1991 Ferrari Testarossa Coupe

Ferrari replaced the outgoing Boxer series with the Testarossa, a spiritual successor to the fabled 500 and 250 Testa Rossa race cars of the 1950s. Introduced in 1984 at the Lido Nightclub ahead of the Paris Salon, it wore a more soft-edged, aerodynamic shape rather than the razor-sharp wedge profile of its predecessor. The 5.0-liter 'flat' V12 engine was fed air by iconic side door intakes, helping to produce 380 horsepower endowing the supercar with a top speed of 180 mph. Although built for speed, it was given luxury touches that included air conditioning, a tilting steering wheel, power-adjustable seats, and a leather-lined interior.

This particular example is a left-hand drive, US-market Testarossa that was completed in April 1991. It is believed to be one of the last few hundred original Testarossas to leave the factory before the introduction of the revised 512 TR later that year. It was given a Bianco exterior over Rosso leather and carpets, and was registered to its first owner in Illinois on 1 September 1992. In the late 1990s, it changed hands, spending time in New York and Connecticut before finding its way to Georgia in 2001. After spending time in North Carolina, it was acquired by a private collection in 2014, with 32,365 miles on the odometer. An additional 627 miles have been added since that time. The current caretaker purchased the Ferrari in 2021.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2023