We love coming up with awesome ways to entertain our valued clients, friends, and the car enthusiast community, and we have something really special. We’ve identified a prime venue to host a thrilling Time Trial in Hartbeespoort this August/September! A Ferris Cars exclusive. This competition will be open to any make of car. Of course, winners […]

FERRARI GOT VIGNALE TO BUILT A ROAD CAR WITH AN F1 ENGINE, AND THERE’S ONLY ONE! This Vignale bodied Ferrari 250 Europa is powered by an engine that was designed for a Formula 1 car and wears bodywork made by a panel-beater, who quit his job at Pininfarina only five years earlier to start his […]

The Ferrari SF-23 Ferrari’s 2023 Formula 1 Challenger may look like a natural development of the previous year’s fast but underperforming car, but the team describes it as a complete redesign. There are major aerodynamic and mechanical changes to improve performance and achieve the characteristics the team needs. The new car is designed around more […]

Buy a car with Cryptocurrency The future is here! We live in a world that is digital and automated. Development in this sector shows no signs of slowing down, in fact, it is growing at a record pace. People are talking to automated bots more than their partners, demonstrated recently when Open AI’s ChatGPT registered […]

FERRARI – A LE MANS HISTORY? Ferrari officially announced recently, that they are returning to the World Endurance Championships in 2023, in sports car prototype racing , which includes the 24hr Le Mans hyper-car class. As 2023 is upon us, and another golden era of endurance racing is around the corner, we thought it a […]

FERRARI RED BOOKS, WHY DO THEY EXIST AND WHERE CAN I FIND THEM? So, you’ve found a Ferrari. But wait, how do you know that this particular car is the real deal? How can you tell what the history is without someone telling you or you doing hours of research? These are challenging questions to […]

THESE SIX CARS HAVE FERRARI ENGINES, BUT THEY ARE NOT FERRARI’S! Here are six other Ferrari-engine vehicles that you may not be familiar with, but they all deserve to be recognized. 1960 Pininfarina ‘Ferrarina’ Tipo 850 GT Prototype Enzo Ferrari commissioned Pininfarina, his favored coachbuilder, to create and build a functional prototype coupe powered by […]

Sunday 2nd October SINGAPORE F1 GRAND PRIX VIEWING Ferris Cars, old clients, new clients, old friends, new friends, great food, great sound, great visuals, exceptional venue. Pretty much the ingredients for a very successful day. We invited a few guests to join us for a viewing of the Singapore GP. The entrance fee …….. Just […]

With Ferrari’s F40 regarded as one of the most iconic cars ever made, it often overshadows its anniversary successor, the F50, despite the latter being a much rarer machine, with just 349 made, against the F40s 1315, and an F50 is worth about three times as much! Both the F40 and F50 are of course […]

Formula one is about to resume racing after the summer break, and you know what that means……… Ferrari have not been able to F*&#K anything up for at least four weeks. But at least they went out on a big one at the Hungarian grand prix, the final race before the break. If they were […]

Here’s a report on the top three movers. The information below is based on the US market and, as we all know, takes a few months before any influence is felt in our local market. Prices for normal and exotic cars are topping, but this does not apply to the mid-engine Ferrari market. That market […]

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS HELD BY FERRARI. Here are just 10 titles of the many Guinness World Records currently held by Ferrari. 1 Fastest average speed in a Grand Prix The fastest overall average speed for a Grand Prix race is 247.585 km/h (153.842 mph) by Michael Schumacher at Monza in the Italian Grand Prix on […]

JOHN BARNARD, THE “SECRET” FERRARI, FERRARI POLITICS AND ENZO STEPS IN! The semi-automatic gearbox or paddle shift, as it is also known, is one of the most significant technological developments in f1 history. In just a handful of years, after Ferrari introduced the concept in 1989, every car on the grid had copied it. It […]

The unique Ferrari 360 Modena isn’t a car!  Not really!  Not in the traditional sense.  Cars are about transportation, get to grandma’s house, haul home the groceries, they’re a necessity, like food or Netflix.  The Ferrari 360 Spider F1 has little to do with transportation, little to do with necessity. It’s a 395-horsepower sports car, […]

THE MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB IN THE WORLD! Here’s a shortlist of some of the owners of the most iconic, expensive and, some say, most beautiful car ever produced, by anyone, ever, in the history of ever, the Ferrari 250 GTO!! The Ferrari 250 GTO (Gran Turismo Omolegato), entered production in 1962 and was built to […]

LIKE KIM KARDASHIAN AFTER A VISIT TO THE PIE SHOP! At the time of its launch, Enzo Ferrari would have probably been turning in his grave at the thought of his beloved company offering a practical, easy to drive cruiser and supercar all rolled into one! So, can the California be a convertible, a gran […]

