Vehicle Description
1986 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 Cabriolet The Mondial cabriolets are the
onlyproductionvehicles manufactured to afour-seater,rear
mid-engined, full-convertibledesign. One of 810 Mondial Cabriolets
made between 1985 and 1988; one of 449 units imported to the US
Corsa Red (code 300) exterior Tan Connolly Leather interior
Mid-mounted 3.2L 32-valve DOHC V-8 engine (F105C) with Bosch
K-Jetronic fuel injection and quad exhausts Five-speed manual
transmission Air-conditioning, power windows, rack-and-pinion
steering and four-wheel disc brakes Own this Vehicle from $520 per
month-call 636-600-4600 Another stallion arrived in the MotoeXotica
Classic Cars Paddock; we're pleased to present this 1986 Ferrari
Mondial 3.2 Cabriolet. Built in Maranello, Italy and designed by
Pininfarina, this seldom seen example is one of 810 Mondial
Cabriolets made between 1985 and 1988 and one of 449 units imported
to the United States. Finished in Corsa Red (code 300), the car's
paint and trim are in great condition, as is the windshield, which
is clear and intact. The car's lights look great and its bodywork
is straight and solid. This Prancing Horse rolls on Yokohama
radials, size 205/55ZR16 in front and 225/50ZR16 in back. Each
donut surrounds a five-spoke alloy wheel with the prancing horse on
the yellow center caps. The wheels and tires are in satisfactory
order. Under the hood is Ferrari's 3.2L, 32-valve DOHC V-8 engine
(F105C040) with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and breathing via
quad exhausts. At their core, all Mondial engines comprise a
Ferrari-cast lightweight alloy V-8blockwith 90�bank-angle;
shrink-fitcylinder liners; a five-bearing, flat-planecrankshaft
with pairedconnecting rodson eachjournal;belt-driven, quadoverhead
camshafts(two per cylinder bank) acting directly on thevalves;
alloycrossflow cylinder heads; and awet-sumplubrication system.
Enginecapacitystarted at 3.0L and increasing to 3.2L for the
Mondial 3.2 and culminating in 3.4L. Mirroring the two-seater
Ferrari V-8 vehicles, all 3.0 and 3.2L engines sit across the car
with their crankshaft andcylinder planes transverseto the main
vehicle axis. Front trunk hood struts will need to be replaced.
Like the newFerrari 328, the Mondial's engine grew in both bore and
stroke to 3.2L in 1985. The Mondial 3.2 was first presented at the
1985Frankfurt Auto Showin September that year. A
five-speed,all-indirectmanual transmissionusing a"dog-leg"selector
pattern was the only transmission offered. Instead of the
conventional "H"shift pattern, this arrangement (also known as a
"reverse h-gate") has 1st gear situated to the far left and back,
behind reverse. This pattern has been popular with racing
gearboxes, as it allows quicker, more direct shifts between second,
third, fourth and fifth, gears. The parking brake light is on at
the dash, although the brake does disengage. The service light is
also on at the console. In the 3.2 models, thetransmission
housingis integral with theengine sumpcasting, albeit with its own
oil supply, sitting below and slightly to one side of the main
block.Drive to the gearbox is via a single-plate,
diaphragm-springclutchand a set of drop-gears located outboard of
the left-hand end of the crankshaft, with output torque feeding
into a friction-platelimited-slip final driveunit offset to the
rear of the gearbox. Output from the final drive to the rear wheels
is via a pair of short, soliddriveshaftsfitted
withconstant-velocity jointsat each end to allow for suspension
articulation. For these models, clutch actuation is hydraulic,
unlike their two-seater cousins' cable systems, and transmission
selection is via a rod which extends through the center chassis
tunnel and passes through the engine sump into the transmission
housing. Although based on the two-seater vehicle designs, Mondials
are slightly larger overall including having appreciably wider
front and reartrackdimensions. Suspensionsystems arefully
independentall-round, comprising unequal-lengthupper and lower
wishbones, coil-overdamperunits andanti-roll barsat each end of the
vehicle. Steeringis arack-and-pinionmechanism sitting ahead of the
front wheels, unpowered on all 3.2 models. Brakingis via
four-wheelventilated discswith split-circuit vacuum assistance on
all vehicles. Inside, the tan Connolly leather seats are in very
good order, as is the matching carpet. All seats, including those
in the rear, are stronglybucket-shaped and fitted withinertia-reel
seatbelts; three-point in front, two-point in back. Note: The rear
seats will need to be installed. A central tunnel for the chassis
structure is prominent in both front and rear footwells and is
straddled by a large frontcenter consolewith a polished open-gated
gear selector and electronic warning-light panel. Electric windows
(the front panes only are opening) and air-conditioning are
standard fitments, with their controls on the central console. The
A/C does blow, but not cold. Thehandbrakeis located outside the
driver's seat beside the inner sill and is a "drop-down" design to
assist ingress and egress. A three-spoked leather steering wheel is
mounted to asteering columnadjustable for reach and rake, behind
which is a "pod-style" instrument binnacle holding six
gauges:speedometer,tachometer, fuel level, water temperature, oil
pressure and oil temperature. The Mondial instrumentation is
completed with a comprehensive set of warning lights and electronic
check panels. The center console and shifter look good and a JVC
AM/FM stereo with CD player completes the interior, though we doubt
the next owner will use it that much, considering the much better
mechanical symphony that plays every time he presses the 'go'
pedal. Available in both Coup� and Cabriolet forms, styling
refreshed with restyled and body-colored bumpers, similar to
the328with more integrated indicators and driving lamps, and new
alloy wheels with a more rounded face. The 3.2 also boasted a major
interior update, with a more ergonomic layout and a more rounded
instrument binnacle. Fuel injection remained the primarily
mechanical Bosch K-Jetronic (CIS) with an O2sensor in the exhaust
providing feedback to a simple computer for mixture trimming via a
pulse modulated frequency valve that regulated control fuel
pressure. The ignition system was Marelli Microplex, with
electronic advance control and one distributor per bank of theV-8.
"It is a car with few rivals, perhaps the closest being the Porsche
928S...once you have experienced the wonderful noise produced by
the V8 engine in full cry, and sat behind that steering wheel, with
the power surging in, you can forgive the car for the few
detractions it may have. They seem to pale into insignificance as
the rev counter needle sweeps past the 7000-rpm mark and you slam
that gear lever through the gate. It is a different world of
motoring."Autocar 1986 "I marvel at how little compromise it asks.
All the panache of a mid-engine Ferrari with plenty of head room
too...The length, as Paul Fr�re says, makes the handling very easy.
Longer wheelbase means less angle for rear movement and makes it
easier to drive the car. And I like how nicely it responds to the
accelerator. Backing off for corners, it comes out just right. Even
the American version now goes much quicker than the early European
version. The Mondial is a good compromise between ride and
handling." Road and Track 1986 Competition to this Ferrari in 1986
included Aston Martin's Volant� Convertible, Chevrolet's Corvette
Convertible, Maserati's Biturbo Spyder and Porsche's 911 Carrera
Cabriolet. Ferraris are exclusive but this is a rare find even for
a Ferrari so you...for more information please contact the seller.