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The first series-produced Ferrari with an automatic transmission (a 3-speed sourced from General Motors) was the 400 Automatic. The 400 was introduced in 1979 and in production through 1984. 1,305 were built and the split between manual and automatic favored the automatic by two-thirds. Initially the 4.8-liter V-12 used six 2-barrel carburetors and gave 310 hp, but the final few years saw the adoption of fuel injection and an increase to 340 hp. This 1984 car was an automatic with fuel injection. These luxurious and heavy GTs were not sold new in the USA but have found their way in over the years.

This '84 400 is Blu Scuro (Midnight Blue) with Crema leather and has only 22,000 miles. In 2017, when offered for sale in the U.S. by a private party, the asking price was $95,000. As is often the case with Ferraris, the 2+2 cars are a relative bargain.

The 400 was replaced in 1985 by the Ferrari 412 with an almost identical body, a 4942cc V-12 also rated at 340 hp and the introduction of ABS.