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1995 Ferrari F50 is for sale

August 13, 2022 Francis Mitterrand

Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world and one of those “bad guys” who are difficult to approach, because you never know how he will react. Everything that can be associated with him is collectible, including the 1995 Ferrari F50 from his private collection.

Ferrari introduced the F50 model in 1995, and by 1997 a total of 349 examples were produced, of which 55 were with US specifications. This 1995 Ferrari F50 is excatly one of those 55. It is powered by a 4.7-liter V12 engine with 513 hp (382 kW) @ 8,500 rpm which is enough to push the car to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds with top speed of 202 mph (325 km/h). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission.

The car is painted in Rosso Corsa color and was bought new by Rick Black, an official Ferrari dealer (Beverly Hills Sports Cars). Since then, it has changed several owners until it was bought by Mike Tyson in 2001. Tyson sold it the same year to Kevin Marcus, co-founder of Infospace, and after that the car was sold to several other owners. In May of this year, $75,000 was invested in the car. The clutch, tires and front suspension lift and air conditioning systems were serviced, and the Alcantara panels and front under-panels were repaired.

The F50 has a carbon body, Brembo ventilated disc brakes, fully independent double-wishbone suspension with pushrod-operated coil-overs, soft top, and only has 5,320 miles (8,561.7 km) on the odometer.

The car comes with a Ferrari Classiche certificate, tools, books, luggage, window sticker, copy of Certificate of Origin, and Marcel Massini Report.

Source: Gooding & Company

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Ferrari cars have a problem with the braking system, again

August 7, 2022 Francis Mitterrand

After last year’s problem with the brake system and the recall of over 10,000 vehicles of the 458 Italia, 458 Speciale, 458 Speciale Aperta, 458 Spider, 488 GTB and 488 Spider models, the company from Maranello this time found itself in the same problem but on a larger scale. Ferrari said it was recalling over 23,000 cars.

According to information coming from the company, the recall affects various models manufactured in 2005 and later, namely the Ferrari 430, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, Ferrari California, Ferrari 612, Ferrari FF, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Ferrari LaFerrari, Ferrari California T, Ferrari F60 America, Ferrari F12 TDF, Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta, Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, Ferrari GTC4 T, Ferrari Portofino, Ferrari 812, Ferrari 488 Pista, Ferrari F8 Spider, Ferrari F8 Tributo and Ferrari Roma.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notified the Maranello company that they believe the brake fluid reservoir cap will not provide adequate ventilation. This can lead to liquid leakage in the tank and partial or even complete loss of brakes, which endangers the safety of the driver and other traffic participants.

Ferrari said it will notify all owners of vehicles affected by this decision to replace the reservoir cap and brake fluid, free of charge.

Source: Ferrari

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1988 Ferrari Testarossa is for sale

August 4, 2022 Francis Mitterrand

In 1984, at the Paris Motor Show, Ferrari presented the Model Testarossa as the successor to the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. By 1996, around 10,000 cars had been produced, making it one of the most mass-produced Ferrari cars of all time. However, during that period Ferrari produced 390 examples for the North American market and one such 1988 Ferrari Testarossa is for sale.

The car was produced in March 1988 and two months later it was shipped to the USA via Autohaus Inc. to Massachusetts. It was in his collection until 2010 when it was sold to another person. It remained in the ownership of another buyer until September 2014, when it changed several owners.

It is painted in the rare Marrone Metalizzato color, and has had four owners so far. It received the Ferrari Cassiche certificate seven years ago, as well as the Platinum Award at the 2015 Cavallino Classic XXIV Concours d’Elegance. The interior is upholstered in light brown leather, while the dashboard is black.

The Ferrari Testarossa has only 6,611 miles (10,639.4 km) on the odometer and is powered by a 4.9L flat-12 engine with 380 hp (283 kW) and 356 lb-ft (480 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual gearbox. It reaches 62 mph in 6.1 seconds with a top speed of 181 mph (291 km/h).