Vehicle Description
23,000 Miles, 2 Owners, Clean Carfax
Documented service history since new from Ferrari of New England
and Independent Ferrari Service in South Easton, MA - one of the
best in the business
Recent $15,000 Major Service
Tubi Exhaust and Speedline Wheels only modifications.
Driven regularly with no issues.
The Ferrari Testarossa is a 12-cylinder mid-engine sports car
manufactured by Ferrari, which went into production in 1984 as the
successor to the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. The Pininfarina-designed
car was originally produced from 1984 to 1991. The Testarossa name
paid homage to the famed World Sportscar Champion 1957 Ferrari 250
Testa Rossasports racing car. Testa Rossa, which literally means
"red head" in Italian, refers to the red-painted cam covers sported
by both cars' 12-cylinder engines.
The large side intakes were not only a statement of style but
actually functional - they drew clean air to cool the side
radiators and then went upward and left the car through the
ventilation holes located at the engine lid and the tail. As a
result, the Testarossa did not need a rear spoiler like
Lamborghini's Countach yet produced zero lift at its rear axle. The
aerodynamic drag coefficient of 0.36 was also significantly better
than the Lamborghini's 0.42. The side strakes sometimes referred to
as "cheese graters or "egg slicers," that spanned from the doors to
the rear fenders were needed for rules in several countries
outlawing large openings on cars. The Testarossa had twin radiators
in the back with the engine instead of a single radiator up-front.
In conjunction the strakes provided cool air to the rear-mounted
side radiators, thus keeping the engine from overheating. The
strakes also made the Testarossa wider at the rear than in the
front, thus increasing stability and handling.
