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1987 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 Coupe - Concorso Ferrari & Friends (other Italian cars)

LaSalle Road, West Hartford, Connecticut USA

The Mondial 3.2 was first presented at the 1985 Frankfurt Auto Show in September that year...Available in both Coupé and Cabriolet forms, styling was refreshed with restyled and body-coloured bumpers, similar to the 328 with more integrated indicators and driving lamps, and new alloy wheels with a more rounded face. The 3.2 also boasted a major interior update, with a more ergonomic layout and a more rounded instrument binnacle. Later cars, from 1987 onwards, also sported ABS brakes. Fuel injection remained the primarily mechanical Bosch K-Jetronic (CIS) with an O2 sensor in the exhaust providing feedback to a simple computer for mixture trimming via a pulse modulated frequency valve that regulated control fuel pressure. Ignition system was Marelli Microplex, with electronic advance control and one distributor per bank of the V8. The 1988 Mondial 3.2 would be the final model year that retained the relatively low maintenance costs of the 308/328 drivetrain, allowing major service items like timing belt and clutch replacement to be performed with the engine/transmission package still in the car. From 1985 to 1989 Ferrari produced 987 coupés and 810 cabriolets.

0-60 = 6.3 seconds
1/4 Mile 14.6 seconds
Car and Driver - October 1987
Source: Expedia

The Concorso has raised more than S1 million for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center. There is a "Parade of Kids." The kids are picked up at the Children's Center and ride to West Hartford Center in the show cars and then return in them. They each recieve a stuffed teddy bear and become honorary Italian Citizens.

Olympus OM-D EM-1 ,Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO ,Best at original size.
1/320s f/3.2 at 12.0mm iso200 RAW/PP full exif

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laine07-Jul-2015 23:07
It's an identical twin I see...very classy!!
Walter Otto Koenig07-Jul-2015 20:42
Nice perspective, that Ferrari red shows so well with the diffused lighting. Thanks for the interesting info. "V"