Unlocking Testarossa: A Rare Glimpse into this Stunning Ferrari | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop
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- Get ready to uncover the exceptional legacy of the mighty Ferrari Testarossa in our next captivating episode. With almost four decades of hands-on expertise, Iain unveils insights that go beyond Wikipedia. Discover why the Testarossa is more than just a car-it's a symbol of automotive excellence.
But that's not all-before we hit the road for an exhilarating test drive, Iain and Les delve into the technical intricacies of this legendary machine. Expect a dose of technical detail as they fine-tune the mixture, showcasing the engineering marvel that makes the Testarossa truly special.
Join us as we celebrate the enduring allure of the Ferrari Testarossa, where history, stories, and technical mastery come together in a mesmerizing journey.
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Chapter breaks
00:00 Introduction
00:42 What makes the Testarossa so special?
14:37 Nerdy content! Testarossa Mixology
17:18 Iain opens the taps!
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As a Canadian teenager I was in Paris with some friends in 1990 and we walked past the Lamborghini and Ferrari dealerships on our way to the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees for an evening on the town. We stopped into the Ferrari dealership and a very beautiful young French woman in a black leather skirt and a red Ferrari sweater indulged us as we gawked over her and the only new car in the showroom, a Testarossa. A great memory from a great trip.
I'm from northern Canada myself and I saw my first TR on the streets of Paris in '92 - it was black and had obviously been sitting for some time as it was covered with dust but it certainly enthralled me...
"Things went pear shaped in 1939" is the most British introduction to WWII I've ever heard and I love it to bits.
Very nostalgic car to me. I remember having a poster of this car as a small boy. I was born the same year 86. Just seeing it like this makes me feel like a child again, looking at that poster on my wall.
'Not a B road hustler'. I had to chuckle! Brought back memories of driving to my mum's one Christmas. At the time, I was driving a Peugeot 306 turbo diesel - a fabulous little B road hustler. Somewhere in Bedfordshire I found a had a Testerossa right up my back end, but we were running out of straight road for him to overtake. Went through a left hander at about 60, realised he'd disappeared. As much as he caught me on the straights, in the bends he was hopeless. I later realised that the width of his car was compromising his positioning options, and on a cold, damp December day, probably wasn't getting his tyres up to a good temperature. Fantastic video as always!
A 180 v12 engine or flat12 is completely different from a boxer12 engine: in the first, every connecting pin rod of the cranckshaft has got 2 rods connected, in the second only one rod for connecting pin. Only in the second the pistons move simultaneously in opposite directions , hence the name "boxer".
Not exactly “completely different” then….
@@johnmoruzzi7236 Firing order, torque, power band, peak power, vibratiions, balance and sound are different.
@@johnmoruzzi7236 The Ferrari flat 12 and an equivalent Boxer 12 are very different configurations. The Ferrari 12 has the two adjoining piston-rod assemblies fitted to a single crank pin, whilst a Boxer 12 has adjoining piston-rod assemblies fitted to separate 'off-set' crank pins. The effect is the Ferrari flat 12 has the two adjoing pistons moving in the same direction (courtesy of the common crank pin), whilst the Boxer has the two adjoning pistons moving in opposite directions. The Ferrari flat 12 effectively uses a configuration that is similar to a 'traditional V8' with the exception that the cylinder banks are 180 degrees apart as opposed to 90 degrees apart for the 'traditional V8'.
But just the crank is different... a 90 degree flat-plane crank V8 is NOT completely different from a 90 degree cross-plane V8, but the overall
character is of course very different.@@andream2360
I came to say this, too! The word Boxer should never have been applied to 180° V engines!
The Testarossa will probably never be equalled as the ultimate boys’ room poster car. It just oozes cool! Great video as usual, Mr. Tyrrell!
One of the wall poster legends of the 80’s and 90’s. 👍🏻
For those of us who can't afford to purchase, store, run a car like this your TH-cam channel is a godsend Ian. Thank you.
Thank you
Ultimate is the yellow Gemballa Testarossa. Beautifully done.
I didn’t think your videos could get any better, but this is just magic, absolute magic! Thank you, Iain; a joy to watch. Bravo!
