A FERRARI featured in Miami Vice and The Wolf of Wall Street is among a collection of sports cars up for sale.
The cars are expected to fetch a million pounds at auction – with the collection including five immaculate Ferrari Testarossa and 512 spinoffs all from one single collector.
AlamyThe Ferarri Testarossa in Miami Vice[/caption]
Paramount PicturesThe iconic car also featured in Wolf of Wall Street[/caption]
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Jam Press/Keno Zache Courtesy ofThe car collection is expected to reach just shy of £1 million at auction[/caption]
The Testarossa was launched in 1984 and soon became a cult classic of the decade, even featuring in the hit TV show Miami Vice.
The iconic sports car also appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street.
Leading the collection is the 1996 model – which is one of only 501 of its type.
Powered by the legendary flat-12 Testarossa engine and offering a power increase to 434 horsepower, it is estimated to reach up to £263,000 and is the most valuable of the collection.
The 1992 Ferrari 512 TR boasts 422 horsepower and with its dry-sump V-12 system is able to reach 195mph flat out.
The model – which has Pininfarina styling – is expected to fetch up to £219,000.
Meanwhile, the 1987 Ferrari Testarossa ‘Monodado’ features 16-inch wheels with a motorsport style ‘single-nut’ design – only offered on selected variants of the model.
The 1986 Ferrari Testarossa ‘Monospecchio’ is considered to be the most collectable to the lot thanks to its signature design.
These cars, fitted with the single, high-mounted mirror, were designed as such due to an interpretation of European regulations at the time.
It is expected to reach £158,000.
Last in the lot is the 1989 Ferrari Testarossa which has an open-gate gearbox mated to the ionic mid-engine, 4.9-litre flat-12 powerplant.
Auctioneers Sotheby’s expects it to reach £132,000.
The ‘Black on Black Collection’ will be on show at the auction house’s Villa Erba sale in Lake Como, Italy in May.
Sotheby’s Car Specialist, Stephan Knobloch, said: “We are delighted to have consigned this remarkable collection of Ferraris.
“As a marque which is synonymous with the colour red, black Ferraris are not only fewer in number but it is also a colour which gives Ferrari cars a highly purposeful look.
“For me, a black Testarossa is the ultimate specification, and these five cars present a very rare opportunity.”