Random Rants
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I was dismayed when Ferrari stopped making real cars......Cars that had a soul, cars that were hard to drive and cars that people who know about shit like this admired.....
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@Giles yeah. I think that nothing since the F40 has quite captured my heart the way the old ones did. Testarossa, GTO, man those were sexy cars.
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Truly. I think they’d be a cantankerous daily driver even compared to vintage Ferraris and 911s but they are among the most gorgeous cars ever made. I had a matchbox of one as a boy and I still remember it as a favorite. The gullwing doors were functional.
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I think you nailed it. F40 was the last real Ferrari......I was chatting to a friend of mine at the weekend, who started buying Ferraris in the early 80's, and stopped once he had finished with the F40 (he bought so many, he could basically buy any he wanted, no matter how limited). His car of choice after that was Porsche, RS, GT2's Gt3's and Turbos. He drove his Turbo to the Frankfurt motor show from UK and was lauded by the Porsche guys....
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@Tago-Mago Here’s a 56
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1956-mercedes-benz-300sl-fort-lauderdale-fl-2787594
"I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)
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@Tago-Mago I don’t think they would mind…but of course, you would have to take us out for the occasional drive
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I found this, when sorting out stuff after my grandfather died. This was just up until 1955, he stopped buying serious cars in the 70's, so there were 20 more years to add to this....
I remember in the early/mid 70's, running out of petrol in a GT40 (this one) when we were doing our regular "let's see how fast this fucker goes", a tad embarrassing. He had a couple of 427 Cobras and a 289 (all at once) after that.......I could bore you to death with all of them........
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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@Tago-Mago the OG, great. Ford made some great ones, too. I think I need one step before that though, which is a pick up truck.
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@Tago-Mago Last time I was in Italy we did the Lamborghini Factory tour. Highly recommend it if you ever are even remotely close to it. Can't say enough good things about the tour. You literally see them hand stitching the upholstery.
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@mclaincausey Oh yeah, I remember those photos. Great stuff!
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@Giles what a roster of cars. XK120 🥰🥰🥰
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