Will You Be Crockett or Tubbs Today? 'Miami Vice' Testarossa Up for Sale
Dubbed the “ most famous Ferrari known to exist” by Mecum Auctions, the white “Miami Vice” Testarossa will hit the auction block August 13-15 in Monterey, California.
The amazingly entertaining history behind the car includes details about the Testarossa, which was repainted white, and its life after the hit ’80s show.
With just over 16,000 miles on the clock and a recent $8,000 engine-out service, a piece of American television history can be yours (probably for a lot of money).
The 1986, single-mirror special Testarossa was one of two cars delivered to Universal Studios in a deal to rid the TV show of its Corvette-turned-Ferrari-Daytona they used for the first two seasons. Also part of the deal: Kill the Daytona on screen with a Hellfire missile. Awesome.
Since 1990, the car has been in storage, according to the auction house. Its low mileage and history could be attractive for any buyer looking for a car to complement their pastel suit collection. The car’s history has been verified by Ferrari and comes with complete service history.
Last year, a 1989 Testarossa with 95 miles sold at auction for $242,000. In May, David Hasselhoff’s “Knight Rider” car, KITT, was sold for $150,000. It’s unclear where the Ferrari 328 used in an episode of “Alf” is today.
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Both Bo's General Lee and KITT failed to sell at auction last week. We'll see about this one.
@APaGttH thank you, thank you, thank you for this statement. Miami Vice defined my youth, media-wise, and I'm simply STUNNED how many people remember that show in a completely wrong way -- either because their memory is playing tricks on them or because they never "got" Miami Vice in the first place. All the show's elements that people seem to have remembered the most -- the music, the luxury, the decadence, the cars -- were just a FACADE which was juxtaposed with the human suffering, the personal tragedies, and the horrible crimes that took places before this facade, and which made this facade possible in the first place. This wasn't a feel-good show about lucky and happy people driving around in Lamborghinis and dating hot women. This was a show about morally corrupt a**hole characters who paid their Lamborghini with dirty money and *raped* the women they wanted. And as you rightly pointed out, there was practically NEVER a happy ending to any episode. It was ambiguous or downright tragic endings all the way. The show was far less superficial than many people still make it out to be, and to this day, it gets way too little credit for its calculated bleakness and often stirringly tragic storylines.
Magnum's 308 GTS is more famous. Sorry Sonny. No moustache wax for you!
It's looking for a HEARTBEAT. Somebody to drive. That single mirror perched way up high like a parrot on the shoulder of a pastel pirate is a travesty.