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1999 Ferrari 355 F355 GTS 1999 Ferrari F355 GTS in Excellent Condition with Low Mileage

1999 Ferrari 355 F355 GTS 1999 Ferrari F355 GTS in Excellent Condition with Low Mileage

$108,000

Costa Mesa, California

Year 1999

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 13623

Posted Over 1 Month

Black Titanium Template 1999 Ferrari F355 GTS Description Odometer: 13,623 miles VIN: ZFFXR42A5X0115657 Engine: 3.5L DOHC V-8 Transmission: 6-Speed F1 BUY NOW OR SUBMIT YOUR BEST OFFER: 949-478-2590 or [email protected] Ferrari F355: The Ferrari F355 is equipped with a 3.5L DOHC V-8 engine that produces 380 bhp. It offered a number of technological improvements over the outgoing 348. Starting with the new 3.5-liter engine that had five valves per cylinder, which allowed better intake performance. Other improvements included a new engine management system, and a larger more sophisticated exhaust system. With a top speed of 183 mph, and a 0–60 mph time of 4.7 seconds, it was considered a properly fast car in its era. In 1995, Ferrari introduced the GTS model to the F355 family. The GTS model was based on the Berlinetta but offered a removable "targa-style" hard top roof, which could be stored behind the seats. A total of 2,577 GTS models were produced, with 2,048 delivered with the 6-speed transmission and only 529 delivered with the F1 transmission. This was the last GTS targa style model produced by Ferrari. In 1997, Ferrari launched the 355F1. The 'F' was dropped from the model designation for this model, presumably because F355F1 sounded a bit redundant. The F1 gearbox is not an automatic transmission. It is a manual gearbox complete with clutch, which is hydraulically controlled such that moving the up or down shift paddle carries out all of the same actions as in a manual car, except it is controlled by computer and is done in around 150ms. ZFFXR42A5X0115657: The 1999 example being offered is the final production year of the Ferrari F355. It is a long time California car finished in Argento Nurburgring silver over a Nero black leather interior. This car remains in excellent condition throughout, showing only 13,623 original miles on its odometer. A major timing belt service was completed in February of 2016 and new tires were also installed at that time. This car was ordered from the Maranello factory with red brake calipers, rear challenge grill, Scuderia Ferrari shields, color matching targa top, and a 6-disc CD changer. An exhilarating Tubi exhaust system was installed in October of 2008, which provides exciting performance and an amazing exhaust note. The car has a clean CarFax vehicle history report and is accompanied by owner’s manuals, complete tool kit in leather case, car cover, and service invoices. Service records indicate that the car was routinely maintained by certified Ferrari technicians. Low-mileage F355’s are becoming increasingly more difficult to find, and especially one in a condition such as this, is simply a must for any serious Ferrari collector. Serious Inquiries Only Highlights - Only 13,623 Original Miles From New - One of Only 529 GTS Examples Equipped with the F1 Gearbox - Gorgeous Argento Nurburgring Silver Over Nero Black Leather - Major Timing Belt Service Completed in February 2016 - Equipped with a Tubi Exhaust System Terms of Sale The Deposit: Please be ready to place a deposit within 24 hours of auction's close. All transactions must be completed within 7 days of the end of auction. If the car is not as represented upon your personal inspection at our dealership location, you will be under no obligation to purchase. Tax, Title and License: Local residents are responsible for applicable sales tax in your county as well as title and licensing fees. If you live outside of our state, you are responsible for applicable tax, title and licensing fees in your area. Note: If the deposit is not received within 24 hours or if the sale is not complete within 7 days of the close of the auction, we reserve the right to sell to the next highest bidder or to another qualified buyer. Legally Binding Contract: If you are the winning bidder of this auctions please follow through with the transaction. Remember, your winning bid is a legally binding contract to purchase. I accept the following forms of payment: traditional bank transfer cash in person certified funds Disclaimer International bidders are welcome. I will help in any way I can with coordinating shipping within the U.S. or overseas. Seller reserves the right to end this listing at anytime should the vehicle no longer be available for sale. Professional pre-purchase inspections are welcome but must be made before the auction ends. We have described the above mentioned vehicle to the best of our ability. However, with all pre-owned automobiles, the condition is subjective, so we recommend that the potential buyer fly out to inspect as well as test drive any of the vehicles before finalizing purchase. If your personal inspection is not possible, we will be glad to help facilitate an inspection by your chosen local independent service center and will make arrangements to deliver the vehicle to them for this purpose. All vehicles are sold in "AS IS" condition. Please be advised that no oral statements concerning any vehicle constitute a representation or warranty of the condition of said vehicle. Our goal is to provide you with the best service and the most comfortable buying experience on eBay. We do not accept escrow, and all inspections must be done prior to delivery. ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please be aware that you will be responsible for the Federal Reserve fee(s) charged for all incoming wires). Pertaining to non eBay winners: anyone with a deposit but the sale is pending financing, 3rd party inspection or any other contingency, the said vehicle will not be held and is subject to be sold at any time, until all contingencies are removed and a manager or owner accepts and signs the purchase order. The advertised mileage represents the actual miles when the car was placed on eBay. These vehicles are test driven and actual mileage may differ at time of sale. Condition Disclaimer: All used vehicles should be assumed to have some degree of wear. We do not manufacture our product. Each vehicle brand has its strengths, styles, tendencies, and shortcomings. Therefore, despite our best efforts to verify a vehicle's mechanical condition, we are not able to warranty a manufacturers workmanship or a previous owners diligence in care. It is for this reason that all vehicles are sold "AS IS" and there are no mechanical guarantees expressed or implied. We reserve the right to end the auction at any time. BUY NOW OR SUBMIT YOUR BEST OFFER 949-478-2590 or [email protected]

Trim F355 GTS

1999 Ferrari 355 F1 Spyder 1999 Ferrari 355 F1 Spyder

1999 Ferrari 355 F1 Spyder 1999 Ferrari 355 F1 Spyder

$84,961

Newport Beach, California

Year 1999

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 9008

Posted Over 1 Month

Excellent condition. Recent service including 4 new tires and front struts. Clean CarFax. Includes 2 sets of keys, books and tool kit. Drives beautifully.

Trim F1 Spyder

1997 Ferrari 355 Spider 1997 Ferrari F355 Spider,6 Spd ManTrans,Pwr Top,Rear Challenge Grill,15K Service

1997 Ferrari 355 Spider 1997 Ferrari F355 Spider,6 Spd ManTrans,Pwr Top,Rear Challenge Grill,15K Service

$88,900

Miami, Florida

Year 1997

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 18517

Posted Over 1 Month

9400 NW 25th St., Miami, FL 33172 / Tel: 305-594-2223 EBizAutos 1997 Ferrari F355 Spider Convertible 1997 FERRARI F355 SPIDER 6-SPEED Condition: Used Clear Title Mileage: 18,517 Transmission: 6 Spd Manual Engine: 3.5 LITER V8 Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive Exterior Color: Giallo Modena Interior Color: Nero VIN: ZFFXR48A8V0108173 Stock #: PHOTO VIEWER PHOTO VIEWER VIEW OTHER AUCTIONS VIEW OTHER AUCTIONS EMAIL A FRIEND EMAIL A FRIEND MORE PHOTOS & DETAILS MORE PHOTOS & DETAILS Vehicle Overview IMMACULATE 1997 FERRARI F355 SPIDER FINISHED IN GIALLO MODENA OVER NERO LEATHER INTERIOR. THIS FERRARI COMES EQUIPPED WITH: 375 HORSEPOWER 3.5 LITER V8 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 18" 5-SPOKE WHEELS YELLOW BRAKE CALIPERS POWER CONVERTIBLE TOP WITH TONNEAU COVER UPGRADED REAR CHALLENGE GRILL (COMES WITH ORIGINAL INSERT) CLUTCH REPLACED AT 14,613 MILES 15K SERVICE INCLUDING TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER DONE AT 14,703 MILES Deposit required to use "Buy It Now" feature. Deposit is non-refundable. Additional Photos About The Garage Inc. Welcome to The Garage. With more than 100 years combined experience in the luxury automobiles market, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality automobiles available, and delivering the customer service to Match. We maintain a consistent inventory of New and Preowned vehicles such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche, Ferarri, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Bentley, Land Rover and other fine Luxury cars. Buyer Resources Contact Rolando Santos for more information Phone: 305-594-2223 Mobile: 305-710-2040 Fax: 305-463-8321 Request More Info Vehicle Condition Warranty As-Is - Not covered by a warranty. Contact seller for details. Financing Information We offer a variety of leasing and financing options. Why Finance with Us? By combining the car buying and financing processes into one process, we make acquiring your new vehicle a quick and convenient experience. We present you with several options for leasing or financing your new vehicle and work with you to find a financial solution that best suits your needs. Rest assured, we are committed to making your buying experience the best it can be. Contact us today at 305-594-2223 for more information, or fill out our Online Credit Application to begin the pre-approval process today. Warranty Information ? NO WARRANTY AVAILABLE This Vehicle is Being Sold "As-Is." No extended warranty available for this vehicle. Shipping Information uShip is an auction style marketplace, where feedback rated USHIP auto transporters compete for your business. List FREE! No Obligation to Accept Bids! Terms of Sale Overview We reserve the right to end this listing at anytime should the vehicle no longer be available for sale. The following terms of sale apply to all of our listings. The successful high bidder will submit a $1,000 deposit within 24hours of the close of auction to secure the vehicle. Buyer agrees to pay remaining balance due (plus applicable fees and taxes) within 3 business days of the close of auction. All financial transactions must be completed before delivery of the vehicle.Should financing be needed buyer must be pre-approved before clicking Buy It Now and contact us before bidding. Please read our Detailed Terms of Sale before placing your bid. Quick Links Warranty Info Financing Info Shipping Info Terms of Sale Vehicle Qualifies for theCARFAX® Buyback Guarantee Major Accidents Lemon History Odometer Problems View The FREE CARFAX Report The Garage Inc. Miami FL Contact Rolando Santos Phone: 305-594-2223 Mobile: 305-710-2040 Fax: 305-463-8321 Contact Rolando Santos for more information Phone: 305-594-2223 Mobile: 305-710-2040 Fax: 305-463-8321 Request More Info It is the customer's sole responsibility to verify the existence and condition of any equipment listed. Neither the dealership nor eBizAutos is responsible for misprints on prices or equipment. It is the customer's sole responsibility to verify the accuracy of the prices with the dealer, including the pricing for all added accessories. Copyright © 2001-2017 eBizAutos. All Rights Reserved. eBay Motors Software by eBizAutos Counter Provided by eBizAutos.com

Trim Spider

1999 Ferrari 355 SPIDER FERRARI F355 SPIDER 1999

1999 Ferrari 355 SPIDER FERRARI F355 SPIDER 1999

$57,000

Quebec, Quebec

Year 1999

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 60767

Posted Over 1 Month

FERRARI F355 SPIDER 1999, F-1 TRANSMISSION ,LEATHER INTERIOR,A/C,POWERS WINDOWS,OIL CHANGE LAST MONTH,SERVICE MAJOR ( TIMING BELTS )REPLACE IN OCTOBER 2014 ,VERY GOOD CONDITION,NEVER ACCIDENT,CARFAX INCLUDE.WE SHIP WORLDWIDE.FOR MORE INFORMATION, ERIC TREMBLAY 418-654-5653 https://www.carfax.com/showroom/#/report/ZFFXR48A8X0116258

Trim SPIDER

1995 Ferrari 355  1995 Ferrari 355 TB F1 GTB Berlinetta 6 Speed Stick Manual Cambelts Valve Guides

1995 Ferrari 355 1995 Ferrari 355 TB F1 GTB Berlinetta 6 Speed Stick Manual Cambelts Valve Guides

$99,900

Naples, Florida

Year 1995

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 19389

Posted Over 1 Month

6 SPEED Berlinetta, Rosso Corsa Red w/ Tan Leather, ONLY 19k Mi, Cambelt Service May 2016. Blk Calipers, No Sticky Interior Pieces, No Shrinkage of Leather, Books, Tools 1995 Ferrari 355 Berlinetta 2-Door Coupe Exterior Color: Rosso Corsa Interior Color: Tan Stock Number: 104054-16 Mileage: Only 19,389! Engine: 3.5L Fuel: Gasoline Transmission: 6 Speed Manual Title: Clear VIN: ZFFPR41A5S0104054 CARFAX: CARFAX Buyback Guarantee AutoCheck: FREE AutoCheck Vehicle Report 60 Full-Size Photos Vehicle Features & Options Ask the Seller a Question Email this to a Friend Vehicle Description 1995 FERRARI 355 6 SPEED BERLINETTA ROSSO CORSA RED TAN LEATHER INTERIOR CAMBELT SERVICE MAY 2016 Valve Guides Replaced ZERO % LEAK DOWN NEW CLUTCH NEW LEATHER DASH NEW AC COMPRESSOR NEW ENGINE MOUNTS NEW GOODYEAR F1 TIRES NO STICKY INTERIOR PIECES COMPLETE BOOKS, TOOLS & SPARE KEY 1st YEAR OBD 1 FASTER & BETTER SOUND ONLY 19k MILES "BUY IT NOW" $99,900.00 or ZERO DOWN 60 MONTH LEASE $1631.00 per month plus inception fees, subject to credit approval DONT MISS OUT CALL US TODAY 239-280-0403 WE LEASE FOR 60 MONTHS WE FINANCE FOR 144 MONTHS WE WANT YOUR LOW MILES TRADE WE ARRANGE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE We Can Finance w/ 500 FICO Additional Photos UNDER 20K MILES!BEAUTIFUL TAN LEATHER INTERIORTHIS VIEW IS WAITING FOR YOU!NO STICKY INTERIOR PIECESNO CURB RASHBEAUTIFUL FROM EVERY ANGLE6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONPLENTY OF ROOM FOR YOUR WEEKEND TRAVEL BAGS click on a thumbnail to view full-size photos Contact Information Name: Darren Scuffil Main Phone: (239) 280-0403 Email: [email protected] Vehicle Features & Options Vehicle Condition & History FREE CARFAX Report Get the FREE CARFAX Vehicle History Report with the Buyback Guarantee! Protect yourself from: » Major Accidents » Lemon History » Odometer Problems Free CARFAX Report FREE AutoCheck Report 66 67 - 84 Vehicle Inspection We recommend Carchex for vehicle inspection. Order a 55-point pre-purchase inspection almost anywhere in the USA. Be smart - inspect before you buy! Click the Carchex icon to order an inspection. Auto Insurance We recommend Progressive for auto insurance. Travel Planning We recommend Priceline for all of your travel planning needs, name your own price on flights and hotels! Financing Information We recommend myAutoLoan.com for financing. One application - up to 4 loan offers in minutes! Fast, free and easy online application. Loan specialists standing by to help. Private, secure and confidential. Near instant loan decisions. No fees or obligation. Shipping Information Get a Free Shipping Price Estimate: Destination Zip Code: powered by We recommend ShipMyVehicle.com for vehicle shipping. Dealership Information Black Horse Motors LLC Main Phone: (239) 280-0403 After Hours: (239) 273-3706 Email: [email protected] Business Hours Weekdays: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sat: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sun: By Appointment Location 1361 Airport Pulling Rd NorthNaples, FL 34104Office 239-280-0403Darren 239-273-3706 ([email protected]) Dealership Map Visit Our Website View Our Full Inventory Ask the Seller a Question Email this to a Friend Start Credit Application Powered by View Our Full Inventory Learn More About Us Auction Views:

