By / 24 May 2013
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The Testarossa is one of a handful of truly iconic '80s supercars. At nearly seven feet wide and with those long, trademark side strakes feeding side-mounted radiators to cool its big flat twelve, Testarossas are many things, subtle not one of them. Introduced in 1984 as a replacement for the fabulous 512BBi, the Redhead retained its predecessor’s mid-mounted 180 degree V12 layout, and not much else.
By / 14 March 2013
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If you were a boy growing up in the mid-eighties, there's a 99% chance you had a poster of one of these cars on your bedroom wall. An entire generation spent sleepless hours staring at 27" x 41" prints of these earthbound spaceships—all wide-hipped, vented, and wedge-shaped. Like me, you may even have had both on your wall, but you definitely had a preference. Which one you dreamt about as a 4th grader likely determines your adulthood allegiances as well.
By / 12 February 2013
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For a supercar, the Testarossa deserves much more respect than it garners. Its beauty has been overlooked by some in favor of the Countach. Now discounted to a fraction of its original price, it waits humbly for a return to grace. Vintage car collector Joe Ventura waits along with it. In the meantime, he's lucky enough to live daily with this beautiful redhead.
By / 11 December 2012
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You may have heard Kavinsky's music on the Drive soundtrack with the song Nightcall. Kavinsky is back with a video for his song Protovision, and it features a car we have a fondness for: the Ferrari Testarossa. Nothing is better than seeing and hearing the Testarossa flex its muscles to this '80's-sounding tune while blasting around the streets of downtown LA.
