It’s one of the cars that defined ’80s excess and exhilaration. If you somehow missed all of its “Miami Vice” appearances, those iconic side strakes could be found blasting through arcade games, taped to countless dorm walls, and splashed across seemingly every other cover o…

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Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
4/6/23 12:09 p.m.

Buy one, and I think that makes you legally allowed to play the Miami Vice intro on repeat:

 

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
4/6/23 4:37 p.m.

I'm looking forward to when we do a buyer's guide on this Ferrari, so I can play it on repeat - or do I have to buy one? The Ferrari in the show was actually modified for Tom Selleck's height. He and I are of the same height. D'oh!
 

 

bosswrench
bosswrench New Reader
4/6/23 6:32 p.m.

No doubt it drives nicely on an open road but stay away from downtown. I followed one thru Old Town Monterey during Historic Car Week, and his left rear tire was on the double-yellow line while the right side was only inches away from blocks of parked cars. Lots of cops and he was doing maybe 15 mph.... did NOT look like a fun drive. Late Countache- same problem; maybe worse due to more restricted vision. I wouldn't take a Peterbilt downtown, either.

 

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