Ferrari Testarossa 1988
General description :
As the successor to the Berlinetta Boxer, Ferrari’s first mid-engine 12-cylinder road car, the Testarossa had more power with greatly improved breathing by virtue of four-valve cylinder heads. The results were impressive, with a top speed of nearly 290 km/h and sprints to 100 km/h in just 5.3 seconds. The rear-mounted radiators provided additional luggage space in the nose, which made the Testarossa a very capable grand touring car as well. This right-hand drive Testarossa being one of only 438 UK RHD offered here was first registered in January 1988 and supplied new through HR Owen and comes with the single bolt alloys. It has a great history file which included MOT's, Invoices and tax discs. The last owner has had the car for over 20 years buying the car from Graypaul Ferrari with 5,000m and since his ownership has used the car sparingly. It has just undergone a major service, cambelts and auxillary belts by Graypaul Ferrari whereby they have also meticulously gone over the car and replaced anything that was needed. This car is perfect and original in every way., As the successor to the Berlinetta Boxer, Ferrari’s first mid-engine 12-cylinder road car, the Testarossa had more power with greatly improved breathing by virtue of four-valve cylinder heads. The results were impressive, with a top speed of nearly 290 km/h and sprints to 100 km/h in just 5.3 seconds. The rear-mounted radiators provided additional luggage space in the nose, which made the Testarossa a very capable grand touring car as well. This right-hand drive Testarossa being one of only 438 UK RHD offered here was first registered in January 1988 and supplied new through HR Owen and comes with the single bolt alloys. It has a great history file which included MOT's, Invoices and tax discs. The last owner has had the car for over 20 years buying the car from Graypaul Ferrari with 5,000m and since his ownership has used the car sparingly. It has just undergone a major service, cambelts and auxillary belts by Graypaul Ferrari whereby they have also meticulously gone over the car and replaced anything that was needed. This car is perfect and original in every way., FacilitiesDelivery AvailableFinancing Available, Delivery Available, Financing Available
1988 Ferrari Testarossa is listed for sale on ClassicDigest in Derbyshire by Tom Hartley for £169950.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : Testarossa Engine size : 5.0 Model Year : 1988 Sub type : Coupé Location : Derbyshire Vehicle Registration : Undefined
169950 £
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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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