Samsung Mobile USA - Ferrari 400i cameo

 A Ferrari 400i being used as a prop:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKNVwvmoUyZ/?

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Motor Trend Italia - Electromod - Newtron Group - Ferrari 400 EV

Somehow I only now spotted this older video on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ca52N7sMa/

 

 And I thought I recognized it. And yes, I had a blog about it:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2022/01/ferrari-beast-400.html

On their Facebook page you can find more photo's and one more video:

Apparently there was a video reportage done and broadcasted on Discovery+ (https://www.discoveryplus.com/) But unfortunately this is not captured anywhere else, ie Youtube. 
I'm surprised not to see more publicity made about this electrified Ferrari

Ferrari 365GT4 2+2 barnfind for sale - it's another true stroy

Last week I was approached by someone who spotted this 365GT4 2+2 for sale on the Dutch Marktplaats:

With the following supporting information:

Beschrijving

Super mooi en orginele Ferrari azure blauw bouwjaar 1973. 
Italiaans kenteken, papieren aanwezig.
Rijdend en technisch en uiterlijk in perfect staat. 
Het is een handgeschakelde Ferrari.

I recognzied it as it was previously auctioned via Troostwijk, it was unsold (not meeting the reserve price): 

https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/l/ferrari-365-gt4-2x2-oldtimer-1973-A1-26428-7?srsltid=AfmBOorAqizmzXo5c2iCAcA62tMv5SsIUeNoihO7aN6H0HjfcdKMOfBj

(by now this link is no longer working).

Also the advert contained this specific paperwork:

And a photo of boot:

It does contain the toolbag with the jack. And the holder for the toolkit, which likely is missing.

In any case, I reached out to the master and received the following information:

• First owner likely the same Blangino who ordered 11461, a 365 GT 2+2 in Celeste with Beige VM 3218; 11461 was ordered new by Mr Blangino Rapetti of Torino, ordered through Italcar S.p.A. of Torino. 17171 was also ordered by a Blangino through Italcar (in Azzurro with Pelle Beige VM 3218).
• Facebook, 16 Feb 2017, Emilio Della Serra, "barn find", 2 owners the second of which only for 6 months, complete with all manuals.
• Marktplaats.nl, 7 Jun 2019, EUR 74,000, Italian plates.
• Dec 2024, Troostwijk Auctions, 58,362 km.

it seems the first owner was Sandretto Industrie Srl of Turin. So perhaps Blangino did not take delivery after all, or perhaps he was a director of Sandretto. 

So apparently it had already been offered for sale on Marktplaats in 2019. When I read about the barnfind I vaguely remembered this. I was able to lookup a Facebook posting and found this photo in the album of the barnfind owner:

So I reached out to this person, hoping I could find out more about it's history. And yes, a response was received within the next hour. A very remarkable response I might say:

Hi Erwin, I've something more than an history of this car: I kept all her manuals, booklet, guarantee and leather document holder...

This car has a strange history. The second owner bought it when he retired from work, at the half of eighty but he joined the car only for few monts: he died with the key of the Ferrari in his hands...

The sons and the wife kept the car for many years: it was a promise to their father. so they stored the car in a small box of a mountain village in Abruzzo, with an old Moto Guzzi and a Fiat 850 spyder.

A friend told me about a 12 cylinder Ferrari "lost" in a mountain but it was hard to believe this tale, so past another year before my curiosity could win my skepticism. I have some shots of the side with the car full of dust..

How's that!?  He did include some more photo's:

When I saw the photo of the car on the truck I recalled this barnfind, but at that time I was unaware of the full story. I could not find anything more on Facebook but instead I checked my own blog. Guess what? Here it is:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2017/02/barnfind-ferrari-365-gt4-22.html

From there I was able to go back to the original Facebook post 14 Feb 2017 and read the following supporting comments:

Is it allowed to dream? Sometimes yes, maybe even with my eyes open... A casual trip to a remote village between Abruzzo and Ciociaria gave me one of the most beautiful and unexpected surprises. Behind an old shutter, among suitcases and worm-eaten chairs, a 12-cylinder horse had been resting for too long, still and dusty, almost begging me to help it go back to pawing the ground, free and wild: could I ever leave without promising to take it with me...?

...no, I couldn't, I would have regretted it for life, I knew it well!

And sad and tender is also the story of its former owner who was so in love with it that he took with him, in his endless rest, the keys to his beloved Cavallino....

And here we are finally on the road home, his new home, where cuddles and (a lot of) gasoline will certainly not be lacking...

And one more supporting photo on the truck

So all in all a very unique and original car.

The car is currently under negotation. I have been in contact with a potential buyer but he's no longer interested. Not sure if it's sold to someone else or if it's still available.

Update 23 May 2026 : The car is still for sale:

https://www.carandclassic.com/la/C2065273

The asking price is now much higher: € 89.000,-

Bring a trailer : 1979 Ferrari 400 Automatic i Project

As per blog: https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2025/05/1979-ferrari-400-automatic-i-start-up.html

It is now listed on BAT:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-ferrari-400-automatic-i/

*BREAKING* 1976 Ferrari 365 GT/4 2+2 - parts

 Breaking for parts: the engine and transmission are already gone:

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1883647

For sale Ferrari 412 RHD manual low mileage

Adding it here just for the records and because one of the custodians: Pete Townsend :

https://www.thehairpincompany.co.uk/for-sale/cars/1989-ferrari-412-gt

Ferrari - the story of a legend - Chapter 365/400/412 series

The author of these PDF books, per blog:

https://erwin400.blogspot.com/2025/05/ferrari-story-of-legend-pdf-books.html

Has reached out to me and offered the section regarding the 365/400/412 series freely available to my readers on this blog. How cool is that? It's now available via this Google drive link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yXExVk36lKXzTuFOEedVY27TDUbAHix3/view?usp=sharing

I have add it also to my Google drive archive - it's listed here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DiSI0P3tLaiTBW5Bu8MLaUUFqi678-bT/view?usp=drive_link

If you like it you still can order the full copy of the book(s) of course.