The Poster Car on Your Bedroom Wall - 1987 Ferrari Testarossa

[@supersonique001]

Lovely car! The amount of service that had to be done on this car demonstrates to reason why cars that are not driven deteriorate for lack of use. I owned a 1990 white Testa and put almost 30k miles on it without a single issue and original clutch, they are as bullet proof as a Chevy, they are essentially a BBi that went to charm school and are great long distance GTs with plenty of luggage room. A bargain today. My only regret is having sold it !

[@chrispig7748]

I had a framed poster of one for a birthday gift when I was a teenager and still have it 40 years later!

[@normalguysupercar]

Very cool

[@jagpimp7322]

Now I want to watch a re run of Miami Vice.

[@normalguysupercar]

Lol nice

[@qitstrn]

While I loved that car as kid from Miami Vice I had a white Lamborghini Countach poster as kid. I’m 48. Ironically as a kid you never saw a car like this in person. Now they are everywhere

[@normalguysupercar]

Yeah I don't know why but that seems true

[@BobGeogeo]

I saw one in college. It must have belonged to a parent or visitor since it was a one day sighting.

[@DerekL-ow4bo]

1) this is your best thumbnail to date! 🙂 2) *LOVE* the POV view for driving. Please keep doing that -- this car was the perfect choice to help us experience "driving" it with you, but would still enjoy it with others.

[@normalguysupercar]

Thanks for the feedback. 😁

[@FezzaYT]

Love it! What a beauty.

[@normalguysupercar]

Oh yes

[@cuttingedgeinnovationstati5208]

Your POV video reminds me of Test Drive from the 80's. I'm just finished saving a 78 Corvette Silver Anniversary car from a collection that the owner died. Car has sat on driving in about 5 plus years. Thankfully it was preserved in a warehouse with his other cars. 11,000 original miles. I've put 342 miles on getting it sorted and taking it to shows. Another great example of a Testarossa like Richards. All the best to the NGSC team.

[@DerekL-ow4bo]

Yes!! I was thinking about Test Drive the entire time in the POV portion. Funny how the stuff we do and see as a kid sticks with us forever, and makes any car from that game even more special to us.

[@normalguysupercar]

Very cool

[@WildBillJr]

Definitely my hero car. King of the GT cars. And I'm sure someone has already snatched this up.

[@normalguysupercar]

Not yet actually

[@The_Mace]

Dan, you needed a Sonny Crockett / Miami Vice outfit for this review! White jacket, white pants, pink t-shirt... His Testarossa was white, but still... Also, the poster car on my bedroom wall during my childhood was a Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole. 1988, I think...

[@steveng4249]

Beautiful car

[@normalguysupercar]

It sure is!

[@MVD792]

Thats a beautiful Alfa Romeo 8c spider lurking in the background...

[@normalguysupercar]

Yes it is

[@briandeaton3550]

The GT40 pictured on The Tail of the Dragon looks good in thebackground. I bought one of my car in the same corner. 😃

[@josequiroz5184]

One of our family vehicles said one owner on the car fax but it got passed around 5 people in 12 years.

[@tg_ny]

I have had such a high regard for Ferrari that I had MY testarossa poster framed when I was in college 😊. I still have it, along with one the F1 flags. Yes, lambo made a Miura which started the supercar era, but in my mind, it was the testarossa and Countach that brought the rivalry between these brands to the mainstream. Leonardo Fioravanti is my favorite automobile designer. He penned this car, and several others for Ferrari, while working at pininfarina. No other car can ever be confused with testarossa trio. I hope you guys have an opportunity in the future to acquire and test a 512TR, the second generation of this car. Just this review alone will likely increase your number of subscribers 😊. The car is an icon.

[@normalguysupercar]

Thanks

[@freddaniali]

I'm getting the itch to buy that thing!

[@normalguysupercar]

Haha I bet

[@Arthur-ke9vz]

Besides the 355, I’d say this is my favorite Ferrari

[@normalguysupercar]

Certainly in looks

[@pjcornell9691]

In 1987 the 328 GTB/GTS was my poster car.. The Testarossa was just too busy stylingwise like the new F80.. The F8 is a Great value today... Like a modern day 328!

