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Car of the Day: May 7, 2015; Blue Box Toys '86 Ferrari Testarossa
Topic Started: May 6 2015, 11:45 PM (699 Views)
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Today's car of the day is Blue Box Toys' 1986 Ferrari Testarossa

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The Ferrari Testarossa (Type F110) is a 12-cylinder mid-engine sports car manufactured by Ferrari, which went into production in 1984 as the successor to the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. The Pininfarina-designed car was originally produced from 1984 to 1991, with two model revisions following the ending of Testarossa production and the introduction of the 512 TR and F512 M which were produced from 1992 to 1996. Almost 10,000 Testarossas, 512 TRs, and F512 Ms were produced, making it one of the most-produced Ferrari models, despite its high price and exotic design.

The Testarossa is a two-door coupé that premiered at the 1984 Paris Auto Show. All versions of the Testarossa had the power fed through the wheels from a rear-mounted, five-speed manual transmission. The Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout (engine between the axles but behind the cabin) keeps the centre of gravity in the middle of the car, which increases stability and improves the car's cornering ability, and thus results in a standing weight distribution of 40% front: 60% rear.


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For more information and pictures on the real car, please visit: Ferrari Testarossa

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This casting certainly won't be winning any beauty contests, but the real Testarossa is undeniably cool, and the flip top roof on this diecast is a cool little feature making it one of the more unique versions of this car to be made. Ferrari never actually made a Targa top model of the Testarossa, although they did make one sole example of a true convertible. However there were several after market companies that offered conversions for Testarossa's to make them into either a convertible or targa.

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The Testarossa can trace its roots back to the faults of the 1981 512i BB. The problems that the Testarossa was conceived to fix, included a cabin that got increasingly hot from the indoor plumbing that ran between the front-mounted radiator and the midships-mounted engine and a lack of luggage space. To fix these problems Ferrari and Pininfarina designed the Testarossa to be larger than its predecessor, the Berlinetta Boxer. For instance, at 1,976 millimetres (78 in) wide the Testarossa was half a foot wider than the Boxer. This resulted in an increased wheelbase that stretched about 64 mm (2.5 in) to 2,550 mm (100 in) which was used to accommodate luggage in a carpeted storage space under the front forward-opening hood. The increase in length created extra storage space behind the seats in the cabin. Headroom was also increased with a roofline half an inch taller than the Boxer.

The design came from Pininfarina. The design team at Pininfarina consisted of Ian Cameron, Guido Campoli, Diego Ottina and Emanuele Nicosia. With little surprise, they were led by design chief Leonardo Fioravanti, the designer of many contemporary Ferraris. The design was originated by Nicosia, but the guidance of Fioravanti was equally important. Being a trained aerodynamist, Fioravanti applied his know-how to set the aerodynamics layout of the car. This meant the large side intakes were not only a statement of style but actually functional – they drew clean air to cool the side radiators and then went upward and left the car through the ventilation holes located at the engine lid and the tail. As a result, the Testarossa did not need a rear spoiler like Lamborghini's Countach yet produced zero lift at its rear axle. The aerodynamic drag coefficient of 0.36 was also significantly better than the Lamborghini's 0.42.

Pininfarina's body was a departure from the curvaceous boxer—one which caused some controversy. The side strakes sometimes referred to as "cheese graters" or "egg slicers," that spanned from the doors to the rear fenders were needed for rules in several countries outlawing large openings on cars. The Testarossa had twin radiators in the back with the engine instead of a single radiator up-front. In conjunction the strakes provided cool air to the rear-mounted side radiators, thus keeping the engine from overheating. The strakes also made the Testarossa wider at the rear than in the front, thus increasing stability and handling.


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juantoo3
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What an odd, unusual, and totally cool piece of toy history!
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pjedsel
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Is this the same Blue Box toys that made the plastic Matchbox copies in the '50's? It I a neat little model from a lesser known company - a fellow collector in Kansas City always called these type of diecast models "junk toys" and happily had a room full of them! :)
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Dean-o-mite
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Huge points for uniqueness, even if it is ugly and less than accurate. I like it, and don't have one in my collection.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Oh, yeah!!! That top makes the whole casting! I even ignored the blue glass!! :D :D
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daniel60
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I think it's very handsome myself. Very clean I might add too.
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Harvestman
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ivantt
May 7 2015, 03:44 PM
I even ignored the blue glass!! :D :D
"Must be from Kentucky..."
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Dean-o-mite
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But what about the wheels?? Were you able to ignore the 1980's version of "bling"? :lol:
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