1984 Ferrari Mondial QV

This Mondial QV has had seven former owners and was first registered to Ferrari Concessionaire Maranello as their demonstrator. It started life finished in Silver but was repainted Bianco White. It’s covered fewer than 50,000 miles in the 38 years since it left the Ferrari factory, and very few have been added in recent years.

The repaint by Rardley Motors was obviously carried out to a very high standard and the Bianco White paintwork still looks fresh and lustrous. Despite the low, pronounced snout, the Mondial doesn’t show any signs of stone chipping to the front end and the paint is in excellent order.

All the alloy panels look straight with excellent panels gaps. The white paint contrasts perfectly with the black trim and with no chrome or other adornments, this is a Ferrari for those who like to make a splash, rather than a tsunami.

There are some slight marks/bubbling on the windscreen pillars and also some "spidering" on the wheel arch of the front o/s wing, but other than that we couldn’t find anything significant to detract from the Mondial’s stunning appearance. The original alloy Ferrari wheels are in beautiful shape too, having clearly been refinished at some time in the car's life.

Those black bumpers show no signs of any parking damage or fading due to UV exposure – testament to the fact that this car has been kept in a heated garage by its current owner.

Ferrari interiors rarely disappoint and this one is no exception. Built long before the era of sticky switches, the inside does show more signs of wear and tear than the car’s exterior, but nothing that a bit of TLC wouldn’t sort out.

Blue leather sounds a bit iffy on paper, but in the flesh it looks fabulous, and it goes very well with the white paintwork too. The leather on the driver’s seat is the place that shows the most wear – quite understandably as it will have seen the most use. The bolster and seat base look a little tired, but the stitching is perfectly intact and we suggest that a recolour would make it look first class again. Failing that, even a good clean and application of hide food would make a vast difference.

The trim around the centre console is coming away, although it looks like a pretty simple job to reattach it with a suitable automotive trim adhesive. The console itself houses a period perfect cassette radio stereo system.

The interior has a wonderful simplicity that isn’t available on anything built today. Take the steering wheel – an elegant three spoked affair, all in black. It looks fantastic and implies that this is a car for driving. Throw in the famous Ferrari H Gate, with its chrome surround, and you know you’re somewhere special.

Open the engine compartment lid and the 3-litre four-valve V8 sits transversely across the engine bay, with the Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection metering head nestling in the bottom right hand corner.

The quad cam V8’s plenum chamber is finished in red paint (obviously) but this has become a little chipped and glum looking over the years. We reckon a weekend spent cleaning the engine covers and general area, plus a few hours with a red rattle can would have the engine bay looking much happier, but this is purely a cosmetic situation as the engine itself starts and runs as it should.

Looking underneath the Mondial we could see plenty of sound underseal and we couldn’t spot any rust, although we’d encourage any potential bidders to come and have a look at the car for themselves.

The Ferrari’s accompanying paperwork confirms that it was first registered on January the 9th 1984 to Ferrari dealer Maranello, who used it as their Mondial demonstrator. The car was fitted with a factory fitted sunroof.

At some point the colour was changed to Bianco White, a finish that Ferrari specialists Rardley Motors in Hampshire reapplied in 1996.

The owner says:

‘I purchased the vehicle from a friend who needed the space. I’ve taken it to a number of shows over the years and it always gets a lot of interest due to the unusual colour.

‘The car is totally standard which makes it all the more attractive in my opinion, unlike those with heavy modifications. As you can see from mileage, I’ve not really taken it out as much as it deserves. But I’ve always kept it in a heated garage.

‘The most eventful time I’ve had with the car was very recently on 24th October this year, when I took the car to Bovingdon Airfield. The Mondial was filmed and will appear in a music video by Wizkid, for his newly released song Money and Love.

‘The car had a lot of attention and although there were other old Ferraris there, mine got the most attention, much to the other Ferrari owners disappointment. The video is due to be released any day now, although obviously I’m not sure how much coverage it will get.

‘In my ownership the car has been serviced in the garage I used to own, by mechanics employed by me. No major works were carried out in my ownership, only general servicing. Unfortunately, the service receipts have been mislaid. If these come to light I will of course pass them on.

‘I am only selling this car from my collection because I want to buy an alternative classic and I have a lack of storage space.’

If you’re hankering to get into the classic Ferrari scene then the Mondial is an excellent first choice. Prices are still affordable, although as with any Ferrari, values are likely to rise. Furthermore, these cars were designed and built before electronics started making heavy inroads into the automotive world, so there won’t be any terrifying dash lights coming on to warn you of a big bill around the corner.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of £25,000 - £35,000.

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