1984 Ferrari 400i A 2-Door Coupe, PininfarinaChassis No.

　　ZFFEB06B7- The first Ferrari to be offered with a standard

　　automatic transmission.- Of 1,305 400i's produced, one of 883 with

　　automatic transmission.- Stunning color combination of Grigio

　　metallic over Crema leather.- Documented recent servicing in excess

　　of $11,000.- Odometer shows little more than 10,300 original

　　miles.- Unrestored original example is an excellent candidate for

　　Preservation Class.Ferrari unveiled two models at the October 1976

　　Paris Salon - the 512BB and the 400GT. The 400 was a 2+2 grand

　　tourer largely based on the previous 365GT/4. Call it shocking. Not

　　because of its design which was largely carryover while featuring a

　　new front lip spoiler, a driver's side rearview mirror with remote

　　control, new taillamps (decreased in number from 6 to 4), and 5 lug

　　nuts rather than a knockoff hub to secure the Cromodora wheels.

　　Shocking, because this was the first Ferrari to offer an automatic

　　transmission - standard! To calm the faithful, a 5-speed manual was

　　offered as an option.The idea of an automatic transmission

　　reputedly originated with C.A. Vandagriff, a California Ferrari

　　dealer, who in 1971, fitted a 365GT 2+2 with a stout General Motors

　　Turbo-Hydramatic 400 3-speed automatic transmission. After driving

　　it for several months, the car, in its entirety, was shipped to

　　Modena to work out the bugs. Ferrari was sufficiently impressed to

　　take on the project and bring the car to commercial fruition.Once

　　again, Pininfarina was chosen to design the car. Particular

　　attention was given to the interior which became more accommodating

　　and luxurious. The dash, console and door panels were covered in

　　sumptuous leather. The seats were changed to provide added comfort

　　and given a clever new mounting system that enabled them to slide

　　forward when the backrest was tilted forward for better rear seat

　　access. This was the first Ferrari to include a 4-speaker stereo

　　system.Ferrari clearly read the market correctly. Of the 1,305

　　400i's built, 883 included the automatic transmission, like this

　　stunning example finished in Grigio Metallic over a luxurious Crema

　　interior with brown accents. Today, no Ferrari features a third

　　pedal, which makes all the fuss about the 400 when it was

　　introduced, seem superfluous. In its test of the 400, Car & Driver,

　　summed it up nicely, ". . . a Ferrari for the guy who has cooled

　　off enough about Ferraris that he no longer has to have a red

　　one."The 400 was never officially offered in the U.S. but many came

　　stateside to be Federalized by licensed importers. This car was

　　sold new on June 11, 1984 through Ferrari of Houston to a client in

　　Mexico City. It was then sold in December 1989 to become part of a

　　significant private collection for over three decades. As of this

　　writing, the odometer shows just over 10,300 miles on this

　　original, unrestored example with factory air conditioning, power

　　windows, and a Blaupunkt AM/FM stereo cassette radio. Most

　　recently, in June 2022, it has benefitted from services totaling in

　　excess of $11,000 from Gran Touring Classics in California.

　　Accompanying the car are ownership manuals, tools, and services

　　invoices.