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Gooding Lot 38 Estimate US$800,000 - 1,000,000

For 1990, the second season of the “post-turbo” Formula 1 era, Scuderia Ferrari scored a major coup by enticing reigning 1989 World Champion Alain Prost away from McLaren, where his explosive rivalry with Ayrton Senna reached critical mass. British F1 veteran Nigel Mansell, who electrified the tifosi as “Il Leone” for his no-holds-barred driving style, was back at Ferrari for his second season with the team. Together in 1990, Mansell and Prost would go on to deliver Ferrari’s best season in years, with Ferrari securing the Manufacturer’ Championship and Prost the Drivers’ Championship. By 1992, Mansell’s virtually boundless courage and sheer prowess would ultimately earn him the World Championship with the Williams F1 team.
Ferrari’s 1990 F1 chassis, the 641/2, was an update of the existing Ferrari chassis by engineer Steve Nichols, who joined Ferrari from McLaren in November 1989 and thus inherited a John Barnard-designed car for the second time in his career. Since Nichols’ prior 1987 McLaren MP4/3 was itself a logical development of Barnard’s last car for that team, Nichols decided against making any drastic changes to the basic Ferrari 640 design. Nonetheless, a larger and more robust fuel tank and body updates, plus key advances with both the sequential gearbox and engine, made the Ferrari a force to be reckoned with. However, all eyes were on the infamous Prost-Senna battle.
The car offered here, Ferrari 641/2 chassis no. 120, is the seventh of the eight-car series built and was raced in 1990 by Nigel Mansell. According to the history compiled by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini, chassis 120 was racing no. 2 throughout the 1990 F1 racing season and served as Mansell’s spare car for the July 8th French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard and the July 15th British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Mansell first drove chassis 120 in competition at the July 29, 1990, German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, where it did not finish.
In advance of the next race at Portugal’s Estoril circuit on September 23rd, the paddock was buzzing with the news that Ferrari had signed a deal to replace Mansell with Jean Alesi. Undeterred, Mansell took pole position with chassis 120 and his performance on race day stands as one of his most thrilling drives ever. Despite nearly spinning at the start of the race, Mansell immediately clawed back to 3rd. Pit stop and tire changes re-ordered the field with Mansell back in the fray 2nd to Ayrton Senna, who eventually succumbed to Mansell’s relentless and heart-stopping attack on lap 50. Following a collision on lap 59, the race was stopped with Mansell victorious.
Mansell’s subsequent results with chassis 120 included a 2nd place podium at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. Gearbox failure at the October 21st Japanese Grand Prix forced Mansell to retire there, but on November 4th, Mansell drove car 120 on its last outing for Scuderia Ferrari to a 2nd place finish at the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide.
In November 1991, chassis 120 was sold directly from Ferrari to Michael Gabel, a collector from Berlin who test drove it on May 11, 1992, at Italy’s Mugello circuit, during which he had a minor of-track incident. During 1992–1993, the car was repaired by Ferrari in Maranello. In early September 2002, chassis 120 was raced by Uwe Meissner on the Nürburgring during the Ferrari Racing Days event held there. In 2003, it was sold to Dominique Balders, a Belgian resident in Germany, who in 2006 sold the car to Meissner’s Modena Motorsport GmbH located in Lagenfeld, Germany near Düsseldorf. During its current ownership, Ferrari Classiche Certification was granted, with “Red Book” delivery pending. As now offered for sale, the Ferrari 641/2 stands as an outstanding part of Formula 1 racing history – one that is every bit as colorful and fierce as its legendary driver, Nigel Mansell.

 

RM Lot 131 Estimate US$1.2 - 1.5 million

Ferrari Classiche certified
Recently serviced by Ferrari of Woodland Hills
Just over 5,300 miles from new
Complete with all factory books and tools


CELEBRATING FERRARI’S 40TH WITH 200 MILES PER HOUR

In 1987, not only was Ferrari approaching its 40th birthday, but it was also engaged in a supercar war with rivals Lamborghini and Porsche. Lamborghini’s Countach took the world by storm with its radical styling and incredible performance, making it the poster-child of a generation. Adding fuel to the fire, Porsche introduced the 959 in 1986. The car was laden with many technological firsts for the automotive industry, and it was also capable of a blistering 197 mph, making it the world’s fastest road car. Of course, Ferrari would not let this stand; they needed something to silence the naysayers and write itself back into the record books. Ferrari’s F40, developed from the 288 GTO Evoluzione, punched through an automotive barrier that had remained untouched, as it not only bested the 959’s top speed, but it also broke 200 mph in the process, achieving a top speed of 201.4 mph.

