RE: Ferrari Testarossa | The Brave Pill
Discussion
biggbn said:
I think a 128 3p is an incredibly cool car!! Kudos
Still miss it fiat racing red, two double Weber’s and a super sprint exhaust.... when the carbs were in sink it made just short of 100 from the 1300 engine ( ported heads and can too)Haven’t even got a digital image - possibly some faded old ones in the loft
Was very good to drive
It s like the first girlfriend
you never forgetPromised Land said:
That is the first Harry’s garage I’ve ever watched, so much better than top gear and the like you get on the tv. He actually talks about the cars and history instead of going sideways out of control around a wet track.
Just watched the green Muira one as well.
That’s the car viewing for the next few weeks sorted.
Top bloke.
I agree completely. He's so down to earth and makes viewing his video channels a pleasure.Just watched the green Muira one as well.
That’s the car viewing for the next few weeks sorted.
Top bloke.
What I wouldn't give to get up early and head for the continent in one of his cars
when they were 'cheaper' around 50k euro? or was it Gulden at the time, anyways, they were not so expensive.
I went to Enschede there were 2 of those for sale, I believe both red...
I was afraid of the cambelts, so asked about that, well sir, they changed those just 2k km ago, so I was thinking, ok good, then I looked in the book, that was many years ago, already over the limit of years? so funny...
but, I wanted to know, is it what they praise it for? so I sad in the car and thought, meh...not fine seats or seating position and not to fancy interiors and both cars I looked had very bad chassis work or bodywork? I mean, some gaps and other bad things, looked indeed like a handmade car, but not the handmade I liked haah, both at 2 different dealers, same sort things.
they say, sometimes its better not to meat your dream cars? or how they say that, well, its not for me, looks from a distance can be cool, but I do not buy a car just for such.
I went to Enschede there were 2 of those for sale, I believe both red...
I was afraid of the cambelts, so asked about that, well sir, they changed those just 2k km ago, so I was thinking, ok good, then I looked in the book, that was many years ago, already over the limit of years? so funny...
but, I wanted to know, is it what they praise it for? so I sad in the car and thought, meh...not fine seats or seating position and not to fancy interiors and both cars I looked had very bad chassis work or bodywork? I mean, some gaps and other bad things, looked indeed like a handmade car, but not the handmade I liked haah, both at 2 different dealers, same sort things.
they say, sometimes its better not to meat your dream cars? or how they say that, well, its not for me, looks from a distance can be cool, but I do not buy a car just for such.
howardhughes said:
Promised Land said:
That is the first Harry’s garage I’ve ever watched, so much better than top gear and the like you get on the tv. He actually talks about the cars and history instead of going sideways out of control around a wet track.
Just watched the green Muira one as well.
That’s the car viewing for the next few weeks sorted.
Top bloke.
I agree completely. He's so down to earth and makes viewing his video channels a pleasure.Just watched the green Muira one as well.
That’s the car viewing for the next few weeks sorted.
Top bloke.
What I wouldn't give to get up early and head for the continent in one of his cars
I liked the one where he drove his Countach to Italy for a concours event, won the trophy and drove home again, or the brave pill Merc SL600 he bought for £5k and ran straight down to the south of France for the weekend!
His day-job farming videos are also brilliant to watch, insightful for those of us who don't know much about the ins and outs of that industry - and delivered with just as much enthusiasm!
cramorra said:
biggbn said:
I think a 128 3p is an incredibly cool car!! Kudos
Still miss it fiat racing red, two double Weber’s and a super sprint exhaust.... when the carbs were in sink it made just short of 100 from the 1300 engine ( ported heads and can too)Haven’t even got a digital image - possibly some faded old ones in the loft
Was very good to drive
It s like the first girlfriend
you never forgetGuess that’s always useful when the driver decides to ‘open the taps’....
f1ten said:
I've driven one and nearly bought one but I knew the running costs were big and I was friends with a. Fez mechanic who had one and he blew his engine on euro trip... The cost to repair was the size of a flat up north. So I bought a 360 instead as I wanted to put some miles on the car mot look at it. But I will buy a testarossa one day... They are so iconic... Love them or hate them.
Facts:
They are hard to drive at low speed
They are seriously wide and low
They sound amazing
They look special an dthe gearbox feels special
The inteior is lovely and stylish 80s (go and sit in a 1988 golf and then tell me you don't like the testarossa) but better with black dash and black carpets
They can do over 180 mph ( a Merc a45 cannot)
It's right they return to some sense of normality but they won't go back down to 35k.
It's a car for a weekend trip or a long wide A road not a track car but guess what - a 911.carrera of 1988 frankly wouldnt get you round a track easily either.
One fact I've always remembered from a magazine article;Facts:
They are hard to drive at low speed
They are seriously wide and low
They sound amazing
They look special an dthe gearbox feels special
The inteior is lovely and stylish 80s (go and sit in a 1988 golf and then tell me you don't like the testarossa) but better with black dash and black carpets
They can do over 180 mph ( a Merc a45 cannot)
It's right they return to some sense of normality but they won't go back down to 35k.
