The F430's launch in Paris
On Sept. 25th 2004 the annual Paris Motor Show, Mondial de l'Automobile, opened its door. The Factory often chooses the French capital to launch the newest model. This year –ten years ago today- it has been the Modena’s successor, the F430 Berlinetta. The 360 Modena was by far the most successful Ferrari to date with a few cars above 16,000 units produced, 8,479 of them being 360 Modena Berlinettas.

There are no official figures for the F430 Berlinetta, but F-Register’s assumptions are always very close to reality. The total F430 production should sum up to a figure of 16,600 units, but the number of Berlinettas should be significantly lower than the Modena production. We assume a number of about 6,350 Berlinetta produced from 2004 to 2009.

However, #139119 in Rosso Corsa/Beige and #139120 in Argento Nürburgring with a dark Grey interior have been on display in Paris. Additionally, #139117, Giallo Modena with Nero Racing seats was on display with Pininfarina. 139117 was by far not the first F430, there are at least 32 cars with earlier Serial Numbers than the PF-Show Car. The first F430 included in F-Register’s famous db is #137807. The first US-spec car should be #139123.

The last known F430 is #169047, a US-spec car in Rosso Scuderia, a car that was obviously produced in late fall of 2009.

We will bring you a Slide Show, featuring one of the Paris Show Cars, tomorrow to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the F430.