1995 Ferrari 355 GTB 6 Speed 2 Owner - 6 Speed Gated - Challenge Carbon Seats - $73k in reciepts - MINT

1995 Ferrari 355 GTB 6 Speed 2 Owner - 6 Speed Gated - Challenge Carbon Seats - $73k in reciepts - MINT

$78,900

Miami, Florida

Year 1995

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 44000

Posted Over 1 Month

1995 Ferrari 355 GTB 6 Speed We are proud to offer this beautifully spec'd 1995 f355 Berlinetta with a Gated 6 speed and desirable options! 2 owner car since new, previous owner took very good care of her form 2000 - 2017! Very rarely do you come across a 355 that checks all the boxs... 6 speed, rosso corsa, berlinetta, Carbon Fiber Challenge seats, challenge grill and serious service history. Although this car has been driven it has been exceptionally maintained by " Scuderia rampante " with receipts totaling $73k including all new head work and top end rebuild. This Colorado car has only been driven in nice weather and shows, paint looks amazing with little to no road wear on the front clip. The interior is immaculate, the challenge seats show little to no wear at all and the interior pieces are not sticky, carpets and the leather through out is in amazing condition... there is some slight leather shrinkage on the dash but not easily noticeable. Mechanically this 355 shines, by far the best driving 355 that ive driven in quite sometime... feels as if it had 5k miles. Engine starts first crank with no hesitations or smoke, no battery drainage either. The gated manual is butter, clutch is perfect. Suspension is all factory and performs flawlessly. The full Tubi exhaust is a must have with a 355... if your going to have the best sounding Ferrari ever produced you have to go Tubi, they just go hand in hand. Included is the full tool kit including belt and plugs, books, manuals, warranty booklet, full service history, and a clean carfax. For more info please call 7862913622 Danny or 3059883092 Tony Car is located in Miami, Florida 33156Shipping (Insured) is Available WorldwideTrades Welcomed Up or DownFinancing is Available w Approved Credit RECEIPTS AND BOOKS:

