Kicking off Summer with the 13 Greatest Ferrari Convertibles, Ever - Vanity Fair
Though our superheated planet and the calendar might not agree, the glorious season of short Friday workdays that we call “summer” kicks off this weekend. But for Vanity Fair ’s car department, it also means convertibles—and the brasher, flashier, and classier, the better. Few drop-tops best define the intersection of this holy triumvirate than Ferraris. So we’re kicking off the summer by test-driving the brand’s latest roadster, the California T. And to celebrate its lineage, we gathered 13 of the greatest Ferrari convertibles, ever. 1957-1958 250 Testa Rossa : Only around 34 Testa Rossas were made, intended for racing. Four sensuous fenders, a long hood, and a short deck wrapped around a glorious 12-cylinder engine and track-worthy suspension. (The engine’s top was painted red, hence the name testa rossa , or “redhead. 1960-1962 250 GT SWB California Spyder : Forever immortalized as the Ferris Bueller car, the California Spyder—of which only about 55 were made—was not only gorgeous and fast, it was a celebrity magnet. 1977-1989 308/238 GTS : Two words: Magnum, P. I. Ferrari’s most popular car ever, while not a true convertible, owes its commercial success (and placement in this list) in part to Tom Selleck's mustachioed muscularity. Source: www.vanityfair.com
