Autopolis : 1976-1979 Ferrari 400: 2+2=400

By now I thought I captured all online articles. Apparently not, here is another one:

https://autopolis.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/1976-1979-ferrari-400-a-true-22400/

Ferrari 400i spot - Hotel Athenee Paris

Such a class picture, it was spotted earlier today by this guy, so credits to him:

http://websta.me/p/1194836321001378209_1969155355

Los Ferrari de 4 plazas: Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2, 400 y 412

Just for the records. I added this Spanish "article" to the online section:

http://www.motoryracing.com/coches/noticias/ferrari-cuatro-plazas-ferrari-365-gt4-2-2-400-412/

Lapo Elkann Ferrari 400i

This picture got posted yesterday on Facebook. Thought it was a nice one to add to the blog.
For those that does not know him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapo_Elkann

Not sure if this car belongs to the Agnelli dynasty. As far as I'm aware Gianni Agnelli did not had a 400 in his collection. Which however would have fitted him nicely as it does come with an automatic gearbox. Due to a car accident in his younger years his right leg got shattered on 7 places and as such automatics had his preference. Here a unique photo of him in his one off 130 estate. And yes, it's the same automatic gearlever as used in the 400.

I just did some double checking and according to the European F400 club Gianni did had a 412. But no further details are revealed, ie no color details, VIN or type of gearbox.

Iconic Blue and Red Ferrari today with me.
Geplaatst door Lapo Elkann op dinsdag 23 februari 2016

Update 3-7-2016: More Lapo

http://robbreport.com/news/luxury-america-compared-luxury-england-qa

http://www.robbreport.co.uk/people/masters-of-luxury/

https://www.facebook.com/garageitaliacustoms/videos/623079441184635/

Embracing the '70s vibes coming from my Ferrari 400i @ferrari @garageitaliacustoms #🇮🇹doitbetter #❤️Ferrari #Ferrarialwaysthebest #🇮🇹companies #🇮🇹style #❤️speed #❤️motors #proudtobe🇮🇹 #lifeinthefastlane #neverstop @ronniekessel

Een foto die is geplaatst door Lapo Elkann Official (@lapoindependent) op 4 Jul 2016 om 9:53 PDT

BAT : 5 Gears & $100K in Receipts: Refurbished 1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2

And another BAT article. Enjoy the comments!

http://bringatrailer.com/2016/02/22/5-gears-100k-in-receipts-refurbished-1973-ferrari-365-gt4-22/

BAT : Sun-Baked 5-Speed: 1985 Ferrari 400i

And another BAT with a 400i for sale. Enjoy the comments:

http://bringatrailer.com/2016/02/19/sun-baked-5-speed-1985-ferrari-400i/

Ferrari 400 Magazine Articles

Over the past few days I have been organizing my magazine articles which are available in the download folder. Over time this archive has been growing steadily. Especially with help from those kind people who have been making donations lately - thank you once again! (you know who you are - and I can reveal it's only a very few). Buying these can become quite an expensive exercise as often the shipping costs comes with ridiculous prices. So I buy only the ones which I consider reasonable and affordable. By now it has become quite a collection and as said it was time to structure them a bit more. So I came up with a new naming convention to store them. I simply used the ISO standard as used for the Internet country codes, followed by the year, magazine name and model.

Example: AU_1977_Modern-Motor_365

By doing so you can easily scroll through the download folder to find the magazines and the related articles. I compiled the table below which includes an extra column for the published date. The green entries are the ones which are currently available in my archive. The red entries are known ones which are still missing. I welcome any type of contribution for this list. If you do happen to have a magazine with a missing article please let me know or better; provide me a scan (including the front cover).

I will add this blog on the side bar - labelled "magazine", so you can easily look it up for future reference.

Happy 400 reading everyone!

