The car is finished in Giallo complemented with a brown interior. This legendary supercar, with its striking, transcendental 1980s Pininfarina design, is a true automotive masterpiece that continues to captivate enthusiasts and collectors alike.

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Our Testarossa is equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission, V12 engine, four-wheel disc brakes, quad exhaust outlets, a gated shifter, retractable headlights, front fog lights, side air intakes, Pininfarina badging, Veglia Borletti instrumentation, MOMO steering wheel, 16-inch alloy wheels wearing Goodyear tires, toll roll, and a jack. Convenience features include air conditioning, power mirrors, Sony radio, sun visors, and a center console.

Such exposure has cemented its status as an iconic model, appealing to enthusiasts and collectors alike. Don’t miss a chance to own this highly desirable Italian sports car that is mechanically sound.

Yes, the car-of-choice for actor Don Johnson, his jacket sleeves rolled up, would hurtle sexily around the Florida city in the third series of Miami Vice. But director Michael Mann’s iconic television series wasn’t the only cultural pivot in 1988. For example, the Los Angeles music bad boys, Guns N’ Roses, finally hit the number 1 slot in the Billboard Albums charts with their Appetite For Destruction LP.

Rain Man also earned four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman. A line of its dialogue – ‘I’m an excellent driver’ – became part of the mainstream vernacular.

Almost as big a movie was the one that launched Bruce Willis as a megastar: Die Hard! Which pulled in many millions in the summer of 1988: ‘Yippee ki yay, motherfucker!’

And that year, 1988, as well as George Bush winning the presidential election, Nike launched one of the most successful campaigns in advertising history with the debut of its slogan ‘Just Do It.’

One of the most identifiable slogans in advertising ever, it was largely credited with Nike’s rise in popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

So our fabulously low mileage 1988 Ferrari Testarossa comes cloaked in all manner of cultural weight. Not only is a cultural icon on its own account, but it stands as a symbol of groundbreaking shifts in aesthetic thinking, a key year. This two-door coupe had premiered at the 1984 Paris Auto show and would remain essentially the same until 1991. Almost 10,000 cars in total were produced, making it at the time one of the most mass-produced Ferrari models.

Design was considered a peak element of the late 1980s and, as I said above, that of the Testarossa came from the legendary house of Pininfarina. The design team at Pininfarina consisted of Ian Cameron, Guido Campoli, Diego Ottina and Emanuele Nicosia. They were led by design chief Leonardo Fioravanti, who also designed many other contemporary Ferrari models. The design was originated by Nicosia, but the guidance of Fioravanti was equally important. Being trained in aerodynamics, Fioravanti applied his know-how to set the layout of the car. The designers were originally trying to minimize the necessary side intakes, which also could not be left open due to American safety legislation, but then decided on making them a statement of style instead – one that ended up becoming emblematic of the late 1980s.

Nicosia also worked on motorbike projects: in 2000 he developed a concept for a SUB (Sport Utility Bike) based on a Moto Guzzi 750 engine which was introduced at the 2000 Bologna Motor Show. Later he ran his Beestudio design office in Pune, India.

Clearly Emanuele Nicosia was perfectly suited for working on the design of the gorgeously iconic Ferrari Testarossa.

But then it would be surprising to find anything about the Ferrari Testarossa that wasn’t perfect.

-Alex Manos, Owner