The Story Behind the Ferrari Testarossa
In this Ferrari Fact Files, I uncover the real reason the Testarossa looks like it does! A cheese grater! lol.
But there is an interesting story how those iconic strakes came to be and it wasn’t planned that way.
Let’s just say Germany played a role in making them the most iconic feature from any car to come out of the 80s!
The Testarossa is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable cars in Ferrari’s rich history. Its iconic side-mounted radiators, encased in distinctive horizontal slats, became a standout feature that the world had never seen before. It was originally planned to have open vents, but a certain country had concerns that kids would get trapped or caught in them!
The renowned project designer manager, Leonardo Fioravanti from Pininfarina recently unveiled during an Interview by Classic Driver during the 40th anniversary of Ferrari's legendary redhead, how the legendary Testarossa strakes came to be. It is worth the read!
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/arti...
The early Pininfarina design images of Testarossa were published by Supercar Ferrari Testarossa by Mark Hughes
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