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You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. Anyone have any thoughts? I know I am revealing my Testarossa addiction again but the instruments and interiors Ferrari has now just don't excite me. Though the instrument binnacle on the Enzo is kind of cool. D.H. > You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the > 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > D.H. Why would anyone want to hide a Testarossa addiction? Larry > > You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the > > 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Larry Well it dates me as a Ferrari aficionado and it is derogatory to what Montezemolot is trying to do now. I think he has done a lot for the F1 side of things, and many people tell me the cars are more coveted than they were in 80's. I am always nostalgic and stuck in the past it seems. D.H. > Well it dates me as a Ferrari aficionado and it is derogatory to what > Montezemolot is trying to do now. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > D.H. No you're not, hell no. Look at the continuing booming trade in the high-dollar 50s/60s models. For the most part these are not fey playboys or mere dilettantes buying those cars (OK, maybe Nick Cage), and not as many greedy hoarders as I'd like to rant about. These are passionate - albeit exceedingly wealthy - collectors, and those cars get driven at exhibitions and vintage events. You are in fine company. OK, I've used "albeit" in a newsgroup twice in one night. Time to put these little piggies to rest. MC jk Nicholas! > > > You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or > the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > D.H. A lot of this is about "touch and feel" and living your dreams. I'm considering dumping my S Class Mercedes if I can find a true five seat restored convertible from the 60s (American Steel) to make into my daily driver. I know it won't be as good a car, but it puts me in touch with designs I loved in my teens, but couldn't afford. I have an opportunity to trade in my (new to me) 96 Viper for a much better car in the form of a 2003 Viper at a bargain on the trade, but I'm not going to do it. I just like the "look" and the amount of pain the 96 represents in taking off side windows, leaving the hard top at home, and so on. It's the total experience. To me the 92 Testarossa represents that "look and feel" although the F355 is the car I'd most like to drive regularly. Count me in on the fairly modern era "nostalgia" group. > > You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the > > 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Larry Well it dates me as a Ferrari aficionado and it is derogatory to what Montezemolot is trying to do now. I think he has done a lot for the F1 side of things, and many people tell me the cars are more coveted than they were in 80's. I am always nostalgic and stuck in the past it seems. D.H. >> You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the >> 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Why would anyone want to hide a Testarossa addiction? ...The Gen2s are ghastly? > >> You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the > >> 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > ...The Gen2s are ghastly? Why are they? I think I like the 512 TR the best. D.H. >>>>You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > D.H. I think MJF would have preferred that Ferrari stopped model design at the 250 GTO and just kept making those (better and better, of course). Can't say I would be too upset, either! It's kind of funny, because when you see some of these retro cars coming out now (the Ford GT, the proposed Chevy SS, the Mini, etc.) a case could be made for a "new" 250 GTO. You know, same great look on the outside, same-but-updated gnarly mechanicals and insides. I've mentioned this before. I don't see it happening with any of the major exotics makers, but it's not like there's no precedent. MC >>>>Why would anyone want to hide a Testarossa addiction? >>>...The Gen2s are ghastly? >> >> Why are they? Park a 512 BBi next to a 512 TR and the answer is painfully obvious: The 512TR styling is dreadful. The front end is from a Toyota, the sides inspired by a Taco Bell benchtop cheese grater, and the rear end was inspired by the fat Anna Nicole Smith. Add to that a weight problem that would embarrass John Candy (who wants a mid-engined boulevard-cruiser?), and a marketing program which almost killed the breed... The retreading of the Testa Rossa name for a dedicated stroker-mobile is anathema. >I think I like the 512 TR the best. ...As you are entitled. >I think MJF would have preferred that Ferrari stopped model design at >the 250 GTO and just kept making those (better and better, of course). The most beautiful car ever made. >Can't say I would be too upset, either! > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >mentioned this before. I don't see it happening with any of the major >exotics makers, but it's not like there's no precedent. 288, F40, F50, Enzo... They've been making "a" GTO in spirit and fact since '85... And, while I think Pininfarina missed the mark to varying degrees with the 512TR, 550/575, F50, and Enzo; there's no need to raid the baby photos for design inspiration: They need to pave over the Zen garden and return to their own roots. >>>>>You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or >> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >MC I think the 288 GTO would have been the one to stop with instead of the 250. Much more car than the 250. > I think the 288 GTO would have been the one to stop with instead of > the 250. Much more car than the 250. Yes ... and no. I mean, by what standards? You could also say the SR-71 is much more plane than the P-51. You're talking a thirty year difference. I think driving either would be a fantastic experience. The "Victory By Design" series on SPEED, which I've harped about already, is a great way to see the differences between the older and newer cars in a certain marque and yet still appreciate the levels of performance they brought to their age. MC > You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the > 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > D.H. I believe Maranellos were designed a touch on the bland side so that when I am driving along in mine and some little rice boy with his fart-can Supra, or some gizzard chucker in his Dodge Ram R/T, or some rapper fool in his supercharged Bling-Blingillac with 26" spinners, or some pompous comb-over bozo in his E500, pulls alongside, I can drop a couple bland gears, step on my bland accelerator, laugh like a hyena as they suck my bland exhaust, and then watch them become a speck in my bland rear view mirror as my very bland speedometer allows me to wet my pants. I will always love the 512, but the sleekness yet stealth nature of the very powerful albeit bland Maranello will continue to be the object of my desire. MC hi all, know nothing about ferraris really but i have a bunch of pics of an enzo that i saw today, plus pictures of a whole bunch of other ferraris that were at at meet in m?nster germany. if anyone wants to see them, ?reply here. cheers steve > > You know I would rather see the red and black gauges of the 288 GTO or the > > 512 TR than the bland gauges Ferrari puts in the Maranello. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > MC |
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