I love the technical knowledge and behind-the-scenes anecdotes
There's a Testarossa body shell sitting high up in a car breakers yard, so it's visible, 10 miles north of Rome.
I've seen it there for about the last 20 years and always look to see it when passing...... not in a good state obviously.
Thankyou for your great channel 👍✌️🇬🇧
It may not be the best Ferrari but it is one of THE iconic supercars. Instantly recognisable. I'd have one in a heartbeat.
I use Loctite 574 which is a wonderful product. I have managed to keep oil inside Italian motorcycle engines with it, so it must be good!
I discovered it when working for JCB, we used it on transmissions and axles.
Love the channel, interesting and informative without the annoying elements found elsewhere on TH-cam. Bravo 👏
My 3800 swapped Fiero GT has a leak from the trans pan. Do you think that would fix it?
@c.s.charles2102 If its all in good order otherwise, I'd certainly consider using it. Have applied it to gaskets as well as metal to metal faces and its good stuff. 👍
@@mainlander6299 I know the gasket on the pan is new, but it still leaks for some reason. Thanks for answering. I think I'll give it a try.
Thank you again Iain. Being of a certain age, the Testarossa will always have a place in my heart. They really were a GT car, as you point out.
We used to joke about the width of the TRs, you could go for a picnic and have your own table for 6 across the back. But nowadays there are many mid-size saloons that are wider, let alone SUVs. Although thinking about it, from my few miles in a 512TR it wasn't the absolute width that was the problem, it was worrying about just how much wider were the bits behind that you couldn't see compared to the front that you could.
then look at the edge of the mirrors and figure those are sticking out bigger than the honches in the back, its just a matter of learning the car and its heft, think like the suit the guy from the talking heads wore in stop making sense, and then just learn to mind the edges lol
Ian, two things here I would like to praise you and thank you for. Number one, thank you, for allowing an increase in production quality. Having well balanced, well colored cinematic coverage, with lush audio really minimizes distractions and allows us to fully immerse ourselves in the story you are telling. The second thing I wish to praise you for, is raising the resale value of my beautiful, 1991 Testarossa! You are a class act.
Thank you, and happy to oblige!
Fantastic. These have always been extraordinary eye-catching and spectacular in my view. Even today, they do stack up quite well despite their rather angular look; still appearing as an epitome of design. What does surprise me though is how civil they actually sound, drive and behave. And are they fast... Not that long ago, me cruising at 200 kmh on the autobahn, a red Testarossa overtook me as I was standing still... Not sure if it was doing about top speed but it was 'woosh' and far in the distance ahead of me in a matter of seconds she was... Glorious these cars, still. Thank you Iian for taking us along virtually in one of them 💓
What a legendary car. The strakes and wide rear are as exciting to look at as any supercar, ever.
Wow, beautifully done, I felt a fool, watching the whole video twice, but I couldn’t resist. Your stories of the past and strong knowledge of these cars so very well articulated in narration. Well done, kind sir!
Ian - 'The Testarossa had all sorts of creature comforts....... like space!' 😂👌
Ian, it's such a pleasure to listen to you explain such nerdy things about cars and engines, but also that you appreciate cars that I also like and can afford, such as the Citroen CX and the Fiat 130, at the same time as you also work with the most exotic cars that exist at all. You are also able to adjust a carburetor and engine by ear, something that today's digital world has completely forgotten. A pleasure to see you adjust carburetors for a V12 with your technical hearing module. Thinking of a story I heard. A man who was going on a drive of 275 miles. As he started his walk he heard thump-thump sounds. He just turned up the volume on the stereo and continued driving. This was winter time up in the Arctic regions and when he arrived he realized where the sound was coming from. The trunk lid was not left and the trunk was now densely packed with snow. Just shows how important all sound is in a car, and new sounds have to be investigated where they come from.
Ian, the depth and breath of your practical automotive knowledge is astounding
You do a top notch job of describing the characteristics of this iconic blast from the past. Much appreciated..
This is truly one of the very best automotive channels on youtube. I always feel like I'm having a lovely conversation with my grandpa.
