Revue Ferrari Club de France n° 19 . 1985

A tiny French article

Craigslist : 1978 Ferrari 400 - $12000 (Orange Park)

Todays catch:

https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/d/1978-ferrari-400/6558351948.html

I have a 1978 Ferrari 400 for sale. Car needs full restoration. Exterior has hail dents but nothing that can't be fixed and also needs paint job. The motor has been converted to a new small block Chevy 350 but needs to be finished. Factory transmission is still in car and is bolted to new engine. Interior still looks good for its age. Would make a good resto mod driver for the right person. Call for more info.Please keep in mind these cars are rare and my price is firm.
904- six2nine...19twenty/four.
Thanks for looking at my ad and have great day.

BAILEY Ferrari P4 Replica - Powered by 400i V12 - Engine Revs Demo

http://erwin400.blogspot.nl/2016/05/1983-ferrari-400i-1983-ferrari-powered.html

A little music for your ears:

Youtube : Ferrari 400i Burnout

And it has a Chevy engine in it. See blog:

http://erwin400.blogspot.nl/2016/11/ferrari-400i-with-chevy-small-block.html

Peugeot 305 Pininfarina prototype

Someone mentioned my name on this FB posting. And this one was new to me as well. Maybe a bit farfetched but it has some interesting design cues:

One of the comments came from the "Car Design Archives" with a very good supporting update about this model.

https://www.facebook.com/cardesignarchives/posts/509813716053636

Wilhelm and Helmut Becker - Ferrari importer Germany

And another great picture posted on FB. Thanks for sharing Cyrille.

At the time of Helmut and his father Wilhelm Becker, then Ferrari importer in Germany. Not sure who is the Lucky new owner of the 308 GTB. On both photo's you can see a 400 gently in the back and not claiming any attention.

Former soccer player Günter Netzer (l) receives his black Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer from Ferrari importer Helmut Becker (r) on the 20th of July in 1977

Mohammad Reza Palhavi’s Car Collection - Shah of Iran

I came across the following Instagram posting, while it's focussed on the Lamborghini Miura I noticed this Ferrari 365GT4 2+2 in the background.

> Mohammad Reza Palhavi’s Car Collection, Lamborghini Miura SVJ • This is the first official Miura SVJ built by the factory, s/n 4934 and engine number 30685. It was delivered to Mohammad Reza Palhavi in December 1971. Legend says the Shah ordered a second Miura SV - he already owned an SV, s/n 4870 - with only one request: it had to be special. So, Lamborghini took an Ischia blue SV body from the production line and cut custom brake vents behind the front and rear wheels, much like those seen on the Jota and installed numerous rivets all over. Fixed headlight units were mounted covered by plexiglass and a race type fuel filler cap was installed in the front hood, naturally a front spoiler was mounted and a custom race suspension lowered the car. A single windscreen whiper was mounted and to top off these modifications a magnificent sounding open race exhaust was coupled to the altered dry sump V12 engine, sending chills down your spine whenever you touched the gas pedal. The car was finished in a dark Burgundy metallic shade, contrasting heavily with the white leather interior, after completion of the car it was tested by Bob Wallace. The price was around Lire 13M while a standard Miura SV was available for “only” Lire 8M - at that time. The very first SVJ was then abandoned in the Imperial garage by the Shah in 1972, so no further maintenance was done and during the 1979 Iranian revolution the car was confiscated together with all Shah's other cars. The car got refreshed in the early 90s, sold in Dubai during 1995 and offered for auction in 1997 by Brooks, during the Geneva Auto Show. Nicolas Cage bought it and kept it in his collection until early 2004, when it was acquired by a UK collector • #motoringtitude #carculture #carporn #lamborghini #miura #carphotography #cars #madeinitaly #italiancars #classiccars #supercars #amazingcars247 #motorvalley #carswithoutlimits #whatitalyis #luxury #carcollectors #lifestyle #spring #sunshine #exoticcars #exotics @lamborghini

Een bericht gedeeld door Motoringtitude (@motoringtitude) op 2 Apr 2018 om 3:24 (PDT)

More history about the car can be read on the 400 Club website:

http://www.f400club.com/18263-la-365-gt4-22-du-shah-diran/