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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider - Miami twice

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Created on July 28, 2021

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - still one of the most beautiful eight-cylinder Ferraris today

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - ... you just have to think of the roar

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - most road users probably saw it from this perspective

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - according to the factory, the Spider reached 0 to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - even slow driving is fun in the open Spider

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - top speed according to the factory 295 km/h

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - better a Ferrari than a bed in a cornfield

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - easy to drive thanks to power steering

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - the F355 was the last eight-cylinder Ferrari with folding headlights

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - it could have driven like this in Miami

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - only just over 1000 built as an F1

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Dream in red

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - classic red and black color combination

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - the hood is minimally on top, but does not disturb the line

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - extensively optimized in the wind tunnel

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - 425 cm short

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - 117 cm low

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - with the classic double rear lights as on the 308/328

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - four rear lights, four exhaust tips

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - most beautiful open

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - 190 cm wide (without mirror)

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - unmistakable rear section

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - elegant driver's workplace

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - allows a good seating position

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - the airbag steering wheel dominates the cockpit

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - beautifully drawn analog instruments

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Oil pressure, fuel level and time in the center console

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - F1 controls for reverse gear, automatic and winter mode

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - the gearbox version is also marked on the inside

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Nameplate

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - the hood

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - V8 engine with 40 valves

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - longitudinally mounted 3.5-liter engine with 380 hp

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Oil recommendation

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Signs in the engine compartment

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Cavallo Rampante on the nose

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Cavallo Rampante on the wheel center

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - Cavallo Rampante on the rear end panel

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - the gearbox version is also shown at the rear under the type designation

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - from diagonally above

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - rear view - is this a sheet steel version?

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Ferrari 328 GTB (1987) - the roof spoiler cost extra

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Ferrari 328 GTS (1988) - white Ferrari sports cars became popular with Miami Vice in 1984

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Ferrari 328 GTS (1988) - gently modernized seventies styling

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Ferrari 348 (1989) - Successor to the 328 with longitudinal mid-engine - IAA 1989

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Ferrari 348 Spider (1994) - offered as lot 14 at the Dolder Auction of the Oldtimer Gallery Toffen on June 7, 2014

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Ferrari F355 F1 Spider (1999) - the folding headlights look quite acceptable even when opened

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Summary

With the Ferrari F355, the sports car manufacturer from Maranello replaced the 348, which had been severely outclassed by the competition. With the F355, Ferrari achieved a convincing liberation. Even today, the sports car still impresses with its qualities, especially as a Spider. You can also come to terms with the F1 automated manual gearbox. This driving report shows a late F355 F1 Spider in many pictures and tells the story of the model. There is also a sound sample.

This article contains the following chapters

The last in a series
Breaking with tradition
The sportiest Ferrari
Berlinetta, Targa, Spider
Initially, craftsmanship was in demand
Shifting gears like Schumi?
Driving without a filter
Particularly rare as an F1

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Sonny Crocket drove a Ferrari Daytona Spider on the streets of Miami Beach as an undercover drug cop in the television series "Miami Vice" in the mid-1980s. At least that's what it looked like, because the supposed Ferrari was actually a replica based on a Corvette. This also began to bother Enzo Ferrari and so Crocket was soon given a real Ferrari Testarossa (repainted white) for his chases. However, Cocket (alias Don Johnson), usually clad in linen suits and pastel-colored T-shirts, could not be staged really well in the coupé. If the series had been filmed ten years later, the TV star would certainly have been given a Ferrari F355 Spider. Sonny would have been perfectly dressed for the occasion.

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