The Little Car Company Ferrari Testa Rossa J review

The first thing you’ll notice is the proper Nardi wooden steering wheel. It’s a glorious piece of art to hold and uses “Ferrari’s smallest-ever quick-release system” to allow longer-limbed folk room to slide in. 

For reference, I’m 6ft 1 and fit perfectly. That’s largely thanks to the lack of an exhaust, which in turn allows the seat to be placed lower than in the original 250 TR. Once the wheel’s back on it is a little intrusive, but that all helps with the 1950s driving feel. 

As previously mentioned, the leather is modern-day Ferrari road car spec, so it’s wonderfully comfortable. There are no seatbelts, but if you’re driving on your own you can have a little leather-clad cushion beside you to hold you in through exuberant left-handers. 

The dash is also a recreation of the original, although The Little Car Company remasters the dials to fit with the needs of an EV. You get original fonts, but the oil and water gauges now monitor battery and motor temperatures, and the old rev counter is a speedometer.