1997 Ferrari 355

F355 SPYDER Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Manual

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Clear

Gasoline

IT'S LIKE SELLING A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY F355 SPYDER19,529 MILES The concern when buying a used car, especially online, is that you are getting someone else's problem. Makes sense that people put their lemons online so they don't have to deal with the repercussions of selling someone they know a bad car. I assure you this is not the case here. This is my car and I work 7 days a week on four continents. I just don't have time to do the craigslist/cars.com thing. Ebay simply offers me a hassle free way of selling my car. This car has probably been maintained better than I treat my wife. I love this car and no expense has been spared in maintaining it in top notch condition. The car still looks new, inside and out. The car is stock except for the CD player I put in and I just got a new top cover in made from a very rare fine black leather. Car has been meticulously maintained by the world famous "Norwood Performance" shop here in Dallas. And I can provide almost the entire mechanical history of the car. I don't smoke nor do I have kids or animals so interior is as flawless as the exterior. The car has never broken down the most significant part of owning the 355 you are selling ... its a SIX SPEED! Ferrari is not making them anymore and you dont have to worry about a $14K hydraulic pump failing. There is NO comparison, the F1 in a 355 sucks as it does in a 360, the six speed is where its at ... hope this helps. I was the buyer for a dealership in Newport Beach and have driven everything ..... the click through the gated shifter is part of the Ferrari experience .... forget 0-60s its a Ferrari!Sadly, the 458 will not come with a manual transmission. So much for the "sport" aspect of the sports car. This is a stunning looking car that runs well. A great investment as the F355 is now at the bottom of its depreciation curve and, if you have been watching the market, they're now appreciating. According to most all polls, the majority of Ferrari owners feel the F355 is the best looking of all the modern V8 Ferraris (360-430), at least until the $300,000 458. Ferrari manufactured more than 13,000 360 Modenas while they produced just 2,664 F355 Spiders for the entire world. That’s it. A total of just 2,664 Spiders. This rarity combined with its stellar reviews and that Formula 1 race car sound, assures the F355 of collector car status. It’s not all that long ago Dinos were $30k. Now they’re five to seven times that sum. Legendary racer Phil Hill said the F355 is one of the top ten Ferraris of all time. Who would argue with Phil Hill? Real estate and stock markets are volatile and on downward slides. Enjoy your investment every time you drive it and look at it like a piece of fine art! With China, India and other emerging economies, literally billions of people will continue to increase in affluence, which means, a good number of them will want a Ferrari. Ergo, long term value of such a commodity is only going to go up. The following article is by the Auto Editors of Consumer’s Guide. Ferrari in the early 1990s was a badly listing vessel. By 1993, production had dropped 50 percent over two years, the F40 was no longer the fastest car on the planet, and the 348 was an also-ran in magazine comparison tests. As England’s CAR summed up in 1994, “When someone else makes the most coveted sports car in the world, you feel an injustice ... ”Luckily, Maranello had the will, the talent, and the means to right its ship. First, in late 1992, came the stupendous 456 GT. The follow-up was better. The Ferrari F355 was a modern classic, so beautiful, so well-engineered, so well-received, that it marked the beginning of the end of the old-guard Ferraristi philosophy that the only “real” Ferraris were ones with 12-cylinder engines. The Ferrari F355 in closed Berlinetta and targa GTS form burst onto the scene in spring 1994. It shared most every dimension with its 348 predecessor. Yet it was virtually a new car, as its stunning coachwork indicated. More than 1800 hours of wind tunnel testing influenced the harmonious shape, which incorporated an F1-style flat bottom with an airflow channel that generated enough downforce to offset any lift.Engine, transmission, and suspension received major upgrades. The longitudinally mounted 3496cc V-8 had five valves per cylinder and a stunning 375-380 horsepower at a spine tingling 8250 rpm. The gearbox was now a six-speed with a new type of synchromesh that made it much easier to shift. Electronically adjustable shocks varied stiffness within milliseconds to suit the road surface.Around Ferrari’s 1.86-mile Fiorano test track, the Ferrari F355 was two seconds faster than the 12-cylinder 512 TR. That level of performance -- and that sensational shape -- landed the Ferrari F355 on countless magazine covers. Testers were smitten. In the hands of former Le Mans winner Paul Frere, an F355 Berlinetta took 4.9 seconds to 60 mph, 11.2 to 100, and 13.3 for the quarter-mile. Top speed was an estimated 183 mph. Frere asserted in his Road & Track report that the V-8 was “probably the best sports car engine ever made” and said the 355 was “the purest purebred yet from Ferrari’s scuderia.”Autocar was just as direct: “At a stroke (this Ferrari) has created a new supercar class of its own, leaving 911s and NSXs for dead. The F355 is so good, in fact, that it makes the once peerless 512 TR look blunt.”Ferrari released a trio of new Ferrari F355 models in 1995. The F355 Spider convertible broke cover on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and was a huge sales success. Its electronically controlled power top retracted beneath a canvas cover.Next was the Ferrari F355 Challenge. Made to compete in Ferrari’s popular Challenge Series, this berlinetta weighed approximately 200 pounds less than the street car. It had a more spartan interior; wire mesh “Challenge” rear grille; lower and stiffer suspension; and revised exhaust, brakes, and wheels.The final ‘95 release was the one-off 355 Competizione shown in Geneva. It was approximately 500 pounds lighter than the F355 Berlinetta and featured a “paddle-shift” sequential manual transmission.This Formula 1-derived technology made its way into Ferrari’s road cars in 1998 with the 355 F1. Its 6-speed gearbox used hydraulic actuators attached to the transmission’s mechanical systems so that upshifts and downshifts were accomplished by tugging paddles situated just behind the steering wheel. The following year, the factory’s Scaglietti customization program became available on all 355s.The Ferrari F355, in all its forms, was a benchmark of such renown that former Ferrari F1 champion Phil Hill named it as one of the 10 best Ferraris ever, placing it alongside such immortals as the 250 GTO and 250 SWB. If you have more questions call me, Jason, at 972-822-7407. I WILL BE REQUIRING A $1,000 DEPOSIT IF YOU ARE THE WINNING BIDDER AND YOU WILL HAVE 3 DAYS TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ME. I HAVE GOTTEN CARS SHIPPED TO ME FROM OTHER EBAY PEOPLE AND ITS REALLY QUITE PAINLESS AND ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL WHEN THE TRUCK PULLS UP TO YOUR DOOR AND DROPS YOU OFF A CAR