1981 Ferrari 400i #34845
SPECIFICATIONS
- MakeFerrari
- Model400i
- Year1981
- Serial #34845
- Number Built522
- Body TypeCoupe 2+2
- Body BuilderPininfarina
- First OwnerCantor
- Current LocationCalifornia
We are pleased to offer 1981 Ferrari 400i s/n 34845, finished in a very attractive silver metallic with a very nice burgundy leather interior with black inserts. This 400i has been a California car since new, with all ownership records back to the original owner and only three known owners in total. California plates and title, but probably no longer legal in California because of the ever tougher smog laws. Owned by an obsessive compulsive retired aerospace engineer with an impressive documentation file. Has the original owner’s pouch, handbook and the jack kit. Fitted with a well-integrated sun roof with a sliding inner cover, from new with factory dual air, lots of trunk room and a real back seat. The Ferrari 400i was designed to replace the 365 GT4 2+2 and, for the first time in Ferrari’s history, an automatic transmission as standard equipment. Ferrari enlarged the displacement of its venerable 60-degree V-12 engine for the 400 GT and 400i to 4,823cc with dual overhead cams making 340 horsepower. The 400i retained Enzo Ferrari’s long tradition of cam chains and so does not have the dreaded cam-belts that often need an expensive replacement, so common on the Fiat-era Ferraris. The automatic chosen to propel the 400i is GM’s well-proven and bullet-proof Turbo Hydra-matic three-speed transmission. S/n 34845 has excellent and correct Michelin TRX 240/45 ZR 415 tires all the way around. The combination of power from the engine, reliability from the cam chains and transmission and excellent and correct tires, allows 400i s/n 34845 to effortlessly cruise at jail-time speeds all day long.
Introduced at the 1976 Paris Auto Show, the Ferrari 400 Series were the latest 2+2s to continue Ferrari’s tradition of offering true four-passenger luxury sport-touring cars fitted with every possible amenity and signaled the first time a factory-installed automatic was an option. The sedate but attractive Pininfarina-designed body is accented by leather everything on the inside, a cavernous trunk and sporty five-spoke magnesium wheels. This 400i has only 33,013 miles from new, and is very user friendly thanks to the dual A/C. The 400i is the most affordable of any of the Ferrari V-12s.
1981 Ferrari 400i s/n 34845, finished in a very attractive silver metallic with a very nice burgundy leather interior with black inserts. This 400i has been a California car since new, with all ownership records back to the original owner and only three known owners in total. California plates and title, but probably no longer legal in California because of the ever tougher smog laws. Owned by a retired aerospace engineer with an impressive documentation file. Has the original owner’s pouch and hand book and the jack kit. Fitted with a well-integrated sun roof with a sliding inner cover, from new with factory dual air and lots of trunk room and space in the back seat for the kids. Has excellent and correct Michelin 240/45 ZR 415 tires. Being an automatic, Ferrari 400i s/n 34845 drives via GM’s well-proven and bullet-proof Turbo Hydra-matic three-speed transmission. The 400i retained Enzo Ferrari’s long tradition of cam chains and so does not have the dreaded cam-belts that often need an expensive replacement, so common on the Fiat-era Ferraris. This 400i is powered by a 4823cc V-12 engine with dual overhead cams making 340 horsepower, has only 33,013 miles from new, and is very user friendly thanks to the dual A/C.
1981, 27 Mar., imported new into the US by Mr. B. Cantor, Beverly Hills, CA.
1982, February, importation approved.
1984, 02 Oct., DMV statements of facts completed and signed by Iris Cantor.
1989, offered for sale in the Ferrari Market Letter, issue # 1415 by MDR Car Collection, Marina Del Rey, CA. Burgundy with black interior.
2005, June, offered for sale on eBay. Silver with red interior, sunroof, 29,000 mile, offered by One Stop Motors. Las Vegas, NV. Item number: 4554405035.
2005, October, sold to the second owner.
2005, 05 Oct., California Certificate of Title issued for Farhad Abolfathi, Malibu CA 92065, total fees $536.00.
2005, 07 Oct., full service at Alfa Milano Inc., 1652 S. La Cienega Blvd, total invoice $1,779.60.
2005, 06 Dec., DMV registration paid for Farhad Abolfathi, total fees $208.00.
2005, 09 Dec., serviced by Alfa Milano Inc., total invoice $559.53.
2006, 03 Mar., service dual air conditioner by Alfa Milano Inc., total invoice $307.49.
2006, 06 Mar., full service by Alfa Milano Inc., total invoice $ 817.36.
2007, 09 Mar., installed a new pair of Amber Clear Front Signal Lenses from Lyle Tanner Enterprises, 4235 Power Inn Road unit C, Sacramento CA 95826, total invoice $1,063.01.
2010, 25 May., sold by Farhad Abolfathi to third owner.
2010, 04 June, installed new spark plugs and distributor cap, total fees $639.60.
2010, 09 July, SMOG test by third owner.
2010, 21 July, California Certificate of Title issued for third owner.
2011, 20 Apr., new arm inner bushing installed, total fees $291.00.
2011, 15 May., new fuel accumulator installed, total fees $303.00.
2011, 07 July, install new performance mufflers from Plaza Mufflers and Automotive Services, total fees $480.00.
2011, 15 Sep., purchased new expansion tank from T. Rutlands 5242 Royal Woods Parkway Suite 150, Tucker GA 30084, total invoice $607.00.
2011, 19 Sep., new Setrab oil cooler and adapter installed, total fees $236.26.
2011, 19 Dec., replaced fuel filter, filter, and mounting clamp, total fees $316.65.
2011, 24 Dec., DMV registration paid by third owner, $18.00.
2012, 16 Jan., SMOG certification paid, $100.00.
2012, 19 Mar., SMOG test.
2012, 27 June, services performed at Ferrari and Maserati of Newport Beach. Customer request to get vehicle running for Smog check, total invoice $5,668.18.
2012, 18 Oct., SMOG test.
2013, 16 Jan., DMV registration non-operation vehicle notice payment paid for by third owner, total fees $98.00.
2013, 03 July, SMOG test.
2013, 23 July, services performed at Ferrari and Maserati of Newport Beach. Check running condition of the car, total invoice $1,251.45.
2013, October, on consignment with Mike Sheehan’s Ferraris-online.com.
