2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia

The Ferrari 430 Scuderia concentrated the F430’s road-car architecture around a more focused performance brief.

History and purpose

The Ferrari 430 Scuderia concentrated the F430’s road-car architecture around a more focused performance brief. Ferrari’s archive dates it to 2007 and documents its V8 and fast-shifting F1 transmission. The production research published by F-register reports 2,597 for the completed 2007–2009 programme. This is a whole-programme research figure, not a regional delivery allocation. The profile uses it as a documented rarity bound while leaving the independently reconciled manufacturing total open. That distinction allows the Scuderia’s identity and eligibility to be clear without overstating the precision of one registry’s result.

Design and engineering

In the supplied photograph, the red body carries longitudinal stripes across the bonnet and roof. The low nose is organised around two strong intake openings, while a compact cabin sits between the front and rear body masses. Those visible features give the car a more concentrated appearance than a decorative stripe alone could explain. Ferrari’s engineering account links the performance brief to vehicle controls and transmission response. The useful design reading is therefore a combination of surface and mechanism: the graphic treatment announces the theme, while the documented hardware explains the model’s separate place in the F430 family.

Identifying the original configuration

The correct identity is 430 Scuderia, although listings sometimes add an F before the number. It is the closed berlinetta, separate from the Scuderia Spider 16M. A red F430 with an aftermarket stripe should not acquire the Scuderia’s catalogue identity merely through resemblance. Its original chassis specification, body details and equipment record matter together. The credited photograph is explicitly identified as a 430 Scuderia by its source and matches the closed performance configuration. The registry tally belongs to that programme; it is not combined with the differently scoped 16M roadster or with Challenge racing cars.

Collector context and preservation

For collectors, the most revealing comparison is between the ordinary F430 road programme and this deliberately focused derivative. A useful archive records factory specification, gearbox service and changes to the visible aerodynamic pieces instead of reducing the story to paint and wheels. Photographs can preserve the relationship between stripes, intakes and cabin profile, but an equipment file resolves what the body view cannot. The Scuderia also provides a bridge to later Ferrari special-series berlinettas. Its interest lies in the way an established mid-engined platform was sharpened into a named road-car programme with a distinct technical and visual purpose.

Reading the evidence for this profile

The original source links below identify the programme and the historical statements used in this article. The photograph has its own creator and licence record, separate from the manufacturer’s vehicle history. Keep both when transferring this profile into a collection catalogue. A manufacturing tally describes how many cars belong to a defined original programme; it does not measure how many survive, how many are publicly visible, or how many retain all their original components. Those individual questions require dated chassis and restoration evidence. The reference year likewise describes the programme’s introduction or named historic configuration, while the supplied caption states the photographed setting and any established individual identity. This lets future research expand the car’s history without blurring the scope of the record already assembled here.

Specifications and verified rarity

Frequently asked questions

What is the 430 Scuderia?

The closed, focused F430-family performance road car. It is distinct from the open Scuderia Spider 16M and from F430 Challenge competition machinery.

What engine and transmission does it use?

Mid-rear 4.3-litre naturally aspirated V8. Six-speed F1 automated manual. These entries describe the documented vehicle or explicitly named donor architecture. They should be read alongside the body and programme scope, rather than transferred to every Ferrari carrying a similar badge.

Why is 2007 the reference year?

The title follows the documented introduction, public presentation or custodial model-year record explained in the history section. An individual delivery can occur later. Original workbook titles remain identity aliases when research corrects their year.

How should an individual example be identified?

Start with its chassis record and original configuration, then compare dated photographs, factory or commission paperwork and the service history. Model-level specifications explain the design, while the individual file establishes the identity and condition of the particular car.

What rarity or archive scope is verified?

Complete original 430 Scuderia programme, reported by F-register at 2,597 examples for 2007–2009. Registry figure supplies the rarity bound; independently reconciled exact manufacturing tally remains unset.

Who took the supplied photograph?

Handelsgeselschaft via Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The original file and licence links accompany the image. Retain that credit when the photograph is uploaded, exported or reused.

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Sources and photo credits

• Original manufacturer, commission or custodial record
• Original chassis-register production research

Photograph: Handelsgeselschaft via Wikimedia Commons original file, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source-provided photograph supplied without local cropping, retouching or text removal. A source thumbnail is used where available. Closed Ferrari 430 Scuderia photographed in Toulouse; the source identifies the exact model.