Miami Vice Ferrari Testarossa headed to auction - Autoblog (blog)
"MIAMI VICE" HERO CAR SPEEDS INTO MECUM AUCTIONS MONTEREY 2015. Iconic 1986 Ferrari Testarossa to be offered at The Mecum Daytime Auction Aug. – July 7, 2015 – The star of the '80s-era television series "Miami Vice" is coming to the Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey this Aug. No, not Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs—the flashy detectives played by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas who fought episode-after-episode against the seedy underworld of Miami—but their 1986 Ferrari Testarossa. It was rumored that Enzo Ferrari himself proposed that the Ferrari factory could supply two black Testarossas for use on the show. The only significant change came when the Ferrari was repainted white at the behest of Director Michael Mann for better visibility in night scenes. The Testarossa sports a 4. 9 liter, 390-horsepower flat-12 engine, a traditional five-speed manual gated shifter, beige leather, power windows, power locks, power seats, cruise control and air conditioning. Now showing 16,124 miles and authenticated by both Ferrari North America and Ferrari Classiche, with documented service records from Shelton Ferrari in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Source: www.autoblog.com
