It Looks Like The Targa Top Is Coming Back To Ferrari

Ferrari has filed a patent for a new Targa-style roof, making us all wonder what it's for...
It Looks Like The Targa Top Is Coming Back To Ferrari

They may not be the most practical of convertibles, but Targa top cars are still effortlessly cool. From the MkIV Supra to the legendary Targa 911s, we love them to bits. And pretty soon, there might be a new one from Ferrari.

Maranello has produced its fair share of memorable Targas, but aside from a few limited-run cars like the LaFerrari Aperta and 575 Superamerica, it hasn’t made one since the F355 GTS. But judging by a patent (above) filed to the European Patent Office, that could be about to change.

Is the 355 GTS about to receive a successor?
Is the 355 GTS about to receive a successor?

The drawing uses the old F430 as a base, with the car sporting a new removable roof design. The patent describes “a car with a ‘Targa Top’ body,” which is formed of a “coupe body with a rigid roof that is removable and is supported at the front by the upright of the windshield and at the rear by a robust full-width roll bar.”

As to what the new design is destined for (if indeed it ends up being used), the 488 seems the most obvious choice. With the coupe version of the car badged ‘GTB’ - just as the tin top 355 was branded - the Targa version could even revive the GTS name. We also can’t help but dream of a Targa 812, however unlikely that might be.

Comments

Pagz777

I have a theory it might just be for a car

08/06/2018 - 16:43 |
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FLixy Madfox

In reply to by Pagz777

Oh. I thought it was for an air plane. Thanks for the insight!

08/06/2018 - 16:44 |
110 | 6

What next?? A convertible motorcycle??

08/06/2018 - 21:34 |
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🎺🎺thank mr skeltal

In reply to by Pagz777

big if true

08/07/2018 - 04:40 |
0 | 0

I could have sworn it was for a Tank

08/07/2018 - 08:20 |
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Pagz777

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08/06/2018 - 16:44 |
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CannedRex24

Hang on, isn’t the Laferrari Aperta technically also a Targa?

08/06/2018 - 16:59 |
2 | 8

That’s what they said

08/06/2018 - 17:01 |
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Anonymous
08/06/2018 - 17:06 |
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zjeep

Ferrari did at one point make a sunroof version of the 360 that looked a lot like a Targa it was very rare and according to this add only 10 were imported to the US

08/06/2018 - 17:15 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by zjeep

Not really a targa then… just a removable sunroof

08/07/2018 - 05:36 |
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5:19.55

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08/06/2018 - 17:19 |
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Dante Verna

The question is, would they ever think about going into T-top roofs? That would be interesting.

08/06/2018 - 17:29 |
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I heard the main reason t tops were killed off was the likelyhood of leaks to form from them, something with the way the glass sits on them makes them harder to seal or something. But I’d love to see t tops come back too

08/07/2018 - 00:41 |
4 | 0

They were much harder to seal, much more likely to leak or even fall off if fitted poorly. Also, as proved by Mike Finnegan of Roadkill, if you have a glass one they’re quite easy to break.

08/07/2018 - 02:32 |
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Freddie Skeates

An entry level ‘Dino’ inspired model with the Giulia Quadrifoglio’s V6 is what I want to see

08/06/2018 - 20:09 |
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Ferrari’s marketing department would have to go to town after spending a few years insisting the engine isn’t a Ferrari one

08/06/2018 - 23:59 |
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MitchellC

An 812 Superamerica??

08/06/2018 - 20:52 |
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Marco Q (hi)

The Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta La Aperta

08/06/2018 - 21:32 |
28 | 0

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