In photos: Iconic Miami Vice Ferrari headed for auction – includes massive cellphone
Are you stuck in the '80s, your Ray-Bans catching the reflection off your shiny Armani jacket, its sleeves rolled up, with a pastel T-shirt, white linen pants and loafers sans socks? Then crank up the Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel and Depeche Mode on your car stereo and get your designer five o'clock shadow to the Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey, Calif., for Aug. 15 - because a 1986 Ferrari Testarossa driven by detectives Crockett and Tubbs during the final three seasons of Miami Vice is going up for auction. Originally black, series director Michael Mann ordered it to be repainted white for better visibility in night scenes. The Testarossa features a 4.9-litre, 390-horsepower flat-12 engine, a traditional five-speed manual gated shifter, beige leather, power windows, power locks, power seats, cruise control and air conditioning. The car has been in storage since Miami Vice ended its five-year run in 1989. There are 16,124 miles on the odometer. Oh, and an old 1980s-era car phone is inside - no word on whether it still works. Mecum has yet to place an official estimate on the Ferrari, but it is expected to fetch between $600,000-$800,000.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.
1986 Ferrari Testarossa, which was featured in the TV show Miami Vice.