Trim GTB 6 Speed

1996 Ferrari 355  Ferrari F355 SPIDER UNIQUE CLASSIC COLOR 355  SERVICED HRE MANUAL GEARBOX TUBI

1996 Ferrari 355 Ferrari F355 SPIDER UNIQUE CLASSIC COLOR 355 SERVICED HRE MANUAL GEARBOX TUBI

$84,900

Beverly Hills, California

Year 1996

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 17800

Posted Over 1 Month

THIS FERRARI CURRENTLY HAS A CLEAR AND UNBRANDED TITLE. (Ebay needs to clarify its “Vehicle Title” designation.) Detailed history for this Ferrari outlined below. This is perhaps the rarest and most striking of all F355 Ferrari Spiders. While there are literally thousands of red, yellow and black 355s this is the only classic Le Mans blue over Bordeaux 355 Spider known to exist. This is a classic color combination that was popular on classic Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati from the golden era of motoring and remains so, such so that when Ferrari unveiled its hyper rare F60, of which only 10 of the $2.5 million dollar cars were ever built, it was a blue car with a red interior…much like the 1950s California Spider with the same color combination. Presently on display at the Petersen Museum is the latest Bugatti (nearly $3 million) and it is painted in a nearly identical color combination. When Ferrari/Maserati designer Jason Castriota, who designed the 599, Maserati Birdcage 75th and the Maserati GranTurismo, decided to build a million dollar one-off 599 for his father he too chose blue over red for his personal creation. This Ferrari features the very expensive ($10,000 I’m told) option of the upper dash and steering wheel in red leather along with dark navy blue carpets that contrast beautifully yet subtlety with the red interior and complement the matching blue exterior. The $7,000 HRE wheels really compliment this Ferrari’s color combination while giving much better grip and braking thanks to the larger front and rear high performance tires. Factory muffler presently installed but I also have a Tubi Exhaust that I may install this week. Four new Michelin Pilot Sport tires (~$1,500). The typical shrinking leather dash on the F355 was just addressed with thousands spent on new leather. Similarly, the red leather cover for the top is also new ($1500). The red leather interior, including the very expensive OPTION of a full red leather dash and matching steering wheel (said to be a $10,000 option), is in excellent condition as are the beautifully contrasting navy carpets with matching Ferrari original navy floor mats. A full engine out service was performed less than 1000 miles ago. New hood and trunk struts were installed. There are no sticky parts. Gorgeous $1,000 carbon fiber door sill trim panels have been fitted. (The blue you see on the left side of the engine panel is merely a reflection from the bar: The panel is actually black and matches the panel on the right side.) This Ferrari 355 is in exceptional show condition. The 355 is appreciating and on its way to collector car status. ROAD & TRACK listed it as one of the 10 best looking mid-engined Ferraris of all time, saying it sounds “incredible” and that its “styling has aged well, perhaps looking better than when it was first introduced.” The great Phil Hill described it as one of the 10 best Ferraris ever built. Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson said it was “the nicest car I have ever ever driven.” He then said he came back from that drive and decided “I have to have one, I have to have one. I have to.” He then went out and bought one for himself. After buying it he said “it’s still the best car I’ve ever driven.” Richard Hammond recently described the 355 in glowing terms as well in an article (below), echoing Road and Track’s sentiment, stating: “If anything, the 355 has somehow got more attractive in the 19 years since it arrived.” A recent 5,600 mile reviewer of the 355 for AutoLog noted: “I’m paraphrasing, but Autoblog reader Paul Dyer asked me one day, ‘Want to drive my 1998 Ferrari F355 Spider from San Jose, California, to me in Newfoundland?’ I'm also paraphrasing and leaving out some colorful but unpublishable language, but essentially I said, "Yes." That's how I ended up on a two-week, 5,600-mile road trip, getting an extensive and intimate look at one of the most spectacular cars of our generation. Here's what I discovered. To paraphrase, you don't even know how badly you want an F355. The F355 Spider is the last beautiful Ferrari. Subsequent stallions are modern and dramatic, the F355 is eternally gorgeous, like Brunelleschi's doors and sunsets in Viareggio. The Iliad would still make sense if you said the Greeks took to ship after a Trojan keyed Menelaus' F355. You cannot say the same about the 348, or even the 458 (though we do love it so). “Road & Track said the F355 had "probably the best sports-car engine ever made." Jeremy Clarkson said it was the best car he'd ever driven. That owner who said he wouldn't recommend it? He's had two, and still uses one as his daily driver.” On Pistonheads it was also said the 355 was the last “truly beautiful” Ferrari. In fact, it’s a common notion that the 355 was the last truly classically pretty Ferrari. The 355 is the last Ferrari built with a throttle cable between the gas pedal and the throttle bodies on the engine and a rod operated manual gearbox. It is the last “small” Ferrari. It is the last traditionally built Ferrari. It is the Ferrari that saved Ferrari and turned its reputation around in the mid-1990s. It is well on its way to being a collector’s Ferrari. See the article below comparing the F355 to the Dino. The 355 is a great investment. It's the end of the Enzo era inspired cars, the last of the hand-built cars and they made very few with just 2,664 six speed manual transmission spiders being made for the world. Compare that to the 360 where Ferrari made more than 13,000 of that model approximately half of which are spiders! This is the end of the small, svelte go-kart like handling Ferraris. It sounds more like an F1 car than any other road Ferrari. It has 5 valve per cylinder and titanium connecting rods. It is the last of the Ferrari with a manual transmission and a true throttle cable as opposed to indirect drive by wire found in the 360 and later cars. It is the best shifting, best driving true sports car from Ferrari bridging the analog cars to digital cars threshold. The 458 spider is an amazing car but it was mass produced, still costs around $250k and only comes with an automatic transmission and drive by wire, doesn't sound as good as the F355, and as a spider doesn't look as good as the F355 with its two giant humps behind the seats. It’s also huge compared to a 355 and takes no driver skill and has far less driver involvement. If you are wanting a true classic Ferrari experience with modern performance capabilities the F355 is the only car that fits the bill. Fast, fun, lightweight, sounds great, great to look at, and by today’s Ferrari standards produced in limited numbers. More fun and nimble than a 550, the other last analog Ferrari. The F355 will only appreciate as a classic in the future. HISTORY This Ferrari currently has a clear title. I have the full history of the car and I have spoken to the prior owner of the vehicle responsible for bringing the car to California. Please read the full history. Here is the history for this Ferrari: The prior California owner, then an Executive with Warner Brothers, purchased the car from Huntingridge Motors in 2005. One evening he was celebrating the conclusion of a work project at a Hotel on the corner of La Cienega Blvd and Beverly Blvd here in Los Angeles. He let the manager from computer animation company they were working with drive his Ferrari as she stated she had never driven a Ferrari before. They sat at a light at that intersection adjacent to the hotel. I have spoken to both the owner and the driver and both state what happened next. Their left turn arrow turned green. She started her left turn and was driving slowly. The owner told her to give it some gas. She gave it only a slight amount of gas. He then instructed her to give it some more gas. By now they were midway through the turn. She gave it a lot more gas just as the car came into its powerband and the car spun as it was already mid-turn. The car was not going very fast as she was just turning left at the intersection where the hotel is located. With the Ferrari fishtailing, the Ferrari’s rear wheel hit the sidewalk. They both got out of the car and were actually relieved to see there was no body damage. Even the wheel itself looked okay but clearly the A-arm had bent as a result of hitting the curb. I have obtained the insurance company photographs which confirm this as well. Not one body panel on the car was damaged, no airbags deployed nor was there any serious damage. All the damage was of the simple bolt-off, bolt-on repair variety that could have been done by a weekend hobbyist. At that time the owner of the Ferrari desired a BMW Z8. So the Ferrari was taken to Ferrari of Beverly Hills, the most expensive place probably in the nation to service and repair a Ferrari. Just as expected, they wrote an over the top Beverly Hills Ferrari repair estimate as each brand new part from their retail price sheet was expensive (and typically more expensive than even other Ferrari dealers). For example, Beverly Hills Ferrari wanted nearly $15,000 to replace the rear suspension corner, which consists of jut four nuts to mount the top and four nuts and bolts to mount the A arms and a complete assembly was then on sale on Ebay for $1,500. Thus, Ferrari of Beverly Hills did what was expected, they wrote a high estimate. Also as expected, Mercury Insurance concluded it would be more cost effective to pay off the car and then sell the car at an auction. As the car still looked very good without any damaged body panels, a new looking interior and super low miles, Mercury calculated it would generate a good auction sale value. What most people don’t realize is that with expensive cars like Ferraris insurance companies are quick to right them off not because the cars are ‘totaled’ but because it makes economic sense for them to do so. By paying the car off and then selling it at an auction Mercury could avoid having to pay other non-repair costs, such as rental car and loss of use of the Ferrari. The owner of the Ferrari would have been entitled to a rental car that was comparable to his Ferrari and here in LA they rent these cars out at more than $1,000 per day. Not only would it take time for BH Ferrari to repair the car but they might have to wait for parts to arrive from Italy, further driving up the rental car costs. Whether a loss of use claim or a rental car cost, renting a Ferrari is typically over $1,000 a day and if the car took four to six weeks to repair which was entirely possible (e.g., waiting for parts from Italy) that cost alone could be in excess of $30,000. As the owner had his eye on a Z8 he was happy to have Mercury “total” his Ferrari. With such a low mileage Ferrari with visibly little damage at all, Mercury believed they could get $45,000 to $50,000 for the Ferrari at an auction and save $30k in rental and loss of use fees and with the owner having “only” paid approximately $70k for the Ferrari, Mercury made a business decision to cut a check and sell the car at an auction. Mercury turned this paper into California’s DMV who then proceeded to issue a branded California title. A gentleman purchased the Ferrari and had it repaired. The Ferrari was registered in Illinois where a clear (non-branded) title was issued. This Ferrari was never issued a branded title because of extensive damage. On the contrary, it was branded simply because Mercury concluded it would be more cost efficient to sell the car at an auction. I have this information straight from Mercury Insurance records, including numerous photos from Mercury Insurance, and from speaking directly with the owner and the driver of the Ferrari. I contacted the State of California about correcting their records and they said they would not. Legal action was then taken against the State of California to correct their records to accurately reflect the truth of what happened and for them to cease falsely representing the car’s history. However, the State of California argued even if their information was false they were nevertheless protected by government immunity statutes and the Judge agreed. The case was dismissed but not before I was able to obtain the car's records. These records show the car was never totaled, was never a salvage vehicle or rebuilt. They all show the mileage is completely accurate. There are many cars on Ebay, including Ferraris, Porsche and Lamborghinis that have had far greater mishaps but have these issues unreported. With this car you know exactly what you are getting thanks to the documented history including photographs. Owners Manual and tool kit included. From CLASSIC DRIVER: Has the Ferrari F355 already become a classic? 22 August 2014 Inheriting the proportions of its predecessor, the Ferrari F355 was outwardly a much better-resolved proposition, both aesthetically and aerodynamically. But beneath the smoother skin were further major advancements, including power steering, variable damping, and a 100cc engine enlargement to 3.5 litres. In revised form, the now-375bhp V8 revved out to 8,500rpm and, even more impressively, conjured more bhp per litre than the V12 in the McLaren F1. “It was also the first truly reliable Ferrari,” adds Hartley Junior. “Unlike the Testarossa and 348, you could invariably put one in for a routine service without being hit with an astronomical bill.”As one era was beginning, another was coming to an end: it was to be the last of the breed to be hand-built, with the 360 and later descendants moving to mass production. “Perhaps this is why it’s similar to the F40 and F50 in the way it follows the trends of the classic car market,” ponders Hartley Junior. “In recent years, values of the 355 have climbed 25-30% – influenced somewhat by the 328 GTS – and I think this will continue to be the case. I can see this particular example being a quarter-of-a-million-pound car within the next 10 years.” “The 355 was a sweet spot in the transition from ‘analogue’ to ‘digital’, blending timeless looks and an honest character with just enough modern influence to make it a tempting proposition today." TOP GEAR AND RICHARD HAMMOND ON THE F355 All the legend, the myth, the history and mystery in the world cannot distract from one single fact when it comes to Ferraris: they have to be pretty. Stat sheets can go on about power-to-weight ratios, structural stiffness, torsional rigidity and exotic materials all day long, but if the car looks like a moose, then it’s a moose - an offence made all the worse if it’s supposed to be a prancing horse. The 348 that preceded the 355 was not an especially ugly car, but it also wasn’t especially pretty. The slats down the side echoed the Testarossa - not a good thing - so it looked dated even when it was brand new. And it certainly wasn’t a hit, performance-wise. In fact, much was made of the news that Honda launched the NSX at the same time, and it appeared to be, in every single way, better than the Ferrari. The 355 was Ferrari’s answer. Beauty and power came together and are still very much in evidence today. I’m not one for getting all gooey about Ferraris in general, but there is undeniably something that happens deep inside when you see that yellow badge on a V8 or a steering-wheel boss. Ferrari: the name carries so much weight, even to those who, like me, have never had - nor wanted - a hat with the brand on it. And, my God, the 355 is pretty. It shared almost every dimension with the 348, but the body was all-new and its sculpting had involved a rumoured 1,800 hours of wind-tunnel testing. But there’s little sense of form following function here; it’s too pretty for that. If anything, the 355 has somehow got more attractive in the 19 years since it arrived. Inside, I get a reminder that all Ferraris go through a phase when they are not classic - they’re just old Fezzers. I’d say that the 355 is coming through that and entering the classic stage of its life. In true Ferrari form, the interior has dated well. The layout, the design and the feel of it all scream of their own time and, while not fooling anyone that they were drawn yesterday, still have something to say about their period in car design… almost the definition of a classic, in fact. The mid-mounted 380bhp V8 revs to 8,250rpm and sounds satisfyingly guttural and raucous when it does so. It’s a Ferrari, so while it has to be pretty, it can’t afford to be slow either. And it’s quick, it really is. The headlines, 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 183mph, are both perfectly acceptable, thank you. The way it delivers those is what it’s all about. The bark and fizz of the V8, the click-clack through that iconic, shiny H-gate - it’s all there. It’s a Ferrari and feels it. The engine and suspension all received major updates to produce the 355, and the gearbox too, with a six-speed manual operated, of course, through that sculptural gear selector. It feels all those things a Ferrari needs to feel; it’s a taut thoroughbred, and you get the sense too that, once you’ve overcome the inevitable nerves that can flutter at any encounter with any Ferrari, the thing is biddable and usable, with perhaps just a touch of fragility to keep things special. There’s a huge amount of love for the F355, with some claiming it pretty much saved the company from the doldrums in the early Nineties, others that it was the car that finally shifted the old-fashioned and faintly stuffy conviction amongst the Ferraristi that the only ‘proper’ Ferraris were the V12s. Some, including F1 champion Phil Hill, named it as one of the 10 best Ferraris ever. A landmark car, then, in the story of a legendary carmaker. COMPARING THE 355 TO THE 246 DINO The Dino became an instant hit with the new Ferrari customers and it was a brilliant piece of automotive design and engineering. It also moved Ferrari up a number of gears It used to be that a gentleman driver would only consider a Ferrari with a large and powerful V12 engine mounted up front. Porsche manufactured small, rear-engined sporting cars for the arriviste. ?All that changed when Ferrari launched the Dino, with a mid-mounted V6, and followed it with a succession ?of V8-engined sports cars. Ever since, Ferrari has offered two tiers of performance and style – but the Dino has moved out of the new-money realm into ?the collector-car stratosphere. Could the 1990s F355 be about to follow suit? Ferrari broke from its traditional front-engine philosophy in 1968, when the diminutive Dino appeared. The new model was not even badged a Ferrari; it was simply a Dino 206GT. To make matters worse it was developed along with Fiat, the V6 finding its way under the bonnet of the Fiat Dino Coupé and Spider. Motoring aristocrats such as the Agnellis of this world were about to be joined by successful Luigis who owned lucrative pasta joints. What was Enzo thinking? To be fair, the Old Man wasn’t keen on the mid-engine configuration for road cars – although his 250LM racer had proved to be the future for sports racing cars – as he thought the layout unsafe in the hands of customers. In the 1950s, his son Alfredo Dino Ferrari had been working with legendary engineer Vittorio Jano on small-displacement V6 racing engines that translated into successful racing cars, but Dino died of muscular dystrophy and never saw his ideas realized with the very successful road-going Dino. As was often the case with Ferrari (and other ?small manufacturers), building the required production run of 500 vehicles to meet the homologation rules was problematic so, for the new 1.6-litre Formula 2 series in 1967, Ferrari turned to Fiat for production ?and to up the numbers. Sergio Pininfarina was commissioned to build a concept for the 1965 Paris Salon and a refined Dino 206S featured at the 1966 Turin motor show. The reaction was very favourable, ?so Dino 206GT production followed the year after. The Dino became an instant hit with the new Ferrari customers and it was a brilliant piece of automotive design and engineering. It also moved Ferrari up a number of gears, transforming it from a small manufacturer of racing cars and expensive road cars into a specialist manufacturer of racing cars, expensive exotics and more affordable sports cars. In 1969 Fiat took commercial control of Ferrari, allowing Enzo to concentrate on his first love – motor racing – while considerably expanding the company and allowing it to grow into the success it is today. With the new Dino costing some £5500 against the big-gun 365GTB/4 Daytona’s £9000, it’s no wonder ?the small Ferrari (priced similarly to the Porsche 911) took off the way it did. Just 157 examples of the ?all-aluminium 2.0-litre 206GT were manufactured in ’68 and ’69 before Ferrari realised that improvements were required to sustain the sales trajectory. The steel-bodied 246GT was introduced in 1970, with a larger 2.4-litre engine that upped the horsepower from a screaming 160bhp at 8000rpm to a gruntier 195bhp at a still heady 7600rpm. Importantly, torque followed suit, from 138lb ft at 6500rpm to 166lb ft at 5500rpm. Weight rose too, to 1077kg, a tad more than the Porsche 911 of the day, but performance also improved considerably, with the 0-60mph sprint taking seven seconds and a top speed of 143mph. The 1972 Giallo Fly Ferrari Dino 246GT you see ?here belongs to Capetonian Dickon Daggit. Daggit is a leading light in the historic racing scene in the Cape ?and has raced his Cooper Bristol at Monaco and Goodwood. He has owned his Dino since 1981. ‘Of all the cars I own, this will be the last one to go,’ he says. ‘Not only is it beautiful to look at, it’s a classic that’s quick, handles superbly and does everything I want in a sports car. I regard it as being one of the most important road-going Ferraris ever, even if the Dino GT only actually received the Ferrari badge once the model was launched in America.’ And there’s the crucial point. Informed motoring collectors such as Dickon Daggit consider the Dino to be a proper and seminal Ferrari. But because Dinos were half the price of the bigger V12 Ferraris when new, many of them had harder lives and multiple ownership. Rust, unreliability and expensive, high-maintenance servicing costs dragged their values down to the point where they became ‘cheap Ferraris’, an oxymoron that led to neglect and demise in many cases. Dinos were abused, smoked around and lost much of their value. When the classic car phenomenon took hold in the 1970s, 275GTBs, 365GTCs and Daytonas increased in value and, come the crash of 1989, a Daytona was worth four times as much as a good Dino. But things have changed since then and today a good Dino is worth almost as much as a solid Daytona: say about £130,000. The Ferrari Dino is now as respected and collectable as any of the big V12s and having its engine mounted behind the cockpit is no longer a negative. After all, it became the way of many Ferraris. The sublimely beautiful Dino Berlinetta and Spider were followed by the less classical, more angular Bertone-styled Dino 308GT4 in 1974. It was never considered to be one of Ferrari’s finest creations, yet its V8-engined heart founded a theme for every ?junior Ferrari that followed, starting in 1975 with the superb 308 (as featured in Octane issue 83), which morphed into the 328, then the tricky and nervous ?348 of 1989. This was the low point for the junior mid-engined Ferraris, as the company appeared to be concentrating its skills on the larger Testarossa and 512TR, the magnificent 288GTO and the ballistic F40. But in 1994 Ferrari focused anew and came up with the F355. The best mid-engined, smaller-displacement Ferrari since the original Dino, the F355 was met with enthusiasm by both the press and Ferrari owners, who once again had a compact and wieldy sports car to enjoy thrashing along their favourite roads. Adam Blow brought along his immaculate 1996 F355 Berlinetta to pit against Daggit’s Dino and together they make a fine pair. Both designed by Pininfarina, these are two of the best-looking Ferraris ever created. The F355 has obviously moved on from the 246 and its specs are very impressive. It is the first Ferrari to feature five valves per cylinder (three intake and two exhaust valves) and its 3.5-litre V8 engine thumps out 380 stallions at 8250rpm. This translates to 109bhp per litre, an even higher specific output than the legendary McLaren F1’s 103bhp per litre. Performance? Little-league no longer, thanks to 0-60mph in 4.5sec and a top speed of 178mph. That’s properly fast, even today. The fabulous 90-degree V8 is complemented by ?one of the most sophisticated exhaust systems of the ?time, which has a wastegate that opens at high revs ?to reduce back-pressure and, unfettered, allow an extra 20bhp. How exuberant and typically Ferrari – yet it is balanced by a cool and efficient Bosch Motronic engine management system, a six-speed gearbox ?with tightly stacked ratios, underbody aerodynamics with twin diffusers at the rear, electronically adjustable dampers, and proper racing car-style double wishbones at each corner. The upshot is that Ferrari not only moved its F355 emphatically ahead of the 911 and Honda NSX opposition, it pushed the car straight into the jaws of the senior class dominated by the V12 Ferrari 512TR and the thunderous Lamborghini Diablo VT. Road ?tests of the time attested to the F355 being faster to 100mph than both, with the same time to the one kilometre post and a top speed almost identical to the 512’s. Bravissimo! We meet on a hot 38-degree day at Hout Bay. Victoria Road snakes along the peninsular towards Camps Bay and Clifton beach, providing one of the world’s most beautiful motoring backdrops. The cold Atlantic Ocean crashes onto the rocks on one side, while verdant mountain ranges including the Twelve Apostles, Lion’s Head and the rear of Table Mountain soar up towards the bright blue sky on the other. The smooth tarmac ribbon dips and rises past the breaking waves and offers fast and flowing third- and fourth-gear corners with a couple of clear dual carriageway sections ?where the throttle pedals can be planted. Rightfully, we start with Daggit’s Dino 246GT. It shimmers in the bright and unrelenting sunlight, sitting low on its old-tech 205/70 XWX Michelin tyres, the bodywork stretched voluptuously yet tautly over its tubular steel frame. The mid-mounted engine requires two flared nostrils on either side to feed cold air, and the front and rear lids are perforated with gills. You open the driver’s door with the dinky little curled handle, about the size of a nail clipper, and slump down into the driving seat. It is reclined at a comical angle, like a deckchair, and has no rake adjustment. Lying almost prone, you look over the instrument binnacle full of optimistically rated Veglia dials and up over the high-arching front wings. The Dino has been chuntering about for photos in the searing heat, but a press on the throttle pedal and a twist of the key gets the starter slurring and the three twin-choke Webers feeding without fuss. A dab of throttle elicits a fierce bark, as the race-derived 2.4-litre, chain-driven double overhead-cam engine clears its throats. Without having even moved off ?the mark, you know this is going to be a full-volume Ferrari experience. The clutch is firm and short but has a precise bite. The dog-leg five-speed shifter is typically sticky at ?low speeds and is heavy in comparison to a modern car’s. The Dino moves off, proffering an unexpected flow of gentle torque. Changes up through the ’box get sweeter as the speed rises and the car responds instantly and accurately to the superbly alive steering through the beautifully crafted wheel. Visibility is good, steering near-perfect, brakes ?need a good shove to get their attention but are then easy to modulate and the ride flows thanks to the ?all-wishbone, coil-spring suspension. The V6 engine ?is mounted transversely in the chassis, with the ?gearbox beneath it and the diff behind, so the mass ?is concentrated well within the wheelbase. And that becomes apparent as soon as you get into the groove. Turning into corners the Dino initially understeers, but add some throttle and the rear end squats and ?the car starts to work from the seat of your pants. Load up the XWXs, start to push and the Dino responds beautifully, seeming to get down and clamp itself to the tarmac like an angry Cape Cobra. It darts from one apex to the next, hugging the best line with precision. With the enthusiastic little V6 engine revving orchestrally behind you, the Ferrari can be thrown at every corner as fast as you like. The now-hot discs offer delicious feel as you brake later and later, guiding the Dino via its communicative steering while feeling ?it pivot about your hips, as the suspension does an excellent job of dispensing with any interfering undulations. You become one with this car and it flatters the driver, probably because the sublime chassis could clearly handle a whole lot more power. So now we move to the more powerful young ?blood; the supercar. And make no mistake, the F355 ?is most certainly a supercar even if, today, a good, ?pre-owned example can be had for the relatively affordable (against a Dino) sum of £40,000-45,000 – prices that, having moved north over the last year or two, already prove that interest in the F355 is increasing. The best thing? Even at that money, it’s still an absolute bargain for what’s on offer. Adam Blow’s F355 Berlinetta looks fierce in Scarlet. ‘I have a Porsche 993 Turbo as well as this and they are completely different. The Ferrari is a pure supercar but it is useable every day. And every time I drive it, I am reminded how special it is, even when sitting in traffic with the air conditioning on. As a driving enthusiast, I think Ferrari is the ultimate, so my next step is to order a new 458, which I am planning to collect from the factory in Maranello. My dream,’ says Blow. Modern safety regulations and aerodynamic considerations render it less curvaceous than the ?Dino but the 355 is still a dramatic statement with its long nose, side vents, flipped-up tail and signature Ferrari tail lights. As the Dino is diminutive, the 355 is sizable and wide, with a low, ground-hugging front spoiler. It looks honed. Just walking towards the car you can feel the shift from analogue to digital. The 355 is laser-cut, the Dino handcrafted. Having made myself comfortable behind the fat-rimmed steering wheel, the 355 starts instantly. Whirrr, blam, vrrrrrr. Fans blow from under the rear hood where the V8 is mounted longitudinally and the mill produces a flat wall of sound and a swell of heat. Every control feels oiled and accurate even though the pedalbox is offset towards the centre of the car. The drilled aluminium pedals themselves look a bit boy-racer in the otherwise sober and tasteful cabin. You can drive the 355 fast and comfortably, revving it to about five thou, with the radio playing and the ?air-con cooling. But, as advised by owner Blow, things only really start to happen above that. So turn the tunes and chills off, drop two gears via the riflebolt gearshifter and hold on. The 355 gets serious. If the Dino is akin to dancing with a beautiful woman as you guide her across the floor, the F355 is like a work-out with a black-belt karate instructor: precision thwacking with no corner either broached or given. You want the driving seat mounted forward so you can grasp the fat power-assisted steering wheel, then reprogramme your brain to keep up with the speed with which the 355 lunges into the corners. The gears are worth swapping just for the crack and the powerful vented disc brakes slough off speed with disdain. The car crushes the distance between corners with complete authority, and then it takes those corners with insane levels of grip and speed. Simply point and squirt. The superb suspension does the rest as the 355 hunkers down and launches itself through the bends. The first run along the costal road is a blur. So do it again. Concentrate, balance the throttle, gearchanges and braking. Still too much infused information to process, so do it again. More at one with the 355, you delve more deeply into its performance abilities. The fat 225- and 275-section 40-profile tyres mounted on 18-inch rims are not even close to the limit on this road and the 355 could do with a long, closed racetrack ?to get anywhere near its properly exciting edge. Amazingly, the electronic damping control that varies the suspension’s stiffness confers an extremely comfortable ride amid all the high-speed action. Obviously this is not a Dino 246GT versus a F355 Berlinetta road test because, although both are Pininfarina-designed mid-engined Ferraris, they are from totally different eras and are engineered with vastly different technologies – but note that both are Berlinettas, the purist’s choice over the Spider versions. The Dino is charming and so much better than I imagined it might be. The 355 is a true supercar, yet as capable of being a daily commuter as it is pushing the envelope of serious performance. The 355 was never a ‘little’ nor a ‘cheap’ Ferrari, being launched at £83,000, whereas the Dino was perceived as being the ‘small’ Ferrari when first seen in 1969. So I am surprised to find that I would choose the Dino over the fabulous 355. This Dino, like most today, is properly restored and in fine condition so it behaved impeccably in roasting conditions, never losing its cool. And it is just more special than the computerized, extremely loud, heat-venting, hyper machine that is the 355. Nowhere near as fast, the Dino is more seductive than the 355 on real roads. It appeals as a hand built icon rather than a precision instrument. You drive it with your soul whereas the 355 simply requires you to aim it with your brain engaged. You dance with the Dino and spar with the F355. Sure, the 246GT commands a price three times that of a good 355, and that’s no surprise: but don’t be surprised either if the F355 starts edging closer to it.

1996 Ferrari 355  Ferrari F355 SPIDER UNIQUE CLASSIC COLOR 355  SERVICED HRE MANUAL GEARBOX

1996 Ferrari 355 Ferrari F355 SPIDER UNIQUE CLASSIC COLOR 355 SERVICED HRE MANUAL GEARBOX

$84,900

Beverly Hills, California

Year 1996

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 17800

Posted Over 1 Month

THIS FERRARI CURRENTLY HAS A CLEAR AND UNBRANDED TITLE. (Ebay needs to fix its “Vehicle Title” designation.) Detailed history for this Ferrari outlined below. This is perhaps the rarest and most striking of all F355 Ferrari Spiders. While there are literally thousands of red, yellow and black 355s this is the only classic Le Mans blue over Bordeaux 355 Spider known to exist. This is a classic color combination that was popular on classic Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati from the golden era of motoring and remains so, such so that when Ferrari unveiled its hyper rare F60, of which only 10 of the $2.5 million dollar cars were ever built, it was a blue car with a red interior…much like the 1950s California Spider with the same color combination. Presently on display at the Petersen Museum is the latest Bugatti (nearly $3 million) and it is painted in a nearly identical color combination. When Ferrari/Maserati designer Jason Castriota, who designed the 599, Maserati Birdcage 75th and the Maserati GranTurismo, decided to build a million dollar one-off 599 for his father he too chose blue over red for his personal creation. This Ferrari features the very expensive ($10,000 I’m told) option of the upper dash and steering wheel in red leather along with dark navy blue carpets that contrast beautifully yet subtlety with the red interior and complement the matching blue exterior. The $7,000 HRE wheels really compliment this Ferrari’s color combination while giving much better grip and braking thanks to the larger front and rear high performance tires. The typical shrinking leather dash on the F355 was just addressed with thousands spent on new leather. Similarly, the red leather cover for the top is also new ($1500). The red leather interior, including the very expensive OPTION of a full red leather dash and matching steering wheel (said to be a $10,000 option), is in excellent condition as are the beautifully contrasting navy carpets with matching Ferrari original navy floor mats. A full engine out service was performed less than 1000 miles ago. New hood and trunk struts were installed. There are no sticky parts. Gorgeous $1,000 carbon fiber door sill trim panels have been fitted. (The blue you see on the left side of the engine panel is merely a reflection from the bar: The panel is actually black and matches the panel on the right side.) This Ferrari 355 is in exceptional show condition. The 355 is appreciating and on its way to collector car status. ROAD & TRACK listed it as one of the 10 best looking mid-engined Ferraris of all time, saying it sounds “incredible” and that its “styling has aged well, perhaps looking better than when it was first introduced.” The great Phil Hill described it as one of the 10 best Ferraris ever built. Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson said it was “the nicest car I have ever ever driven.” He then said he came back from that drive and decided “I have to have one, I have to have one. I have to.” He then went out and bought one for himself. After buying it he said “it’s still the best car I’ve ever driven.” Richard Hammond recently described the 355 in glowing terms as well in an article (below), echoing Road and Track’s sentiment, stating: “If anything, the 355 has somehow got more attractive in the 19 years since it arrived.” A recent 5,600 mile reviewer of the 355 for AutoLog noted: “I’m paraphrasing, but Autoblog reader Paul Dyer asked me one day, ‘Want to drive my 1998 Ferrari F355 Spider from San Jose, California, to me in Newfoundland?’ I'm also paraphrasing and leaving out some colorful but unpublishable language, but essentially I said, "Yes." That's how I ended up on a two-week, 5,600-mile road trip, getting an extensive and intimate look at one of the most spectacular cars of our generation. Here's what I discovered. To paraphrase, you don't even know how badly you want an F355. The F355 Spider is the last beautiful Ferrari. Subsequent stallions are modern and dramatic, the F355 is eternally gorgeous, like Brunelleschi's doors and sunsets in Viareggio. The Iliad would still make sense if you said the Greeks took to ship after a Trojan keyed Menelaus' F355. You cannot say the same about the 348, or even the 458 (though we do love it so). “Road & Track said the F355 had "probably the best sports-car engine ever made." Jeremy Clarkson said it was the best car he'd ever driven. That owner who said he wouldn't recommend it? He's had two, and still uses one as his daily driver.” On Pistonheads it was also said the 355 was the last “truly beautiful” Ferrari. In fact, it’s a common notion that the 355 was the last truly classically pretty Ferrari. The 355 is the last Ferrari built with a throttle cable between the gas pedal and the throttle bodies on the engine and a rod operated manual gearbox. It is the last “small” Ferrari. It is the last traditionally built Ferrari. It is the Ferrari that saved Ferrari and turned its reputation around in the mid-1990s. It is well on its way to being a collector’s Ferrari. See the article below comparing the F355 to the Dino. The 355 is a great investment. It's the end of the Enzo era inspired cars, the last of the hand-built cars and they made very few with just 2,664 six speed manual transmission spiders being made for the world. Compare that to the 360 where Ferrari made more than 13,000 of that model approximately half of which are spiders! This is the end of the small, svelte go-kart like handling Ferraris. It sounds more like an F1 car than any other road Ferrari. It has 5 valve per cylinder and titanium connecting rods. It is the last of the Ferrari with a manual transmission and a true throttle cable as opposed to indirect drive by wire found in the 360 and later cars. It is the best shifting, best driving true sports car from Ferrari bridging the analog cars to digital cars threshold. The 458 spider is an amazing car but it was mass produced, still costs around $250k and only comes with an automatic transmission and drive by wire, doesn't sound as good as the F355, and as a spider doesn't look as good as the F355 with its two giant humps behind the seats. It’s also huge compared to a 355 and takes no driver skill and has far less driver involvement. If you are wanting a true classic Ferrari experience with modern performance capabilities the F355 is the only car that fits the bill. Fast, fun, lightweight, sounds great, great to look at, and by today’s Ferrari standards produced in limited numbers. More fun and nimble than a 550, the other last analog Ferrari. The F355 will only appreciate as a classic in the future. HISTORY This Ferrari currently has a clear title. I have the full history of the car and I have spoken to the prior owner of the vehicle responsible for bringing the car to California. Please read the full history. Here is the history for this Ferrari: The prior California owner, then an Executive with Warner Brothers, purchased the car from Huntingridge Motors in 2005. One evening he was celebrating the conclusion of a work project at a Hotel on the corner of La Cienega Blvd and Beverly Blvd here in Los Angeles. He let the manager from computer animation company they were working with drive his Ferrari as she stated she had never driven a Ferrari before. They sat at a light at that intersection adjacent to the hotel. I have spoken to both the owner and the driver and both state what happened next. Their left turn arrow turned green. She started her left turn and was driving slowly. The owner told her to give it some gas. She gave it only a slight amount of gas. He then instructed her to give it some more gas. By now they were midway through the turn. She gave it a lot more gas just as the car came into its powerband and the car spun as it was already mid-turn. The car was not going very fast as she was just turning left at the intersection where the hotel is located. With the Ferrari fishtailing, the Ferrari’s rear wheel hit the sidewalk. They both got out of the car and were actually relieved to see there was no body damage. Even the wheel itself looked okay but clearly the A-arm had bent as a result of hitting the curb. I have obtained the insurance company photographs which confirm this as well. Not one body panel on the car was damaged, no airbags deployed nor was there any serious damage. All the damage was of the simple bolt-off, bolt-on repair variety that could have been done by a weekend hobbyist. At that time the owner of the Ferrari desired a BMW Z8. So the Ferrari was taken to Ferrari of Beverly Hills, the most expensive place probably in the nation to service and repair a Ferrari. Just as expected, they wrote an over the top Beverly Hills Ferrari repair estimate as each brand new part from their retail price sheet was expensive (and typically more expensive than even other Ferrari dealers). For example, Beverly Hills Ferrari wanted nearly $15,000 to replace the rear suspension corner, which consists of jut four nuts to mount the top and four nuts and bolts to mount the A arms and a complete assembly was then on sale on Ebay for $1,500. Thus, Ferrari of Beverly Hills did what was expected, they wrote a high estimate. Also as expected, Mercury Insurance concluded it would be more cost effective to pay off the car and then sell the car at an auction. As the car still looked very good without any damaged body panels, a new looking interior and super low miles, Mercury calculated it would generate a good auction sale value. What most people don’t realize is that with expensive cars like Ferraris insurance companies are quick to right them off not because the cars are ‘totaled’ but because it makes economic sense for them to do so. By paying the car off and then selling it at an auction Mercury could avoid having to pay other non-repair costs, such as rental car and loss of use of the Ferrari. The owner of the Ferrari would have been entitled to a rental car that was comparable to his Ferrari and here in LA they rent these cars out at more than $1,000 per day. Not only would it take time for BH Ferrari to repair the car but they might have to wait for parts to arrive from Italy, further driving up the rental car costs. Whether a loss of use claim or a rental car cost, renting a Ferrari is typically over $1,000 a day and if the car took four to six weeks to repair which was entirely possible (e.g., waiting for parts from Italy) that cost alone could be in excess of $30,000. As the owner had his eye on a Z8 he was happy to have Mercury “total” his Ferrari. With such a low mileage Ferrari with visibly little damage at all, Mercury believed they could get $45,000 to $50,000 for the Ferrari at an auction and save $30k in rental and loss of use fees and with the owner having “only” paid approximately $70k for the Ferrari, Mercury made a business decision to cut a check and sell the car at an auction. Mercury turned this paper into California’s DMV who then proceeded to issue a branded California title. A gentleman purchased the Ferrari and had it repaired. The Ferrari was registered in Illinois where a clear (non-branded) title was issued. This Ferrari was never issued a branded title because of extensive damage. On the contrary, it was branded simply because Mercury concluded it would be more cost efficient to sell the car at an auction. I have this information straight from Mercury Insurance records, including numerous photos from Mercury Insurance, and from speaking directly with the owner and the driver of the Ferrari. I contacted the State of California about correcting their records and they said they would not. Legal action was then taken against the State of California to correct their records to accurately reflect the truth of what happened and for them to cease falsely representing the car’s history. However, the State of California argued even if their information was false they were nevertheless protected by government immunity statutes and the Judge agreed. The case was dismissed but not before I was able to obtain the car's records. These records show the car was never totaled, was never a salvage vehicle or rebuilt. They all show the mileage is completely accurate. There are many cars on Ebay, including Ferraris, Porsche and Lamborghinis that have had far greater mishaps but have these issues unreported. With this car you know exactly what you are getting thanks to the documented history including photographs. Owners Manual and tool kit included. From CLASSIC DRIVER: Has the Ferrari F355 already become a classic? 22 August 2014 Inheriting the proportions of its predecessor, the Ferrari F355 was outwardly a much better-resolved proposition, both aesthetically and aerodynamically. But beneath the smoother skin were further major advancements, including power steering, variable damping, and a 100cc engine enlargement to 3.5 litres. In revised form, the now-375bhp V8 revved out to 8,500rpm and, even more impressively, conjured more bhp per litre than the V12 in the McLaren F1. “It was also the first truly reliable Ferrari,” adds Hartley Junior. “Unlike the Testarossa and 348, you could invariably put one in for a routine service without being hit with an astronomical bill.”As one era was beginning, another was coming to an end: it was to be the last of the breed to be hand-built, with the 360 and later descendants moving to mass production. “Perhaps this is why it’s similar to the F40 and F50 in the way it follows the trends of the classic car market,” ponders Hartley Junior. “In recent years, values of the 355 have climbed 25-30% – influenced somewhat by the 328 GTS – and I think this will continue to be the case. I can see this particular example being a quarter-of-a-million-pound car within the next 10 years.” “The 355 was a sweet spot in the transition from ‘analogue’ to ‘digital’, blending timeless looks and an honest character with just enough modern influence to make it a tempting proposition today." TOP GEAR AND RICHARD HAMMOND ON THE F355 All the legend, the myth, the history and mystery in the world cannot distract from one single fact when it comes to Ferraris: they have to be pretty. Stat sheets can go on about power-to-weight ratios, structural stiffness, torsional rigidity and exotic materials all day long, but if the car looks like a moose, then it’s a moose - an offence made all the worse if it’s supposed to be a prancing horse. The 348 that preceded the 355 was not an especially ugly car, but it also wasn’t especially pretty. The slats down the side echoed the Testarossa - not a good thing - so it looked dated even when it was brand new. And it certainly wasn’t a hit, performance-wise. In fact, much was made of the news that Honda launched the NSX at the same time, and it appeared to be, in every single way, better than the Ferrari. The 355 was Ferrari’s answer. Beauty and power came together and are still very much in evidence today. I’m not one for getting all gooey about Ferraris in general, but there is undeniably something that happens deep inside when you see that yellow badge on a V8 or a steering-wheel boss. Ferrari: the name carries so much weight, even to those who, like me, have never had - nor wanted - a hat with the brand on it. And, my God, the 355 is pretty. It shared almost every dimension with the 348, but the body was all-new and its sculpting had involved a rumoured 1,800 hours of wind-tunnel testing. But there’s little sense of form following function here; it’s too pretty for that. If anything, the 355 has somehow got more attractive in the 19 years since it arrived. Inside, I get a reminder that all Ferraris go through a phase when they are not classic - they’re just old Fezzers. I’d say that the 355 is coming through that and entering the classic stage of its life. In true Ferrari form, the interior has dated well. The layout, the design and the feel of it all scream of their own time and, while not fooling anyone that they were drawn yesterday, still have something to say about their period in car design… almost the definition of a classic, in fact. The mid-mounted 380bhp V8 revs to 8,250rpm and sounds satisfyingly guttural and raucous when it does so. It’s a Ferrari, so while it has to be pretty, it can’t afford to be slow either. And it’s quick, it really is. The headlines, 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 183mph, are both perfectly acceptable, thank you. The way it delivers those is what it’s all about. The bark and fizz of the V8, the click-clack through that iconic, shiny H-gate - it’s all there. It’s a Ferrari and feels it. The engine and suspension all received major updates to produce the 355, and the gearbox too, with a six-speed manual operated, of course, through that sculptural gear selector. It feels all those things a Ferrari needs to feel; it’s a taut thoroughbred, and you get the sense too that, once you’ve overcome the inevitable nerves that can flutter at any encounter with any Ferrari, the thing is biddable and usable, with perhaps just a touch of fragility to keep things special. There’s a huge amount of love for the F355, with some claiming it pretty much saved the company from the doldrums in the early Nineties, others that it was the car that finally shifted the old-fashioned and faintly stuffy conviction amongst the Ferraristi that the only ‘proper’ Ferraris were the V12s. Some, including F1 champion Phil Hill, named it as one of the 10 best Ferraris ever. A landmark car, then, in the story of a legendary carmaker. COMPARING THE 355 TO THE 246 DINO The Dino became an instant hit with the new Ferrari customers and it was a brilliant piece of automotive design and engineering. It also moved Ferrari up a number of gears It used to be that a gentleman driver would only consider a Ferrari with a large and powerful V12 engine mounted up front. Porsche manufactured small, rear-engined sporting cars for the arriviste. ?All that changed when Ferrari launched the Dino, with a mid-mounted V6, and followed it with a succession ?of V8-engined sports cars. Ever since, Ferrari has offered two tiers of performance and style – but the Dino has moved out of the new-money realm into ?the collector-car stratosphere. Could the 1990s F355 be about to follow suit? Ferrari broke from its traditional front-engine philosophy in 1968, when the diminutive Dino appeared. The new model was not even badged a Ferrari; it was simply a Dino 206GT. To make matters worse it was developed along with Fiat, the V6 finding its way under the bonnet of the Fiat Dino Coupé and Spider. Motoring aristocrats such as the Agnellis of this world were about to be joined by successful Luigis who owned lucrative pasta joints. What was Enzo thinking? To be fair, the Old Man wasn’t keen on the mid-engine configuration for road cars – although his 250LM racer had proved to be the future for sports racing cars – as he thought the layout unsafe in the hands of customers. In the 1950s, his son Alfredo Dino Ferrari had been working with legendary engineer Vittorio Jano on small-displacement V6 racing engines that translated into successful racing cars, but Dino died of muscular dystrophy and never saw his ideas realized with the very successful road-going Dino. As was often the case with Ferrari (and other ?small manufacturers), building the required production run of 500 vehicles to meet the homologation rules was problematic so, for the new 1.6-litre Formula 2 series in 1967, Ferrari turned to Fiat for production ?and to up the numbers. Sergio Pininfarina was commissioned to build a concept for the 1965 Paris Salon and a refined Dino 206S featured at the 1966 Turin motor show. The reaction was very favourable, ?so Dino 206GT production followed the year after. The Dino became an instant hit with the new Ferrari customers and it was a brilliant piece of automotive design and engineering. It also moved Ferrari up a number of gears, transforming it from a small manufacturer of racing cars and expensive road cars into a specialist manufacturer of racing cars, expensive exotics and more affordable sports cars. In 1969 Fiat took commercial control of Ferrari, allowing Enzo to concentrate on his first love – motor racing – while considerably expanding the company and allowing it to grow into the success it is today. With the new Dino costing some £5500 against the big-gun 365GTB/4 Daytona’s £9000, it’s no wonder ?the small Ferrari (priced similarly to the Porsche 911) took off the way it did. Just 157 examples of the ?all-aluminium 2.0-litre 206GT were manufactured in ’68 and ’69 before Ferrari realised that improvements were required to sustain the sales trajectory. The steel-bodied 246GT was introduced in 1970, with a larger 2.4-litre engine that upped the horsepower from a screaming 160bhp at 8000rpm to a gruntier 195bhp at a still heady 7600rpm. Importantly, torque followed suit, from 138lb ft at 6500rpm to 166lb ft at 5500rpm. Weight rose too, to 1077kg, a tad more than the Porsche 911 of the day, but performance also improved considerably, with the 0-60mph sprint taking seven seconds and a top speed of 143mph. The 1972 Giallo Fly Ferrari Dino 246GT you see ?here belongs to Capetonian Dickon Daggit. Daggit is a leading light in the historic racing scene in the Cape ?and has raced his Cooper Bristol at Monaco and Goodwood. He has owned his Dino since 1981. ‘Of all the cars I own, this will be the last one to go,’ he says. ‘Not only is it beautiful to look at, it’s a classic that’s quick, handles superbly and does everything I want in a sports car. I regard it as being one of the most important road-going Ferraris ever, even if the Dino GT only actually received the Ferrari badge once the model was launched in America.’ And there’s the crucial point. Informed motoring collectors such as Dickon Daggit consider the Dino to be a proper and seminal Ferrari. But because Dinos were half the price of the bigger V12 Ferraris when new, many of them had harder lives and multiple ownership. Rust, unreliability and expensive, high-maintenance servicing costs dragged their values down to the point where they became ‘cheap Ferraris’, an oxymoron that led to neglect and demise in many cases. Dinos were abused, smoked around and lost much of their value. When the classic car phenomenon took hold in the 1970s, 275GTBs, 365GTCs and Daytonas increased in value and, come the crash of 1989, a Daytona was worth four times as much as a good Dino. But things have changed since then and today a good Dino is worth almost as much as a solid Daytona: say about £130,000. The Ferrari Dino is now as respected and collectable as any of the big V12s and having its engine mounted behind the cockpit is no longer a negative. After all, it became the way of many Ferraris. The sublimely beautiful Dino Berlinetta and Spider were followed by the less classical, more angular Bertone-styled Dino 308GT4 in 1974. It was never considered to be one of Ferrari’s finest creations, yet its V8-engined heart founded a theme for every ?junior Ferrari that followed, starting in 1975 with the superb 308 (as featured in Octane issue 83), which morphed into the 328, then the tricky and nervous ?348 of 1989. This was the low point for the junior mid-engined Ferraris, as the company appeared to be concentrating its skills on the larger Testarossa and 512TR, the magnificent 288GTO and the ballistic F40. But in 1994 Ferrari focused anew and came up with the F355. The best mid-engined, smaller-displacement Ferrari since the original Dino, the F355 was met with enthusiasm by both the press and Ferrari owners, who once again had a compact and wieldy sports car to enjoy thrashing along their favourite roads. Adam Blow brought along his immaculate 1996 F355 Berlinetta to pit against Daggit’s Dino and together they make a fine pair. Both designed by Pininfarina, these are two of the best-looking Ferraris ever created. The F355 has obviously moved on from the 246 and its specs are very impressive. It is the first Ferrari to feature five valves per cylinder (three intake and two exhaust valves) and its 3.5-litre V8 engine thumps out 380 stallions at 8250rpm. This translates to 109bhp per litre, an even higher specific output than the legendary McLaren F1’s 103bhp per litre. Performance? Little-league no longer, thanks to 0-60mph in 4.5sec and a top speed of 178mph. That’s properly fast, even today. The fabulous 90-degree V8 is complemented by ?one of the most sophisticated exhaust systems of the ?time, which has a wastegate that opens at high revs ?to reduce back-pressure and, unfettered, allow an extra 20bhp. How exuberant and typically Ferrari – yet it is balanced by a cool and efficient Bosch Motronic engine management system, a six-speed gearbox ?with tightly stacked ratios, underbody aerodynamics with twin diffusers at the rear, electronically adjustable dampers, and proper racing car-style double wishbones at each corner. The upshot is that Ferrari not only moved its F355 emphatically ahead of the 911 and Honda NSX opposition, it pushed the car straight into the jaws of the senior class dominated by the V12 Ferrari 512TR and the thunderous Lamborghini Diablo VT. Road ?tests of the time attested to the F355 being faster to 100mph than both, with the same time to the one kilometre post and a top speed almost identical to the 512’s. Bravissimo! We meet on a hot 38-degree day at Hout Bay. Victoria Road snakes along the peninsular towards Camps Bay and Clifton beach, providing one of the world’s most beautiful motoring backdrops. The cold Atlantic Ocean crashes onto the rocks on one side, while verdant mountain ranges including the Twelve Apostles, Lion’s Head and the rear of Table Mountain soar up towards the bright blue sky on the other. The smooth tarmac ribbon dips and rises past the breaking waves and offers fast and flowing third- and fourth-gear corners with a couple of clear dual carriageway sections ?where the throttle pedals can be planted. Rightfully, we start with Daggit’s Dino 246GT. It shimmers in the bright and unrelenting sunlight, sitting low on its old-tech 205/70 XWX Michelin tyres, the bodywork stretched voluptuously yet tautly over its tubular steel frame. The mid-mounted engine requires two flared nostrils on either side to feed cold air, and the front and rear lids are perforated with gills. You open the driver’s door with the dinky little curled handle, about the size of a nail clipper, and slump down into the driving seat. It is reclined at a comical angle, like a deckchair, and has no rake adjustment. Lying almost prone, you look over the instrument binnacle full of optimistically rated Veglia dials and up over the high-arching front wings. The Dino has been chuntering about for photos in the searing heat, but a press on the throttle pedal and a twist of the key gets the starter slurring and the three twin-choke Webers feeding without fuss. A dab of throttle elicits a fierce bark, as the race-derived 2.4-litre, chain-driven double overhead-cam engine clears its throats. Without having even moved off ?the mark, you know this is going to be a full-volume Ferrari experience. The clutch is firm and short but has a precise bite. The dog-leg five-speed shifter is typically sticky at ?low speeds and is heavy in comparison to a modern car’s. The Dino moves off, proffering an unexpected flow of gentle torque. Changes up through the ’box get sweeter as the speed rises and the car responds instantly and accurately to the superbly alive steering through the beautifully crafted wheel. Visibility is good, steering near-perfect, brakes ?need a good shove to get their attention but are then easy to modulate and the ride flows thanks to the ?all-wishbone, coil-spring suspension. The V6 engine ?is mounted transversely in the chassis, with the ?gearbox beneath it and the diff behind, so the mass ?is concentrated well within the wheelbase. And that becomes apparent as soon as you get into the groove. Turning into corners the Dino initially understeers, but add some throttle and the rear end squats and ?the car starts to work from the seat of your pants. Load up the XWXs, start to push and the Dino responds beautifully, seeming to get down and clamp itself to the tarmac like an angry Cape Cobra. It darts from one apex to the next, hugging the best line with precision. With the enthusiastic little V6 engine revving orchestrally behind you, the Ferrari can be thrown at every corner as fast as you like. The now-hot discs offer delicious feel as you brake later and later, guiding the Dino via its communicative steering while feeling ?it pivot about your hips, as the suspension does an excellent job of dispensing with any interfering undulations. You become one with this car and it flatters the driver, probably because the sublime chassis could clearly handle a whole lot more power. So now we move to the more powerful young ?blood; the supercar. And make no mistake, the F355 ?is most certainly a supercar even if, today, a good, ?pre-owned example can be had for the relatively affordable (against a Dino) sum of £40,000-45,000 – prices that, having moved north over the last year or two, already prove that interest in the F355 is increasing. The best thing? Even at that money, it’s still an absolute bargain for what’s on offer. Adam Blow’s F355 Berlinetta looks fierce in Scarlet. ‘I have a Porsche 993 Turbo as well as this and they are completely different. The Ferrari is a pure supercar but it is useable every day. And every time I drive it, I am reminded how special it is, even when sitting in traffic with the air conditioning on. As a driving enthusiast, I think Ferrari is the ultimate, so my next step is to order a new 458, which I am planning to collect from the factory in Maranello. My dream,’ says Blow. Modern safety regulations and aerodynamic considerations render it less curvaceous than the ?Dino but the 355 is still a dramatic statement with its long nose, side vents, flipped-up tail and signature Ferrari tail lights. As the Dino is diminutive, the 355 is sizable and wide, with a low, ground-hugging front spoiler. It looks honed. Just walking towards the car you can feel the shift from analogue to digital. The 355 is laser-cut, the Dino handcrafted. Having made myself comfortable behind the fat-rimmed steering wheel, the 355 starts instantly. Whirrr, blam, vrrrrrr. Fans blow from under the rear hood where the V8 is mounted longitudinally and the mill produces a flat wall of sound and a swell of heat. Every control feels oiled and accurate even though the pedalbox is offset towards the centre of the car. The drilled aluminium pedals themselves look a bit boy-racer in the otherwise sober and tasteful cabin. You can drive the 355 fast and comfortably, revving it to about five thou, with the radio playing and the ?air-con cooling. But, as advised by owner Blow, things only really start to happen above that. So turn the tunes and chills off, drop two gears via the riflebolt gearshifter and hold on. The 355 gets serious. If the Dino is akin to dancing with a beautiful woman as you guide her across the floor, the F355 is like a work-out with a black-belt karate instructor: precision thwacking with no corner either broached or given. You want the driving seat mounted forward so you can grasp the fat power-assisted steering wheel, then reprogramme your brain to keep up with the speed with which the 355 lunges into the corners. The gears are worth swapping just for the crack and the powerful vented disc brakes slough off speed with disdain. The car crushes the distance between corners with complete authority, and then it takes those corners with insane levels of grip and speed. Simply point and squirt. The superb suspension does the rest as the 355 hunkers down and launches itself through the bends. The first run along the costal road is a blur. So do it again. Concentrate, balance the throttle, gearchanges and braking. Still too much infused information to process, so do it again. More at one with the 355, you delve more deeply into its performance abilities. The fat 225- and 275-section 40-profile tyres mounted on 18-inch rims are not even close to the limit on this road and the 355 could do with a long, closed racetrack ?to get anywhere near its properly exciting edge. Amazingly, the electronic damping control that varies the suspension’s stiffness confers an extremely comfortable ride amid all the high-speed action. Obviously this is not a Dino 246GT versus a F355 Berlinetta road test because, although both are Pininfarina-designed mid-engined Ferraris, they are from totally different eras and are engineered with vastly different technologies – but note that both are Berlinettas, the purist’s choice over the Spider versions. The Dino is charming and so much better than I imagined it might be. The 355 is a true supercar, yet as capable of being a daily commuter as it is pushing the envelope of serious performance. The 355 was never a ‘little’ nor a ‘cheap’ Ferrari, being launched at £83,000, whereas the Dino was perceived as being the ‘small’ Ferrari when first seen in 1969. So I am surprised to find that I would choose the Dino over the fabulous 355. This Dino, like most today, is properly restored and in fine condition so it behaved impeccably in roasting conditions, never losing its cool. And it is just more special than the computerized, extremely loud, heat-venting, hyper machine that is the 355. Nowhere near as fast, the Dino is more seductive than the 355 on real roads. It appeals as a hand built icon rather than a precision instrument. You drive it with your soul whereas the 355 simply requires you to aim it with your brain engaged. You dance with the Dino and spar with the F355. Sure, the 246GT commands a price three times that of a good 355, and that’s no surprise: but don’t be surprised either if the F355 starts edging closer to it.