Last updated: 11 November 2019

Country	Year	Magazine	Date	Model
AU	1977	Modern Motor	July	365GT4 2+2
AU	1978	Motor Manual	November	400 Automatic
AU	1978	Modern Motor	September	400 Automatic
AU	1983	Wheels	August	400i Automatic
AU	1985	Modern Motor	Juni	400i
DE	1973	Auto Zeitung	July	365GT4 2+2
DE	1977	Auto Motor und Sport	October	365GT4 2+2
DE	1977	AutoWelt (Auto Becker)	February	400
DE	1978	Auto Zeitung	November	400 Automatic
DE	1979	AutoWelt (Auto Becker)	February	400i
DE	1981	Sport Auto	December	400i
DE	1982	Auto Motor und Sport	November	400i
DE	1983	AutoWelt (Auto Becker)	February	400i
DE	1983	Auto Motor und Sport	July	400i
DE	1983	Sport Auto	July	400i
DE	1985	Auto Motor und Sport	May	400i
DE	1985	Auto Motor und Sport	December	412
DE	1986	Auto Motor und Sport	July	412
DE	1992	Motor Klassik	November	412
DE	1999	Motor Klassik	Augustus	365GT4 2+2
DE	2000	Motor Klassik	September	412
DE	2007	Oldtimer Markt	July	365 - 412
DE	2010	Motor Klassik	December	412
DE	2014	Auto Zeitung	?	412
DE	2015	Motor Klassik	January	412
DE	2015	Motor Klassik	May	412
DE	2015	Motor Klassik Special	?	365 - 412
DE	2016	Motor Klassik	September	400 vs Jaguar XJ
DE	2017	Oldtimer Markt	June	400i vs Bitter SC
DE	2018	Motorkklassik Special	December	400GT
ES	1986	Automania	March No 2	400i Cabrio Lorenz
ES	1982	Auto Movil	June No 54	400i GT
ES	2015	Gentlemen Drive	December	400 Automatic
ES	2016	Coches Clasicos	February	400 / 412
ES	2010	Coches Clasicos	November	365GT4 2+2
FR	1972	L'annee automobile	Special 20	365GT4 2+2
FR	1978	Sport Auto	Januari	400 Automatic
FR	1980	Auto Retro	July	400i Automatic
FR	1981	Auto Hebdo	Februari	400i
FR	1983	Sport Auto	March	Ferrari Special
FR	1984	Auto Retro	Februari	Ferrari Dossier
FR	1984	Auto Hebdo	Octobre	400i
FR	1984	Auto Mobiles Classique	Autumn	400i Dossier
FR	1984/85	Auto Hebdo Special	Nr 1	Essai 400i
FR	1985	Auto Chromes	September	400i Cabrio
FR	1985/86	Auto Hebdo Special	Nr 2	412
FR	1986	Auto Hebdo	Februari	412
FR	1986	Sport Auto	March	412
FR	1986	Ferrari La Passion	May	400
FR	1986	Sport Auto	November	412
FR	1987	Auto Passion	January	412
FR	1987	Automobiles Classiques	March	412
FR	1988	Driver Magazine	March	400i Cabrio Lorenz
FR	1996	Sport Auto	April	365GT4 2+2
FR	2002	Auto Retro	December	400i
FR	2004	Auto Retro	January	400 Dossier
FR	2005	Retro Viseur	June	Ferrari 2+2 Dossier
FR	2009	Auto Retro	December	400
FR	2010	Auto Retro Horse Serie		400i Automatic
FR	2010	GT Collector	July/August	400i Automatic
FR	2015	Auto Retro	September	400
FR	2016	La Vie de L'Auto	March	412
FR	2016	Sport Auto	March	365GT4 2+2
FR	2016	Auto Retro	November	400 GT Stommel
FR	2016	Retro Viseur	November	400 Pavesi
FR	2016	Retro Viseur	December	412
FR	2017	Sport Auto Classiques	April no 4	400
FR	2017	British Motors	#9	400i
FR	2017	Top's Cars	August	400i
FR	2017	Retro Passion	December	365GT4 2+2
FR	2018	Youngtimes Magazine	May	Ferrari 412
FR	2018	Revue Magazine du pailais de Tokyo	May	Ferrari 400
FR	2019	Retroviseur	Februari	Ferrari 400i Stommel
IT	1972	Auto 70	Ottobre	Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2
IT	1978	Symbol	Number four	400 Automatic
IT	1989	Auto Capital	No 4 April	365 / Espada / Indy
