This 1962 Superamerica Coupe Aerodynamica by Pininfarina has chassis number 4031SA and engine number 1287A. The 3967cc engine is a 12-cylinder vee with overhead cam and develops 340 horsepower riding on a 102.3-inch wheelbase and weighs 2750 pounds. Had he not owned the company, Enzo Ferrari would have had a difficult time obtaining the display car. Very few Ferrari dealers were authorized to sell the 400 Superamerica and customers had to wait an eternity for delivery.

The 400 Superamerica had its public debut at the Brussels Automobile Salon in February 1960 as a Pininfarina Cabriolet. At the Turin show that year, Ferrari showed the cabriolet but the real showstopper was at Pininfarina's own stand: a 'coupe aerodynamica' that the coachbuilder had built for himself. It set the style for the car shown. Just 14 Coupe Aerodynamica's would be built.

Because customers were given the choice of color, upholstery, hardware, arrangements of the instrument panel, even configuration of the car's nose, every 400 Superarmerica was different.

By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2007