Unlike the 959, the F40 went about achieving 200 mph in a completely different fashion. Instead of using cutting-edge technology and loading the car down with modern-day conveniences, Ferrari, as per usual, turned to their Formula One team for inspiration and stuck with the tried-and-true formula of “less is more” in order to make the F40 as lightweight as possible. In terms of the F40’s chassis, the track dimension of the 288 GTO’s chassis was widened and a fresh steel-tube frame was reinforced with an extensive use of carbon fiber, making the platform significantly lighter than its predecessor. When stripped out for racing, Ferrari was able to save a few further precious grams. The F40 had no carpet, utilized door pulls instead for traditional handles, and could be ordered with roll-up or fixed windows (installing power-operated windows was simply out of the question). As a result of these fanatical weight-saving measures, the F40 tipped the scales at a feather-light 2,400 pounds, paving the way for a powerful engine to rocket it into the annals of automotive history.

The F40’s engine was based on the 288 GTO’s twin-turbocharged V-8, but it was bored to displace nearly three liters. Following some additional tuning, the engine could produce 478 brake horsepower, making it the most powerful road going Ferrari to date. This engine, combined with its lightweight nature, made the F40’s performance figures just as incredible as its top speed. A sprint from 0 to 60 could take just 3.8 seconds, and the car could be powered onwards to a quarter-mile time in 11.8 seconds. Braking was equally impressive, and the F40 could bring itself to a stop from 60 mph in just 119 feet, if necessary.

Production of the F40 was originally planned for just 400 units, and even with a list price of roughly $400,000, which was an astronomical price for a car at that time, many traded hands for much more than that when new. As a result of the car’s desirability, massive demand pushed total production numbers to 1,311, all of which would be in left-hand drive and bathed in classic Rossa Corsa paint. Of those examples, only 213 were delivered new to the United States, making Ferrari’s ultimate road going machine even rarer in their largest market.

Adding to its overall historical importance, the F40 was the last car to receive the blessing of Enzo “Il Commendatore” Ferrari before his passing. Enzo had envisioned the car as an ideal way for the company to celebrate its 40th anniversary, as it would both promote all it had accomplished in its short history as well as highlight its plans for making the next 40 years just as exciting as its last. As such, the F40 signaled the end of an era for one of the most iconic marques in automotive history.

THIS F40

This particular F40, chassis 86954, was produced in 1990 and delivered new to its first owner by Shelton Ferrari of Florida on January 2, 1991. Since then, it has been very well cared for in the custody of a handful of owners, receiving service only through authorized Ferrari dealerships. It is currently residing with a collector based in Southern California, and it is in absolutely superb condition, showing just over 5,000 miles from new. Furthermore, it has been recently upgraded with a desirable Tubi exhaust system. This F40 also bears Ferrari Classiche certification, which confirms its incredible level of factory correctness. The Classiche certification binder, along with all books, tools, a car cover, a battery tender, and service records from its more recent service, is included with the sale.

The F40 is a back-to-basics supercar, and it is without a doubt one of the most visceral experiences one can have on four wheels. This car is surely not for the faint of heart, as it is the perfect automobile for someone looking to experience a car that demands 100 percent of the driver’s attention, 100 percent of the time. Over 25 years after it was first produced, it can still easily hold its own against modern performance cars on a race track, highlighting just how incredible a car it was when it was introduced.

The F40 is a car worthy of any collection, and one that begs to be cherished and driven as its creators intended. This particular example, highlighted by its low mileage, Classiche certification, and impeccable condition, is nothing short of superb, and it will certainly please the most discerning of collectors.

 

Bonhams Lot 114 Estimate US$125,000 - 200,000

*Just 171 miles and one owner from new
*Offered from long-term California single ownership
*One of the lowest-mileage Testarossas in existence
*Wonderful un-touched condition inside and out
*An utterly original example of Ferrari's 1980's flagship supercar


THE MODERN FERRARI TESTAROSSA

The Type F110 Testarossa dazzled the automotive world on its 1984 introduction at the Paris Lido supper club, a venue as unexpected as the design of Ferrari's new top-of-the-line GT. The new Testarossa (for "Red Head", the color its camshaft covers were painted) – revived a model name long associated with Ferrari's most successful 12-cylinder competition cars. It was the first 12-cylinder Ferrari designed specifically for the American market, filling a void left by the outgoing 512 BBi, which had never been officially approved for US sale.