The ozone thing may not be BS. On the Porsche 964 distributor Porsche attributed ozone, generated from sparking, accumulating inside the distributor and damaging the distributor's drive belt. The fix was to vent the distributor housing to stop ozone build up.
Correct!
I own a 964 and have always been proud of its environmental cred. Here we have something that actually contributes to the ozone layer rather than destroying it. 😊
Whether it affected the belt or not, brushed motors and alternators do produce ozone. If you know the smell of a hard worked electric motor (Good old RC cars for instance) then you know what ozone smells like, that’s the smell.
Crockett would be proud.
One Sunday morning in King's Cross (Sydney), a Testarossa was blasting through the concrete canyons and the reverbrating exhaust is something I still remember twenty-five years later...
Just found a (new to me) great part about the Tyrrell episodes. Iain's chatter about the cars is so enjoyable that you don't need to see the pictures. Well, you do, but only because it makes them even better.
Just spent five minutes preoccupied by cooking and, enjoyed every word. Now rewinding to see what the little Alfa racing car looked like.
Many thanks Iain. Once again a treat.
Wonderful video as usual Iain. The Countach might have been the shout, dramatic choice but the Testarossa is just as incredible in it's own way.
Wonderful video. The TR is still a fantastic 🏎 all these years later. Still enjoy seeing them. Timeless classic.
Wonderful video as always! The cause of its width was the sidemounted radiators behind those slats - the 365BB was front rad, with lots of cabin heat. Was it the clever Lampredi Fiat engines sharing the valve shims? Wouldn’t be surprising as it was the first of its kind, as before (Alfas, Jaguars etc) you had to remove the cams for adjustments - not here! I learned at Volvo the 70’s B21/23 engines copied Fiats valve technology straight off! 😊 Today we can buy Volvo shims for our old Fiat twin cams and they fit exactly. For certain Ferraris too then!
1 of my all time favorite Ferrari's from my early school years along with the 288 GTO. Agree with your opinion on how understated it still is today. A good technical insight into an 80's classic. The very reasons I got hooked on Miami Vice with DJ & Co. 👍👏
Your skills in fine tuning this and many other types of complex older power plants is impressive. Multiple carburetors or mechanical multi-port injectors with correct spark delivery are music and poetry when everything is set up properly. Great content is found here.
Saw one of these as a kid in a grocery store parking lot. It was the first car I had seen that I thought sounded like a motorcycle.
It's funny that you don't see many Testarossa up for sale whereas a Diablo turns up every now and then on Autotrader considering there were so many more Testarossa made!
Call them flawed, call them cliche, but I love the Testarossa anyway! One of my faves :) Thanks for the vid
Nice rhyme😊
One of my faves as well 👍
best 30 minutes viewing of the day! Thank you.
"I know from experience", and goes about to adjust the mixture by hand, now that's what separates the boys and the man. Thanks for sharing once again Iain.. I also appreciate the hidden gesture in the shock absorber remark, that cars like these are meant to be driven, not just parked in a dark garage..
Ian, I think the V12 in the Testarossa is indeed flat, but it isn't a boxer engine. It's firing pattern is more like a v12 where as a boxer engine the cylinders from opposite sides go back and forth together (looking a bit like boxers throwing punches).
I think that initially the Testarossa had only one rear view mirror because the first rule of Italian driving: "what is behind me is not important".
Always enjoyable to watch Iain's videos of these wonderful cars from when I was a lad.
I always liked the look of the early Testarossa with that single high slung exterior mirror. I remember the high COG caused handling issues as called out by many motoring journalists at the time. My understanding is that the 512 TR addressed this issue.
They get rid of that after a year or two. Which is why the so called flying mirror TRs are so expensive now - they are rare.
Your smile says it all 😀
Ah , Mr Tyrrell has saved Sunday evening!
Harry has some jet powered ‘car’ , Jonny has a Radio 1 dj , this is much more like it !
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When I die and go to heaven, I'll end up at Iain's shop. Great episode
iain is a gentleman, engineer, with a hooligan smile when he rev's a V12, the template of an englishman for us french....
