Re: Ok I am not being crass, but....
From: Lashdeep Singh (lashdeepyahoo.com)
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:10:29 -0700 (PDT)
True and with the Daytona, Ferrari decided to crash through the barrier with the extra weight!

On Sep 4, 2020, at 23:48, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:



Keep in mind of the timing. The 275 was the last car made before crash regulations took effect. After that, they had no choice but to make it strong to pass said regs.

 

Makes you wonder how Lotus got away with building their cars the way they did for so long.

 

Peter

 

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From: Lashdeep Singh
Sent: September 4, 2020 5:33 PM
To: Peter Rychel
Cc: ferrari list
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ok I am not being crass, but....

 

Peter, you aren’t kidding.

 

They used another decree-

 

“When in doubt, LEAD (Pb) it out.”

 

The 275GTB was the last (or only?) light street car they made. 

 

After that, the Daytona started the climb...



On Sep 4, 2020, at 00:37, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:



Ferrari adhered to my favorite decree:

 

“When in doubt, build it stout, with materials you know about”

 

The wall thickness of that oval chassis tubing is quite thick and there’s a substantial amount used to build that platform, not including the rest of the support structure for the body work and suspension. Also, the 246’s body was mostly steel nearly doubling the weight over the 206’s alloy panels.

 

It all adds up and I’m not surprised it’s pushing close to that amount. I keep meaning to bring my GT4 down to the local truck weigh station and getting a certified weight for the car. I would bet it’d tip over 3K lbs.

 

Peter

 

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From: Lashdeep Singh via Ferrari
Sent: September 3, 2020 11:02 AM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: ferrari list
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ok I am not being crass, but....

 

Doug, you mention the fascination with the Dino 246?

While it is nice to look at, it is also chunky at 2800 lbs?

Always wondered why a car that small was so heavy.

The Lancia Stratos on the other hand...

> On Sep 3, 2020, at 03:33, Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
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