The design of its radically-shaped body, just 44.5 inches high, was markedly longer and wider than that of the already-bulky earlier 512, and was credited to Leonardo Fioravanti, Ian Cameron, Guido Campoli, Emmanuele Nicosia, and Diego Ottina at Carrozzerie Pininfarina. It was essentially a very long and wide wedge, but what first attracted the viewer's eye were the long horizontal side strakes. Likened by some critics as akin to a "cheese-slicer", these strakes had a specific purpose: to guide air along this car's flanks and into its rear-quarter cooling intakes. To some onlookers, they were over the top, but others found them fascinating. Early Testarossas were fitted with the problematic Michelin TRX metric tires on dedicated Cromodora center-lock wheels, but cars built after 1988 received less fussy five-bolt "Star" alloys for which conventional tires were more readily available.

The Testarossa's greater dimensions provided its two lucky occupants more interior space and luggage-carrying capacity suitable for a true grand touring car. Dry weight increased to something above 3200 lbs, but that bulk was largely offset by its powerful, mid-mounted five-liter 390 bhp "boxer" flat-12 that had first appeared in the 365 Berlinetta Boxer and continued through the succeeding 512 BB and BBi variants. In spite of its critics, the new Testarossa soon became a best-seller for Ferrari, especially after it proved itself to be the world's fastest production car, with a 180-mph claimed top speed. The economic boom of the 1980s made the Testarossa a relatively affordable supercar; more than 7100 examples had been built and sold by 1991.


THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

This Testarossa has lived a remarkable life as it has been literally unused, kept as a time-warp in as-delivered condition. Discovered in a northern California garage, the Testarossa had formed part of a small collection of Italian high-performance, low-mileage exotics that had been gathered by an enthusiast who essentially never drove his cars after purchasing them. This amazing Testarossa had been driven only 171 miles when it was parked 24 years ago, and is indeed a "time-capsule", and without a doubt one of the lowest-mileage Testarossas in the world. After an initial inspection, one expert said the interior was "the most perfect and original" he'd ever seen.

Supplied with its original spare wheel, comprehensive tool kit and jack, and its original owner's manuals, this Testarossa presents a very rare opportunity to acquire a time-capsule example of Ferrari's most extreme design of that period. As offered, it would be suitable for any collection of great Italian sports cars. If its next owner wishes to enjoy its superlative performance on the highway, a thorough recommissioning with replacement of all consumable parts would be advised.

 

Gooding Lot 49 Estimate US$110,000 - 140,000

o car captures the zeitgeist of the 1980s and early 1990s better than the Ferrari Testarossa. The wide, square shoulders echo contemporary women’s fashions, while the unforgettable side strakes were not merely Pininfarina’s styling excess but were actually functional, feeding air to a pair of radiators and helping aerodynamic stability so that the Testarossa did not require a spoiler.
This example stands out as a limited-ownership Ferrari with very low mileage. Supplied new by Miller Motorcars of Greenwich, Connecticut, it has been serviced by an authorized Ferrari dealer and has remained in the New York area. The long-term owner was a Ferrari collector, and the Testarossa was garaged with a similarly iconic Daytona and Berlinetta Boxer. Recent attention included the fitting of new tires, replacing the originals fitted in Modena, and a major “engine-out” service, which included replacement of the timing belts and a valve adjustment. The work was carried out by noted Ferrari specialist Auto Elite of New Jersey. The sale of the Testarossa is accompanied by documentation and includes the original window sticker, a tool kit, service records and receipts, and the owner’s handbook.
Cosmetically strong and resplendent in factory-original red over a tan leather interior, this manual transmission 12-cylinder Ferrari represents a compelling blend of usability and showing potential.

