The F430 Spider is the convertible version based on the coup. The 430 Spider is Ferrari's 21st road going convertible. The Spider isjust like the coupquite similar in looks to the Ferrari 360. Ferrari's engineers found a way, despite the car's mid-mounted engine, of creating a hood that automatically folds away inside the engine bay. The conversion from a closed top to an open-air convertible is a two-stage folding-action. After a short to and fro the entire top disappears into a closed storage area between the seating and the engine.