1976 Paris Motor Show
Ferrari introduced the 400 series at the 1976 Paris Motor Show, including the 400 Automatic—the first Ferrari production model offered with an automatic transmission. A manual 400 GT was sold alongside it.
Forzaferrari commons — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0Automotive significance
The 400 Automatic demonstrated that Ferrari’s expanding road-car business was not confined to increasingly focused mid-engine sports cars. The front-engined V12 2+2 targeted long-distance grand touring and adopted a three-speed automatic transmission, broadening the marque’s appeal without replacing the manual version. Period reporting treated the availability of an automatic gearbox as a striking break with Ferrari tradition.
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