I have a soft spot for these beasties. 1982 at Le Mans and I was standing between the Dunlop Bridge and the Esses. The Rothmans 956s swept past, very quiet with heavy turbocharging, then a gaggle of other turbo cars. I was very disappointed aurally. Then near the end of the queue were a couple of 365 Berlinetta Boxers. They sounded magnifique on full beans but on the orer-run they crackled and spat blue flames. Made my day listening to them and watching the blue pulses at night. Shame about the Ford C100s, they sounded good too but not for long.
Would be nice to know why Forghieri chose a 180 degree V12 over an actual boxer motor. I remember the era of these cars when new and they were incredibly unreliable and had a tendency to catch fire. From a service perspective, the rubber valve train belts were designed as a dealership business model. I never saw a belt fail at 2-3x recommended intervals, but we had customers in every fortnite. The heater cores never really worked. The ozone story is hilarious but certainly nonsense.
They were visually unique and striking in person, much different that the race-car-on-the-road that has most of these type of cars looking similar to each other today. The side strakes were there for some stupid homologation safety concern, but never aged well as a solution.
The use of this car in Miami Vice was actually a legal settlement between Ferrari and producers because the series originally used a fake 365 GT Daytona Spyder built on a Corvette chassis.
Maybe a crankshaft for a V12 is easier to produce, shorter and lighter.
After all you'd need 12 seperate crank pins for a boxer engine.
Has anyone ever made a 12 cylinder boxer?
@@robkleinlangevelsloo259 I remember an interview I heard with Hans Mezger, the head of engine development at Porsche and designer of the 917 engine. He said that a 12 cylinder boxer was difficult if not impossible because of the required firing order. I never questioned this, but I have never tried to find out about the science behind this statement.
@@fritzbrause6332 Thanks
@@robkleinlangevelsloo259Motori Moderni made a Boxer 12 F1 engine for Subaru. It was underpowered and unrealiable and didn't even last a full season before being retired. The design ended up in the hands of Christian Von Koenigsegg of all people, with the intent to use it in his then-upcoming Koenigsegg supercar. However for one reason or another he ended up switching to a Ford V8 for production. I believe Christian has said that he still has the blueprints and parts sitting around somewhere
@@Johnny362000 Thanks for your reaction.
Totally forgot to mention: Awesome car, my all time favorite Ferrari, and awesome video!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
If I was lucky enough to own such a classic Car I’d just want Iain to say “ I’m happy with that”. You know your in good hands.
Topnotch video as always. Might I suggest you take a page from Harry's notebook and station someone with a camera by the roadside to film the car as it zips by- for most of us the only way we will ever see them!
Fascinating as always. Great to see the addition of drive-by and external shots. Seeing and hearing the car accelerating past gives a great impression of how it would appear to an observer on the road. More of these sorts of cars are always welcome to see. Looking forward very much to the BB or BBi video.
Absolutely love the design. Iconic at my age of 52. I couldn't have one because I would have to fall in and crawl out.
Thanks for the video. As always it's great and interesting viewing material.
I fell in love with the Ferrari boxer engine after an article in CAR written by LJK Setright....well not the article, more the excellent drawing and witty captions in the drawing of the engine by LJK himself.
I requested this video a few months ago, and your delivered, many thanks, its a great video, very informative and a great watch
The Testorosa has always been my favourite Ferrari
Even the sound of that Flat 12
YES!!! fabulous K-Jetronic, to my opinion the all times best injection ever, in my 412 manual it gives the same magnificent tractablity. Wonderful video with many special advice, many thanks
I still maintain that the best place for wing mirrors is exactly that, on the wings. When I had my old S2a LandRover I did look into changing the position of the mirrors to the doors, but the wing locations for them was so much better, especially after replacing the mirrors with larger glass.
I remember Mr. Pescarolo testing it in a french magazine after a Countach in the eighties. He wrote, in a Testarossa you smoke a cigar, in the Countach you eat it.
This, together with the F40, is the blueprint of my boyhood car obsession. There are dozens, hundreds of 'better' cars and I'm not even that much of a Ferrari fan from about the 360 Modena era and onwards. However, one of these can access the 'want it now' part of my cerebrum via some magical shortcut.