[@normalguysupercar]

The f8 is impressive

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

9:37 v12 symphony

[@gnashsang]

It’s crazy what some people are asking for these cars

[@normalguysupercar]

They are priced all over the place

[@gnashsang]

@ more than a highly spec’d new 12Clillindri

[@James-mf9to]

Can you put the asking price In the videos?

[@normalguysupercar]

No. We won't do that as we might change prices. It's on the website or you can always email [e-mail]

[@CoolHand273]

Great job Dan. Why did this car end up at auction? I saw this on another youtubers channel.

[@normalguysupercar]

Which KZbinr? I'm not sure why but likely it was traded in. Certainly it was very unusual.

[@CoolHand273]

@@normalguysupercar I am sorry dan I watch a lot of youtube so I can't recall. He is one of those solo youtubers that goes around prowling dealerships and auctions running his mouth off about how people are stupid for paying over sticker for regular cars, how run of the mill cars are too damn expensive, how car dealerships are going to get their just deserts now the covid pandemic games are coming to an end, and how there is going to be a repo apocalypse that is going to flood the auctions since so many people are underwater on their cars. By the way do people pay over retail at auction because there are all those websites that allow non dealers to bid at dealer auction? I thought dealers were just desperate for inventory so they could charge 25% apr to dreamers with roach credit wash rinse repeat.

[@normalguysupercar]

@@CoolHand273 there's a lot of cars we see go over retail. I have no idea how those dealerships are surviving.

[@CoolHand273]

@@normalguysupercar Something tells me an amalgam of bank of mom and dad, not remitting sales tax, and charging crazy interest rates is involved at a minimum.

[@SH-ly1uy]

The seller should be able to confirm whether he is the first owner or not. Anyways: nice car

[@normalguysupercar]

Ok

[@ChrisLoomisDirtFlix]

sure is a beautiful car... what does the 5 year engine out generally cost

[@normalguysupercar]

Anywhere from $5-20k

[@garyleibitzke4166]

Good looking car. How difficult is it to clean the "cheese grater"? From everything I've ever read/heard about the Testarossa it's more about the engine than great handling. True?

[@normalguysupercar]

The slats are a bit of a pain to keep clean. The engine is certainly impressive for it's era

[@chuckvickrey120]

Who did all the work???

[@richardlee7595]

not as much body roll as a propane truck. Noted. 😂

[@normalguysupercar]

Lol yeah that was a great example

[@kevinmanning8214]

In that condition, definitely a tough decision of collection vs driving/enjoying it. At the end of the day, cars are meant to be driven….🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lear60man]

Pulled the engine and didnt do the belts? Thats a 5 year factory due item....7 years if its started regularly otherwise the belts develop micro cracks from sitting in one spot. I had a 90 and 91 over the years. Great cars if you address the fuse box and diff.

[@normalguysupercar]

They were inspected and were fine

[@philipparana9225]

Belts are all synthetic now usually with steel reinforcement or kevlar . They don't dry out and crack like belts from 38 years ago.

[@lear60man]

@@philipparana9225 Main point is, the engine was out. Belts are like $105 and its one of the first things a buyer is going to ask IE "When was the last belt service done?"

[@andream2360]

Perfect. But "Monospecchio" (single high mirror): have to sound like "monospekkio". And single bolt instead is "Monodado". Monodado version usually fits the TRX Michelin, hard to find and not cheap, and probably this is the reason for the aftermarket wheels, probably in inches and not millimetric like the TRX. Differential and starter motor on these cars are WEAK.Lifting only onenside of the car could.cause the back glass to break. Beware.

[@normalguysupercar]

Yup

[@jamestreanor182]

Don’t let a leather guy touch anything

[@bmuns6445]

I like the 512 TR better

[@normalguysupercar]

Ok

[@christschool]

Texas has the worst road dirt in the nation. I'm always surprised to see how closely you follow behind vehicles. Texas is rock chip central.

[@normalguysupercar]

Eh wasn't going real fast.

[@ringleringle]

This car looks "slow-bean"!

[@normalguysupercar]

I guess