It's a car for a weekend trip or a long wide A road not a track car but guess what - a 911.carrera of 1988 frankly wouldnt get you round a track easily either.
Edited by f1ten on Saturday 24th October 12:11
4 inches wider at the rear than the front.
4rephill said:
Loved Miami Vice as a teen in the mid 80's, and so wanted a white Testarossa! (and to be Don Johnson truth be told).
Now I'm in my 50's - I still want a white Testarossa! (And still wouldn't mind being Don Johnson!
)
I've owned a Ferrari 348 TS (red not white), and did have a night cruising around with 80's music playing, living the 80's Miami Vice fantasy for a bit of fun (didn't go as far as the rolled up jacket sleeves, deck shoes with no socks and long hair though - And the stubble didn't look "designer", with all the grey in it! )
They only made 3 UK spec RHD white Testarossa's, and the premium people are asking is ridiculous!
I'd buy Red/silver car for half the price, have the colour changed to white, and still pay out less than an original white car.
And, it would be more in keeping with the Miami Vice car: Two were provided by Ferrari - Both with black paint.
The director wasn't happy with the colour because when shooting night scenes, the car disappeared into the background.
Testarossa's were in short supply at the time, so Ferrari repainted the cars white - And made it into a car I love!
(Fun fact: The stunt car was a De Tomaso Pantera with fake bodywork to look like a Testarossa, with a removable front section, so cameras could ve mounted, to film Crockett and Tubbs talking in the car)
I used to work on the Miami Vice TR's at the Collection Ferrari dealership in South Miami. Although some histories say the cars were painted I am pretty sure that is incorrect and instead they were swopped out for white models, we did the PDI on one. In terms of actual running cars I only saw two, I think there were other shells used for some special effects. Both running cars also had a tiny gold UA badge on the rear bumpers to denote property of United Artists. At time I remember the dealership also had a warehouse full of exotics owned by people in jail. I never saw Don Johnson in the dealership but Phillip Michael Thomas came in a few times and drove a Volvo wagon in real life.Now I'm in my 50's - I still want a white Testarossa! (And still wouldn't mind being Don Johnson!
)I've owned a Ferrari 348 TS (red not white), and did have a night cruising around with 80's music playing, living the 80's Miami Vice fantasy for a bit of fun (didn't go as far as the rolled up jacket sleeves, deck shoes with no socks and long hair though - And the stubble didn't look "designer", with all the grey in it!
)They only made 3 UK spec RHD white Testarossa's, and the premium people are asking is ridiculous!
I'd buy Red/silver car for half the price, have the colour changed to white, and still pay out less than an original white car.
And, it would be more in keeping with the Miami Vice car: Two were provided by Ferrari - Both with black paint.
The director wasn't happy with the colour because when shooting night scenes, the car disappeared into the background.
Testarossa's were in short supply at the time, so Ferrari repainted the cars white - And made it into a car I love!
(Fun fact: The stunt car was a De Tomaso Pantera with fake bodywork to look like a Testarossa, with a removable front section, so cameras could ve mounted, to film Crockett and Tubbs talking in the car)
There have been more than 3 for sale in the past few years claiming they are the official cars at crazy prices, I am guessing somebody has used the shells to create more "Miami Vice" cars. The ones first registered to the production companies are authentic as they have real VIN numbers and traceable logbooks. The one in a Buford Georgia private collection is real as I have seen it and it still has the original UA badge. No idea where the other one is.
Edited by blackrabbit on Monday 26th October 13:47
blackrabbit said:
I used to work on the Miami Vice TR's at the Collection Ferrari dealership in South Miami. Although some histories say the cars were painted I am pretty sure that is incorrect and instead they were swopped out for white models, we did the PDI on one. In terms of actual running cars I only saw two, I think there were other shells used for some special effects. Both running cars also had a tiny gold UA badge on the rear bumpers to denote property of United Artists. At time I remember the dealership also had a warehouse full of exotics owned by people in jail. I never saw Don Johnson in the dealership but Phillip Michael Thomas came in a few times and drove a Volvo wagon in real life.
There have been more than 3 for sale in the past few years claiming they are the official cars at crazy prices, I am guessing somebody has used the shells to create more "Miami Vice" cars. The ones first registered to the production companies are authentic as they have real VIN numbers and traceable logbooks. The one in a Buford Georgia private collection is real as I have seen it and it still has the original UA badge. No idea where the other one is.
Interesting insight. I've read several times that the original Miami Vice cars had their engines swapped with American V8s because they were frustrated with the maintenance costs of Ferrari engine. They even detailed how the engine sounds were recorded beforehand and would use them to cover the obviously different V8 sound of the (Chevy?) V8s.There have been more than 3 for sale in the past few years claiming they are the official cars at crazy prices, I am guessing somebody has used the shells to create more "Miami Vice" cars. The ones first registered to the production companies are authentic as they have real VIN numbers and traceable logbooks. The one in a Buford Georgia private collection is real as I have seen it and it still has the original UA badge. No idea where the other one is.
Edited by blackrabbit on Monday 26th October 13:47
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