1999 Ferrari 355  RARE!+CHALLENGE GRILL+PWR SEATS+F1 TRANSMISSION+PWR TOP

1999 Ferrari 355 RARE!+CHALLENGE GRILL+PWR SEATS+F1 TRANSMISSION+PWR TOP

$74,999

Richardson, Texas

Year 1999

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 30209

Posted Over 1 Month

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1999 Ferrari 355 Spider 1999 Ferrari F355 Spider Rosso Corsa w/ Beige leather interior only 13,040 miles

1999 Ferrari 355 Spider 1999 Ferrari F355 Spider Rosso Corsa w/ Beige leather interior only 13,040 miles

$99,800

Cleveland, Ohio

Year 1999

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 13087

Posted Over 1 Month

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1999 Ferrari 355 Gtb  Ferrari F355 Berlinetta 1999 coupe six speed very hard to find last year

1999 Ferrari 355 Gtb Ferrari F355 Berlinetta 1999 coupe six speed very hard to find last year

$74,995

Southlake, Texas

Year 1999

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 18233

Posted Over 1 Month

Ferrari F355 Berlinetta 1999 18k original miles fully serviced no check engine lights on. Rate coupe six speed very hard to find last year. Only 9% of 1999 are 6 speeds most are f1 automatic transmissions. These cars have skyrocketed in value over the last few years. Most people are asking 100k plus for these cars on the internet. In 2012 at 13,985 Miles):*Complete Major "Engine-Out" Belt Service Ferrari of San Diego (February, 2014 at 16,280 Miles):*Inspected Belts, Tensioners and Rollers*Re-Tentioned Belts*Performed an "Annual Service"*Performed Air Conditioning Service*Provided & Installed New Battery*Provided & Installed New Genuine Ferrari Battery Maintainer*Installed Genuine Ferrari Catalytic Converters*For more information call Jason at 915 929 5133 Thank you for looking and have a blessed day.

Trim Gtb

1996 Ferrari 355  1996 Ferrari 355 Spyder Convertible Manual 6 Speed 2nd Owner 7300 Original Miile

1996 Ferrari 355 1996 Ferrari 355 Spyder Convertible Manual 6 Speed 2nd Owner 7300 Original Miile

$135,000

Merrick, New York

Year 1996

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 7300

Posted Over 1 Month

Extremely low mileage two owner 355 Spyder with gated six speed manual transmission with approximately 7300 original miles. Sought after red with tan interior. I purchased this classic from the original owner out of Oregon about 10 months ago. I shipped it directly to my authorized Ferrari dealer on Long Island and had everything that needed to be addressed taken care of, including engine out major service, new convertible top module, new catalytic thermocouples, exhaust ecu's, airbag module, all sticky parts refinished, new hood struts, rear main seal, ac service, new Pirelli oem tires and wheel alignment. No expense was spared. The car has a couple of stone chips please keep in mind that the car is 20 years old, but no dings or dents. Needless to say this car runs and sounds amazing. My authorized dealer has told me several times that it is one of the finest examples they have seen and if your in the market for one this is the one to own. The vehicle comes with the original factory cover that includes seat covers, steering wheel cover and duffle bag. Original boot, tools and factory white gloves also come with the vehicle. Car is always stored on my lift covered in a climate controlled garage. Detailed by the only guy who takes care of my cars. As a matter of fact when the car is in for service I tell them to not even put a hose to it. You will not be disappointed that I guaranty. The last three photos are when I purchased the car from the original owner, it had 7045 miles on it. Any questions please email me or text 1-516-315-3403. Clean car fax. May be interested in high end trades as well.

