In terms of air intakes, the “cheese graters” on the sides of the Ferrari Testarossa are probably the most famous ever seen. However, if you’re looking to turn heads these days, you might need more than the factory spec, which is why a German specialist has built this 512TR, an evolution of the Testarossa, with a Liberty Walk widebody and then some.
The flat-twelve wonder that is the Ferrari Testarossa (the name means “redhead” in English) hit like a hammer back in 1984 when it was released. And Maranello wasn’t reasy to give up on fueling the excess of those times, which is why it introduced the heavily updated 512TR (TR standing for “testarossa”) in 1992, as well as the further massaged F512M (M stands for “modificata” or “modified” in English) two years later, with this being the Italian’s final flat-12 model.
To keep this example fresh, German shop Top Secret (this isn’t linked to the namesake Japanese tuner that became famous in the 90s), started off with the body kit Japanese developer Liberty Walk released about one year ago—back then, LB Walk showcased the car with unpainted fenders, and you can find the images in the second Instagram post below.
Aside from the obvious overfenders, the kit includes a front lip, side skirts, a rear valance and a rear ducktail-style spoiler. And, thanks to what Liberty Walk calls “Exchange Fender”, the hardware doesn’t require cutting into those expensive Ferrari fenders. However, if you’re looking for an even more extreme project involving the company from the Land of the Rising Sun, perhaps their recent rotary-powered R35 Nissan GT-R will suit your taste.
What wheel gap?
Don’t let those Prancing Horse center caps fool you, these are aftermarket wheels. The period-appropiate design of the forged units comes from German specialist Asphalt Dreams.
Of course, such a project couldn’t come with anything but a microscopic wheel gap, which is why the Italian machine was gifted with Prazis air suspension, which you’re currently seeing in its lowest setting, negative camber and all.
From the 1980s Miami Vice TV show and SEGA Out Run video game to modern-day remakes like Italian Vice, the Testarossa family never left the spotlights, and we expect even more projects of the sort to show up in the future.
