Ferrari Mondial T, 1989

Location: Santa Monica, California

$40,700 USD | Sold

The Mondial 8 was introduced in 1980 as a replacement for its 2+2 predecessor, the 308 GT4. Its longer and wider chassis provided better passenger accommodation, while ongoing development produced the ‘Quattrovalvole’ model of 1982 and the Mondial Cabriolet of 1984 – the first true convertible Ferrari since the Daytona Spider. The combination of topless design, performance, and superb road manners was a resounding success, with Road & Track declaring “Faster, better looking with wind-in-the-hair driving and all the attention from the sidelines you can handle.”

The final iteration of the Mondial was the Mondial T, which was introduced in 1989 with a larger 3,405-cc V-8 engine mated to a transversely-mounted gearbox, devised for Ferrari’s Formula 1 cars over a decade earlier. With output approaching 300 horsepower, the larger engine propelled the Mondial T to 60 miles per hour in 6.5 seconds and onwards to a reported top speed of 158 miles per hour.

The Mondial T offered here was ordered in the stunning black on black color combination and has only 19,427 miles on the odometer. Michael Douglas’s first wife, Diandra Douglas, was the original owner of this automobile. The original black Connelly leather and original Nero paint still look fresh after 25 years and the engine pulls strong. All the original books and manuals will accompany the car and are in their original leather case. The Ferrari toolkit is also included in the sale; however, it is incomplete. This represents a great opportunity to purchase a fun, fast, mid-engined classic Ferrari that you take the whole family in.

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