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title: "This Used To Be a 2015 Ferrari California T, Apparently"
date: "2023-04-26"
modified: "2023-04-26"
authors:
  - name: "Aaron Cole"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/aaron-cole"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-used-to-be-a-2015-ferrari-california-t-apparently"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "Ferrari News"
  - "For Sale"
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  - "News by Brand"
---

# This Used To Be a 2015 Ferrari California T, Apparently

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/26/california-t2.jpg>)
*\<em\>Ferrari/Copart\</em\>*

Go take a look at prices for a used 2015 [Ferrari](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/ferrari-news>) California T. Go ahead, I’ll wait here. Back already? Think you found a winner for $150,000 or so? Maybe there’s a $130,000 example somewhere with your name on it. I found one cheaper than that. As a matter of fact, it’s probably the cheapest Ferrari on sale anywhere. Just one problem: It’s a real mechanic’s special.

That’s because there’s very little of this 2015 California T left, if anything. This listing on [Copart](<https://www.copart.com/lot/44515563/salvage-2015-ferrari-california-t-fl-orlando-south>) sums it up pretty nicely with “Primary Damage: Burn” and “Secondary Damage: All Over.” It’s unclear how this California T met its fate or what, if anything, is going to come from the sale. Perhaps just a VIN for someone to use for *something* that could be road legal. [Wink, wink](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28870/1-of-30-ferrari-fxx-track-only-hypercar-heading-to-auction-at-monterey-car-week>). [Nudge, nudge](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30940/one-owner-ferrari-fxx-k-worth-4m-to-headline-rm-sothebys-abu-dhabi-auction>).

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/26/44515563_Image_2.jpg>)

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The reputation of the Ferrari California T may have suffered slightly due to its predecessor, the California, which was not very well-received among prancing horse fans. The California T was a low pass for the brand to pick up new buyers with an entry-level convertible that had a better power-to-weight ratio than the California, better looks, and better sound. Whether the California (or the California T, for that matter) should have been a Maserati is an academic exercise now. When it was new, the California T made 552 horsepower from its 3.9-liter twin-turbo V-8 and was paired to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. Its power-operated hardtop opened and closed in about 14 seconds, although driving with the top up was never the California T’s jam, to begin with. The Maranello-massaged V8 absolutely thundered everywhere it went.

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/26/44515563_Image_5.jpg>)

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![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/26/44515563_Image_7.jpg>)

Obviously, the thunder is long gone from this Ferrari, and I sincerely hope no one was injured in this car-becue. But this is your chance to tell the world you bought a very cheap Ferrari and mean it.

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/26/44515563_Image_8.jpg>)

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![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/26/44515563_Image_10.jpg>)

## Author
Aaron began his career in journalism when the news was printed on dead trees and thrown on driveways. A graduate of the University of Utah, he began his career as a sportswriter and has covered news for over a decade.

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