Ferrari 3.2 Mondial Cabriolet, 1985. The date is June 4, 1988 and Pope John Paul II is visiting Fiorano, Italy and Maranello, home of the prancing horse brand. At this time Enzo Ferrari is still alive but too ill to meet with the Pope though they did speak on the phone. The Mondial Cabriolet was made between 1983 and 1989 in 3.0 and 3.2 litre versions. It remains the only mid-engined supercar to be offered with 4 seats and a fully convertible roof
Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale Sets Road Car Record At Fiorano
The fastest ever lap of Fiorano by a road car was announced today. Set by the 1030-cv SF90 XX Stradale, the new limited-series special based on the SF90 Stradale, the time of just 1’17.309” represents a new record for homologated road cars. Driven by Raffaele de Simone, Ferrari Head of Development Test Driving, and equipped with lightweight carbon-fiber wheels and Michelin Cup2R tires, the time was 1.4” faster than that set by the original car equipped with the Assetto Fiorano package and the same tires.
The SF90 XX Stradale will be on display at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello from 15 December, together with an exhibition corner containing information and insights into the car and the record.
Here set are on October 28, 1975 at a press introduction at Ferrari’s Fiorano test circuit which was and is set directly behind Ferrari’s F1 buildings which are located very near the main Ferrari factory in Maranello. Sitting on the new Ferrari 312T2 F1 car are Ferrari F1 drivers Niki Lauda (on the right) and Gianclaudio Giuseppe “Clay” Regazzoni.
The 312T2 ws a further development the transverse…