If you’re a car collector who has become jaded at the notion of a Ferrari, we just may have the antidote for you. This $1.7 million Ferrari Testa D’Oro Colani is a Ferrari unlike any other. It’s the perfect prancing horse for those seeking something truly—and wildly—unique.
The outlandish creation was conceptualized by Luigi Colani, a world-famous industrial designer. His goal was to build a car that could set top-speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats, and so he decided a Ferrari Testarossa would be a good starting point for his project.
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Not only did he create an aerodynamically slick new body for the Testarossa, he also contacted Lotec, who worked with Ferrari to develop a beefed-up powerplant for the machine. They ended up with a massaged version of the car’s stock flat-12 engine that now had two turbochargers strapped to it.
In its modified form, it produced more than 750 horsepower. The new thrust combined with Colani’s one-off body allowed the Testa D’Oro Colani in 1991 to win its class at Bonneville, setting a top-speed record of 218 mph. Details are limited regarding the car’s life since the early ’90s—we’re not surprised, as cars this rare usually stay tucked away.
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Now, however, this rare stallion has surfaced and is for sale in, fittingly, Maranello, Italy, by exotic-car dealer, Maranello Purosangue. There are a ton of things about this car (including a portrait on the steering wheel of what looks like Frank Zappa) that make it unlike any other Ferrari. Or anything else with four wheels.