HERE’S HOW…………. WHY! First, let’s take a look at how it all began in the car industry. The first-ever car was called the ‘’Benz Patent-Motorwagen’’. Karl Benz, the founder of Mercedes-Benz, applied for the patent of the automobile on the 29th of January 1886, it was, therefore, a logical choice to name it after himself […]

BRAVO, BRAVO, SCUDERIA FERRARI!!! As we are all probably aware, The Scuderia got off to a blistering start at the Bahrain Grand Prix circuit last weekend with a 1-2 finish. Congratulations to them! This weekend is the Saudi Arabian GP, and all the signs are there to be fighting for a similar result. Let’s all […]

FERRARI’S NAMED AFTER PLACES We can all name a couple of Ferrari’s which were named after places, but it turns out there are a few more than we thought! AMERICA/SUPERAMERICA The Ferrari America and Superamerica were a series of cars built in the 1950s and 1960s primarily intended for the US market. The cars were […]

What is Finali Mondiali, I hear you ask? Every year, except the ones ruined by Covid, Ferrari celebrates their year with a weekend of everything Ferrari. By everything, we mean F1 Corsa Clienti, FX, FXX, and FXXK, GT Championships, Exhibitions, Demonstrations, F1 Drivers, Pit Access, Hospitality and much more. This weekend is a mecca for […]

The Ferrari F1-75 was revealed on Thursday afternoon and first impressions are good………. it looks fantastic!  There was a hint, from the teamwear colours released earlier this year, that the car would have more black incorporated into the livery, and that is what has happened with the black covering the front and rear wing while […]

𝐅𝟏-𝟕𝟓 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡! Join us at Ferris Cars, this Thursday at 2h30 for 3 pm, for the launch of the F1-75!🏎 Spacing is limited, Please RSVP: info@ferriscars.com

“Factories are made of people, machines and buildings.Ferrari, above all, is made of people.” That was a famous quote by Enzo Ferrari, and words that are being reiterated by the company in celebration of Ferrari’s 75th Anniversary. Ferrari is introducing a 75th Anniversary logo to commemorate Enzo Ferrari setting up shop back in 1947.While his […]

WELCOME TO 2022 Ferris Cars has some exciting things lined up for the year ahead. More events. Some exciting social media content. Revolutionary new cryptocurrency options. More fun Rhino stuff. Watch this space! In the meantime, you know you are always welcome, so pop in for a coffee and a chat ………….even if it is […]

This year’s thrilling 2021 season came to a sensational climax this weekend in Abu Dhabi. It’s been a long time since the championship has gone down to the wire in the last race. We can only hope this is a sign of things to come on a more regular basis.The new regulations, cost caps and […]

Trading in the Ferrari 328 model range seems to have ground to a halt lately, but it’s the same with most “modern classics,” as soon as Puff Diddly Daddly or Snoop Doggy DooDoo put out a video with a Ferrari in it, everyone wants it!Thomas Magnum obviously started the trend with the 308, after appearing […]

Replacing the 575 Maranello in 2006, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano was the new flagship of the famous Italian brand. Named after Ferrari’s own test track, the 599 is a high-performance Gran Turismo with a V12 up-front, and rear-wheel drive.A pure product from Maranello, the 5,999 cm³, V12 is capable of taking the car up […]

The Ferrari V8 is one of the worlds most iconic inventions. Shoehorn it into a 355 Berlinetta, the quintessential Ferrari shape, strap on a manual gearbox, the only gearbox to have….in any car, bolt a Capristo exhaust on, and you end up with what can only be described as Automotive Pornography! The 355 was sold […]

All of us have a few Ferrari model cars in our lives. It might be one on your office desk, one or two in your garage or a couple dotted around the house.Some of us have larger collections, I personally have about 2000 1:18 scale Ferrari models in my garage and I know people who […]

Formula 1 cars have got absolutely enormous. Since the start of F1, they’ve grown and grown, with them now being both longer and wider than a Ford F150 pickup truck, and this has to be a bad thing, the cars may be quicker now – but they don’t look nearly as fast as they used […]

There are collector cars, and then there are Ferraris. The cars that Enzo built are in many respects a market unto themselves, coveted by the ultra-rich for their beauty, performance, and the very status they confer. Ferrari can claim the world’s most valuable car, the 250 GTO – and has at times dominated the international […]

Ferris has arranged a very special outing for our clients and friends.On Saturday 30th October we are going to Klerksdorp to visit the “Little Rhino Orphanage” where we will feed the babies, have a tour of the complex, return to the lodge for dinner and a chance to name one of the rhino’s.The trip will […]

