Ferrari of Arabia

When doing a little research on a car the following showed up:

https://vavato.com/nl/homepage/classic-cars-youngtimers-22-07-2021/ferrari-400gt-cabrio-1980

Datum eerste inschrijving: 01.07.1980, Chassisnummer: F101CL23203, Kleur: zwart, Carrosserievorm: cabrio, Af te lezen ODO-stand: 11235 km, Bekleding: leder,

It was remarked it was photographed next to a Pavesi conversion with an "Arabic badge"
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Perhaps difficult to spot but it does indeed have the arabic 400i badge. 

This Pavesi conversion is a known one. But due to the Arabic badge it did also came to my attention it does have the enlarged air vent in the bonnet. 

I wonder if this Pavesi conversion was ever exported to the Middle East. It's currently still residing somewhere in Paris. Till then I had never spotted a 400i with the Arabic badge. Then it was pointed out the following blog had one as well:

http://erwin400.blogspot.com/2021/07/ferrari-400i-prova-mo1246.html

Again, difficult to spot but it does have the Arabic badge in combination with the enlarged air vent. 

Apparently there were specific options build for the Arabs, see this snippet fom the magazine Cavallino 1983:

When doing further checking I hit my own blog but the actual content is no longer available on Youtube or Instagram (bummer! - note to self: need to make better captures and store them locally next time). 

http://erwin400.blogspot.com/2019/09/youtube-movie-1984-ferrari-400i-kuwait.html

Via Google cache I managed to make this capture:

Looks like it does have the enlarged air vent at least. 

Let's see if more Arabic 400's can be indentified/spotted.

Update 2 April 2023: 

• Produced between 1982-1984
• At least 25 examples known with the extended bonnet vent
• Even the Series 1 injected cars had the smaller outside mirrors of the Series 2
• They had different under bonnet material to the other 400is

Here’s two of them currently for sale:

Ferrari 400 400 I automatic de 1981 à vendre - voiture ancienne de collection (lesanciennes.com)

Ferrari - 400i Automátic - 1981 - Catawiki