PRODUCTION NUMBERS 1985 1986 SINGLE MIRROR TESTAROSSA

Did a few others get painted white early on when the Vice cars got their screen time? I have seen multiple white flying mirrors, which does not seem to go along with the few listed here.

 

Well, we have what percentage of the U.S. cars made in 85/86 listed? Perhaps 90 cars listed so far? Of course, it is only a guess as to how many of the running examples this represents.

Surely there are a lot of others out there, maybe derelict, maybe broken up for parts, etc. And, it would seem to me that if a person were willing to repaint the King of all Ferraris (in it's day), <<and to imitate a TV show!>> you might very well not be the sort of person that would be committed to a 22 year long preservation schedule.

It a repaint to white did survive and get sold today, I would hazard a guess that a new owner might well be tempted to put it back in its original colors.

BTW - I had a sort of single-mirror-selfish reason for suggested we extend the list to the newer cars. CircleInd made the point way back when this started that probably the single-mirror was quite a bit more rare than we imagine - I.E. that the bulk of what we call the "mass-production" of TRs were probably the mid-production cars. 87 to 91 or so?

I would like to know just how rare our original & unmodified flying mirrors are and that would give an indication.

 

The speedo for 58275 is indeed calibrated in kms. It does not have cats presently, but I understand the original system did include them. Also, it has aftermarket single-bolt wheels manufactured in France (manufacturer unknown), and a third (brake) light mounted under the rear roof panel (as opposed to being integral to the engine cover). Given the wiring and fit, the brake light does appear to be a factory item although that is not something I have confirmed. New passenger cars sold in Canada were required to have the third light beginning in 1986, but not earlier, so this car may have required a "dealer fix".

Thanks for all the effort on this thread...

 

Thought this thread needed a bump again as the Boxer 100 reminded me.

So, I am counting 88 cars here (not counting 67614 as it is first double mirror?)

Is it possible that with the law of diminishing returns, we are close to the 90th percentile here for Fchat owners? Now, who dares to guess how many of the total surviving cars that could be?

I would probably be comfortable in the notion that this list may well represent 50-60% or a little more of all these cars still around. And that the point of "so many made they are like cloned sardines" is just a myth for the flying mirrors.

James

 

66851 Red Black 18,000 miles Seattle 1986

 

Well, welcome to you fpilot. I guess that was worth the bump - only the fourth post from this owner and he is the latest 86 on our list.

James

 

Hi everyone, the web site is coming along (taking longer than I would like) and I look to have it up soon. I have at least double the numbers listed so far. Thanks, Ron
54453 1985 RED/BL cloth
54635 1985 RED/TAN dealer
54641 1985 RED/TAN Helmut
54643 1985 RED/TAN
54879 1985 RED/RED
55033 1985 RED/CREAM Ron Woods (You think?)
55151 1985 RED/TAN dealer
55347 1985 RED/BLACK dealer
55349 1985 RED/BLACK dealer
55475 1985 RED/BLACK
55783 1985 RED/RED (Now white in 2000 Zandvoot)
55787 1985 RED/RED
56039 1985 RED/BLACK
56047 1985 RED/BLACK EURO RoccoM Toronto
56219 1985 RED/BLACK Italy
56221 1985 RED/BLACK 21000m exhaust EURO prova85/MA
56223 1985 RED/RED
56303 1985 RED/RED converted by Konig
56503 1985 NERO/WHITE dealer
56593 1985 NERO/TAN Italy
56677 1985 RED/TAN
56741 1985 RED/TAN
56953 1985 RED/BLACK
56955 1985 RED/RED
56957 1985 NERO/BLACK Italy
56959 1985 NERO/TAN IN US
56963 1985 RED/CREAM IN US
57083 1985 RED/RED
57117 1985 NERO/BLACK IN US
57269 1985 RED/TAN Euro fuentesa3 Houston, Texas
57389 1985 RED/TAN
57393 1985 BLUE/TAN
57413 1985 RED/TAN
57535 1985 RED/BLACK IN US
57535 1985 RED/BLACK IN US
57777 1985 RED/TAN
57783 1985 RED/TAN IN US
57859 1985 BLACK/TAN US
57951 1985 RED/TAN
58001 1985 RED/TAN 24000m Factory Cats. US Circleind / SoCal
58275 1985 BLACK/TAN 32000km Alberta, Canada
58549 1985 RED/RED
58561 1985 RED/RED
58745 1985 BLACK/ NATUREAL 34,000m thornatty
58908 1985 RED/RED
59329 1985 RED/TAN
59927 1985 RED/BLACK IN US
60141 1986 RED/CREAM 48000m Stock US gabriel
60447 1986 RED/TAN 22000m Stock US James Woods / Dallas
60843 1986 RED/TAN
61135 1986 RED/CREAM RHD tessmania/Ireland
61305 1985 RED/TAN 30000k CH spec SWISS RJMUELLER/Germany
61723 1986 RED/TAN 44000k Stock CANADA
61951 1986 RED/TAN 37000 US khayes/Texas
61955 1986 RED/TAN 36000k Double flying mirrors Anthony bently/London
62003 1986 RED/RED
62039 1986 RED/RED (Now black in spa 2000)
62113 1986 RED/TAN 42000m RSKDSK/GA
62369 1986 RED/TAN 8000m US dealer/MN
62567 1986 WHITE BLUE 27500m US eogorman
62619 1986 RED/TAN
63251 1986 RED/RED
63456 1986 BLACK/TAN 33000m Stock Alan Lebis Alberta
63465 1986 North America
63501 1986 RED/TAN 15000m US Racey Red
64051 1986 SILVERTAN SWISS
64057 1986 RED/TAN EURO
64101 1986 RED/RED
64719 1986 RED/TAN 22000m US Engineer
64873 1986 RED/TAN US ASG 86TR/NJ
64925 1986 RED/TAN 62000m US testarob/Florida
64983 1986 RED/TAN
64989 1986 RED/BLACK 48000m RHD ENGLAND Godber
65099 1986 BLACK/BLACK Beta Scorpion
65303 1986 RED/RED (Now Silver in Spa 2000)
65307 1986 BLUE/TAN 25970m Stock US dealer/SoCal
65309 1986 RED/CREAM
65459 1986 RED/BLACK 25000m Stock US Testa86/Il.
65499 1986 RED/RED
65503 1986 RED/RED
65665 1986 BLACK/BLACK 38250m KS
65975 1986 RED/RED
66065 1986 RED/BLACK 40000m Canada BIG RED
66275 1986 RED/RED
66527 1986 RED/RED
66621 1986 RED/TAN
66815 1986 RED/TAN
66821 1986 RED/CREMA 18300m double flying mirrors RHD markboj/Australia
66851 1986 RED/BLACK 18000m fpilot/Seattle
67614 Lowest double mirror reported so far.

