Maranello Concessionaries : Demontrator car - SAY400

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Maranello Concessionaires … 1979 Ferrari 400i auto. 28073. Supplied new by Maranello Concessionaires in August 1979 painted in Bruno Aeajou with Tan VM3218 hides.
28073 was registered as SAY 400 and allocated as the concessionaires demonstrator.
At a cursory glance you could be forgiven for recognising the colour as Marrone Colorado. However Bruno Aeajou maybe the rarest shade on the Pininfarina paint palette. No other Ferrari was imported by MC in this colour and I’ve never seen another regardless of locality.
I have absolutely no memory of this 400 whatsoever even though as the demo car I presumably drove it many miles. I do recall it was lent to Motorsport magazine and in December 1979 it graced their front cover. Photo credit Neill Bruce. #ferrari #ferrari400i #maranelloconcessionaires #brunoaeajou #say400

And the article is available via MyGoogle drive archive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1myFPMG_Dt0QCCtERiBMtsP2L-IBWt4ss/view?usp=drive_link

And the whole magazine is online here:

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/issues/december-1979/

Maranello Concessionaires workshop 1980

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Maranello Concessionaires … The Concessionaires workshops at Thorpe HQ in 1980.

In a previous post I referred to Neill Bruce, Maranello’s retained photographer. I also stated that I so preferred what I described as his casual shots rather than the formal static, dare I say boring, photographs of new cars. The attached photos illustrate my thoughts.
Neill must have visited and perhaps waiting for an appointment went for a stroll around the service facility and body shop. These photos give a perfect insight of the service department in the early 1980’s and all the cars are identifiable. I’ve said to him many times that I so wish he’d been retained in the mid 1960’s when MC were based at Chiswick as no photos exist. #ferrari #maranelloconcessionaires #neillbruce #ferrariservice

White Ferrari 412 in Singapore

Adding this one here just for the records. It's a rare RHD white 412 in Singapore.

https://sgclassicrides.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-than-old-car-228-ferrari-412.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sgretrocar/permalink/4497854150434397/

Ferrari Factory 1975

What a great photo, this must be one of the very first produced 308 GTB. But watch closely to the right.

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BAT : 1982 Ferrari 400i 5-Speed - No Reserve!

Enjoy this auction and the comments:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-ferrari-400-gti-2/

The supporting information mentions this is the car that was tested in the USA  magazine Car and Driver. For those interested, it's in my archive and directly accesible via this link: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8teqGKDb3gkbGhsZVF6RFFuMTA/view?usp=drive_link&resourcekey=0-Qk32A90CEPsQhFFb26xDKA

The Blue Ferrari Club

A nice article with a cool section about a 400i

https://www.avants.com/magazine/the-blue-ferrari-club

Flashback 1979 Ferrari Meeting Nürburgring

And another great post by Andreas Birner: