The
first GT8, painted in
black, surprised and puzzled many. This one, presented at
Essen the same year, takes what some consider provocation a
step further. And to top it all off, it's pink!
A pink Ferrari is bound
to attract spotters (photo by Roman Stasiuk for Getty
Images)
Personalization
It's obviously the color
that shocks at first sight. And yet, there have been pink
cars, some of them very famous, like Marylin Monroe's
Cadillac. But a pink Ferrari offends purists.
Secondly, the body kit is even more tormented at the front
than on the black GT8 presented a few months earlier in
Geneva. The rear spoiler is not exactly discreet.
The GT8 on the streets
of Kiev, Ukraine in 2013 (Viper SRT (Victor) photograph
on Autogespot)
The base is still a Ferrari 360 Modena Spider. If Sbarro's
customer had wanted the same thing on a Corvette, nobody
would have said anything. But a Ferrari! The Ukrainian owner
had already asked Franco Sbarro to modify a Mercedes SL,
which was then repainted in the same pink as the GT8.
The center panel on the
hood isn't very pretty (Viper SRT (Victor) photo on
Autogespot)
The pink GT8 would have been a gift for the sponsor's
girlfriend. I don't know if this is the case. The license
plate is personalized and bears the first name Nicolas. It
also had two Swiss plates, one in the canton of Geneva and
the other in the canton of Vaud. The car has been
photographed a lot by spotters, which proves that at least
it has been used.
In brief
1- Aesthetic modifications to a Ferrari
360 Spider
2- Presented at Essen a few months after
the black GT8
In brief
1- Aesthetic modifications to a Ferrari 360 Spider
2- Presented at Essen a few months after the black GT8
3- Same owner as the pink SL roadster from 2004