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When you think Ferrari, what do you see? Red, of course. The very name of one of the most iconic Ferrari models of all time, the Testa Rossa, means “redhead” in Italian. And this August at the Pebble Beach golf course in California, literally tens of millions of dollars worth of vintage Ferraris – most of which are Ferrari’s trademark Rosso Corsa (racing red) – will be sold.
So it was more than a little surprising in July when Ferrari took the wraps of the 488 Spider, and it was . . . blue.