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Driving like Alain Delon in the Ferrari Testarossa

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Created on January 28, 2013

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Ferrari S.p.A.

Artcurial

Ferrari S.p.A

M. Cavazutti

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Ferrari Testarossa (1987) - Alain Delons Fahrzeug wird am 8. Februar 2013 von Artcurial in Paris versteigert, der Hund wird aber nicht mitverkauft

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Ferrari Testarossa (1987) - Interieur des ex-Delon-Ferrari, der am 8. Februar 2013 von Artcurial versteigert wird

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Ferrari Testarossa (1987) - Blick in den Motorraum des ex-Delon-Ferrari, der am 8. Februar 2013 von Artcurial versteigert wird

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Ferrari Testarossa (1987) - der edle Schriftzug auf dem ex-Delon-Ferrari, der am 8. Februar 2013 von Artcurial versteigert wird

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Ferrari Testarossa (1987) - N.A.R.T.-Kleber auf dem ex-Delon-Ferrari, der am 8. Februar 2013 von Artcurial versteigert wird

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Ferrari Testarossa (1987) - vollständiges Werkzeug-Set im ex-Delon-Ferrari, der am 8. Februar 2013 von Artcurial versteigert wird

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Ferrari Testarossa (1987) - Kleber am ex-Delon-Ferrari, der am 8. Februar 2013 von Artcurial versteigert wird

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Alain Delon und sein Le-Mans-Rennteam mit einem Porsche 935 im Jahr 1981

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Alain Delon posiert vor einem von ihm unterstützten Rennwagen Porsche 935 im Jahr 1981

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Ferrari Testa Rossa (1957) - der erfolgreiche Sportwagen aus den Fünfzigerjahren war im Prinzip der Namensgeber für den neuen Testarossa

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Präsentation auf dem Pariser Autosalon 1984

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Präsentation um den Pariser Autosalon 1984

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - auf einem frühen Pressefoto

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - atemberaubende Silhouette

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - der asymmetrische Aussenspiegel wurde später durch einen normal tief liegenden ersetzt

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - der charakteristische hoch montierte Rückspiegel verschwand im Jahr 1985

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - nur die frühen Exemplare sind unverfälscht

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Version mit einem hoch montierten Spiegel und Zentralnaben

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - obwohl technisch verwandt mit dem Vorgänger BB, sah er optisch völlig anders aus

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - die ausgeprägten Flanken mit den langen Kühlrippen sind charakteristisch für den Mittelmotor-Ferrari

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - er war eines der breitesten Autos seiner Zeit

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Blick in den Motor (Durchsichtszeichnung)

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Durchsichtszeichnung enthüllt die Innereien

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - geschlossene und offene Klappscheinwerfer

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Blick ins Interieur

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Interieur mit viel Leder und passendem Kofferset

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett, Tacho bis 320 km/h

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Ferrari Testarossa (1988) - bereits mit zwei Spiegeln und ohne Zentralnabe

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Ferrari Testarossa (1984) - Interieur eines neuen Testarossas

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Summary

Between 1984 and 1996, Ferrari built almost 10,000 models of the Testarossa, 512 TR and 512 M. Breathtakingly dressed and designed at the height of its time, the Testarossa embodied what was possible at the time and also showed its best side in white in the TV series "Miami Vice". Even Alain Delon, the famous actor, could not resist the allure of the car. Now, almost 30 years later, the car is being auctioned in Paris. This report tells the story of the Ferrari Testarossa and shows it, and Delon's example in particular, in detail in many pictures and in two original brochures.

This article contains the following chapters

The actor Alain Delon
The successor to the Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer
The design benchmark for the sports car world
Completely new dimensions
Model upgrades and a long life
Alain Delon's Testarossa
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Alain Delon is not the most famous Testarossa driver, that honor probably goes to Sunny Crockett (alias Don Johnson) from the TV series "Miami Vice", in which a white model is available to a drug cop as a company car. However, Alain Delon is certainly the better actor and was perhaps better suited to the Ferrari mid-engined sports car, after all he had racing experience. Alain Delon played his first roles in films as early as the 1950s, but he became really famous with works such as "Rocco and his Brothers" and "The Leopard", both directed by Luchino Visconti. Blockbusters such as "Borsalino" and "The Sicilian Clan" made him an even more internationally renowned actor. Delon was able to shine both as a character actor and as an action film hero. And he was the ultimate heartthrob, it wouldn't even have taken his relationship with Romy Schneider to document this.

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