The Testarossa Story

The Testarossa Story - /DRIVEN

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9 жыл бұрын

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John Pogson is one of the most important people in the world of Ferrari. He's been fixing them and driving them since his early 20s. When it comes to restoration and race engineering, he's simply one of the best.
In this episode of /DRIVEN, John tells the story of the legend: the Testarossa.
Follow John at / johnpogsoni
Adrian at: / adrianlarkin1

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@ThatDudeinBlue 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@NaEveryday 9 жыл бұрын

Cant agree more and i was born in the 80s haha and i still understand what that car ment

@RClittleKING 9 жыл бұрын

ThatDudeinBlue THAT DUDE IN BLUE! i didn't know you would be looking up ferrari testarossa o.0

@arjuhama 8 жыл бұрын

+ThatDudeinBlue Time to go to England and review his car. lol

@twinturbo3470 8 жыл бұрын

the sound of the flat 12 going through the tunnel is............sublime. If you ever need a definition just watch this video. That is just insane, what a sound

@vkolpdj 8 жыл бұрын

+Blair Clarke agreed!!

@Toarcade 8 жыл бұрын

It gave me the chills.

@paulthomson9709 7 жыл бұрын

Twin Turbo yeh and it's real noise unlike the synthesised noise today

@twatstabber 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds so beautiful I cried

@jasonnov118 5 жыл бұрын

3:04

@jippalippa 7 жыл бұрын

"Hello, this is Crockett"

@xevious2501 9 жыл бұрын

The Testarossa was the first car of the 80's that solidified the notion that the highest level of playboy/bad-boy drove a supercar, strickly because it was showcased as such on Miami Vice. the idea that money ment supreme bling!. Keep in mind Miami Vice was completely new in itself. A super cool fast paced neon lite crime drama in a part of america no one knew about. In fact The show itself made Miami litterally, because at the time it was a cliche retiree location. The buildings were painted up in those flooral colors by the set dressing crew of the show, And with the 'cocaine cowboys' era in full swing with the influx of cuban and hispanic influence the white ferrari paired with the black and white undercover cop duo was perfect. it simply was all perfect and all new. nothing like that has happened in cinema television or movies since.

@mesidgme1974 4 жыл бұрын

WELL CRIME MUST PAY

@FUNZO1975 3 жыл бұрын

@@mesidgme1974 It's good work if you can get it.

@horsepower523 4 жыл бұрын

Ferrari Testarossa and the F40 were definitely the most iconic 80's cars.

@jaironharrison6134 9 жыл бұрын

Testarossa, Diablo SV, NSX... My childhood in a Million dollar budget lol

@douglas_brighty_tan127 9 жыл бұрын

That car is a true legend rare to find it on the roads of today . Best 80s car ever .

@frankienphil9261978 8 жыл бұрын

He remembers the '80s but has conveniently forgotten the Countach.The epitome of the '80s supercar and direct competitor to the Testàrosa.

@hamsteaks5541 8 жыл бұрын

+Humza Husain Well, then he failed. When I left the fair in the late 80's there was only one picture of an exotic anywhere on the walls of the trailers ...the Lamborghini Countach. Sure, the Testarossa was still in my brain via movies like Vacation...but the Lamborghini was pure magic. Is it better? I don't know and probably never will, but the Lamborghini Countach stole that era (for me), as well did the Chevy Beretta after people knew it even exhisted, the Buick GNX and of course...the beloved DeLorean. Ahhhh...the 80's.

@frankienphil9261978 8 жыл бұрын

+Humza Husain He was definitely taking a shot at Lamborghini by as I said "conveniently forgetting" the Countach was a passive aggressive slap to the face. He knew what he was doing by omiting the Countach. He actually forgot nothing.

@Tommyblueeyes 8 жыл бұрын

+frankienphil9261978 the countach wasnt the star of miami vice i guess. But it was the star of cannonball run! The countach is techically a 70s car also.

@frankienphil9261978 8 жыл бұрын

+Tommy Orr Jr very true it technically is a '70s car designed in '71 produced in '74. but it wasn't until the'80s specifically '82 with its engine upgrades and again in '84 and my personal favorite the '85 5000 QV that they really got recognized as the Baddasses they were. So they definitely qualify as an '80s car.

@Tommyblueeyes 8 жыл бұрын

frankienphil9261978 Yeah true, when i think of countach i think of the 80s. I only knew them since 84 when i was ten. I was devastated to find out they changed the roof height on the series 3 lp400s and beyond. they just dont look as flat and outrageous as the cannonball countach. Im older now and prefer the Tr way more.

