New 355 Owner

Congrats! This was the car to get!

A few things. There should be no ECU upgrade. If there is, it wasn’t factory. There’s no such upgrade. Steering wheel is also not factory.

Your carbon engine bay side panels are also from Gruppe M. I recommend carbon door sills.

Take good care of her. No expense was spared on this car.

 

What a spec, my goodness, this is rare stuff here !!! F1 is a great system in the 355, you will love it.

 

I’d love to see your window sticker as your car is highly optioned. But in case you cannot obtain it, 98-99 cars came with carbon seats in Large and Narrow sizes. Size would only be indicated on the window sticker. Your seats are most likely Narrow size from my best judgment.
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Wow wow. Amazing spec. Enjoy!

 

VERY nice. I'm in AU but check trademe every now and then to see what's available. I saw that car and noticed how nice it looked and what a great spec it has.
Well done!

The rubber strip is a factory part.

 

Congrats! Was the car originally NZ delivered?

 

You also have challenge door mesh. Don’t lose these. They’re discontinued.

These pics I’m providing from Dorifutography… the previous owner is unaware of them. They’re decent shots for you to save in your photo library.


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Carbon Radio surround should be an OE Ferrari offering. Might want to get the stickies redone on the radio outer trim.

Your console control center in carbon fiber is after-market. Most likely from Valence USA. They no longer produce them.


Your door sills are an after-market reproduction of the standard door sills, but in carbon. They are a nice offering as well, however, the official Ferrari carbon door sills have a different look and come with “Ferrari” aluminum scripts. Refer back to the other car I posted you commented in.

I wouldn’t worry too much about the steering wheel as long as you have the original airbag one in your possession.



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Choosing a Spider over this car would’ve been the biggest Ferrari mistake of your life . This 355 is the only F1 355 I would ever buy. I actually contemplated contacting the owner to buy it.

I pretty much have all the unique spec’d 355’s in the world memorized. I’m pretty confident this is a 1 of 1.

 

Another note... don't bust up those embossed fenders. They're also discontinued .

 

Awesome spec, congrats!

 

Beautiful car! Enjoy it in the best of health!!!

 

Man that is awfully nice. Please post a clip of the exhaust note when you get it, curious what a de-catted Tubi sounds like. Congrats.

 

Your car is definitely a 1999 MY. One of 13 RHD F1 cars optioned with FHP UK-delivered. Info from a UK Ferrari forum.





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Congratulations Wow what a great spec yes getting that over the spiders was the right choose
I’m sure you will enjoy it and have big smiles throwing in to curves on some back roads or track


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Woohooo... fabulous car, well found! Hope we see it out enjoying some of NZ's (better) roads sometime!

 

Wow!! Absolutely breathtaking!! - Amazing spec as others have stated- Congratulations

 

FHP and shields is not a given. They are separate options. Reza has FHP, but he does not have embossed shields. I think they are original to the car. Probably ran out of room on the list . Carbon paddles could be after-market as well.

Rosso Red (0504) coloured stitching... that's the first time I've seen the code for the red stitching. I'll be needing that .


Let us know how the car drives/handles. We need more Feedback on FHP. Also, if you can check if your brake pads are yellow.

 

In regards to seat sizing -

One of my biggest beefs with the carbon sport seats for the longest time was they look visually too big/wide for the car when looking from the outside. That alone made me question if I really liked them or not for years. I then stumbled upon a few that looked narrower than usual. Then I found more pics of your car in particular. The seat sizing looks just about right. It was believed for a long time, the 355 carbon sport seats only came in one size. I knew yours was different. That's when I set out to solve the mystery once and for all.

My conclusion (which I believe is proven). 95-97 cars came with 1 standard sized carbon sport seats. For 98 and 99 cars, Ferrari ditched that size/design and decided to offer a narrower version (Narrow) and a Larger version (Large). So only two options for 98-99 cars. Standard size no longer available. In short, there are 3 sizes for 355 in the 5 year span. Both the 98-99 Narrow and Larger versions are much rarer in my opinion.