The Ferrari 348 ‘Serie Speciale' was introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 1992, and was noticeably different from the other 348 Model Ferrari's, drawing the attention of true enthusiasts. Production was very limited with only 100 cars leaving the factory delivered solely to the American market. As Ferrari looked for new ways to attract American buyers, the ‘Speciale' provided for a revised version of a current platform, improving on issues highlighted by automotive magazine reviews and customers. The 348 ‘Speciale' was quite possibly the beginning of Ferrari's offerings of special edition variants and set the stage for such cars as the 355 Fiorano, 360 Challenge Stradale, 430 Scuderia, and 458 Speciale.
The ‘Speciale' had various improvements over the standard 348 model. Technically speaking, these upgrades include a more free-flowing exhaust, a shorter final drive ratio, a slightly wider (50mm) rear stance, and higher speed-rated Pirelli P Zero (Z-rated) tires. Moving to the exterior, the improvements include a new front spoiler to improve aerodynamics, the removal of the grill around the taillights (making them more flush to the body), the addition of the prancing horse to the front grill, and for the first time, the bumpers, rocker panels, and engine cover were painted to match the body color. The interior received numerous upgrades as well, including F40 style Kevlar carbon fiber leather wrapped seats (original seats were still optional), leather-wrapped door panels, and special interior badging. The overall end result of these improvements was just a 12 horsepower increase from 300bhp to 312bhp, however, combined with the all of the other improvements, it was a much more refined variant of the standard 348 Model.
The example on offer here, chassis number ZFFRG36A6P0095017 and engine 32351, is a 1993 Ferrari 348TS Serie Speciale. It is the 52nd car built out of the total 100 SS variants produced. According to the included clean CarFax, the car has had 2 previous owners. It was delivered new to Texas in 1993 and spent a good portion of its life there with the first owner keeping the car till 2015 and accruing a total of 14,850 miles during their ownership. The car was then sold to its second owner in Florida who kept the car only for a year and added just over 230 miles to the car before we acquired the vehicle for its third and current owner who resides in Pennsylvania. As the car sits it has been maintained very well and remains in fantastic condition. Included service records for the car date back to 2007 and show detailed servicing done at qualified shops. The car received a major service in 2015 with 14,936 miles showing on the odometer. When we acquired the car for the current client, it was sent to Scuderia Performante in Malvern, PA, where they went over the car thoroughly to check for any issues and performed a comprehensive minor servicing including an oil change. The car was then taken to RB collection in Breinigsville, PA who performed over $2000 of Concours prep to the car after which it was shown at the Reading Ferrari Concours, an FCA event, in which it won a Platinum award, showcasing the outstanding current quality of this 348. Since then it has been driven sparingly and carefully, only on nice weather days and stored in a climate controlled garage. This 348TS Serie Speciale is a fantastic example of a low production run Ferrari fitted with unique and truly interesting components from the factory. They have seen a healthy rise in their value already and are sure to continue to climb in the pantheon of collectible vehicles from Maranello. Included with the sale of this car are the original books, tools, car cover, clean CarFax, and available service records.
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