1996 Ferrari 355  Ferrari F355 SPIDER UNIQUE CLASSIC COLOR 355  SERVICED HRE TUBI MANUAL GEARBOX

1996 Ferrari 355 Ferrari F355 SPIDER UNIQUE CLASSIC COLOR 355 SERVICED HRE TUBI MANUAL GEARBOX

$79,900

Beverly Hills, California

Year 1996

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 17800

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ZFFXR48AXT0105109 VIDEO TAKEN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT WITH CELL PHONE CAMERA--RED INTERIOR IS NOT QUITE SO BRIGHT RED IN PERSON. PHOTOS GIVE BETTER INDICATION OF THE ACTUAL COLOR--GOAL WAS TO CAPTURE THE CAR'S PAINT FINISH. Detailed history for this Ferrari outlined below. This is perhaps the rarest and most striking of all F355 Ferrari Spiders. While there are literally thousands of red, yellow and black 355s this is the only classic Le Mans blue over Bordeaux 355 Spider known to exist. This is a classic color combination that was popular on classic Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati from the golden era of motoring and remains so, such so that when Ferrari unveiled its hyper rare F60, of which only 10 of the $2.5 million dollar cars were ever built, it was a blue car with a red interior…much like the 1950s California Spider with the same color combination. Presently on display at the Peterson Museum is the latest Bugatti finished in the same color combination. When Ferrari/Maserati designer Jason Castriota, who designed the 599, Maserati Birdcage 75th and the Maserati GranTurismo, decided to build a million dollar one-off 599 for his father he too chose blue over red for his personal creation. This Ferrari features the very expensive ($10,000 I’m told) option of the upper dash and steering wheel in red leather along with dark navy blue carpets that contrast beautifully yet subtlety with the red interior and complement the matching blue exterior. The $7,000 HRE wheels really compliment this Ferrari’s color combination while giving much better grip and braking thanks to the larger front and rear high performance tires. A Tubi exhaust system is included along with the factory exhaust for that amazing Formula 1 race car sound. The typical shrinking leather dash on the F355 was just addressed with thousands spent on new leather. Similarly, the red leather cover for the top is also new ($1500). The red leather interior, including the very expensive OPTION of a full red leather dash and matching steering wheel (said to be a $10,000 option), is in excellent condition as are the beautifully contrasting navy carpets with matching Ferrari original navy floor mats. A full engine out service was performed less than 1000 miles ago. New hood and trunk struts were installed. There are no sticky parts. Gorgeous $1,000 carbon fiber door sill trim panels have been fitted. (The blue you see on the left side of the engine panel is merely a reflection from the bar: The panel is actually black and matches the panel on the right side.) This Ferrari 355 is in exceptional show condition. The 355 is appreciating and on its way to collector car status. ROAD & TRACK listed it as one of the 10 best looking mid-engined Ferraris of all time, saying it sounds “incredible” and that its “styling has aged well, perhaps looking better than when it was first introduced.” The great Phil Hill described it as one of the 10 best Ferraris ever built. Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson said it was “the nicest car I have ever ever driven.” He then said he came back from that drive and decided “I have to have one, I have to have one. I have to.” He then went out and bought one for himself! After buying it he said “it’s still the best car I’ve ever driven.” Richard Hammond recently described the 355 in glowing terms as well in an article (below), echoing Road and Track’s sentiment, stating: “If anything, the 355 has somehow got more attractive in the 19 years since it arrived.” A recent 5,600 mile reviewer of the 355 for AutoLog noted: “I’m paraphrasing, but Autoblog reader Paul Dyer asked me one day, ‘Want to drive my 1998 Ferrari F355 Spider from San Jose, California, to me in Newfoundland?’ I'm also paraphrasing and leaving out some colorful but unpublishable language, but essentially I said, "Yes." That's how I ended up on a two-week, 5,600-mile road trip, getting an extensive and intimate look at one of the most spectacular cars of our generation. Here's what I discovered. To paraphrase, you don't even know how badly you want an F355. The F355 Spider is the last beautiful Ferrari. Subsequent stallions are modern and dramatic, the F355 is eternally gorgeous, like Brunelleschi's doors and sunsets in Viareggio. The Iliad would still make sense if you said the Greeks took to ship after a Trojan keyed Menelaus' F355. You cannot say the same about the 348, or even the 458 (though we do love it so). “Road & Track said the F355 had "probably the best sports-car engine ever made." Jeremy Clarkson said it was the best car he'd ever driven. That owner who said he wouldn't recommend it? He's had two, and still uses one as his daily driver.” On Pistonheads it was also said the 355 was the last “truly beautiful” Ferrari. In fact, it’s a common notion that the 355 was the last truly classically pretty Ferrari. The 355 is the last Ferrari built with a throttle cable between the gas pedal and the throttle bodies on the engine and a rod operated manual gearbox. It is the last “small” Ferrari. It is the last traditionally built Ferrari. It is the Ferrari that saved Ferrari and turned its reputation around in the mid-1990s. It is well on its way to being a collector’s Ferrari. See the article below comparing the F355 to the Dino. The 355 is a great investment. It's the end of the Enzo era inspired cars, the last of the hand-built cars and they made very few with just 2,664 six speed manual transmission spiders being made for the world. Compare that to the 360 where Ferrari made more than 13,000 of that model approximately half of which are spiders! This is the end of the small, svelte go-kart like handling Ferraris. It sounds more like an F1 car than any other road Ferrari. It has 5 valve per cylinder and titanium connecting rods. It is the last of the Ferrari with a manual transmission and a true throttle cable as opposed to indirect drive by wire found in the 360 and later cars. It is the best shifting, best driving true sports car from Ferrari bridging the analog cars to digital cars threshold. The 458 spider is an amazing car but it was mass produced, still costs around $250k and only comes with an automatic transmission and drive by wire, doesn't sound as good as the F355, and as a spider doesn't look as good as the F355 with its two giant humps behind the seats. It’s also huge compared to a 355 and takes no driver skill and has far less driver involvement. If you are wanting a true classic Ferrari experience with modern performance capabilities the F355 is the only car that fits the bill. Fast, fun, lightweight, sounds great, great to look at, and by today’s Ferrari standards produced in limited numbers. More fun and nimble than a 550, the other last analog Ferrari. The F355 will only appreciate as a classic in the future. HISTORY This Ferrari currently has a clear title. I have the full history of the car and I have spoken to the prior owner of the vehicle responsible for bringing the car to California. Please read the full history. Here is the history for this Ferrari: The prior California owner, then an Executive with Warner Brothers, purchased the car from Huntingridge Motors in 2005. One evening he was celebrating the conclusion of a work project at a Hotel on the corner of La Cienega Blvd and Beverly Blvd here in Los Angeles. He let the manager from computer animation company they were working with drive his Ferrari. They sat at a light at that intersection adjacent to the hotel. I have spoken to both the owner and the driver and both state what happened next. Their left turn arrow turned green. She started her left turn and was driving very slowly. The owner told her to give it some gas and she gave it only a slight amount of gas. He then instructed her to give it some more gas. By now they were midway through the turn. She gave it a lot more gas just as the car came into its powerband and the car spun as it was already mid-turn. The car was not going very fast as it she was just turning left at the intersection where the hotel was. With the Ferrari fishtailing, the Ferrari’s rear wheel hit the sidewalk. That was it. They both got out of the car and were actually relieved to see there was no body damage. Even the wheel itself looked okay but clearly the A-arm had bent as a result of hitting the curb. I have obtained the insurance company photographs which confirm this as well. Not one body panel on the car was damaged, no airbags deployed nor was there any serious damage. All the damage was of the simple bolt-off, bolt-on repair variety. At that time the owner had decided he wanted a BMW Z8. So the Ferrari was taken to Ferrari of Beverly Hills, the most expensive place probably in the nation to service and repair a Ferrari. Just as expected, they wrote a substantial estimate as each brand new part from their retail price sheet was expensive (and typically more expensive than even other Ferrari dealers). They even stated on the estimate that the removable subframe needed to be replaced and at a huge expense. Yet the subframe did not need to be removed or replaced which is readily verifiable. Thus, Ferrari of Beverly Hills did what was expected, they wrote a high estimate. Also as expected, Mercury Insurance concluded it would be more cost effective to pay off the car and then sell the car at an auction. As the car still looked very good without any damaged body panels, a new looking interior and super low miles, Mercury calculated it would generate a good auction sale value. By paying the car off and then selling it at an auction Mercury could avoid having to pay other non-repair costs, such as rental car and loss of use of the Ferrari. Mercury would have had to have paid for a rental car that was comparable to the Ferrari while the car was being repaired. Whether a loss of use claim or a rental car cost, renting a Ferrari is typically over $1,000 a day and if the car took four weeks to repair which was entirely possible (e.g., waiting for parts from Italy) that cost alone could be in excess of $30,000. As the owner had his eye on a Z8 he was happy to have Mercury “total” his Ferrari. With Mercury thinking they could get $45,000 to $50,000 for the Ferrari at an auction and save $30k in rental and loss of use fees and with the owner having “only” paid approximately $70k for the Ferrari, Mercury made a business decision to cut a check and sell the car at an auction. Mercury turned this paper into California’s DMV who then proceeded to issue a branded California title. A gentleman purchased the Ferrari and had it repaired and titled in his home state of Illinois where a non-branded title was issued. This Ferrari was not issued a branded title because of extensive damage. On the contrary, it was branded simply because Mercury concluded it would be more cost efficient to sell the car at an auction. I have this information straight from Mercury Insurance records, including numerous photos from Mercury Insurance, and from speaking directly with the owner and the driver of the Ferrari. Owners Manual and tool kit included. From CLASSIC DRIVER: Has the Ferrari F355 already become a classic? 22 August 2014 Inheriting the proportions of its predecessor, the Ferrari F355 was outwardly a much better-resolved proposition, both aesthetically and aerodynamically. But beneath the smoother skin were further major advancements, including power steering, variable damping, and a 100cc engine enlargement to 3.5 litres. In revised form, the now-375bhp V8 revved out to 8,500rpm and, even more impressively, conjured more bhp per litre than the V12 in the McLaren F1. “It was also the first truly reliable Ferrari,” adds Hartley Junior. “Unlike the Testarossa and 348, you could invariably put one in for a routine service without being hit with an astronomical bill.”As one era was beginning, another was coming to an end: it was to be the last of the breed to be hand-built, with the 360 and later descendants moving to mass production. “Perhaps this is why it’s similar to the F40 and F50 in the way it follows the trends of the classic car market,” ponders Hartley Junior. “In recent years, values of the 355 have climbed 25-30% – influenced somewhat by the 328 GTS – and I think this will continue to be the case. I can see this particular example being a quarter-of-a-million-pound car within the next 10 years.” “The 355 was a sweet spot in the transition from ‘analogue’ to ‘digital’, blending timeless looks and an honest character with just enough modern influence to make it a tempting proposition today." TOP GEAR AND RICHARD HAMMOND ON THE F355 All the legend, the myth, the history and mystery in the world cannot distract from one single fact when it comes to Ferraris: they have to be pretty. Stat sheets can go on about power-to-weight ratios, structural stiffness, torsional rigidity and exotic materials all day long, but if the car looks like a moose, then it’s a moose - an offence made all the worse if it’s supposed to be a prancing horse. The 348 that preceded the 355 was not an especially ugly car, but it also wasn’t especially pretty. The slats down the side echoed the Testarossa - not a good thing - so it looked dated even when it was brand new. And it certainly wasn’t a hit, performance-wise. In fact, much was made of the news that Honda launched the NSX at the same time, and it appeared to be, in every single way, better than the Ferrari. The 355 was Ferrari’s answer. Beauty and power came together and are still very much in evidence today. I’m not one for getting all gooey about Ferraris in general, but there is undeniably something that happens deep inside when you see that yellow badge on a V8 or a steering-wheel boss. Ferrari: the name carries so much weight, even to those who, like me, have never had - nor wanted - a hat with the brand on it. And, my God, the 355 is pretty. It shared almost every dimension with the 348, but the body was all-new and its sculpting had involved a rumoured 1,800 hours of wind-tunnel testing. But there’s little sense of form following function here; it’s too pretty for that. If anything, the 355 has somehow got more attractive in the 19 years since it arrived. Inside, I get a reminder that all Ferraris go through a phase when they are not classic - they’re just old Fezzers. I’d say that the 355 is coming through that and entering the classic stage of its life. In true Ferrari form, the interior has dated well. The layout, the design and the feel of it all scream of their own time and, while not fooling anyone that they were drawn yesterday, still have something to say about their period in car design… almost the definition of a classic, in fact. The mid-mounted 380bhp V8 revs to 8,250rpm and sounds satisfyingly guttural and raucous when it does so. It’s a Ferrari, so while it has to be pretty, it can’t afford to be slow either. And it’s quick, it really is. The headlines, 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 183mph, are both perfectly acceptable, thank you. The way it delivers those is what it’s all about. The bark and fizz of the V8, the click-clack through that iconic, shiny H-gate - it’s all there. It’s a Ferrari and feels it. The engine and suspension all received major updates to produce the 355, and the gearbox too, with a six-speed manual operated, of course, through that sculptural gear selector. It feels all those things a Ferrari needs to feel; it’s a taut thoroughbred, and you get the sense too that, once you’ve overcome the inevitable nerves that can flutter at any encounter with any Ferrari, the thing is biddable and usable, with perhaps just a touch of fragility to keep things special. There’s a huge amount of love for the F355, with some claiming it pretty much saved the company from the doldrums in the early Nineties, others that it was the car that finally shifted the old-fashioned and faintly stuffy conviction amongst the Ferraristi that the only ‘proper’ Ferraris were the V12s. Some, including F1 champion Phil Hill, named it as one of the 10 best Ferraris ever. A landmark car, then, in the story of a legendary carmaker. COMPARING THE 355 TO THE 246 DINO The Dino became an instant hit with the new Ferrari customers and it was a brilliant piece of automotive design and engineering. It also moved Ferrari up a number of gears It used to be that a gentleman driver would only consider a Ferrari with a large and powerful V12 engine mounted up front. Porsche manufactured small, rear-engined sporting cars for the arriviste. ?All that changed when Ferrari launched the Dino, with a mid-mounted V6, and followed it with a succession ?of V8-engined sports cars. Ever since, Ferrari has offered two tiers of performance and style – but the Dino has moved out of the new-money realm into ?the collector-car stratosphere. Could the 1990s F355 be about to follow suit? Ferrari broke from its traditional front-engine philosophy in 1968, when the diminutive Dino appeared. The new model was not even badged a Ferrari; it was simply a Dino 206GT. To make matters worse it was developed along with Fiat, the V6 finding its way under the bonnet of the Fiat Dino Coupé and Spider. Motoring aristocrats such as the Agnellis of this world were about to be joined by successful Luigis who owned lucrative pasta joints. What was Enzo thinking? To be fair, the Old Man wasn’t keen on the mid-engine configuration for road cars – although his 250LM racer had proved to be the future for sports racing cars – as he thought the layout unsafe in the hands of customers. In the 1950s, his son Alfredo Dino Ferrari had been working with legendary engineer Vittorio Jano on small-displacement V6 racing engines that translated into successful racing cars, but Dino died of muscular dystrophy and never saw his ideas realized with the very successful road-going Dino. As was often the case with Ferrari (and other ?small manufacturers), building the required production run of 500 vehicles to meet the homologation rules was problematic so, for the new 1.6-litre Formula 2 series in 1967, Ferrari turned to Fiat for production ?and to up the numbers. Sergio Pininfarina was commissioned to build a concept for the 1965 Paris Salon and a refined Dino 206S featured at the 1966 Turin motor show. The reaction was very favourable, ?so Dino 206GT production followed the year after. The Dino became an instant hit with the new Ferrari customers and it was a brilliant piece of automotive design and engineering. It also moved Ferrari up a number of gears, transforming it from a small manufacturer of racing cars and expensive road cars into a specialist manufacturer of racing cars, expensive exotics and more affordable sports cars. In 1969 Fiat took commercial control of Ferrari, allowing Enzo to concentrate on his first love – motor racing – while considerably expanding the company and allowing it to grow into the success it is today. With the new Dino costing some £5500 against the big-gun 365GTB/4 Daytona’s £9000, it’s no wonder ?the small Ferrari (priced similarly to the Porsche 911) took off the way it did. Just 157 examples of the ?all-aluminium 2.0-litre 206GT were manufactured in ’68 and ’69 before Ferrari realised that improvements were required to sustain the sales trajectory. The steel-bodied 246GT was introduced in 1970, with a larger 2.4-litre engine that upped the horsepower from a screaming 160bhp at 8000rpm to a gruntier 195bhp at a still heady 7600rpm. Importantly, torque followed suit, from 138lb ft at 6500rpm to 166lb ft at 5500rpm. Weight rose too, to 1077kg, a tad more than the Porsche 911 of the day, but performance also improved considerably, with the 0-60mph sprint taking seven seconds and a top speed of 143mph. The 1972 Giallo Fly Ferrari Dino 246GT you see ?here belongs to Capetonian Dickon Daggit. Daggit is a leading light in the historic racing scene in the Cape ?and has raced his Cooper Bristol at Monaco and Goodwood. He has owned his Dino since 1981. ‘Of all the cars I own, this will be the last one to go,’ he says. ‘Not only is it beautiful to look at, it’s a classic that’s quick, handles superbly and does everything I want in a sports car. I regard it as being one of the most important road-going Ferraris ever, even if the Dino GT only actually received the Ferrari badge once the model was launched in America.’ And there’s the crucial point. Informed motoring collectors such as Dickon Daggit consider the Dino to be a proper and seminal Ferrari. But because Dinos were half the price of the bigger V12 Ferraris when new, many of them had harder lives and multiple ownership. Rust, unreliability and expensive, high-maintenance servicing costs dragged their values down to the point where they became ‘cheap Ferraris’, an oxymoron that led to neglect and demise in many cases. Dinos were abused, smoked around and lost much of their value. When the classic car phenomenon took hold in the 1970s, 275GTBs, 365GTCs and Daytonas increased in value and, come the crash of 1989, a Daytona was worth four times as much as a good Dino. But things have changed since then and today a good Dino is worth almost as much as a solid Daytona: say about £130,000. The Ferrari Dino is now as respected and collectable as any of the big V12s and having its engine mounted behind the cockpit is no longer a negative. After all, it became the way of many Ferraris. The sublimely beautiful Dino Berlinetta and Spider were followed by the less classical, more angular Bertone-styled Dino 308GT4 in 1974. It was never considered to be one of Ferrari’s finest creations, yet its V8-engined heart founded a theme for every ?junior Ferrari that followed, starting in 1975 with the superb 308 (as featured in Octane issue 83), which morphed into the 328, then the tricky and nervous ?348 of 1989. This was the low point for the junior mid-engined Ferraris, as the company appeared to be concentrating its skills on the larger Testarossa and 512TR, the magnificent 288GTO and the ballistic F40. But in 1994 Ferrari focused anew and came up with the F355. The best mid-engined, smaller-displacement Ferrari since the original Dino, the F355 was met with enthusiasm by both the press and Ferrari owners, who once again had a compact and wieldy sports car to enjoy thrashing along their favourite roads. Adam Blow brought along his immaculate 1996 F355 Berlinetta to pit against Daggit’s Dino and together they make a fine pair. Both designed by Pininfarina, these are two of the best-looking Ferraris ever created. The F355 has obviously moved on from the 246 and its specs are very impressive. It is the first Ferrari to feature five valves per cylinder (three intake and two exhaust valves) and its 3.5-litre V8 engine thumps out 380 stallions at 8250rpm. This translates to 109bhp per litre, an even higher specific output than the legendary McLaren F1’s 103bhp per litre. Performance? Little-league no longer, thanks to 0-60mph in 4.5sec and a top speed of 178mph. That’s properly fast, even today. The fabulous 90-degree V8 is complemented by ?one of the most sophisticated exhaust systems of the ?time, which has a wastegate that opens at high revs ?to reduce back-pressure and, unfettered, allow an extra 20bhp. How exuberant and typically Ferrari – yet it is balanced by a cool and efficient Bosch Motronic engine management system, a six-speed gearbox ?with tightly stacked ratios, underbody aerodynamics with twin diffusers at the rear, electronically adjustable dampers, and proper racing car-style double wishbones at each corner. The upshot is that Ferrari not only moved its F355 emphatically ahead of the 911 and Honda NSX opposition, it pushed the car straight into the jaws of the senior class dominated by the V12 Ferrari 512TR and the thunderous Lamborghini Diablo VT. Road ?tests of the time attested to the F355 being faster to 100mph than both, with the same time to the one kilometre post and a top speed almost identical to the 512’s. Bravissimo! We meet on a hot 38-degree day at Hout Bay. Victoria Road snakes along the peninsular towards Camps Bay and Clifton beach, providing one of the world’s most beautiful motoring backdrops. The cold Atlantic Ocean crashes onto the rocks on one side, while verdant mountain ranges including the Twelve Apostles, Lion’s Head and the rear of Table Mountain soar up towards the bright blue sky on the other. The smooth tarmac ribbon dips and rises past the breaking waves and offers fast and flowing third- and fourth-gear corners with a couple of clear dual carriageway sections ?where the throttle pedals can be planted. Rightfully, we start with Daggit’s Dino 246GT. It shimmers in the bright and unrelenting sunlight, sitting low on its old-tech 205/70 XWX Michelin tyres, the bodywork stretched voluptuously yet tautly over its tubular steel frame. The mid-mounted engine requires two flared nostrils on either side to feed cold air, and the front and rear lids are perforated with gills. You open the driver’s door with the dinky little curled handle, about the size of a nail clipper, and slump down into the driving seat. It is reclined at a comical angle, like a deckchair, and has no rake adjustment. Lying almost prone, you look over the instrument binnacle full of optimistically rated Veglia dials and up over the high-arching front wings. The Dino has been chuntering about for photos in the searing heat, but a press on the throttle pedal and a twist of the key gets the starter slurring and the three twin-choke Webers feeding without fuss. A dab of throttle elicits a fierce bark, as the race-derived 2.4-litre, chain-driven double overhead-cam engine clears its throats. Without having even moved off ?the mark, you know this is going to be a full-volume Ferrari experience. The clutch is firm and short but has a precise bite. The dog-leg five-speed shifter is typically sticky at ?low speeds and is heavy in comparison to a modern car’s. The Dino moves off, proffering an unexpected flow of gentle torque. Changes up through the ’box get sweeter as the speed rises and the car responds instantly and accurately to the superbly alive steering through the beautifully crafted wheel. Visibility is good, steering near-perfect, brakes ?need a good shove to get their attention but are then easy to modulate and the ride flows thanks to the ?all-wishbone, coil-spring suspension. The V6 engine ?is mounted transversely in the chassis, with the ?gearbox beneath it and the diff behind, so the mass ?is concentrated well within the wheelbase. And that becomes apparent as soon as you get into the groove. Turning into corners the Dino initially understeers, but add some throttle and the rear end squats and ?the car starts to work from the seat of your pants. Load up the XWXs, start to push and the Dino responds beautifully, seeming to get down and clamp itself to the tarmac like an angry Cape Cobra. It darts from one apex to the next, hugging the best line with precision. With the enthusiastic little V6 engine revving orchestrally behind you, the Ferrari can be thrown at every corner as fast as you like. The now-hot discs offer delicious feel as you brake later and later, guiding the Dino via its communicative steering while feeling ?it pivot about your hips, as the suspension does an excellent job of dispensing with any interfering undulations. You become one with this car and it flatters the driver, probably because the sublime chassis could clearly handle a whole lot more power. So now we move to the more powerful young ?blood; the supercar. And make no mistake, the F355 ?is most certainly a supercar even if, today, a good, ?pre-owned example can be had for the relatively affordable (against a Dino) sum of £40,000-45,000 – prices that, having moved north over the last year or two, already prove that interest in the F355 is increasing. The best thing? Even at that money, it’s still an absolute bargain for what’s on offer. Adam Blow’s F355 Berlinetta looks fierce in Scarlet. ‘I have a Porsche 993 Turbo as well as this and they are completely different. The Ferrari is a pure supercar but it is useable every day. And every time I drive it, I am reminded how special it is, even when sitting in traffic with the air conditioning on. As a driving enthusiast, I think Ferrari is the ultimate, so my next step is to order a new 458, which I am planning to collect from the factory in Maranello. My dream,’ says Blow. Modern safety regulations and aerodynamic considerations render it less curvaceous than the ?Dino but the 355 is still a dramatic statement with its long nose, side vents, flipped-up tail and signature Ferrari tail lights. As the Dino is diminutive, the 355 is sizable and wide, with a low, ground-hugging front spoiler. It looks honed. Just walking towards the car you can feel the shift from analogue to digital. The 355 is laser-cut, the Dino handcrafted. Having made myself comfortable behind the fat-rimmed steering wheel, the 355 starts instantly. Whirrr, blam, vrrrrrr. Fans blow from under the rear hood where the V8 is mounted longitudinally and the mill produces a flat wall of sound and a swell of heat. Every control feels oiled and accurate even though the pedalbox is offset towards the centre of the car. The drilled aluminium pedals themselves look a bit boy-racer in the otherwise sober and tasteful cabin. You can drive the 355 fast and comfortably, revving it to about five thou, with the radio playing and the ?air-con cooling. But, as advised by owner Blow, things only really start to happen above that. So turn the tunes and chills off, drop two gears via the riflebolt gearshifter and hold on. The 355 gets serious. If the Dino is akin to dancing with a beautiful woman as you guide her across the floor, the F355 is like a work-out with a black-belt karate instructor: precision thwacking with no corner either broached or given. You want the driving seat mounted forward so you can grasp the fat power-assisted steering wheel, then reprogramme your brain to keep up with the speed with which the 355 lunges into the corners. The gears are worth swapping just for the crack and the powerful vented disc brakes slough off speed with disdain. The car crushes the distance between corners with complete authority, and then it takes those corners with insane levels of grip and speed. Simply point and squirt. The superb suspension does the rest as the 355 hunkers down and launches itself through the bends. The first run along the costal road is a blur. So do it again. Concentrate, balance the throttle, gearchanges and braking. Still too much infused information to process, so do it again. More at one with the 355, you delve more deeply into its performance abilities. The fat 225- and 275-section 40-profile tyres mounted on 18-inch rims are not even close to the limit on this road and the 355 could do with a long, closed racetrack ?to get anywhere near its properly exciting edge. Amazingly, the electronic damping control that varies the suspension’s stiffness confers an extremely comfortable ride amid all the high-speed action. Obviously this is not a Dino 246GT versus a F355 Berlinetta road test because, although both are Pininfarina-designed mid-engined Ferraris, they are from totally different eras and are engineered with vastly different technologies – but note that both are Berlinettas, the purist’s choice over the Spider versions. The Dino is charming and so much better than I imagined it might be. The 355 is a true supercar, yet as capable of being a daily commuter as it is pushing the envelope of serious performance. The 355 was never a ‘little’ nor a ‘cheap’ Ferrari, being launched at £83,000, whereas the Dino was perceived as being the ‘small’ Ferrari when first seen in 1969. So I am surprised to find that I would choose the Dino over the fabulous 355. This Dino, like most today, is properly restored and in fine condition so it behaved impeccably in roasting conditions, never losing its cool. And it is just more special than the computerized, extremely loud, heat-venting, hyper machine that is the 355. Nowhere near as fast, the Dino is more seductive than the 355 on real roads. It appeals as a hand built icon rather than a precision instrument. You drive it with your soul whereas the 355 simply requires you to aim it with your brain engaged. You dance with the Dino and spar with the F355. Sure, the 246GT commands a price three times that of a good 355, and that’s no surprise: but don’t be surprised either if the F355 starts edging closer to it.