I originally came from Marlow Buckinghamshire and a guy there owned a BB512 and then Testarossa. Both were red and he use to give them some beans up the high street. Not appropriated now of course but wonderful to hear.
Another great video Iain with wonderful details & always a treat just to see what lovely cars you have dotted around the garage! 👍
Always loved the Testarossa. Great video Iain. BTW, those roads in your area look very sub-standard. Keep the great videos coming. Must be time for a Porsche 928update??? Cheers Tony
Thank you Iain. That was a wonderful episode. A wonderful insight into a car I will never own... but now desire. You Sir, may cost me a lot of money one day!
Happy to be of service….. I think!
“An expensive sounding noise” the man’s a prophet 😂
lol… on this occasion I meant in a good way!
@@iain_tyrrell I know exactly what you meant but it was an opportunity not to be missed! Your content is wonderful, thanks.
I've been fortunate to drive the 512m Testarossa. By far, an amazing performance car for its era, and a thrill to drive to this day.
I was never a fan of the Testarossa, but I certainly respect them more now. Thank you.
Brilliant Ian... thanks for another fantastic video! Cheers, Doug
Lovely! Saw a red one parked on the side of the road in Martinborough (New Zealand) a few years ago, it had at least 4-5 passers-by stopping and looking at continuously it the whole time.
The latest gunmetal grey Aston Martin DB-whatever was parked further down the street, that car was no doubt significantly faster and better in every way, but absolutely nobody cared.
As usual Iain, a classy and fascinating insight into a classic supercar.
God I STILL want one, above all other cars, all these years later.
Watching this great video has just made me even more lustful for one, exactly like this: Monospecchio & Monodado, 1985 / 1986.
Only change would be Bianca Avus FER100 and Crema, just like Sonny Crockett’s..
Fabulous video Mr Tyrrell!
Impeccable watch taste, Mr. Iain!
I always write the same thing on every Testarossa-video: I have a 512 Tr that I bought 2006. Apart from a bit of problems with stability in a straight line I think it`s a wonderful car. It is fast, nice to sit in, good sound with original exhaust. A bit of a hassle with the cambeltchange every 4-5 years. But then it gets a proper look through. I would definitely recommend it to everyone. It is a showpiece due to design and proportions. Really nice to have in the garage. I have some videos on my channel for those interested 🙂
Great job Todd. What a transformation. Hope you can get the rest of the interior looking that good. Also think your production has come on significantly since the early videos, especially the use of time lapse.
A design icon that will still be referred to 100 years from now.
21:00 - 21:29. The state of British roads in all their glory.
Great vid, Iain! 👍🏻 But Jeez, that road quality near Broughton is shocking! 😨😵
Just love it. The airbag steering wheel is from an American Mustang GT of the period.
My friend Tony owned one in white. Truly a beautiful car
Just an absolute fountain of knowledge. Could listen to you chatting about any type of car and still be just as interested
I still remember….About 1977 I was on my brand new GS750 Suzuki and came up behind a BB 365 He opened it up and left me for dead!
I’ve always been a fan of the BB, whether in 365GTB or 512 guise…I think it is possibly the prettiest Ferrari of all time (the 275GTB is the other contender for me). Your comment about the engine sounding ‘expensive’ really resonates. I recall driving into work in London many, many years ago, and being overtaken by a 365 with the peashooter exhausts. I was struck by how subtly exotic it sounded. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Testarossa, just too slab sided and angular for my tastes, the exception being that wonderful square on rear aspect that just looked SO wide in the mid ‘80’s. Personally I think that the 512TR modifications brought out the best in the car, and it might well have a place in my dream garage…depending on my budget! Great work as always Mr Tyrrell.
Thank you!
Don't know about ozone being generated by the alternator stator, but magnetic fields can play a role in ozone generation. Alternators do have brushes though, and there will be some ozone generated by those. The mid mounted engine also gets less ventilation because of the location so that does not help. In addition, in terms of air flow, the timing belts are pretty much located downstream of the alternator on some of the models.
Thank you Iain, fantastic content and a real education as always. A new editor, the video was really tight and well put together?
There was so much hype when the Ferrari Testarossa came out.
I thought the previous Berlinetta Boxer 512 was much nicer looking.
