The fire reportedly broke out suddenly while the car was parked outside overnight.

Introduced at the 1984 Paris Motor Show Ferrari The Testarossa was one of the most impressive cars produced by the Italian manufacturer at the time. It wasn’t long before he became a cult icon thanks to his starring role in TV’s hit series Miami Vice. Today, the Testarossa is still quite valuable, but unfortunately there will be one less on US roads.

The pictures you are looking at show a Testarossa A property fire broke out somewhere in California. Forgive the fact that this doesn’t look like the kind of home you’d typically expect to find a valuable mid-engined supercar, seeing a Testsarossa in such a sorry state is enough to upset any motoring enthusiast.

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According to Reddit user /grootdrew who uploaded the photos, car It was owned by his neighbor, an electrical engineer who often bought different project cars for repairs. He said that the car caught fire at night and suggested that old fuel lines and cables could have caused the car to spontaneously combust.

Of course, it will be difficult to determine the cause of the fire unless police investigators are called to the scene. The fire likely started in the engine compartment, destroying the entire rear half of the Testarossa, including its famous 4.9-liter naturally aspirated flat-12 engine. The rear window was also shattered, as were the two rear quarter windows.

The fire spread to the house and damaged a small section of the wall, but luckily it was extinguished before the whole house was engulfed in flames. We hope that the owner of the vehicle has a comprehensive insurance policy and receives payment. Otherwise, they will likely go for over $150,000 and perhaps as high as $200,000; roughly the range in which used Testarossas currently change hands.