Supposedly, this prototype was stolen from the factory in
Maranello during 1981. A year after the “owner,” a gangster
from Marseille, was killed, the car was auctioned and became
the property of a Corsican car dealer, who later sold it.
During a trip to Belgium, the new owner left the car for
service at a Ferrari dealership. Confused by some of the
unique parts on the car, they contacted the factory. When
they were told that the engine number was that of the car
stolen three years previously, they immediately seized the
car. The owner was offered a new 308 QV GTS by the factory
in exchange for his “prototipo,” which he refused. After one
and a half years of legal wrangling it remained the property
of the current seller.