 

double high miror on ebay, how many did they make?

 

I don't think the factory made any double high mirrors. I would think it is aftermarket.

Don

 

They didn't make any as the passenger side mirror is 100% useless from the drivers side. They also didn't make tr's with ABS and cruise control which that car is advertised as having. Not to mention the red front grille, spoiler and cheesey aftermarket wheels. YUK !

 

Delieverd new in Seattle - Rosso Corsa - 3218. I think this car has subsequently had a RHD UK spec high mirror installed, which is as another person posted here is absolutely worthless!

 

Can you post a picture of the 17-digit VIN...? This car shouldn't be a North American car - and if it is, it should be an '85.

James, can you revise that serial number...? No such number for a Ferrari exists. Since it's pre-75000, it should be an odd number.

 

Are you the current owner of this car...? Do know the interior color, current mileage, engine number, date of production, etc....?

 

It wasn't my number; Circleind is keeping the list...I was just counting how many we had and didn't think it belonged either.

Agree that these should be odd numbers.

On the additional right hand high mirror, aside from the usability, have you ever SEEN one? - it just simply doesn't work from a style perspective - while the single mirror is part of the high original style because it is unique.

 

#65247 can be added - silver / tan, one registered owner (before me)

 

Alex, thanks for the update. Can you tell us more...? Like when you bought it, how many miles at the time, how many miles now, engine number, date of production, etc.

 

Sure, Carby. I bought it today and it has 37k miles on it. It is June, 1986 production. Every book, tool, etc. Will post pics once I receive it - seems like bad luck to post any before it is in my hands.

Dino #10704
365BB #18265
400i Daily Driver #049773
TR #65247

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1974 BMW One-Off Spyder
1974 450slc (wife's)
1976 Jeep SJ
1994 Land Rover D-90 (also wife's)
Etc...

 

Well there you go!
Told ya it would happen.

 

Today...? Seriously...? That's awesome...!

Then just know that I'm reserving my congratulations in the spirit of abstaining from any bad luck.
I hope to see you post pictures really soon - and I hope to be able to see that beauty in person some time this year at a Tri-State show now that I'm back in New York.