IT	1983	Auto 70	No 163 - june	Ferrari Meera
IT	1985	Starter	July (no 26)	412 Pavesi
IT	1985	Auto Capital	Juni	412
IT	1985	Symbol	Nr 14 Summer	412
IT	1988	QuattroRuote	August	412
IT	1988	Auto Oggi	November	412
IT	1995	Auto d'Epoca	December	365GT4 2+2
IT	2009	Automobilismo d'Epoca	July	400
JA	1981	Car Graphic	April (vol 241)	400i vs BB512
NL	1977	Autorevue	March	400 GT
NL	1979	Autorevue	December	400i Automatic
NL	2000	Onschatbare Klassieker	October	412
NL	2005	Auto Motor Klassiek	Augustus	400i Automatic
NL	2013	Autoweek Classics	Nr 6	400i GT
NL	2014	Het Automobiel	Augustus	400i Automatic Pavesi
NL	2016	Klassiek & Techniek	September	365 vs Aston Martin
NL	2017	Autovisie	Okt Nr 21	70 jaar Ferrari (400)
NL	2017	Autoweek Classics	Nr 2	400i
NL	2017	Classic Cars	Nr 23	400 vs 456
NL	2018	Auto Motor Klassiek	Augustus nr 8	400 series
NZ	2001	Classic Car	May	400 Automatic
SE	1984	Bilsport	Nr 18 - August	400i
UK	1974	Car	May	365GT4 2+2
UK	1975	Autocar	October	365GT4 2+2
UK	1977	Autocar	September	400
UK	1977	Car	July	365GT4 2+2
UK	1977	Autosport	November	400 Automatic
UK	1979	Motor	April	400 Automatic
UK	1979	Motorsport	December	400i Automatic
UK	1982	What Car?	February	400i vs 928S
UK	1983	Car	July	400i Automatic
UK	1984	Supercar	?	?
UK	1984	Car	August	400i
UK	1986	Top Wheels	April	400i Cabrio
UK	1987	Classics & Sports Car	February	365GT4 2+2
UK	1988	Performance Car	February	412
UK	1988	Fast Lane	March	412
UK	1988	Specialist Sports Car	September	400
UK	1994	Classics & Sports Car	May	400 Automatic
UK	1995	Classics & Sports Car	April	400i
UK	1996	Classics & Sports Car	February	400i
UK	1999	Classics & Sports Car	January	400i
UK	1999	Auto Italia	?	400
UK	2000	Classics & Sports Car	November	365GT4 2+2 vs Bitter
UK	2001	Thoroughbred & Classic cars	April	400i vs XJS HE
UK	2002	Classics & Sports Car	July	400
UK	2003	Classics & Sports Car	March	400i
UK	2004	Evo	February	Ferrari super test
UK	2005	Auto Italia	November 112Ferrari 400 buyers guide
UK	2005	Classics & Sports Car	December	400i
UK	2007	Ferrari Owners Club	spring	400
UK	2009	Classics & Sports Car	October	412
UK	2010	Classics & Sports Car	October	412
UK	2011	Classics & Sports Car	October	400i
UK	2011	Auto Italia	December	412
UK	2012	Classic Cars	April	412
UK	2013	Thoroughbred & Classic cars	May	365/400/412
UK	2015	Classic Car Weekly	March	400i
UK	2015	Classic Motoring	March	400
UK	2015	Auto Italia	July	400 - 412
UK	2015	Classic Cars	November	400
UK	?	Classics Cars For Sale	?	365 - 412
UK	2016		September	365 vs Espaded / Indy
US	1977	Car and Driver	June	400 Automatic
US	1978	Cavallino	?	400
US	1981	Autoweek	October	400 Automatic
US	1982	Car and Driver	December	400i
US	1986	Sports Car Illustrated	September	412
US	1987	Road and Track	?	412
US	1993	Ferrari World	Nr 21	400
US	2000	Auto Restorer	June	400i
US	2001	Forza Magazine	May	412
US	2004	Forza Magazine	October	?
US	2005	Forza Magazine	December	400 Automatic
US	2012	Forza Magazine	April	400i
US	?	Prancing Horse FCOA	nr 35	365GT4 2+2
US	?	Prancing Horse FCOA	nr 46	365GT4 2+2 Fly Studio
US	?	Prancing Horse FCOA	nr 48	400 Automatic
US	?	Prancing Horse FCOA	nr 63	400i
US	?	Prancing Horse FCOA	nr 77	412
US	?	Prancing Horse FCOA	nr 96	412 cabriolet

