Factory photo's

Some old factory photo's with 400s. I don't know from which years these are. 

One-off Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 Shooting Brake bags Magneto’s Art of Bespoke Award

Somehow I missed out on this article but I had already posted quite a bit on this car. Just to be complete, here it is as well:

https://www.magnetomagazine.com/articles/one-off-ferrari-365-gt4-22-shooting-brake-bags-magentos-art-of-bespoke-award/

Autogespot.com updated - hurray!

My radar noticed very recently quite a few Ferrari 400/412 postings on autogespot.com. Previously these were always removed and somehow the 365GT4 2+2 was allowed. Occasionly in the past I have e posted a few of these spots on my blog. But mostly posted these in the Facebook group if I was capable to reveal the removed photo's from Google cache. 

Personally I always liked these spots in the wild when people are actually use and drive them. But now these 400/412 photo's are meeting their acceptance criteria. Cool!

So now you can look up them up yourself easily. The options are:

400 Automatic

400 Convertible

400i 

400i Automatic

412

Meaning the 400 manual is missing, perhaps they are not aware of this since the 400 is always associated being an automatic. Oh well. 

This example is posted today but is actually a photo from two years ago:

https://www.autogespot.nl/ferrari-400i-automatic/2024/09/26

As the spotter mentioned:

Well I just heard that the Ferrari 400i/412 is now "back on the menu" of cars that are acceptable to post on Autogespot. In celebration, here is a Ferrari 400i Automatic that I spotted while getting gas at Cumberland Farms along US-7 on 9/3/2022. The owner was really nice and was telling me everything about the car. Love the color too! To the mods on AG: I really hope you guys take other makes/models that are currently not allowed on AG and reconsider whether or not they should remain that way. As someone who has been on the website and consistently posting for the past 11 years, I would love to see more cars be added and for restrictions on what is and what isn't allowed to be loosened. These cars got banned 10+ years ago, the car scene is much different, more diverse and more welcoming than it was back in those days. I'm not saying allow Toyota Priuses or normal traffic but I mean special cars that have communities surrounding them, like older muscle cars, older M cars, older AMGs and 600 Mercedes, R32/R33 Skylines, the list goes on. I have a whole list of cars that I would love to see added as spotworthy to the site, some of which even I haven't spotted. Either way, I'm glad this car is allowed now and I hope to see more of this kind of thing happening with the website in the future.

Ferrari 400i in Cleveland

 via Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAN8O6sJyxV/

This does not look promising, adding it just for the records:

You Can Buy A Decent Ferrari 400 For Less Than A Base-Model BMW 3 Series, But Would You?

 An online article from April 2024 which I have missed out but popped up on my radar today. It has 89 comments to read as well for those who like that:

https://www.theautopian.com/you-can-buy-a-decent-ferrari-400-for-less-than-a-base-model-bmw-3-series-but-would-you/

Czech Magazine Dolce Vita - photo shoot Ferrari 400i automatic

Via Linkedin I spotted these photo's made for the Czech Magazine Dolcevita https://www.dolcevita.cz/
Would be nice to obtain the full article, not sure if and when it will be published.

update 18-9-2024: I found this page but it's blocked and requires an account to access it: https://www.tydenikeuro.cz/estet-z-maranella/

Auction Sotheby : 1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 A timeless family grand tourer

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf24/lots/r0086-1973-ferrari-365-gt4-22/

The allure of a four-seat grand tourer fitted with a V-12 engine proved irresistible to a certain niche of enthusiasts. For those seeking Italian panache and sports car characteristics, combined with the functionality of a practical interior layout, the Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 was chief among those family-friendly and slightly more practical V-12 GTs.

Approximately 525 of these cars are believed to have been made before the Maranello marque replaced it with the 400-series models. Unlike its successors, which were notably the first Ferraris to offer an automatic transmission, the 365 GT4 2+2 was offered only with a five-speed manual gearbox paired with its 4.4-liter V-12—an engaging feature especially desired by today’s collectors. Factory data rated the Ferrari with a top speed of over 150 mph, a fair return for a four-seater, and one which positioned the model as a premium grand tourer of its era for any long-distance road trip that should be traversed in comfort and style.

According to Ferrari historian Jarrett Rothmeier, chassis number 17235 was originally delivered to the well-known official Ferrari dealer M. Gastone Crepaldi Automobili S.a.s. in Milan, and sold by them to the original owner, a Mr. Beghetto of Italy. By the late 1970s, it had relocated to the United States, and in late 1979 to early 1980 was offered for sale by an unknown seller in the Anaheim, California area.

Quietly owned by the late Terence E. Adderley for some years, the car has recorded 63,031 kilometers (39,176 miles) at the time of cataloguing and appears to remain in very original condition, including its charmingly worn, very comfortable tan leather interior. It is the final Ferrari remaining in what was once a superb collection of the company’s roadgoing V-12 models, assembled by a great enthusiast of the breed. Shown in the collection in recent memory, it would benefit from mechanical freshening prior to use, after which it would be a very comfortable and pleasurable transportation for “2+2,” as it was when new.

In the same auction a matching toolkit, not sure if it was taken from the same car :-) 

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf24/lots/n0018-ferrari-365-gt4-22-toolkit/

Hemmings Hosts its Final Cruise-In of 2024 Season - Ferrari 412

 https://www.hemmings.com/stories/hemmings-hosts-its-final-cruise-in-of-2024-season/

1986 Ferrari 412

Although it’s one of the lowest-profile Ferraris of the modern era, this 1986 412 belonging to Bruce Kafenbaum of Great Neck, New York, had no shortage of admirers as it was parked on a side street with its 4.9-liter, 340-hp fuel-injected V-12 on display. This Pininfarina-styled beauty was equipped the rare and highly sought 5-speed manual transmission.

