Pearl white Michelotti 400i coupe

I saw this car a few years ago at an auction. Maybe it was in Scottsdale. I was surprised it could be sold in the US since the 400 was never a US model when new and this one had a completely different body. But the roofline from side view looked like low buck Mazda RX-7. I believe the story was a Saudi prince ordered it for his girlfriend who cared not a whit about it. The car would be difficult to maintain electronics wise because it had a then experimental digital dash. But otherwise its shining points are one of the last full body designs from Michelotti, and it's a 400. I believe it sold at the auction for less than $100,000. I was wondering if anybody ever saw it advertised and what the seller was asking for it and what people think it is worth today. I feel as a one off Ferrari by a known coachbuilder, it should be receiving more praise but then there's that roof...

 

You're talking about the 400 Meera. Here is an old thread on this with pictures....it even has the RX7 comparison.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/365-gt4-2-2-400-412/13245-ferrari-400i-meera-s.html

 

Making that thing into a 250 GTO replica would be an act of mercy.

Wow, that is one unsightly automobile. The girlfriend was right.

 

The roofline looks like a Mitsubishi Starion.

 

I think from the B pillars forward it looks pretty good, but not good enough to make up for the back. Maybe they could graft on the back part of a Pontiac Aztec.

 

It's all bad.