This one has been offered on BAT but wasn´t sold, see this blogpost:
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2026/03/bring-trailer-bat-1979-ferrari-400.html
And now they have made a new video:
https://youtu.be/BjryhJa8cmk?si=Q9yxGtznPk62rLvk
or via FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1B5EVwMRkv/
It is however not listed in their current inventory on their website.
I bumped into this Dutch article regarding Prince Bernhard. It was written for the magazine "Gli Amici" of the Dutch Ferrari Club published in 2005 a few months after his death.
And of course it does contain a snippet about his Ferrari 400i Automatic. The author did happen to be involved with the sale of his car.
At the time it was bought by the car/truck dealer Sjaak van Vliet, see this paper snippet in the following blog:
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2019/02/sjaak-van-vliet-ferrari-400i-prince.html
And in 2014 it ended up for sale by Nico Aaldering at the Gallery in Brummen, see this blog:
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2014/08/ferrari-400i-prince-bernhard-video.html
The video link in that blog is no longer working but it's now available on Youtube (by the looks of it subtitles are not supported?):
The Gli Amici article is available via this download:
Unfortunately a scanned pdf can't be translated by Google, so it's only interesting to read by people who master the Dutch language. I found it quite an entertaining read.
On a 2nd attempt I figured Google does translate images. So I converted the PDF into JPG files. And consequently translated each JPG page, et presto. Happy reading below. Click the photo to enlarge so it's readable (I hope). Else I have both the Dutch and English version saved as a PDF on my Google Drive as well.
On a separate note, the article does contain a photo of the first DAF (Daffodil) presented in Maranello and closely inspected by Enzo. The DAF is renowed for the Variomatic transmission, perhaps these days better known as CVT.
Dutch wiki: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variomatic
English wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variomatic
The son of the founder of DAF, Vice President Martien van Doorne, did happen to have a Ferrari 400 Automatic in his collection. It was his favorite. See this blog:
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2020/05/bat-ferrari-400-carburettor-automatic.html
Being on the "automatic" side, Enzo was also particular keen on Automatics, as pointed out by his personal chauffeur as used in his personal Fiat 130 Coupe. See this blog:
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2014/12/enzo-ferrari-dino-taggliazucchi-chic.html
Due to a nosey bugger it became apparent to me I never had written a blog about this particular 412 manual that was for sale in the Netherlands a few years back.
I’m pretty sure I did but was unable to find anything on my blog, nor was it saved as a draft. In any case, when doing a new search I still was able to find this old advert online but without photo’s:
1989 Ferrari 412 - A very impressive Ferrari 412 with manual gearbox | Classic Driver Market
Since it was such a unique example, blue on blue, low mileage, manual and new Dutch delivered by Kroymans I made an effort to inspect the car back then. The car was offered for sale at the Dutch car company “the Houtkamp Collection”. They have a very nice, interesting selection of cars in stock and this one fitted in nicely.
As advertised, it was indeed nearly brand new and in perfect condition. I was also able to inspect some of the paperwork that came with the car. As such I could see more detail about the first owner. It was sold/registered to a company called “Chain Investment Corp BV” who were based at Parklaan 17 in Rotterdam. I recall that at the time I had this checked out. If my memory serves me right I remember that company did, remarkably, not last very long. For now I’m unable to retrieve any more history on this company. Note the warrantly booklet was signed by Frits Kroymans himself:
As for the address location it turns out this property is now on the national monument list. According to one of the comments on this page, https://nieuws.top010.nl/parklaan-17-villa-jamin.htm , this building once belonged to GM Motors Rotterdam. When I checked this I learned it was after the 2nd world war that GM Continental was indeed performing distribution and registration of their cars on this address. See this Dutch snippet via Conam: Import. bedrijfsauto's (beschrijvingen)
"Opel (D) - General Motors Continental S.A., Antwerpen / Rotterdam
Vanaf 1931 werden de bedrijfswagens van Opel geïmporteerd door General Motors Continental S.A. te Antwerpen. In 1945 werd de Branch Rotterdam in het leven geroepen in verband met de distributie van de Dump G.M.C.'s en Bedford's; later werden ook in die na-oorlogse jaren de nieuwe Buick's (fl. 6.560.=) en Chevrolet's (fl. 4.810.=) verdeeld en geregistreerd via de Parklaan 17 in Rotterdam."
Thought it was interestng to include this piece of automotive history of this building. These days it’s in use by a lawyers firm – they rent the space of an investment company who owns the property.
For those people with an historic interest regarding the Dutch Jamin candy store. see this Dutch link:
https://jamin.nl/geschiedenis-jamin/
To continue the story of this car, the warranty booklet also showed stamped maintenance work carried out. One at Munsterhuis in 2015 which is quite a bit away from it's location and in 2016 at Mugello in Hilversum. Perhaps also a remarkable choice since Kroymans is located in Hilversum.
When this 412 was for sale it was apparently owned by A.J. Mak van Waay - former chairman of the Ferrari Club Netherlands (FCN). It looks like not only he was selling the car but also his own real estate around the same time. See this Dutch article:
Twee villa’s voor de prijs van één in Quote 500-enclave
The car had been appraised in 2017 for € 165.000,- and offered for sale in 2020 for € 139.500,-
In any case, when now checking the Dutch road register I see this car is no longer listed so likely sold and exported to a foreign country? However I found out that it was still spotted on the Dutch road in 2024 in Laren (which is not far off from Huizen where the previous owner lived):
Ferrari 412 - 28 September 2024 - Autogespot
Curious to know where this car now ended up.
Update 22 May 2026: It's now registered in Belgium
Yes, they keep showing up on BAT :
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-ferrari-412-2/
As per comment:
For those not familiar, Peter Kalikow had the Momo Mirage car created (1972) in Italy. A sort of Monteverd 375L grand saloon featuring a high performance V8 engine made in small production runs with engine and body sourced from different places. It was killed off before production started with costs rising fast and the economics not there. Peter I’m sure admired and enjoyed this 412 as it was everything he wanted in his car 15-yrs earlier.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_Mirage
Wayne Carini Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYzbcU_FgfE/
Due to yesterdays blog I got triggered again by the Palmen collection, see these 2 blogs:
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2023/04/dutch-barnfind-auction-palmen-barnfind.html
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2023/05/1984-ferrari-400i-by-pavesi-palmen.html
The mentioned 400i in the Palmen collection was a sepcific Pavesi version. At the time it was offered for sale via an action and a potential candidate on my hunt for a 400:
https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-hunt-part-iv-ferrari-400i-pavesi.html
When going through my archive I spotted thesee photo's and realized I never published these. So hereby:
