REAL MIAMI VICE CAR
THE SHORT STORY about this car, when the MIAMI VICE show first aired a Daytona Ferrari replica was used, when Mr. Enzo Ferrari watched the show and witnessed the Fake Daytona he was outraged that a replica car was carrying his Ferrari name, automatically a law suit against Universal Studios was started.
A couple of shows later a deal was struck... the agreement was for Universal Studios Hollywood to BLOW UP the original Daytona replica on the actual M.V. show and for two new 1986 TESTAROSSA'S to take over as the Special A.T.F. Vice cars.
Both cars were born Carbon black but the camera equipment 30 years ago wasnt good enough to keep up with the night scenes and the speed of the cars. So, director Michael Mann decided that both cars were to be painted White and the Iconic Miami Vice Ferrari was Born...
REAL MIAMI VICE "HERO" cars .........
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FOX NEWS
'Miami Vice' Ferrari Testarossa listed on Ebay for $1.75 milion
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This one will knock your socks off, and maybe drive you to wear pastels.
One of the iconic white Ferrari Testarossas featured on the “Miami Vice” TV show is up for sale on Ebay at the kingpins-only starting price of $1,750,000.
Two of the cars were used in the filming of the series, driven on screen primarily by Don Johnson’s "James 'Sonny" Crockett' character, and are as “I love the ‘80s” awesome as cars get.
The Ferrari’s current owner tells FoxNews.com that he bought it about three years ago, after learning that it had been sitting in a Miami garage for many years. It was last sold in 1991. The coupe looks incredibly clean in photos, has 16,000 miles on the odometer, and comes with all of its service records since new plus full documentation of its role on the TV show.
The Testarossa was one of the fastest and most powerful cars of its day. Its 4.9-liter V12 engine pumped out a then very impressive 390 hp that was good enough for a top speed of 180 mph.
According to the Hagerty Price Guide, a perfect 1986 Testarossa is worth approximately $89,000, about what they sold for new. But the other one of the Miami Vice cars was reportedly purchased recently for $750,000, and it’s owner claims he’s since passed up offers for over $1 million.
That one is on display at the Swap Shop’s automotive museum in Fort Lauderdale, while the Ebay car is up for bids until January 7th.
CAR AND DRIVER
http://blog.caranddriver.com/buy-sonny-crocketts-miami-vice-testarossa-for-1-75-million/
Buy Sonny Crockett’s Miami Vice Testarossa for $1.75 Million
Miami Vice introduced an entire generation to the world of exotic supercars, getting nascent gearheads hooked on the powerful combination of straked air intakes and pastel neon lights. Now you can turn your Crockett fantasy into a reality by buying a Ferrari Testarossa “hero car” used to film the legendary TV show. You’ll just need a pile of cash big enough to make a 1980s drug dealer swoon.
According to the eBay listing, this 1986 Testarossa was one of two bona fide Ferraris used in filming during the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of the seminal show. A third stunt vehicle, built from a DeTomaso Pantera, handled the dirty work, helping to keep the mileage on this baby down to a creampuff 16,000 miles.
The car’s history is as wild and fiery as a Miami Vice plot: In the show’s second season, Ferrari caught wind of the Daytona-bodied replicas—built on C3 Corvette running gear—use by the show. The Italian horsepower house sued to shut down McBurnie, the replica house building the generic Daytonas, and offered to donate two brand-new Testarossas to take the place of the iconic knockoff.
Legend has it that there was just one stipulation to Ferrari’s offer, and it was worthy of a Vice bad guy’s revenge plot: The offending Daytona replica had to be destroyed on the show. That, allegedly, is how this scene ended up in the Season 3 premiere episode.
And how Crockett finally got his hands on the immaculate white Testarossa, an early model with a single side-view mirror that came out of the factory painted black.
Now, according to the seller, the very same car that Crockett and Tubbs drove across Miami’s bridges and under New Wave neon lights can be yours. It comes with a long rap sheet of documentation going all the way back to the day the car was delivered to Universal Studios. Not to mention, a $1.75-million Buy It Now price.
Just don’t show up to the seller’s place with a suitcase full of cash and suspiciously twitchy eyes. Because if there’s one thing we learned from Miami Vice, it’s that crime doesn’t pay.
ROAD AND TRACK
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/news/a24582/crocketts-miami-vice-testarossa/
Miami Vice Testarossa on sale for $1.75 million
Yours for a few briefcases full of unmarked bills
Miami Vice introduced an entire generation to the world of exotic supercars, getting nascent gearheads hooked on the powerful combination of straked air intakes under pastel neon light. Now you can turn your Crockett fantasy into a reality by buying a Ferrari Testarossa "hero car" used to film the legendary TV show. You'll just need a pile of cash big enough to make a 1980s drug dealer swoon.
According to the eBay listing, this 1986 Testarossa was one of two bona-fide Ferraris used in filming during the third, fourth, and fifth season of the seminal show. A third stunt vehicle, built from a DeTomaso Pantera, handled the dirty work, helping to keep the mileage on this baby down to a cream puff 16,000 miles.
The car's history is as wild and fiery as a Miami Vice plot: In the show's second season, Ferrari caught wind of the Daytona-bodied replicas–built on C3 Corvette running gear–the show used. The Italian horsepower house sued to shut down McBurnie, the replica house building the generic Daytonas, and offered to donate two brand-new Testarossas to take the place of the iconic knockoff.
Legend has it, there was just one stipulation to Ferrari's offer, and it was worthy of a Vice bad guy's revenge plot: The offending Daytona replica had to be destroyed on the show. That, allegedly, is how this scene ended up in the Season 3 premiere episode.
And how Crockett finally got his hands on the immaculate white Testarossa–an early model with a single side-view mirror that came out of the factory painted black.
Now, according to the seller, the very same car that Crockett and Tubbs drove so pensively across Miami's bridges and under New Wave neon lights can be yours. It comes with a long rap sheet of documentation going all the way back to the day the car was delivered to Universal Studios. Not to mention, a $1.75 million Buy-It-Now price.
Just don't show up to the seller's place with a suitcase full of cash and suspiciously twitchy eyes. Because if there's one thing we learned from Miami Vice, it's that crime doesn't pay.
BRING A TRAILER
http://bringatrailer.com/2014/12/19/claimed-actual-1-of-2-miami-vice-ferrari-testarossas/
Claimed Actual 1 of 2 Miami Vice Ferrari Testarossas
This 1986 Ferrari Testarossa (VIN ZFFSA17AXG0063631) is claimed to be documented as one of two used in the filming of Miami Vice, the seller noting that although both cars were originally black they were resprayed for better contrast during night filming. An early mono specchio or single mirror model, paperwork includes full service history from new, and true or not, we like the ad’s story about Enzo insisting the Daytona replica first used in filming be blown-up as part of a lawsuit settlement. Find it here on eBay in Miami, Florida for $1,750,000 OBO.