1998 Ferrari 355 Spider 1998 ferrari f 355 spider manual major service history

1998 Ferrari 355 Spider 1998 ferrari f 355 spider manual major service history

$69,900

Peapack, New Jersey

Year 1998

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 25392

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Steve Sasson (212) 804-8070 163 Main Street Peapack New Jersey 07977 ? ? ? ? 1998 Ferrari F355 Spider Vehicle Information VIN: ZFFXR48A1W0112065 Stock: 164 Mileage: 25,392 Color: Silver Trans: 5-Speed Manual Engine: 3.5L V8 40V Drivetrain: RWD Description 1998 Ferrari F355 Spider 6-Speed Manual Transmission with the legendary Gated Shifter 25,392 Documented miles Argento Nurburgring with Blue leather interior & Blue soft top This Ferrari has had an impressive & pampered history. It was first purchased by Chauncey Hannibal of the Grammy Award winning group BACKstreet at Foreign Cars Italia in April of 1998. He had the car properly serviced including 2 major engine out services completed at Foreign Cars Italia in 1999 & 2006. It has since been in the collection of the world renowned architect Peter Marino since he purchased it in June 2000 with 21,192 miles. It has since been serviced regularly at Ferrari of Long Island including major engine out services in April 2006, June 2010 & August 2012 at 24,563 miles. The clutch was replaced by Ferrari of Long Island in August 2011New tires were installed at 24,566 milesNew brakes installed at 24,632 milesThese services are in addition to the annual fluid & filter maintenances & full detail The power soft top has been serviced & works properly. The fabric top, rear window & leather Tonneau cover are all in great shape & fit nicely. There are no sticky buttons or shrinking leather We have fully inspected the vehicle to make sure that it is a turn-key Ferrari that you can get in & enjoy today. This Ferrari comes complete with the owners manual in its leather case, a binder full of service records, car cover & keys. It is CarFax certified with no accidents or issues. The full report is available by clicking on the link below the pictures. Please contact Steven Sasson to discuss this car(212) 804-8070 or [email protected] We will be happy to help arrange door to door transport anywhere in the USWe have a 100% Positive Ebay feedback & have sold many Ferrari's thru Ebay. Worldwide delivery & Pre-Purchase inspections are welcome at our location:JM Legend Auto Group (212) 804-8070163 Main Street Peapack, NJ 07977 Buy with Confidence from JM Legend Auto Group! JM Legend Auto Group has been selling cars in NY & online for over 19 years We have are the recipient of the coveted 2016 Dealer of the Year Award by DealerRater.com This award is only given to the highest rated dealers in the country based on customer reviews. 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Trim Spider

1999 Ferrari 355  ONLY 13302 MILES + SPIDER + F1+ CARBON FIBER +  SHIELDS

1999 Ferrari 355 ONLY 13302 MILES + SPIDER + F1+ CARBON FIBER + SHIELDS

$87,591

Calabasas, California

Year 1999

Make Ferrari

Model 355

Category -

Mileage 13302

Posted Over 1 Month

Lamborghini North Los Angeles proudly offers the 1999 Ferrari F355 Spider ONLY 13302 MILES + SPIDER + F1+ CARBON FIBER + SHIELDS Vehicle Description » Year // 1999 Make // Ferrari Model // F355 Spider Exterior Color // Interior // Tan Mileage // 13,302 Transmission // Engine // 3.5L V8 VIN // ZFFXR48A6X0114900 Stock Number // P0039 This is a smoke free Carfax certified 1999 Ferrari F355 Spider equipped with a 3.5L 375HP V8 engine and a 6-speed F1 (auto & paddle shift) transmission. This car is finished in a beautiful Gloss Black exterior color and Tan full leather interior.This F355 Spider is in exceptionally clean condition and comes nicely appointed including: + Original Stereo + Black Piping + Black Wheels + Scuderia shields ...plus much more!! // HIGHEST RATED LAMBORGHINI DEALER IN THE COUNTRY!! Here at Lamborghini North Los Angeles, we are known for having the highest quality vehicles in the country and unprecedented customer service. Our goal is simple...to deliver a vehicle as close to absolutely perfect as we can get it and give you a world-class buying experience that exceeds your expectations every step of the way. DON'T WAIT, CALL US NOW AND LET'S MAKE A DEAL... 818-657-5060 OR EMAIL [email protected] We are part of the leading luxury brand in the country....Boardwalk Auto Group. Since 1999 Boardwalk AG has been delivering the highest quality new and pre-owned vehicles in the world. Our goal is to give you the best buying experience of your life and keep lifelong relationships with our customers by consistently going above and beyond to take care of all of your automotive needs. Photos » 1999 Ferrari // F355 Spider Model Overview » 1999 Ferrari // F355 Spider » and much much more!!! Warranty Information » This vehicle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any incorrectness, imperfection, defect or damage. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the vehicle, and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to bid based upon that judgement solely. The seller shall and will make every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects associated with this vehicle at the buyer's request prior to the close of sale. Seller assumes no responsibility for any repairs regardless of any oral statements about the vehicle. Terms and Conditions » Shipping is the purchasers responsibility. If in California, buyer pays all California taxes and fees. If purchaser is out of state, buyer pays California Inventory fee and doc fees. About Us » Welcome to Lamborghini North Los Angeles, a member of the Boardwalk Auto Group. // We are a Factory Authorized Lamborghini Dealership. Once you decide to visit our dealership you will be met with a level of friendliness and attention unmatched in the industry. Whether you are in the service department with one of our highly trained technicians or in the showroom with a certified sales consultant, committed personnel will attend to your needs. Drop in to see us. We look forward to meeting you.