Ferrari 400 power window switch compatibility

What better to post the next day after posting about parts for sale. A new compatibility part item that was brought to my attention. A few weeks ago I had a very nice and interesting meet up with a few folks. One guy mentioned he recognized the window switch used in my 400. He instantly recognized it and said it belonged to a Mercedes W108, W109, W111, W114 and W115 series from the seventies.

I had this checked and in fact it's the button used to control the sunroof with part nr 15073100
Apparently it's also used as a sunroof switch in a Porsche 911/9212 but that one does not have a chrome bezel (it's black). 

This also explains the typical pictogram used on this switch. The Ferrari part nr is 257-80-860-00

it's only used in the 400 and 400i phase 1. 

Ferrari 400i parts for sale - Redbay Cars Belgium

At first they made an attempt to restore this car. In fact quite a lot of work was already done but in the end it was decided to sell the car in parts. If you're looking for some hard to find parts you can look it up if it's available in their online webshop:

https://redbaycars.com/webshop/ws-/ferrari-400i/sort/created-desc

MAUTO - Aldo Brovarone exposition - Ferrari 412

 Currently there is a exposition in the MAUTO museum in Torino about Aldo Brovarone. 

https://www.museoauto.com/en/

There is no mention about this exposition on their website. But it was mentioned on their social media:

 

Not visible in their posting but I have seen from other sources the following drawing is presented in this expostion:

1984 Pininfarina Ferrari 412 Illustrazione Aldo Brovarone

I wonder if Aldo did had any design involvement in the uplifted design for the 412. As might be known he's responsible for the Lancia Gamma Coupe which has the same classic Pininfarina C-pilar characteristic as the 400 series.

I did happen to have met him in the past in the same museum but back then I was unaware of this drawing, else I certainly would have asked. 

Update 25 Oct 2026: I checked his book and there is no mention of any design involvement for the 412. He was however responsible for the 365GT 2+2 (Queen Mary) to name one. 

'87 Ferrari 412 GT with V8 LS2… That's not my war!

https://delessencedansmesveines.com/2026/10/87-ferrari-412-gt-en-v8-ls2/

English Google translation:

https://delessencedansmesveines-com.translate.goog/2026/10/87-ferrari-412-gt-en-v8-ls2/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

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Ferrari Club Nederland meeting 1986 at Zandvoort

Ferrari Club Nederland 27 september 1986 at Circuit Zandvoort. Only one 400 showed up by the looks of it. Adding it here just for the records.

German magazine : Octane Sammlerausgabe September 2026 - Ferrari 412 + Rockstar car

Thanks to my car buddy Jos I obtained this German edition of the Octane Magazine. It has two seperate articles about the 400 series. The first one is about the 412 and the 2nd one is a translated article which was published in this UK Octane version:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2025/09/octane-magazine-ferrari-412-rockstars.html

They are merged together in one PDF and now available in my download folder.

Oh, the German 412 article has also incorrectly mentioned the 400 series has a Borg Warner automatic. So much for "Deutsche Gründlichkeit". It's linked directly to this blogpost:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2017/01/ferrari-400-thm400-borg-waner-automatic.html

Out of interest I just checked the Ferrari website again and it has never been updated accordingly. Oh well.