Yesterday we checked out the bottom of the Ferrari 360 market, so today let's take a look at what we imagine most of our readers would go for if they were in the market for a 360. It would be tough for us all to agree on color, so bear with us on the yellow. What we do hope you'll agree with us on are the gated manual shifter, Challenge rear grill, modular wheel option, and Daytona seats. Shields are a minus in our book, but floss and a hairdryer and maybe some polishing are all you need to delete those.

In today's age of supercar / high-end sports car excess, the 360 doesn't outperform the field like it once did. A modern Camaro SS 1LE will put it to shame on the track, after all. And, a 20 year-old, not-quite-classic Ferrari is an odd choice for a status symbol. So, if you're in the market for one of these, hopefully it's due to an admiration for what the car represented when it came out. It's the first aluminum space-frame mid-engine V8 Ferrari, with a fire-breathing 395hp over-square 3.6L behind the driver. It has one of the coolest shapes of late 90s automotive design, and the interior design holds up even today.

Year: 2000
Model:  Ferrari 360 Modena
Engine: 3.6L V8
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage:  21,895mi
Price: $84,900
Location: Tallahassee, FL

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This is an incredibly beautiful 2000 Ferrari 360 Modena with the very rare and desirable 6-speed manual transmission.  The options on this car include the deviated stitching in yellow, Scuderia shields, Daytona seats with yellow inserts, very rare modular wheels, and rear challenge grill.  It also comes with a Remus exhaust which gives it a deeper tone and screams at wipe open throttle!  All of the normal "sticky" parts have been addressed and refinished.  The dash leather was redone due to the common leather shrinkage that is common on all 360's.  The recall on the cam variator has been taken care of as well.  Car comes with the tool kit, tire inflator kit, manual pounch, and red satin car cover.  We have service records on the car that go back to 2005.  The last belt service was performed in February of 2017.  This car was judged at an FCA Ferrari event and won a platinum award with a score of 97 points.  The paint has been wet-sanded and polished to near perfection and then sealed with cermaic coating to protect the show car finish.

The front of the engine, where the serpentine and timing belts are situated, is accessible to technicians through the removal of the front seats and a firewall panel. This lends to generally palatable service prices, when compared to removing the entire rear subframe, such as is required on an F355. Records dating back to 2005 are a plus here, and the 2017 timing belt service is a good point of reference, but does mean that a timing belt service is coming up soon - something to factor in when negotiating a sale.

For the price of this 360, you could have yourself a C8 Corvette that will run laps around it at the track. And you'll come out way ahead on service costs, should you go that route, especially if you plan on tracking either option. The daily usability will be much better on the Corvette too - it should be no-less tame than a Tahoe in day-to-day use. And yet, we prefer the Ferrari, which was produced to protect a brand image over a bottom line.

-Graham