Lot 240

Fort Lauderdale 2017

1990 Ferrari 348 TS

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$46,000 USD | Sold

United States | Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Identification No.
ZFFFG36A8L0086669
  • 3.4-liter V-8 engine
  • Five-speed manual transmission
  • Mileage reported as actual
  • Unique red and white color combination
  • Reported as a very original example

Brought to life in factory Bianco (White) with a very sexy and sinister, Rosso (Red) leather interior. Very few were built in this color combination for the USA. Never in an accident always garage kept and maintained. Part of the 50 car collection of Ferrari classic cars. All the electrical works including windows, stereo, lights & turn signals. Everything on the car is factory original with an added carbon fiber wrap for the roofs. This vehicle has never been repainted except for one small area on the lower rear fender. and always well kept.

Ferrari introduced the 348 in 1989 as a long-awaited successor to the 308/328 series, which had been in production since 1976. A dramatic departure from its predecessor, the 348 took styling cues from the Testarossa, with its side-mounted radiators and strakes, while having a longitudinally mounted engine with a transverse gearbox. This mid-engine arrangement mimicked the layout of Ferrari’s F1 cars at the time and looked like a “T” in plan form. The design helped centralize mass between the wheels (it also explains the “t” designation; the coupe was the 348 tb, and the Targa-topped version was the 348 ts). The 3.4-liter four-cam V-8 made 300-hp and propelled the car to 60-mph in 5.6-seconds on the way to a top speed of 171-mph. Standard anti-lock brakes afforded equally impressive stopping abilities.

The coupe and the Targa were largely unchanged through the end of 1992, while subsequent cars gained 12-hp as well as a minor suspension revision to address complaints of nervous handling at the limit, and these cars are referred to as the 348 GTB and. In 1993 the 348 Spyder convertible was introduced and this model lasted through 1995 – one year after the coupe and Targa 348s had already been replaced by the 355. Two notable limited edition cars were the 1992-94 U.S.-only Series Speciale (100 built), and the 348 Challenge, which was a combination street/track car (57 built).