Highly desirable ‘Monospecchio’ version of the Testarossa featuring a single mirror Powered by its matching-numbers 4.9-litre flat-12 engine and gated manual gearbox Complemented by jack, spare wheel, hub spanner, and tool roll Requires recommissioning following a period of static display A wonderful misinterpretation of new legislation was chiefly responsible for early examples of the Testarossa being built with a prominent single mirror mounted halfway up the A-pillar.

Ferrari’s reading of the regulations made it seem as though drivers were required to have a completely clear rearward view, so here was a way to work around the model’s unmistakable side strakes, curvaceous hips, and flat, wide rear deck lid that concealed a 4.9-litre flat-12 engine.

It was an even tougher ask to obscure all these elements on the passenger side.

As a result, the simplest route was to delete the mirror altogether.

It is believed that approximately only 1,000 Testarossas gained this “flying” mirror b...