This week I thought we would take a trip down memory lane and have a look at the F2004, what with the new Formula 1 rules set to impact next year’s championship, we ask the question, “Can Ferrari return to the winning form of the ‘Schumi’ era.” Ferrari’s F2003 GA often gets forgotten among the […]

Some will say that there has never been an ugly Ferrari. It’s true, Ferrari are renowned for making exquisite works of art that function as automobiles; the beautiful lines of the Dino 246, the astonishingly fetching 250 California, 250 GTO and Lusso, the striking wedge shape of the Testarossa, the low, wide and quintessentially shaped […]

Enzo Ferrari famously raced for Alfa, as a driver, from 1920 to 1932. Ferrari won his first Grand Prix in 1923 in Ravenna on the Savio Circuit. Deeply shocked by the death of Ugo Sivocci in 1923 and Antonio Ascari in 1925, Ferrari, by his own admissions, continued to race half-heartedly. At the same time, […]

When originally unveiled in 2008, the California was powered by a front-mid mounted, rear-wheel drive, naturally aspirated 4.3-litre V8. In 2012 a lighter, slightly more powerful variant, the California 30 was introduced, and in 2014 Ferrari announced the second generation of the model, named California T, powered by a new twin-turbo 3.9-litre V8. The car […]

The Ferrari 458 Italia, launched in 2009 (South Africa receiving their first one in 2010) was a complete redesign for the company and the last V8 model to be completely designed by Pininfarina. 4.5 litre, normally aspirated V8, 0-100 Kmh – 3.4 Seconds.  Impressive figures, considering it is now over ten years old. Even pitting […]

Netflix is set to release a new documentary about the Formula 1 legend, Michael Schumacher. This long-awaited film, to be aired on September 15th, tells the story of the German F1 legend’s career, from karting in Kerpen to taking his record seventh championship in 2004, with interviews from his wife Corinna, their two children Gina […]

The Daytona name is officially unofficial. Supposedly the name was dubbed by the media rather than Ferrari, apparently to commemorate Ferrari’s 1-2-3 finish in the 1967, 24 Hours of Daytona. Ferrari won the race with a 330 P3/4, a 330 P4, and a 412 P, respectively. Ferrari rarely refers to the 365 as the “Daytona,” […]

We expected 10 cars, we got 30. We expected to collect a couple of hundred litres of milk, we collected over two thousand litres. Thank you to everyone who attended the rhino milk drive and donated milk. A baby rhino will drink about twenty litres per day, so what we collected will be a big […]

Movies have the power to make a regular story become iconic. They also have the power to immortalize certain moments for future generations. Nothing in a movie has more influence than a special car. The Ferrari Movies on this list are definite scene-stealers, beautiful machines that allowed enough screentime to become instantly memorable. Truth be […]

Scheckter is probably the most famous name in South African motorsport.It’s also pretty well known internationally, due obviously, to Jody winning the Formula 1 World Championship, but also the contributions made by the other members of this motor racing dynasty. JODY SCHECKTER Jody Scheckter is, so far, the one and only South African Formula 1 […]

These are interesting and exceptional times for all supercar manufacturers. The political and public persecution of small-volume carmakers with ignorant, broad-brush legislation, threatens to destroy the things we most value about these types of cars. Forcing a company like Ferrari to produce electric cars is pointless and will do absolutely nothing to assist in saving […]

The launch of the Ferrari 812 Superfast marks the end of the era of Ferraris designed by Pininfarina. Pininfarina is a design house, founded in Turin in 1930. They first did coachbuilding work for Ferrari in 1951 and continued to design almost every Ferrari, well into the 21st century. Ferrari made use of other coachbuilders […]

Congratulations to Thamaray Francis, who won a GP Store hamper worth R5000 in our Fathers Day competition. She collected her winnings from Ferris, along with her husband Jay and kids.

