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  1. junk

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    #1 junk, Mar 6, 2011
    I own a 1992 Pininfarina but it's not a Ferrari. Still kinda rare. Production totaled 1,931 of which many were hardtop convertibles. Mine just a plain ole rag top. I have no idea how many of those were made or how many are left. I would think less than half of the total production number. *shrug*
    Anyway...I drive mine often. It's great fun.
    2-dr. Conv. $58,470 3491 lb
    90-degree, overhead valve, V-8, aluminum block and cast iron cylinder liners, cast iron cylinder heads
    Displacement: 273 cu. in. (4.5 liters)
    Bore & Stroke: 3.62 in. x 3.31 in.
    Compression ratio: 9.0:1
    Brake horsepower: 200 @ 4400 rpm
    Torque: 270 lb.-ft. @ 3200 rpm
    Five main bearings
    Roller hydrauic valve lifters
    Tuned port fuel injection
    power-latching mechanism for the convertible top
    traction control
    Final drive ratio is 3.21:1
    Wheelbase 99.4 in.
    Overall Length 178.7 in.
    Height 51.2 in.
    Width 73.5 in.
    Front Tread 60.4 in.
    Rear Tread 60.4 in.
    Standard Tires Goodyear Eagle VL P225~55VR16
    Curb Weight 3752 lb
    Front Headroom 38 in.
    Front Legroom 43.2 in.
    Front Hip Room 54.5 in.
    Front Shoulder Room 57.9 in.
    Transmission four-speed automatic (includes viscous converter clutch)
    Steering Power-assisted rack-and-pinion
    Front suspension Independent Macpherson strut with coil springs, strut-type shock absorbers -- integral-in strut and electronic variable and stabilizer bar
    Rear Suspension Fully independent transverse monoleaf w/integral in-strut electronic variable shock absorbers.
    Brakes Power assisted front and rear disc w/Bosch III anti-lock braking system
    Body Construction Integral body-frame
    Fuel Tank 22.0 gals.
    Digital Instrument Cluster
    chrome squeeze-cast aluminum wheels
    multi-adjustable Recaro seating
     
  2. Teenferrarifan

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    #2 Teenferrarifan, Mar 6, 2011
    It sounds to me that your car is not a Pininfarina, but instead a 1992 cadillac Allante that was designed by Pininfarina and the bodies were built by Pininfarina, but the motors and rest of the components were installed by GM here in the US. As such, this was termed the world's largest assembly line. The car is sharp and my Dad owned a 1993 Allante for a few years. Congrats on the car, but I think there are way over half of them still on the road. They built over 20k Allante's total from 1987-1993.

    Erik

    PS If I am wrong on the car you actually own please post some pics, but all the specs you posted match the Cadillac.
     
  3. Senna1994

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    #3 Senna1994, Mar 6, 2011
    Was it 1992 that they went to the Northstar Engine in the Allante?
     
  4. Teenferrarifan

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    #4 Teenferrarifan, Mar 6, 2011
    1993 was the first and last year for the northstar allante.

    Erik
     
  5. Jedi

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    #5 Jedi, Mar 6, 2011
    Cool 1992 Pininfarina... my first car was a 1964 Fisher

    Jedi



    [sorry for the repost - couldn't resist]
     
  6. Tony K

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    #6 Tony K, Mar 6, 2011
    My first car was a 1977 Fisher. :)

    It had a 400 ci V8 developing 200hp and a PosiTrac rear end!
    It wasn't exactly rare, but just as Tom Selleck made the 308 famous on TV, Burt Reynolds made this Fisher famous in a movie! :D
     
  7. pearsonhaus

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    #7 pearsonhaus, Mar 7, 2011
    +1
     
  8. Miltonian

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    #8 Miltonian, Mar 7, 2011
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  9. TheMayor

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    #9 TheMayor, Mar 7, 2011
    The only memorable scene of an Allante... ever.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WudtxbnqR4[/ame]
     
  10. Auraraptor

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    #10 Auraraptor, Mar 7, 2011
    Sad, that was one of the best looking (production) Caddies ever made.
     
  11. Jedi

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    #11 Jedi, Mar 8, 2011
    It's not a Caddy... it's a PININFARINA you silly

    :D:D

    Jedi
     
  12. junk

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    #12 junk, Mar 23, 2011
    ok ok...it's a Cadillac! With an Italian body. Y'all wouldn't believe how much I paid for it (nothing). I said for years I didn't want it. After a couple years I agreed that I had some room in my garage and there it sat until I decided that it was a shame to just leave it sitting alone like that so...I drove it and I liked it but I had always said...WTF!? it's a front wheel drive "roadster"? That's kinda retarded. Here's another bizarre thing...it was the most expensive car ever made in the U.S. at that time (1992). Really...the car never made any sense no matter how you look at it. Still fun to drive though. I'm glad I got it out. And also...thank god for the traction control! The weight distribution is completely out of order.
     
  13. Tony K

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    #13 Tony K, Mar 28, 2011
    So do you like your car, or do you hate it?

    And why the cut/paste job of the car's details but not the make/model?
     

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