@Tokyodrift5000 8 жыл бұрын

That noise at 3:20 is to die for!

@MyMMC 9 жыл бұрын

there is nothing more 80's then this...

@s0nnyburnett 9 жыл бұрын

lolzorsPwnage 70's car really.

@rahowhero 9 жыл бұрын

lolzorsPwnage ahem......countach =1970s

@888apple 9 жыл бұрын

rahowhero ahem, Blow + Countach = 1980's

@MrIFARI 9 жыл бұрын

lolzorsPwnage COUNTACH WAS FROM THE 70s

@MrIFARI 9 жыл бұрын

lolzorsPwnage..... STFU SKIPPY, YOU'RE A STUPID FUCKWIT.....FECES FRYIN URINE SIPPERS LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT FROM PEANUTBUTTER ABOUT CARS

@kushpaladin 9 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine has a 512 TR in metallic grey. Was one of the best rides I was given in my life.

@mesidgme1974 4 жыл бұрын

YUP YOU WISH

@mesidgme1974 4 жыл бұрын

HOT WHEELS , RIGHT ????

@saint5ify 4 жыл бұрын

Mesidg me Shut the fuck up and quit commenting on everyone’s comments troll ass bitch

@JamesHarrisGarlingGas 8 жыл бұрын

Driven one of these across the Yorkshire Dales and it's an experience I'll never forget. The size of it, the sound, and that gorgeous chrome gear knob.

@pierrejackhagerman7483 8 жыл бұрын

Why hasn't this got 1million views? damn... that sound.

@erlanggahurip9263 9 жыл бұрын

Always a joy looking at testarossa rolling along... thank you

@Ar-kx4hp 8 жыл бұрын

This car always always lived in the shadow of the Lamborghini.

@jjustyyn_2335 8 жыл бұрын

Everyone loved the countach

@vasekvi 8 жыл бұрын

That sound.... I went back three times to listen

@Dwilsonmusic145 9 жыл бұрын

Hidden middle finger @ 2:29

@michaelboonphotography3014 7 жыл бұрын

The sound of it driving through the tunnel with the sport exhaust is awesome.

@omix090 9 жыл бұрын

i was born in 1990 and the testarossa was my childhood hero, i love it

@djrichierice2638 7 жыл бұрын

Soooo, he can't recall any manufacturer making such an iconic car that absolutely represented the 80's? Only one comes to mind for me and it's the DeLorean DMC-12. It's one of a kind and absolutely represents the quirkiness of what is the 80's decade.

@DNAManufacturing 9 жыл бұрын

Even though it started production in the 70s, the Countach is undoubtedly an 80s icon on equal grounding with the Testarossa.

@okniceguy 9 жыл бұрын

Kavinsky and the movie Drive comes to mind.

@shanemccoy8058 6 жыл бұрын

Love the music in this, hearing that car rev in the tunnel was delicious!

@stavros969 9 жыл бұрын

Great video /DRIVE thank you, loved the 80's.

@vip_supercars3652 9 жыл бұрын

A white testarossa, just like in wolf of wallstreet

@patchienow1597 9 жыл бұрын

Don't even speak of that movie... They destroyed a real 25th anniversary countach, rather than making a replica, like ever other movie ever.

@Tharkz 9 жыл бұрын

Zero 0 At least it wasn't a quattrovalvole. The anniversary edition has a bad case of 90's plastic disorder ;)

@onoff314 9 жыл бұрын

Zero 0 Epic, may as well destroy the real thing

@ripem1417 9 жыл бұрын

Zero 0 it...........wasn't..............a..............replica?......................... I think I just died on the inside.

@kooldog98 9 жыл бұрын

macaronipizza it wasnt wrecked, the damage was repairable

@wilburmcbride8096 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my, I miss the 80s with everything he just said in the intro..big hair, big shoulder pads, great music and awesome cars as the one viewed in this KZfaq video. What a great decade to be born in.

@Sonic_MK7R 3 жыл бұрын

Brought tears to my eyes

@codemiesterbeats 6 жыл бұрын

You could argue that the Countach is about as iconic... but because of Miami vice I would say they both have their place side by side as 80s dream cars.

@drunkenbelafontemaine6826 Жыл бұрын

Many years later this is still my favourite story and obviously sound of any testarossa video, I was 8 when I wanted one and I’m 43 and I still want one. Fingers crossed 🤞

@TheHeavygun 9 жыл бұрын

Now that's a /Drive video! That left me wanting more.

@seiscero 9 жыл бұрын

Love the Outrun style music! great job guys!

@pablosmith5473 7 жыл бұрын

''call me bias if you want, I'm a Ferrari man... But I don't remember any manufacturer making such an iconic car that absolutely represents the 80’s’’ Really? Easy, one word: Countach.