Ferris Cars are proud to announce that we have teamed up with GOAT Coffee. Hand blended every time GOAT provides the finest coffee from the finest beans available. So, if you’re looking for the finest cars and the finest coffee ……….. look no further! Pop in and sample the delights of GOAT! The GOAT story […]

FERRARI ICONS: LUCA CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO. Ferrari has just announced a new CEO, 52-year-old Benedetto Vigna. He’s a Subnuclear Physicist and is currently heading up one of the divisions at STMicroelectronics. His appointment is to replace acting CEO John Elkann, who stepped in temporarily after the sudden resignation, on health grounds, of Louis C. Camilleri. […]

Some good news…and some bad news! Bad news: Rhinos are still being poached at an alarming rate, and the cost of protecting these magnificent animals escalate daily. Good news: Clients, Friends, and stakeholders of Ferris Cars raised and handed over a whopping R115,150.00 over the last week to Rhino Connect, to help with the preservation […]

Enzo Ferrari was a man not to be crossed. He was a tyrant, an autocrat, he knew how to charm, and he knew how to influence. He ran his company with an iron fist and through his dogged work ethic and ruthlessness with his staff, built the world’s greatest and most successful Formula 1 team, […]

Those eagle-eyed among you will have probably noticed that the image below is not a horse! Whilst we are passionate about our Cavallino’s, both living and automotive, these are found in abundance on our beautiful continent. What is not abundant, however, is the Southern White and Black Rhinos.Ferris Cars have recently committed to assisting Rhino […]

Nqobile Madlala from eNCA Drive chats with the Ferris Team to gain insights into the Ferrari market, buying a car with Bitcoin, and considerations for an investment in your dream car!

Last Sunday, SEFAC (Ferrari Club of SA) held their annual show day at Emperors Palace.  The show was well attended by members from across the province,  with cars entered into Concours and Show & Shine categories. This 246 Dino was prepared for the show by Vishal from R.A.D. (Resurrection Auto Detailing) and presented at the show […]

This week we bring you another “First for Ferris” thing. Never before have a Testarossa, a 512TR, and a 512M been photographed together in SA, and in true Ferris style, we decided to do it with the mother of all brand ambassadors, a Cavallino Rampante! The Testarossa bloodline started with the 365 GT/4 BB, first […]

Ferris Cars in proud partnership with the GrandPrix Store and Papachinos Broadacres is bringing you a day of Ferrari Fun for the whole familia! Ferrari Display GP Store Specials F1 Simulator Great prizes up for grabs! Stand a chance to win: A drive in a Ferrari GP Store Hamper Papachinos Vouchers Sunday 30 May 202111am […]

This is a Millennium 7, a South African designed and built a kit car that defies all you know about kit cars. Whilst you may be forgiven for thinking it’s a Lotus 7, it’s not. Yes, okay it does look like a Lotus  7 and you could use terms like “A Tribute to,” “A Nod […]

Congratulations to Monique who won the Ferris Kit Bag valued at R1500 in the Ferris Guess the Ferrari Competition!  Monique won after her father, Johan Van Niekerk, entered the competition on her behalf. He guessed all the Ferraris correctly and was the lucky winner in our draw.  On contacting Johan, he explained to us that he […]

In the mid-1960s, designer Sergio Pininfarina presented Enzo Ferrari with sketches he’d made of a small, swoopy, mid-engine sports car that he felt Enzo should build. Up to then, all Ferrari road cars were front-engined, but the automotive world was changing rapidly, most notably with the introduction of the Lamborghini Miura, the world’s first-ever mid-engined […]

Despite the recent domination of Formula 1 by the Mercedes F1 team and prior to that Red Bull, Ferrari is still the most successful team in F1 history.  Ferrari is the only team to have competed in every Grand Prix since it’s inception in 1950.  In a conversation about Ferrari, both road and track, it […]

Last week, Thursday 15th, was a historic landmark in the Ferris Cars journey, the official launch party of our Bitcoin enterprise. The event, hosted by Ferris and our Crypto partners AltCoinTrader, was an outstanding success and witnessed the first car sold with bitcoin. Guests also enjoyed a comprehensive rundown of the pros and cons, ins […]

The Ferris Familia Club is an exclusive platform for Ferris clients and like-minded motoring enthusiasts to gain access to a myriad of special offers and lifestyle events around the exotic car industry. We invite all Ferris Cars owners to join the Ferris Familia, which is a Ferris Community for local, regional and international driving and […]

Ferris Bitcoin Launch – A complete guide to purchasing high-end cars using cryptocurrency. Including a live demonstration. Thursday 15 April 202118:00 – 20:30Shop 41, Broadacres Shopping Centre Cedar Road.Dress Code: Smart CasualPartners are welcome. RSVP Essential (Exclusive Event, Seating is Limited).info@ferriscars.com; 064 504 1406 Covid-19 Protocols will be observed.