Ferrari Testarossa Prototype

I stumbled upon this photo via  https://italiaautosport.com/history/

1983 - Ferrari Testarossa.

John was lucky enough to be one of the first people to lay eyes on the Ferrari Testarossa, by accidentally coming across the development prototype at the Ferrari factory headquarters in Maranello.

Adding it here just for the records because it's a cool photo and it has 2 x 400s on it as well. 

Ferrari 400 Dyno test

This superb restored 400 was put on a Dyno test a few weeks back. Find hereby the results as posted on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/QpfoW69KfddEtc5a/

In one of the comments the owner also published a small video (which I can't add here):

 must admit it's a mixture of excitement, horror and anticipation when standing next to a V12 with fully open throttles

After a few rounds in the Dyno, and some picking with jets, we landed in a really nice engine response.

I'll post a graph and table when I sit down at the computer, now I just got a quick post from the phone.

Some numbers:

Top Hp at 4440rpm:

Wheels: 293Hp

Engine (est.):368Hp

Top torque at 3760rpm

505 Nm

According to the documentation it should have been 340Hp and 470Nm, so I’m quite pleased. 

Youtube : The move: a Ferrari 400i convertible

This video was uploaded on Youtube yesterday with the following comment:

Moving my project Ferrari 400i convertible. I got the car from the US back in 2018. Really the car needs a total restoration. It belonged to a lawyer named "Loftus C. Carson II" but I think he died and the car was vandalized somehow. If you think it looks a bit rough now it is nothing compared to when it arrived. Allegedly - according to the seller before I purchased it - "it had bullet holes in it"..but in reality it is probably pellets from an air gun or something less drastic like that. It did however have a lot of strange insect cocoons everywhere. The car is complete so it just needs some work and a lot of money and then it will be fantastic again. I had it in the garage at my home - but now moved it to the industrial estate that I own as I need the space at home for my latest acquisition that will arrive late in October - a Monteverdi Safari.

https://youtu.be/b3iRdUMn7Lo?si=YfRCgZ7g6NyToy8i

And of course the yellow color did rang a bell immediately. It's this one per blog:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-field-of-abandoned-ferraris-and-how.html

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2018/10/for-sale-yellow-ferrari-400i-automatic.html

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1983-ferrari-400i-spider-conversion-c-9198.htm

Somehow the car is already on a German license plate. Curious regarding the progress but also regarding the owner's other verhicles. There is another 400 in his garage. So I have subscribed ...

Catawiki : Ferrari - 400i Automatic - 1982 - Ferrari Museum - Game Changers

This is a car that has had a single owner since new and is completely preserved.
In 2023 the car was exhibited in the Ferrari Museum in Modena.

Curious to know who this single owner is, anyone?

 https://www.catawiki.com/nl/l/87817641-ferrari-400i-automatic-1982

Update: Sold

Ferrari 400i GTA RHD sold

Yesterday my radar caught a Dutch Marketplace advert. When clicking on it the advert was already no longer existing, according to Google cache it was posted only 7 hours ago. So that was a quick sell.

When writing this blog I'm doing a quick search again just to make the capture (it's now 9h ago when the advert was placed):

So I still could see the photo and noticed it has the name of the company printed on it in the right bottom corner, therefore it was very easy to look it up at their website:

https://autobedrijfpostma.nl/occasions/3813113-ferrari-400i-gta

On their website it's listed as sold as well. And it was a RHD 400i. So upon checking I was informed it was already in the Netherlands in 2019. It has been in this condition since before 2014. The black leather console is original.

Furthermore I was provided this great photo of it from the early 1980s. How cool is that?

Curious to know where it pops up next.

Update 9-9-2024: Well, that was quick, the car was spotted when being transported in Leeuward. By the looks of it the trailer got a flat tyre. This was posted Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/yXkQUgjE4tw8KSvX/

Spotted in Leeuwarden today. Talked briefly to the gentlemen, most likely intentions to be parted out. Serial #36249, RHD 400i automatic.

And in the Facebook comments the previous owner in the UK replied:

Nick Record

Wondered where she ended up , owned it 10 years ago !

And it's available again. It's now advertised on the Dutch Marktplaats :

Magazine France: LVA VIE de L'AUTO 1708 03.2016 FERRARI 412 CITROEN 2CV COLLECTION Philippe MAZE

Another magazine missing in my archive. Does any of my French readers have a digital copy available SVP?

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/126653430197

USA Magazine : SUPERAUTO ILLUSTRATED Magazine (May 1987) Ferrari 412 - WANTED

I just spotted this magazine on Ebay. And it's not in my archive. I'm hoping one of my overseas readers does have it and can make a digital copy for me (and the other readers of this blog). 

And it does contain an article about another personal favorite of mine: Lancia Thema 8.32
So I'm quite interested to obtain a digital copy of that as well. 

The purchase and shipping of this magazine will cost me about 50 US Dollar which I consider a bit too much. This hobby is getting out of hand.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/395639835848

PS I never obtained a copy of this USA Magazine either:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2024/04/usa-magazine-autoweek-october-5-1981.html