 

Gooding Lot 34 Estimate US$200,000 - 230,000

Styled by Pininfarina and released for 1999, the new 360 Modena succeeded the F355 as Ferrari’s mid-engine V-8 standard-bearer. Development in collaboration with Alcoa yielded the immensely strong aluminum space-frame chassis, and excellent aerodynamics resulted from thousands of hours in the wind tunnel. While somewhat larger than its predecessor, the 360 Modena weighed less and delivered shattering performance with its 3.6-liter, DOHC V-8 engine.
The track-oriented 360 Challenge variant begat the roadgoing Challenge Stradale marking the final evolution of the 360 series. As the highest performance street-legal development, it featured Enzo-derived carbon-ceramic brakes, race-tuned suspension, aerodynamic tweaks, reduced weight, increased engine output (now 425 hp), updated gearbox software, carbon-fiber rearview mirrors, 19″ Challenge wheels, and specific appearance features. Just 852 were built in all.
Finished in Rosso Scuderia accented by Italian Tricolore striping, Scuderia Ferrari shields, and Alcantara-trimmed competition seats, this 360 Challenge Stradale from 2004 is further adorned with an “F1 World Champion” badge heralding Ferrari’s four straight Manufacturers’ Championships and engraved with this car’s ID number. Accompanied by books, manuals, tools, and a clean CARFAX report, this 360 Challenge Stradale has never seen any track time, and showed less than 1,500 total miles at the time of cataloguing. As such, it stands ready to provide the new owner with a simply electrifying experience.

 

RM Lot 253 Estimate US$1.6 - 1.9 mil.

The first customer FXX produced
Single ownership from new; used at only three Corse Clienti events
Upgraded with the Evoluzione package by the factory
One of Ferrari’s rarest and most exclusive automobiles; a track-day titan


The performance-car industry was characterized in the mid-2000s by a supercar battle royale that raged between Europe’s most prestigious automotive manufacturers. Porsche’s Carrera GT, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren , and the Ferrari Enzo were all vying to be crowned king of the supercars. All three were capable of speeds over 200 mph and 0–60 times in the low three-second range, and they looked like nothing else on the road. Nevertheless, only one could be the best, and most agreed that the Enzo was the undisputed champion. As the Enzo was produced in lower numbers than both the Carrera GT and SLR McLaren and it boasted incredible looks with startling performance, many believed it to be the top dog and a car that its company simply would not be able to top for quite some time.

However, Ferrari was not a company to rest on its laurels, and many within the company thought that there was still much that could be improved upon with the Enzo platform. During the summer of 2005, at private, invitation-only events throughout Europe and North America, Ferrari announced to a select few that it would be producing a special track-only car that would be available in limited production to its best customers. The purpose of this car would be to give Ferrari’s most loyal clients the opportunity to develop the next generation of road cars through unprecedented access to Ferrari’s newest automotive technology and engineers. This new car, based on the already-incredible Ferrari Enzo, would provide an insane amount of performance, with a top speed stated at 214 mph.

The FXX was formally announced a few months later in December 2005 at the Bologna Motor Show, and it garnered an incredible amount of attention from both the world’s motoring press and automotive enthusiasts alike. Only 38 examples would be produced, making it one of the rarest cars in the history of the company. For the lucky enthusiasts given a chance to own an FXX, it was almost considered to be a blessing, as they would be given the opportunity to work directly with the factory to help develop future cars bearing the Cavallino Rampante.

Unlike Ferrari’s successful and very well run Challenge Series, the FXX would be run under the Corse Clienti program. This program, equally successful in its own right, was responsible for providing factory support to clients with Formula One Ferraris, and it would play a similar role to the FXX Programme. This would be a non-competitive program, in which owners would be invited, along with their cars, to select events, where they would be able to drive their cars on the track at speed. Like the F1 Clienti program, the factory would provide owners with a team of technicians and engineers for mechanical support and to advise the drivers on how to achieve the best results with their car. These events allowed the owners to improve their driving abilities in a controlled environment through feedback from the industry’s best factory drivers and support staff. The cars would be serviced and maintained by the factory, and owners were even given the opportunity to store their cars at Ferraris facilities in Maranello if they so desired, leaving the company in charge of transporting the cars to and from the events.

The FXX presented here, chassis number 145369, was the very first FXX produced. It was ordered new by its first and current owner at the announcement of the program, and at that time, it was established that he would receive the first example built by the factory. Following its delivery, the car has only been used in three Corse Clienti events, at the inaugural FXX event at Homestead-Miami Speedway in April 2006, at the same venue once more in March of 2007, and at Laguna Seca in August 2008. This totals to only six heats over the three Corse Clienti events, with the car logging perhaps three to four hours of track time since new. The color scheme of pearl white with red trim is unique amongst the 37 other FXXs produced, and it is incredibly attractive both at speed and at a standstill.