 

Yes, the double flying mirror was a dealer installed item. Ron
54453 1985 RED/BL cloth
54635 1985 RED/TAN dealer
54641 1985 RED/TAN Helmut
54643 1985 RED/TAN
54879 1985 RED/RED
55033 1985 RED/CREAM Ron Woods (You think?)
55151 1985 RED/TAN dealer
55347 1985 RED/BLACK dealer
55349 1985 RED/BLACK dealer
55475 1985 RED/BLACK
55783 1985 RED/RED (Now white in 2000 Zandvoot)
55787 1985 RED/RED
56039 1985 RED/BLACK
56047 1985 RED/BLACK EURO RoccoM Toronto
56219 1985 RED/BLACK Italy
56221 1985 RED/BLACK 21000m exhaust EURO prova85/MA
56223 1985 RED/RED
56303 1985 RED/RED converted by Konig
56503 1985 NERO/WHITE dealer
56593 1985 NERO/TAN Italy
56677 1985 RED/TAN
56741 1985 RED/TAN
56953 1985 RED/BLACK
56955 1985 RED/RED
56957 1985 NERO/BLACK Italy
56959 1985 NERO/TAN IN US
56963 1985 RED/CREAM IN US
57083 1985 RED/RED
57117 1985 NERO/BLACK IN US
57269 1985 RED/TAN Euro fuentesa3 Houston, Texas
57389 1985 RED/TAN
57393 1985 BLUE/TAN
57413 1985 RED/TAN
57535 1985 RED/BLACK IN US
57535 1985 RED/BLACK IN US
57777 1985 RED/TAN
57783 1985 RED/TAN IN US
57859 1985 BLACK/TAN US
57951 1985 RED/TAN
58001 1985 RED/TAN 24000m Factory Cats. US Circleind / SoCal
58275 1985 BLACK/TAN 32000km Alberta, Canada
58549 1985 RED/RED
58561 1985 RED/RED
58745 1985 BLACK/ NATUREAL 34,000m thornatty
58908 1985 RED/RED
59329 1985 RED/TAN
59927 1985 RED/BLACK IN US
60141 1986 RED/CREAM 48000m Stock US gabriel
60447 1986 RED/TAN 22000m Stock US James Woods / Dallas
60843 1986 RED/TAN
61135 1986 RED/CREAM RHD tessmania/Ireland
61305 1985 RED/TAN 30000k CH spec SWISS RJMUELLER/Germany
61723 1986 RED/TAN 44000k Stock CANADA
61951 1986 RED/TAN 37000 US khayes/Texas
61955 1986 RED/TAN 36000k Double flying mirrors Anthony bently/London
62003 1986 RED/RED
62039 1986 RED/RED (Now black in spa 2000)
62113 1986 RED/TAN 42000m RSKDSK/GA
62369 1986 RED/TAN 8000m US dealer/MN
62567 1986 WHITE BLUE 27500m US eogorman
62619 1986 RED/TAN
63251 1986 RED/RED
63456 1986 BLACK/TAN 33000m Stock Alan Lebis Alberta
63465 1986 North America
63501 1986 RED/TAN 15000m US Racey Red
64051 1986 SILVERTAN SWISS
64057 1986 RED/TAN EURO
64101 1986 RED/RED
64719 1986 RED/TAN 22000m US Engineer
64873 1986 RED/TAN US ASG 86TR/NJ
64925 1986 RED/TAN 62000m US testarob/Florida
64983 1986 RED/TAN
64989 1986 RED/BLACK 48000m RHD ENGLAND Godber
65099 1986 BLACK/BLACK Beta Scorpion
65247 1986 SILVER/TAN aleventhal/NY
65303 1986 RED/RED (Now Silver in Spa 2000)
65307 1986 BLUE/TAN 25970m Stock US dealer/SoCal
65309 1986 RED/CREAM
65459 1986 RED/BLACK 25000m Stock US Testa86/Il.
65499 1986 RED/RED
65503 1986 RED/RED
65665 1986 BLACK/BLACK 38250m KS
65975 1986 RED/RED
66065 1986 RED/BLACK 40000m Canada BIG RED
66275 1986 RED/RED
66527 1986 RED/RED
66621 1986 RED/TAN
66815 1986 RED/TAN
66821 1986 RED/CREMA 18300m double flying mirrors RHD markboj/Australia
66851 1986 RED/BLACK 18000m fpilot/Seattle
67614 Lowest double mirror reported so far.

 

Yes, you did. Blue one is still available - someone should add its vin to this list - #65307, blue/tan with Ed Waterman in Florida. Give me a call if you want the whole story on how I bought this silver one...

 

Ron, can you source this serial number and get the correct one from the source...? It's too low to be an even number...

 

65307 that was the one for sale at Tillack's? My father had been looking at that car for a while as it was the car produced before his old car 65309. And congratulations on the silver TR.

Don

ps if you see 65309 let me know. It'd be cool to see her again.

 

Hi Alex.

I know how you bought that silver one.....

So that was YOU on the stage chomping on the stoogy and bidding against me on that silver one eh...... Too bad we did not recognize each other first... You beat me out at the end. I think between us we drove it up a few $$$

I wanted that one myself for a daily driver....

Glad you got the wheels as well. Too bad you didnt tell me you were in town.

Craig

 

Craig:

I think I got a DIFFERENT silver one than the one you are referring to. I bought mine sight-unseen out of Vermont. Believe me, HAD I been in Florida I WOULD have looked you up. Anyway, thanks for the wheels! Really appreciate it and great luck on your project.

Alex