When your garage 'beater' watch is a Rolex Submariner 👌
Fantastic !! My favourite Ferrari look so good !!
Another car that used the Michelin TRX system was the Ford Mustang in 1979-1980. Ford used the 390mm wheels. The wheels and tires were part of a "handling" package on the Cobra model as used on the 1979 Indianapolis 500 pace car. The package was available separately, which I ordered on my 1980 Mustang. In 1980, Goodyear released their Eagle GT tires in the size the Mustang used. I bought a set and my recollection is that they were quieter and had better wet traction than the Michelins.
Thanks Iain for another quality video. Your depth of knowledge about Ferraris still astounds me. A very interesting and informative video.
Loved it ! Thank you !
Another excellent episode! Thanks Iain ❤
Super video on one of my all time favourite cars - looking forward when it comes out on the 365 - car of my boyhood dreams . Great work 👍
also love how you dont always upshift, you let it rundown, def good for the cylinders
In Miami Vice Crocket never wore socks His feet were pretty stinky but his Ferrari truly rocks An iconic shape embellished with a strake the Testarossa still looks great make no mistake Into the flat twelve Iain is taking a deep delve Telling a Ferrari tale "Hey buddy what's the retail?" Who am I kidding I couldn't afford it even if it was for sale Thanks Iain into insignificance lesser cars pale These videos you are making go into such delightful detail
Ever heard about using punctuation?
Astonishing that people who pick on folks grammar have very little else of interest to say to anyone isn't it@@Collateralcoffee
That concludes another great review! Thank's Ian
What a fantastic episode, thanks so much.
As far as I know, the Tipo F113 flat-12 as used in the Testarossa is NOT a boxer engine. To quote its designer,
"“Please, don’t call it boxer. Technically, it is correct to say that this engine is a flat-12, or has 12 cylinders with the heads at a vee angle of 180°. The difference between this engine and a true ‘boxer’ is that on the Ferrari engine the corresponding connecting rods of each bank are coupled on the same crankpin, so the two pistons move in the same direction, whereas in a true boxer engine (for example the flat-six Porsche engine) the pistons move in opposite directions.”
- Mauro Forghieri, quoted in Ferrari Engines by Reggiani and Bluemel"
The Ferrari 'spin doctors' named it a boxer engine - like its predesssor the 512 Berlinetta Boxer (512 BB) - where boxer was incorporated in the car's title. However you are correct the Ferrari Flat 12 is not a boxer engine because the adjoining piston-rod assemblies are fitted to a common crank pin.
And thus another wonderful video from the fountain of knowledge that is Iain Tyrrell. I am almost convinced now that you know more about Ferrari than Ferrari themselves. Hugely entertaining and bristling with information. Thanks Iain. Cheers, Bob
Not sure that’s true at all but thanks Bob!
Hi from Sydney, Australia. These are the only modern Ferrari that I have ever liked and since new in the 1980's. my grandad's mate who was basically known in Sydney firstly when young as "mr Bugatti" , then later as "mr Ferrari" as his level of knowhow was above all others. I remember the first one of these he looked over as under warranty the dealer had been skill-less to tune/repair it. Les had fixed one of my cars when I didn't have the tools to do it. Upon collecting my car Les said well "master Harvie" jump in and I''ll take you for a ride , we only went down the side street to his workshop , a really , really wide boulevard of a street that went past Willoughby park & oval , it was a mile long , Les reconned that this was Ferrari's very best , PERIOD , and was the only new Ferrari model that Les ever bought , ever. An elderly man now , he still owns it . ALSO this was the FIRST new model that the Ferrari USA could sell in near ten years as none had passed the draconian front bumper laws, but when they were relaxed back to 2.5 mph damage free front & rear finally Ferrari USA had been able to sell their first new cars since 1973. Ferrari sold stacks & stacks in the USA helped of course by none other than Don Johnson & Miami Vice . But also it had to comply with the new consumer affairs laws iin the USA , so dynamically it HAD to be very good in being reliable or else it would have bankrupted not only Ferrari , but "overlords" FIAT as well, the rest is history. This was a seminal car for Ferrari, better than anyone gives it credit for .