vendor has covered very few miles since. The MOT is valid until February 2020 and,pleasingly, the cherished registration number EOX 8 will remain with the car. Its presented with its original wallet, manuals and stamped service book, old MOTs andsupporting detailed invoices covering servicing and cam belt changes etc.With power-assisted steering as standard and a simple-to-operate folding top, Mondials of this era are quite easy to live with and this lovelyexample with a recent main dealer belt service and crisp air-con from long-term ownership is a very attractive prospect.With values of these comfortable and approachable Ferraris hardening over recent years, this represents an excellent opportunity to enjoy top-down Ferrari motoring on a very sensible budget


Silverstone Auctions Ltd
The Forge
Harwoods House, Banbury Road
Ashorne
Warwickshire
CV35 0AA
United Kingdom
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Rob
Last name 
Hubbard

Phone 
+44-01926691141