@SRaad3 7 жыл бұрын

Pablo Smith countach is considered early 70s I guess

@265308 7 жыл бұрын

dude hate 2 break it 2 ya but Countach came out in da 70's.

@bruce5868 7 жыл бұрын

Pablo Smith No

@Flexicokerboy 7 жыл бұрын

And for the rest of us... Delorean?

@samshji 7 жыл бұрын

959, ae86

@twentyfivenhot 9 жыл бұрын

thank you for this amazing video. loved it.

@Nf00257 2 жыл бұрын

The testarossa in white or black just make this car look so much better than the standard red. The Ferrari enthusiasts probably wont agree but 🤷‍♂️

@EvilDeadFan11 9 жыл бұрын

A local business in Ottawa, where I grew up had one in a glass trailer on display for a week or two. To see it on a poster was excellent. The lines appealed to my young self. To be able to see it in person, inches away... it is stunning, for the period.

@runechristiansen7372 9 жыл бұрын

Great story, I could listen to John all day. :-)

@lonersanonymous 9 жыл бұрын

I have to agree. When I think of the 80's, the Testarossa is the first car that comes to mind

@mitchellmortenson2481 9 жыл бұрын

Wow, that sound in the tunnel is amazing

@ssstealth 9 жыл бұрын

I LOVE hearing from these industry guys!

@aglaycock1 9 жыл бұрын

*Cough* Countach

@TheAegisClaw 9 жыл бұрын

70's car.

@japper21 9 жыл бұрын

You're an idiot.

@n7hevn 9 жыл бұрын

It's not a bad car to use as a comparison, the Countach with the famous rear wing, was definitely a car that stirs memory and emotion from the era, I had posters of it, but it really didn't get the drive-ability praise and sales that the Testarossa did. Here's a good comparison article - www.motortrend.com/classic/roadtests/1208_1988_lamborghini_countach_5000qv_1993_ferrari_512_testarossa/driving_impressions.html

@Tharkz 9 жыл бұрын

I think it trups the testarossa as well, but not as an 80's car though. The Countach... Trans-spans the 80's instead. Being so cool, even if it's from the 70's it was still hot in the early 90's. When I see a Testarossa, I think the 80's so the man is right. He says you can't remember any other car that makes you think of the 80's as much as this one. The best Ferrari FROM the 80's is the F40 hands down. But an F40 doesen't make you THINK 80's... because it's good :)

@TheAegisClaw 9 жыл бұрын

n7hevn I much prefer the 288 GTO

@senerath123 7 жыл бұрын

oh my gosh ..... that machine is totally eye watering. I need that so badly.

@OfficialMINIm 7 жыл бұрын

This car is old but gold. Just beautifully proportioned. Its like a tall, curvy, beautiful italian model with sexy long black hair in tight bright red dress wearing red on her lips. A classic beauty.

@TheOriginalChazno5 7 жыл бұрын

The Testarossa was my favourite Ferrari when I was at school and it still is a brilliant supercar!

@futureimperfect6183 8 жыл бұрын

One of the top 3 best looking Ferraris ever!

@mattgoeswheelin 9 жыл бұрын

Miami Vice

@jordanclarkson2010 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, love the Testarossa!

@wcm5150 9 жыл бұрын

I can think of another car. The Lamborghini Countach.

@StephenMorganCanada 9 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing sprinter, Ben Johnson tooling around in his black one in the late 80's. I believe he had to sell the car after his Olympic 100 Metre gold medal win was overturned due to doping. Talk about 80's excess. I look at this as the event that marked the end of the 80's "Only Success Matters" attitude, a credo that lead to cars such as this. Good times!

@PaulinhoThompson 9 жыл бұрын

That was a lovely story, thank you :D

@LemonProductions09 9 жыл бұрын

The music in this video

@leloodallasmultipass 9 жыл бұрын

2:28 does anyone else see that? he's giving us the bird. he hates us. but I can't stop loving him.

@josegerman8877 9 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this car for the 1st time as a kid in MIAMI VICE!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!! 80'S BABY LOL!!!!!!

@vivekbhardwaj135 9 жыл бұрын

aw...I like Testarossa from starting,no one beat it....except LA Ferrari,its damn gud my dream car....

@BladeRunner21577 7 жыл бұрын

As an 80s kid I can honestly say it was all about the Countach, Testarossa was just another fast car. Even watching Miami Vice the Testarossa wasnt as 80s as the Countach was.

@Feledwards 9 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite cars of all time.