Ferrari 400i - Museum Tiriac in Romania

http://www.tiriaccollection.ro/en/collection/1983-ferrari-400i

Enzo Ferrari, founder of the Scuderia Ferrari motor racing team and of the Ferrari automobile producer used the 400i as his daily car to the factory.

Ferrari 400 bodywork arrival

Finished Pininfarina bodywork arrived at the Ferrari factory for final mechanical assembly.

Ferrari 400 Automatic la limousine sportive

And another French article added to the growing archive. It's now available in the download folder

A 1987 Ferrari 412i Is Cheaper Than You Think

http://www.carscoops.com/2016/02/a-1987-ferrari-412i-is-cheaper-than-you.html

Ferrari 400i Schedoni suitcase

I noticed an increased interest in Schedoni on my blog today. When doing my daily run I saw someone who posted a Schedoni suitcase for sale on FChat. Unfortunately it's only a single piece (with a steep price tag) and not the complete set:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ferrari-parts-collectibles/513507-schedoni-suitcase-ferrari-400i.html#post144501237

I did happen to have visited Schedoni previous weekend. Unfortunately it was on a Sunday so they were obviously closed. But since we were so nearby I thought to visit it anyway:

But back to the offered suitcase. It does seem like the correct suitcase for a 400i. Both the 308 and 400 suitcase are not marked/stamped with the name, unlike the BB and the Mondial. Below you can see an overview of the suitcase models for each of the different types

BB512 suitcase

Mondial suitcase



 

308 suitcase

400i suitcase

 

 

In order to be complete you need to have 4 for of these and 2 little bags as per brochure:

 

   



Ferrari 400 Thermostat compatibility

Someone posted on FB the following compatibility for the Thermostat. Apparently the one used on the 400 is identical as used for the list below:

Termostato nuovo ed ancora inscatolato, marcato BEHR THOMSON per:
- ALFA 6 TD MOTORE VM
- ALFA 90 TD MOTORE VM
- ALFETTA TD MOTORE VM
- GIULIETTA TD MOTORE VM
- MASERATI QUATTROPORTE MK2 2.0 - 2.8 BITURBO - 3.2 V8 32V dal 1994 al 2014
- MASERATI GHIBLI MK2 2.0 24V BITURBO dal 1992 al 2014

Diametro: 38x38x32
Cod. art. BEHR-THOMSON C607.80 = 2.049.79

I also spotted it on this Dutch webshop:

http://www.ferrari400parts.com/ferrari400partsshop.php?view=productPage&product=57&category=6

Stating: Maserati thermostat Maserati partnumber 585045601. Used on a maserati 3200 assetto corsa and 3200 GT opens at 70 degrees celsius. Main connections 38-40 mm side connection 30 mm Behr Thomson Italia

I'm not entirely sure if it wil fit correctly as one of the connecting pipes looks mounted with a different angle, but it could be the picture below is wrong. I need to doublecheck this but if anyone can confirm the above I'm interested to hear from you.

Update 16-2-2016: Typical today someone offered a used one for sale on Ebay, so from this it's clear one pipe is having a different angle.

Approx 35mm diameter of the 2 larger pipes. Smaller pipe diameter 25mm.

Update 23-12-2017: I just got triggered by the following posting on Ferrarichat:

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/400-thermostat.565352/

Apparently it's compatible with Mercedes as well:

Mercedes part nr. 001 203 06 75. I think it's used on one of the MB Unimog models.