So is the 348 the worst car Ferrari ever made? Nope!………. is the quick answer. Sure there are numerous articles, blogs and videos complaining about how twitchy at high speed it is, how ugly it is,  how it doesn’t compare to the 355 etc. etc. Equally, there are as many articles about how good it […]

  Ferrari made a 208 turbo road car in 1982. The reason was to circumvent the tax laws in place at the time. Heavy taxes were imposed for cars with more than a 2.0-litre capacity. To avoid the tax, Ferrari produced a 1991cc engine and slapped a KKK turbo on it to compensate for the lack […]

The Fiorano test track lap record for a Ferrari F40 is 1m 29.6sec. The lap record for a  Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale is 1m 26.5sec.   Ferrari made 1,315 F40’s and 1,288 Challenge Stradale’s.  A Ferrari F40 can cost R20 million plus, yet a Challenge Stradale will set you back  about R5 million.  The Ferrari F40 […]

A “BUCKET LIST” EVENT FOR EVERY FERRARI FAN,  PETROL HEAD & CAR ENTHUSIAST Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, we are forging ahead with some exciting events for later in the year.  We have now finalised the details of the Finali Mondiali, Ferrari’s end of year spectacular!  Obviously, the pandemic is a moving target, but as […]

We’ve already announced that we now accept Crypto Currency as a means of  payment ………….. We’re the first ! We’re about to have a special feature on the infamous Testarossa range, featuring  The Testarossa, The 512TR and The 512M. These three cars have never been photographed together in South Africa… We’re the first!  We will […]

Buying your dream car just went digital.  We are excited to announce that Ferris Cars is the first high-end car dealership in South  Africa to accept Bitcoin as a method of payment.  Yeah, you read that right……  Ever since the decentralised cryptocurrency made its mark as a formidable means of exchange,  holders of the digital […]

  Today the Ferris team were in Long Avenue, Glenhazel to participate in The Greatest Purim Drive-Thru Organised by the Chevrah Kadisha, the oldest Jewish organisation in Johannesburg and the largest on the African continent. Established in 1888, the Chev has been taking care of the welfare and burial needs of the community for more […]

Article by: THE OFFICIAL FERRARI MAGAZINE Both the very first Prancing Horse car, the 125 S, and the 125 F1 which took to the track in the Monaco Grand Prix on 21 May 1950, were a burgundy colour. This dark red hue was the official colour of all Italian racing cars from the beginning of […]

To tour or not to tour? That is the question. We, as with most of you, will agree that the Covid situation has dragged on long enough and hopefully, it won’t be too long before things can get back to normal, albeit a different normal, but better than we are experiencing at the moment. With […]

This week we are proud to have in stock a truly iconic example of one of Ferrari’s greatest creations, the 512 TR. The original Testarossa, designed by Leonardo Fioravanti, was typical of the 1980’s excess, bigger, bolder and generally over the top, as substantiated by it’s competition at the time, the Lamborghini Countach, both of […]

When new Ferrari President, Luca di Montezemolo took the helm in 1991, his goals were to get Ferrari back to the top in Formula 1 and up the ante in the exotic car market. He managed to do this, very successfully, in Formula 1 by recruiting, amongst others, Michael Schumacher, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and […]

Ferraris and Flowers We’re calling the Ferris Familia for a Ferrari and flowers tour: Smell the Daisies TourAugust 20 – 24, 2021Carnarvon – Clanwilliam – Kimberley 1 Night Carnarvon 3* Guesthouse2 Nights Clanwilliam 4* B&B1 Night Kimberley 4* Hotel Includes:– All breakfasts and 2 dinners– 1 Day coach flower tour with lunch For more information […]

To tour or not to tour? That is the question. We, as with most of you, will agree that the Covid situation has dragged on long enough and hopefully, it won’t be too long before things can get back to normal, albeit a different normal, but better than we are experiencing at the moment. With […]

This week we thought we’d explore the myth behind mileage, or in South Africa, kilometrage! There seems to be a disconnect between age, condition and mileage, especially when talking about the Ferrari marque. For example, an immaculate Ferrari from 2000 with 50,000k’s and a Full Service History is generally considered to be “a difficult sell”, purely based […]

Week three of the first month of 2021 and things are coming along nicely. We are currently busy finalising our regalia and merchandise store which will stock a myriad of Ferrari and other models, model kits, clothing, art and collectables. Watch this space for further updates, as they happen. We are planning quite a few […]

Welcome to week two! Seems like we are off to an encouraging start, despite the continued effects of the Covid situation, with a few sales, lots of enquiries, leads and interest. This week we want to introduce Roberto Leo, mechanic extraordinaire, fixer of cars, solver of problems and all-round nice guy. If you are a Ferris […]

The New Ferris is now open, revamped and revitalised for 2021. You are welcome to pop in for a coffee, meet the Ferris Team for a chat about Ferrari and your other favourite exotic cars, or get expert advice about your next supercar purchase. Tel: +27 64 504 1406 Paul: +27 82 851 3300 info@ferriscars.com […]