@bacurda 8 жыл бұрын

This video so motivational in becoming rich

@ivanerlic5298 7 жыл бұрын

such a beautiful car

@kiwihame 8 жыл бұрын

3:19 Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Awesome car, awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

@joostmoerkerken 9 жыл бұрын

That does sound amazing!

@josephromano6825 5 жыл бұрын

The Testarossa is perhaps one of the best ferraris made! Attractive design, V-12 power, rare, a collectible investment!

@ricocrockett370 9 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

@ITsIMP0RT4NT 9 жыл бұрын

The Lamborghini Countache, Ferrari F40, and Porsche 959 911 also did a pretty damn good job of representing what a car could be when money was no object and also the performance of them started to conceive the category of what we now call "supercars".

@cup_and_cone 9 жыл бұрын

Testarossa was very Miami Vice, but every teen boy had a poster of the Lamborghini Countach, not the Ferrari.

@rahowhero 9 жыл бұрын

Every teen boy also had wwf posters, were fans of bands like poisen and kiss and thought freddy mercury and tom selleck were straight.

@joshruiz809 9 жыл бұрын

I had a framed pictured lol. I love the Countach.

@TheIDGE 9 жыл бұрын

I may have had a Countach poster, but I know I had both Testerossa and F40 posters. The F40 poster is up in my basement now, 20+ years later.

@murpyeddie1139 9 жыл бұрын

i think they mean the time in which the car first came out. that would make the countach a 70's car. the predecessor of the testarossa was also produced well into the 80's. thats the 365 and 512 berlinetta boxer which i like much more than the countach and testarossa.

@simonli6898 9 жыл бұрын

I had a Testarossa poster on my wall as a teen... It's still a beautiful car IMHO.

@masonwilke1130 7 жыл бұрын

No, no, no. My Ferrari was white like Don Johnson's in Miami Vice.

@mesidgme1974 4 жыл бұрын

IS IT A HOT WHEELS

@Scarflix 6 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing video

@EvanMoon 9 жыл бұрын

/Drive, this was great. The huge side gills and massive hips on this car still look great today. I do wish there was a way to control the levels better cause depending on what I watch KZfaq on (phone or computer) the audio levels are so different. The music was a tad loud during the interview type scenes, but tell me who else gives us this level of cinematography and automotive drool worthy content. Thanks /Drive for starting 2015 off right.

@jacx11 9 жыл бұрын

Closing shot - priceless :D VW Passat - "The King of Prestige"

@ianhillegonds227 9 жыл бұрын

Kavinsky was a nice touch here. Well done Drive.

@icebreakertech 9 жыл бұрын

I still love the Ferrari F355 GTS.

@motoringweekly8123 9 жыл бұрын

How a real Ferrari should sound!! Absolutely INSANE!

@AthenaSaints 9 жыл бұрын

Testarossa + Magic Sound Shower = Epic

@ms51ves3 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome road!

@frouwoulou 9 жыл бұрын

well drive, you've got me back again !

@Wagoo 9 жыл бұрын

My dream car since I was a kid :) Definitely going to end up with one of these (well, a 512TR)

@johnmontag 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to hear more stories from him

@iLLWiLL173 2 жыл бұрын

Lord have mercy...that Engine sounds amazing! 😮

@JordanPayneLV 9 жыл бұрын

I quite liked this video. A lot

@atherisgreen1391 9 жыл бұрын

He doesn't recall any manufacture making something iconically 80's??......has he heard of the countach?

@tucoramirez4558 9 жыл бұрын

The Countach first appeared as a protype in 1971 and the first production model in 1974. By 1977 the widened version appeared so it was a 70's car and its popularity predated the 80's. The Testarossa appeared in 1984 which was smack in the middle of the 80's when the decade really took off. For a car to be iconically 80's it had to be designed and be born in the 80's. The Testarossa appeared in Miami Vice and the famous arcade video game Out Run (by Sega). Bear in mind that almost 10,000 of them were made compared to the less than 1000 Countaches. Needless to say it was nowhere near as popular among the wealthy and was rather difficult to live with as its steering was unassisted (and very heavy), the airconditioning useless in exotic climates and the headroom very limited (good for short people only). The flat12 Ferrari engine is also very reliable and didn't require anything like the finetuning Weber carburettors of the Countach demanded on a regular basis. Sorry, but no contest. The yuppies had their say and ten times more Testarossas were sold.

@yakadee1 9 жыл бұрын

Tuco Ramirez Agreed, definitely a 70's car. The Countach's look super cool and "space-age-y", but they were difficult to live with and a bitch to drive. Impossible to see rearward, forget about backing up. You had to open the door and hang your ass over the wide sill to see behind you. I imagine some current owners have installed cameras back there.

