Vehicle Description
1986 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 CabrioletFresh full belt service performed
by GLB of St. Louis (April of 2020)The Mondial cabriolets are the
only production vehicles manufactured to a four-seater, rear
mid-engined, full-convertible design.One of 810 Mondial Cabriolets
made between 1985 and 1988; one of 449 units imported to the
USBrand new soft top Corsa Red (code 300) exteriorTan Connolly
Leather interiorMid-mounted 3.2L 32-valve DOHC V-8 engine (F105C)
with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and quad exhaustsFive-speed
manual transmissionAir-conditioning, power windows, rack-and-pinion
steering and four-wheel disc brakesAnother 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 only
810 Mondial Cabriolets made between 1985 and 1988 and one of 449
units imported to the United States. This Mondial just had a fresh
belt service performed by GLB of St. Louis Missouri, April of 2020
.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
and the soft top is brand new. 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 tire 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-8 block with 90?
bank-angle; shrink-fit cylinder liners; a five-bearing, flat-plane
crankshaft with paired connecting rods on each journal;
belt-driven, quad overhead camshafts (two per cylinder bank) acting
directly on the valves; alloy cross-flow cylinder heads; and a
wet-sump lubrication system.Engine capacity started 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 and cylinder
planes transverse to the main vehicle axis. Front trunk hood struts
will need to be replaced. Like the new Ferrari 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 1985 Frankfurt Auto Show in
September that year.A five-speed, all-indirect manual transmission
using 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, the transmission housing is integral with the engine sump
casting, 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-spring clutch and a set of drop-gears
located outboard of the left-hand end of the crankshaft, with
output torque feeding into a friction-plate limited-slip final
drive unit offset to the rear of the gearbox. Output from the final
drive to the rear wheels is via a pair of short, solid driveshafts
fitted with constant-velocity joints at 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 rear track dimensions. Suspension
systems are fully independent all-round, comprising unequal-length
upper and lower wishbones, coil-over damper units and anti-roll
bars at each end of the vehicle.Steering is a rack-and-pinion
mechanism sitting ahead of the front wheels, unpowered on all 3.2
models. Braking is via four-wheel ventilated discs with
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 strongly
bucket-shaped and fitted with inertia-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 front
center console with 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. The handbrake is 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 a
steering column adjustable 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 the 328 with 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 O2 sensor 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 the V-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
1986Competition 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...for more
information please contact the seller.