In early 2008, before it was used at the Laguna Seca Corse Clienti event in August, FXX number 1 was converted to Evoluzione specifications by the factory. Thanks to data, telemetry, and feedback gathered from owners over the first two years of the program, the factory was able to perform a series of upgrades to the car in order to increase every parameter of its performance. The “Evo” upgrades included gear ratios being changed to accommodate the extra 1,000 rpm produced by the engine, which resulted in the gearshifts now taking place in 60 milliseconds and the FXX’s lap time around Fiorano being cut down by two seconds. The upgrades also included modified aerodynamics, an improved and more complex traction-control system, a braking system upgraded with better cooling and ductwork and more durable brake pads, and a rear-camera upgraded in order to provide the driver with increased rearward visibility.

Ownership of a FXX provides its possessor not only with a car of incredible performance but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work directly with the company that created it through a wholly unique racing experience. There is no doubt that data gained during the FXX program contributed to the development of the revolutionary LaFerrari, as well as numerous other cars in the marque’s current lineup and perhaps future models in the years to come. Despite the unveiling of the LaFerrari and its Corse Clienti sibling, the FXX K, the FXX Programme will continue for the 2015 season, with a calendar of events already announced. Both the car and program showcase Ferrari’s unwavering commitment to their customers to produce not only the finest motor cars in the world but to also furnish an entire motoring experience based around an automobile.

With only three Corse Clienti events under its belt, FXX number1 is ready for many more track days, and it will forever remain a symbol of Ferrari’s ever-evolving performance, technology, and steadfast commitment to its clientele.

 

RM Lot 252 Estimate US$300,000 - 350,000

Single ownership and 950 miles from new
Recent full service by Miller Motorcars
Finished in desirable Rosso Fiorano over Crema
Fitted with the highly desirable HGTC handling package


When Ferrari reintroduced the two-place, front-engined grand touring cars into their lineup in 1996 with the 550 Maranello as the spiritual successor to the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, it was evident that there would also be demand for a convertible version of the car, just like the Daytona Spider before it. The car that followed was the 550 Barchetta, which was identical in every way to the 550 Maranello but was intended to be a pure roadster, harkening back to some of Ferrari’s earliest models. Even though customers were thrilled with their 550 Barchettas, many felt limited by the car’s lack of a conventional convertible top, and they would only use their cars for quick out-and-back jaunts in the summertime. Looking to provide a solution to this for the convertible variant of the 575M Maranello, Ferrari devised a brand-new convertible-top system that would provide all the freedom of a convertible with the security of a coupe, in an effort to give customers the best of both worlds.

The most interesting aspect of the 575 Superamerica was its Rovochromico rotating hardtop. This hardtop was constructed using a carbon fiber frame that had been integrated with electrochromic glass, and it was the first of its kind ever fitted to a production car. When the top was closed, the opacity of the glass in the roof could be adjusted via a dial in the cabin. The driver and passenger could experience the full brightness of a conventional sunroof at its lightest setting or 1% of available light at its darkest. Furthermore, the Superamerica could be transformed into a convertible at just a press of a button, with the roof rotating back to rest flush with the boot lid in just 10 seconds, leaving the rear window in place to function as a wind deflector. Of course, this did not obstruct luggage capacity, and the Superamerica’s boot could swallow up more than enough luggage for two on a weekend getaway with the top up or down.

This 2005 575 Superamerica, offered from single ownership from new, is finished in Rosso Fiorano over a Crema leather interior and is in virtually as-new condition. The car has been carefully preserved in a collection of high-end sports cars for its entire life and shows only 950 miles on its odometer. It is outfitted with Daytona-style seats with Bordeaux piping and stitching, as well as yellow-painted brake calipers, and it also comes equipped with the HGTC handling package, which is perhaps the most desirable option offered for the Superamerica. The HGTC package consists of carbon ceramic brakes with racing-specification pads and calipers, 19-inch rims, a lowered suspension, titanium racing exhausts, and faster calibration for the steering rack, adding more performance to an already capable supercar. This Superamerica also benefits from a recent full service by Miller Motorcars in Greenwich, Connecticut, ensuring that it is ready for the road and its next owner.

The 575 Superamerica, characterized by its unique Revochromico convertible top, a feature never fitted to any other production Ferrari, is truly a world-class convertible supercar that can be used on a daily basis. This particular example is one of the best, as it is highly optioned with the very desirable HGTC handling package, it is finished in a stunning color combination, and it shows only 950 miles. For the individual looking for perfection and a fantastically usable Ferrari that will never lose its sense of occasion, look no further.