Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Ferrari 400i phase 2 (1982 - 85) - heater control frames reproduction

A German owner has created a high quality reproduction of the heater control frames. It has been a very small batch of 5 sets only. So hurry if you need them or be on the safe side and have them as spare in your own stock.  

See thread on FChat or on FB below

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/reproduction-heater-control-frames-any-interest.697490/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/8727831092/posts/10164665519481093/

I've finished the first set of heater control frames.

They're made in Germany of CNC machined aluminium, trowalized and anodized, with the "dots and arrows" recessed by 0,5mm and filled with enamel paint.
The buttons and adapters for the levers are 3D-printed.
200€ + shipping for the set as pictured.

Sunday, 8 March 2026

Ferrari 400i at Hockenheim 1988

Adding this one just for the records and for its rarity.

I spotted this one on Instagram. It came with the information: Hockenheim 1988.

Typical to see a RHD car on Swiss license plates. But additional information was provided by someone else:

#34983, a manual 400i in the rare shade of Rosso Metallizzato. First owned by Shaun Bealey, the Deputy Chairman of Maranello Concessionaires.

Friday, 6 March 2026

Ferrari 400i on NY plates in Stuttgart 1988

Ferrari 400i Oktober 1988 at Hotel Intercontinental (today Hotel Le Merdian) in Stuttgart.

Yes, it's on New York plates - ORW 507. And judging on the reflector at the backside it might be a federalized US car.

Did the owner ship it to Germany to cruise around in Europe? Or touring around for business purpose?

Does anyone knows this car or the owner?

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Thursday, 5 March 2026

Ferrari Factory 1987

Of course only red Ferrari Testarossa's and 328's and 1 black Ferrari 412 in the background.

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Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Stuttgart Motorshow 1985 Ferrari 412

1985: Ferrari 412 i beim Messestand des süddeutschen Ferrari-Importeur Autexpo' im Oktober 1985 bei der Automesse AMA in Stuttgart

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Monday, 2 March 2026

Niki Lauda Ferrari 365GT4 2+2 spotted in the wild on the Dutch roads

The Niki Lauda 365GT4 2+2 was sold on an auction and showed up in the Netherlands, as per blog:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2025/12/niki-lauda-ferrari-365gt4-22-on-dutch.html

And yesterday it was spotted in the wild in Laren. Although it has a Dutch License plate registration (as per previous blog) it was driving around on green dealer plates:

https://www.autogespot.com/ferrari-365-gt4-22/2026/03/01