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Ferrari 412 - underestimated Granturismo?

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Created on December 10, 2022

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - flat front thanks to folding headlights

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - the flat hood is a dominant design element

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - around 1.8 meters wide

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - the bumpers on the 412 are in the color of the car

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - the trunk of the 412 was slightly enlarged by raising the rear end

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - ready for the next long-distance drive

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - around 4.8 meters long

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - elegant coupé

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - everything in leather in the cockpit

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - the best place is front left

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - three additional instruments in the center console

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - five manual gears but no paddle shifters

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - Round instruments from Veglia

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - Space for two people in the rear

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - longitudinally mounted V12 with four overhead camshafts and fuel injection

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - the V12 engine masterpiece only just finds space under the hood

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - Chassis badge

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - the Ferrari horse on the nose

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - the indicators on the 412 were white

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - folding headlights equipped with two lights

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - Folding headlights in the style of the time

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - classic door locks

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - Ferrari lettering on the rear

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - two classic round rear lights

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Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 (1972) - classic Pininfarina elegance in the four-seater Ferrari

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Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 (1972) - Pininfarina design from a bird's eye view

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Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 (1972) - Pininfarina design, the three rear lights were typical stylistic elements of the time

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Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 (1972) - classic interior in the Pininfarina Coupé

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Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 (1972) - View of the rear seat of the 2+2-seater

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Ferrari 512 BBi (1982) - the Berlinetta Boxer was also the spearhead of the Ferrari model range in 1982

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Ferrari 512 BBi (1983) - complete sales program at Ferrari, all vehicles - Mondial, 512 BBi, 400i - have passed the CH emissions tests - at the Geneva Motor Show of 1983

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Ferrari 400 (1977) - elegant Pininfarina design

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Ferrari 400 (1979) - 4.8-liter 12-cylinder with 4 camshafts and 6 twin carburetors - Geneva Motor Show 1979

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Ferrari 412 (1985) - with 4.9-liter V12 engine and now also with ABS - Geneva Motor Show 1985

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - timeless elegance

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - optically with only minor modifications

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Ferrari 412 (1987) - designed by Leonardo Fioravanti

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Summary

The Ferrari 412 is one of the cheapest ways to get behind the wheel of a twelve-cylinder Ferrari. The 2+2 coupé styled by Pininfarina was built for around 18 years with various model designations and was considered the most suitable product from Maranello for everyday use thanks to its ample space. The Type 40 was also the first Ferrari to be delivered from the factory with an automatic transmission. Nevertheless, the manual versions are less rare than you might think. And particularly attractive. This report tells the story of the Ferrari 412 and shows it in current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Long-lived GT
The fourth edition
Manual transmission as second choice?
Born GT
Superlatives
Underrated jewel?

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When the Ferrari 412 was presented to the wider public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1985, it was actually already an old acquaintance. It had been appealing to discerning frequent drivers since 1972, first as the 365 GT/4 2+2 and then as the 400/400i. It was in the fall of 1972 that Ferrari presented the 365 GT/4 2+2 in Paris as the true successor to the 365 GT 2+2 (Queen Mary). The technology came largely from the 365 GTC/4 fastback coupé, which had appeared a year earlier. The body, however, was completely new, designed by Pininfarina designer Leonardo Fioravanti. He had managed not only to create significantly more interior space between the 2.7-meter spaced axles, but also to design an elegant notchback line that was to be built almost unchanged for 18 years, probably unique in Ferrari's history.

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