Equipment
Alloy wheels, Goodyear tires, single mirror, locking filler cap, car phone, power windows, air conditioning, cruise control.
Condition
Featured in Miami Vice and, less importantly, a Chris Brown/Pit Bull music video. The car card reads "possibly the most famous Ferrari known to exist", a pretty laughable claim. Stored from 1990 until last year. Classiche certified and recent engine-out service. A few touched up scratches and cracks on the nose. Sizable blisters on and around the side strakes. Small blisters on passenger door. Fairly worn seats, otherwise excellent interior. Discoloration on the exhaust tips. You'd have to really like the show to pay the premium for this, but even without the screen time it's a commendably preserved flying mirror Testarossa with 16,124 miles on the odometer.
Market commentary
Not sold at Mecum Monterey last year at $600,000, a considerable amount more than it was bid to here. It can be hard to place value on a famous on-screen car, and it's not like Steve McQueen played Sonny Crockett. But with two trips across the block it seems as if the people have spoken and the 600 grand on offer back in August was a missed opportunity. More auction exposure trying to tease out the right 'TV show premium' is not going to do much but make the car shopworn and cost the consignor more entry and transportation fees. It's time to get real and take any serious money that presents itself.