Ferrari Testarossa 1992
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Now available is this stunning, low mileage Ferrari Testarossa finished in Rosso Corsa with Crema.
The Testarossa is one of the most iconic sports cars ever built, with such a unique and stylish design the car is labelled today as the ''orignal poster car'' of the 80's and 90's. First unveiled in 1984 at the Paris Motor Show, the Testarossa was the successor to the Berlinetta Boxer and was the last car to adopt the mid engine layout. The car was available with manual transmission only and featured a number of specially engineered elements in order to maximise the cars performance. The engine layout kept the centre of gravity to the middle of the car thus providing better stability and improving the cars cornering. The name 'Testarossa' pays homage to the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testarossa, a world famous sports car champion. Testarossa simply means 'Red Head' which refers to the red painted cam covers on the engine.
This particular car was delivered new to a Mr Walker of Great Missenden who had a collection of various exotic cars. The car was first delivered in March of 1992 and was Specified with Rosso Corsa exterior, Crema interior and Rosso carpets. Due to having a collection, Mr Walker subsequently did not drive the Testarossa as much as he had initially planned to. In a statement of facts present with the car dated June 2016, Mr Walker explained that he drove the Testarossa a few times to his factory in Leeds, Ferrari meetings and when possible during the weekends. Within this statement he also explains that he lived abroad for some time and his collection was put into storage. Due to owning the car for a long period of time and not using it, he sold the Testarossa to another local collector in 2016. The current owner has cherished the vehicle and as a result has never driven it, meaning that effectively this is a 1 owner Testarossa.
Complete with all original books, various invoices and correspondence, this incredible low mileage example is perfect for any collection and is ready for its new owner.
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1992 Ferrari Testarossa is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Kent by Simon Furlonger for £129990.
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Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : Testarossa Engine size : 4.9 Model Year : 1992 Location : Ashford Kent
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About Ferrari
The first Ferrari road car was the 125 S introduced in 1947 and powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine, right? Well it's not quite that simple, Ferrari did in fact produce e Tipo 815, in 1940. Tipo 815 was designed by ex-Alfa Romeo engineers Alberto Massimino and Vittorio Bellentani and by Enrico Nardi under Enzo's company but legal issues with the former associate Alfa Romeo prevented Ferrari from launching the Ferrari marque at that point.
Enzo did produce a series of fine road cars in the 50's and 60's but they were merely to finance his true passion racing, wheather GT/Sports car or Grand Prix. The 50's saw the birth of Ferrari's most memorable cars, 250 GTB (tour de France) 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GT swb just to name a few.
Under the surface tension was growing though. In November 1961 long-time sales manager Girolamo Gardini made an ultimatum to Enzo: if tensions continued, he would leave the company. As a result, Gardini was ousted, as well as Scuderia Ferrari manager Romolo Tavoni, chief engineer Carlo Chiti, experimental sports car development chief Giotto Bizzarrini, and a number of others who stood by them.
Without Chiti and Bizzarrini the development of what was to become the most quintessential Ferrari and today the world's most expensive car, 250 GTO, was at a pivoting point. 250 GTO project was saved by a young engineer Mauro Forghieri and long-time racing bodyman Sergio Scaglietti who stepped in and took over the program with known results.
In addition to 250 GTO, Ferrari launced such master pieces as 250 LM, 250P, 275 GTB, 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" during the the 60's
By the late 60's Ferrari's prototypes' success came to a sudden halt by a new competitor, GT40. Ford turned to Lola to produce a Ferrari beating long distance racer after Enzo had cut the deal off with Henry Ford II making the latter absolutely boil with fury. The collaboration between Ford and Lola created the mighty Ford GT40 that gave Ferrari some heavy hits in Le Mans 24 to come.
By the end of the 60's FIAT purchased 50% of the company, starting a development that has led to a new mass-produced era of Ferraris.
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