Tom Cruise drove one in ‘Rain Man’—before he switched to that Buick Roadмmaster.

. The Ferrari 400i was never officially sold in the United States, but it found its way here as a gray market import.

. Pininfarina-styled, the four-seat coupe features a 4.8-liter V-12 engine mated to a three-speed automatic transmission.

. This example sold two years ago for $49,750.

Most famous for the chrome-trimmed 1949 Buick Roadmaster that appeared in numerous movies, 1988’s Rain Man also featured some pretty well-chosen mechanicals in its opening credits. Today’s pick from Bring A Trailer, which like Car and Driʋer is part of the Hearst Autos Group, is a 1982 Ferrari 400i that closely resembles the first car Tom Cruise played in the movie. A European-spec coupe imported to America in 1982, it was as flawed in all business as the soft-spoken Il Commentadore himself, but had a 4.8-liter V-12 under the hood. car.

The opening of Rain Man shows a red Lamıorghini Countach flying through the air — actually, it’s being unloaded from a ship with cranes overhead. The car was lowered to join three other Countachs, each a teenage fantasy, as Tom Cruise looked on, dressed like an extra from “Miami Vice.” These cars are gray market imports, and they’re being held at the request of the EPA, which is at the heart of the film’s initial tension. Cruise sped away in a 1983 Ferrari 400i.

Many imported Italian products were not officially sold in the US in the 1980s, and gray market imports were often a bit of a hustle. Ferrari never intended to sell its V-12 gran turisмo in America in the 1980s because why would you? A nationwide 55 mph speed limit and strict environmental regulations have made the United States an unsuitable environment for such a car.

However, there are still plenty of Ferrari speed enthusiasts willing to jump through hoops or cut corners to get their hands on the forbidden fruit. This 1982 Ferrari 400i is clearly the product of such determination as it was imported in January 1982.

The 400 replaced the 365 GT4 2+2 as Ferrari’s front-engined V-12 grand tourer and was the first Ferrari car to feature an automatic transmission. The later 400i was equipped with a fuel injection system for the 4.8-liter Coloмbo V-12, producing 306 horsepower. With its sturdy Pininfarina body and spoked wheels, it oozes class. This Ferrari is all business.

With 51k miles on the odometer and a few discreet rock chips, this isn’t the kind of Ferrari you park in a garage with glass doors and never get to use. This is the kind of thing you’ll be riding and if the three-speed automatic can deter any would-be Michael Schumacher spectators, it’s perfect for a weekend cruise.

Furthermore, with 2+2 seating, you can bring the whole family along. Even though the brown seats look terrible, there are no ice cream cones in the car—sorry, kids.

This auction ends July 13.