From about 1968 to 1973 people’s most favorite street car in Ferrari’s line was the elegant, front-engined 365GTB/4 and -GTS/4, commonly known as the Daytona. The introduction of Lamborghini’s mid-engined Miura changed all that, putting an unusual pressure on a car that had been alone until then. So in 1974 Ferrari matched Lamborghini’s Miura with their own mid-engined car, the Pininfarina-designed 365GT4/BB only to find that the Miura had been replaced with the even more outrageous Countach.

Ferrari’s Testarossa was half of perhaps the greatest double act in supercar history. An era defining rivalry saw it pitched head-to-head with Lamborghini’s awesome Countach and between them, they were the kings of the road. Based on the outgoing Berlinetta Boxer that had so admirably preceded it, the Testarossa was intended to be a faster, better handling, more spacious and more luxurious car than the BB, a machine that wasn’t initially legal for sale in the US due to federal safety and emissions legislation. However, the Testarossa was designed from the outset as a world car legal in every country.