DRAKE RECEIVES 1986 FERRARI TESTAROSSA MONOSPECCHIO AT 40

Pole Position Classics

Pole Position Classics

Pole Position Classics

Summary:

• Drake received a red 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Monospecchio outside Casa Cipriani in New York City on October 23, the day before his 40th birthday.
• Rapper Loe Shimmy reportedly gave Drake the car, and Pole Position Classics found and delivered the vehicle.
• More than 400 guests attended the party, and three members of the Backstreet Boys brought Drake on stage to perform “I Want It That Way”.

Drake received a red 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Monospecchio on Friday, October 23, outside Casa Cipriani in New York City. He turned 40 the next day, on October 24. The car dates from 1986, the year he was born.

Rapper Loe Shimmy reportedly gave Drake the vehicle. Shimmy appeared on Drake’s song “I’m Spent” earlier this year. Pole Position Classics, a Miami-based dealer, found the Ferrari and delivered the car to the venue. The dealer said publicly that it helped arrange the delivery. No price has been reported. Drake wore a sparkling suit and posed next to the Ferrari on the street before he went inside.

Drake started his birthday week in Toronto with a private gathering at the CN Tower. Friends surprised him there with a collection of photographs and memories. He then traveled to New York for the party.

More than 400 guests attended the private party. Backstreet Boys members Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough made a surprise appearance and brought Drake on stage to perform “I Want It That Way”, the group’s 1999 song. During the night, Drake spoke to the crowd. He said, “tonight is just about being alive, staying alive.” Guests received Chanel and Hermès handbags in giveaways, and the evening included a competition with prizes of up to $1 million (about €890,000).

The name “Monospecchio” refers to the single outside mirror on early Testarossa models. Ferrari mounted the mirror high on the pillar beside the driver. If you spot a Testarossa with this layout, you are looking at an early production car. Early cars also used a single central nut on each wheel. Ferrari later switched to two mirrors and five-bolt wheels.

Ferrari presented the Testarossa at the Lido nightclub in Paris on October 2, 1984, on the eve of the Paris Motor Show. The car replaced the 512 BB. Pininfarina designed the body, which has long side strakes. A 4.9-liter 12-cylinder engine sits behind the cabin and drives the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox. Estimates put production of single-mirror cars at around 1,000 units. Collectors seek early single-mirror cars with center-lock wheels, though condition, originality and history set the value of each car.