Ferrari Mailing List: Re: what was your most bestest car?

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Ken wrote:

On 9/16/06, Ken Rentiers <rentiers [at] mac.com> wrote:
> Interesting how many listers have cherished memories of a small car,
> often a four cylinder car. Even Ferrari 3*8s, which are just too much
> fun to drive, are relatively light and low powered by today's
> standards. You have to wind them up to wring them out.
>
> We all seem to graduate to big iron. Dennis is asking about twin-
> turbo CLs, SJ has an F40 with F50 brakes. It's all kinda like the song
>
> Four car garage and we're still building on
> Baby it's time we got back to the basics of life
>
>  -  it could really be youth its ownself we miss, not the cars we
> had when we were so very young.
>
> If I could drive my old Alfa again I would soon be asking where was
> the XM? Where was the A/C?.

Actually, I went from a late model Corvette to a 308GT4.
And I LIKE the vintage radio, no power anything, and
the heavy controls.  Do wish the A/C functioned a bit
better tho.

That Spider had a goofy lighter that you
> just dropped the cigarette in, tobacco end first, and then pushed
> down a black plastic ring surround. It lit the butt while you drove.

The 'GT4 has one of those lighters.  The first time
that I tested it, it scared the crap out of me.  I was
fishing for the right fuse to pull when it *finally* shut
itself off.

I'm currently building something even more retro -
a Lotus 7 clone with a Chevy V6.  Not only no power
anything, but no roof or doors!

As for the car that I miss:  1972 Corvette Conv.  At the
time I didn't appreciate it, as it had the 'standard'
(ie - low power) 350 and an auto.  No A/C.  It was
a bit wimpy as a sports car, but I would love to have
it today as a "cruiser".

Hans.