9 жыл бұрын

That's a70's car dude.

@Dobbyfunson 9 жыл бұрын

Tuco Ramirez They made 2042 Countach's from 74' -90 and 7,177 Testarossa's from 84 - 91. just saying.

@tucoramirez4558 9 жыл бұрын

Not according to Ferrari themselves on their website. And not counting the 70's models of the Countach certainly trims down the number of Countach's made.

@nightrider3067 9 жыл бұрын

Yeah this car is defined an era

@mesidgme1974 4 жыл бұрын

YOU WEREN'T BORN YET

@Sothasilenium 9 жыл бұрын

Love that last shot! lol

@nilsottesen 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing classic Ferrari, my dreamcar..☺!

@unfortunatemisconception1531 9 жыл бұрын

that sound in the tunnel made my ears melt!

@mesidgme1974 4 жыл бұрын

NOW YOU NEED OPERATION FOR NEW EARS

@austinXDFtw 8 жыл бұрын

i guess this guy has never heard of the Countach?

@chielwouterscw 8 жыл бұрын

It actually started producing in the '70s

@Toarcade 8 жыл бұрын

But became truly iconic only in the 80s with the facelift.

@fuigebhardt2966 8 жыл бұрын

exactly what i was gonna say

@fuigebhardt2966 7 жыл бұрын

+D-no P ummm... watch 3:30. he says, in effect, the same thing you just said about the countach

@fuigebhardt2966 7 жыл бұрын

+D-no P i know how that feels. i do it alot, myself.

@jason5041030 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car grew up dreaming of this car. One of my favorite Ferraris

@PhatLipstick 7 жыл бұрын

The Countach we all know, widened fenders, huge wing, big tyres, came out in '79. So it's not a definitive 80's wedge car. The vehicles that represent the 80's in short nose, wedge-shaped fashion are the 1985 Zender Vision 2, the excellent Vector W8 Twin Turbo and Cizeta V16T representing 1989 ,and, of course the F40 in '87. We had so many amazing cars back then. Testarossa reppin' '84 hard.

@philrodrigues9270 6 жыл бұрын

I love testrossa and the countach funny you talk bout Miami vice just seen rerun yesterday I grow up in the eighty's 👍

@uncleputes 9 жыл бұрын

AE86 trueno will always be my 80's icon...

@itsukarine 9 жыл бұрын

IM JUST RUNNING IN THE 90S

@movinmetal2596 3 жыл бұрын

Testarossa, Countach and Porsche Turbo....the 80’s All-Star team 😎

@aleckermit 9 жыл бұрын

Kavinsky

@JerkVegas86 7 жыл бұрын

aleckermit Nite Drive

@LimYQS 9 жыл бұрын

12 cyclinder boxer! Come on! Lol i wanted one ever since i was a kid... While others were drooling on Lambos and Lotus i was drooling over this...

@Raritytuber 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice video (although still the Drive+ concept). Fantastic tunnel sound! \o/

@DoubleDeckerAnton 7 жыл бұрын

Great to see a Yorkshireman driving a Testarossa! Beautiful car from the Miami Vice era..!!! 👌

@C-M-E 9 жыл бұрын

To me, the V12 in the TR was one of Ferrari's best sounding engines ever made. And the block is surprisingly stout as 80s Italian motors go. I've seen a few with twin turbos cranking out better than 1000hp. Pretty incredible!

@RotorRian 9 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be picky but its a Flat 12 not a V12.

@C-M-E 9 жыл бұрын

RotorRian Ah, right you are. Ol' memory was thinking it was a 90* V, but you are indeed correct!

@Gregory7877 7 жыл бұрын

I love this noise

@Tony-1971 9 жыл бұрын

Nice! F355 Challenge for me though,.....given the choice.

@cup_and_cone 9 жыл бұрын

Wrong decade

@Tony-1971 9 жыл бұрын

thechosendude I know. But its my favourite Ferrari, full stop. That's what i meant. I wasn't choosing a favourite from the 80's. Just choosing my all time favourite. Its not like i will ever own ANY Ferrari from ANY decade. let alone choosing a fave from every single decade, lol. I based my choice on looks, not the decade. Like i said, "given the choice" If its got to be from the 80's then obviously its gonna be the F40, A white one. Actually though given the choice, i'll take the new Porsche 911 gt3, or even better a RUF RGT-8. and i will park that next to my Mclaren F1 and my Lamborghini Countach lp500, and my Lotus esprit turbo s3 and my Aston Martin DB9. In fact yeah, forget about Ferrari all together, lol.