Ferrari Mailing List: Re: I'm back..

[clyde (clyderomero]

Go to Toy R Us and get one!

Clyde
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-----Original Message-----
From: "LarryT" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:27:00 
To:clyde <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
Cc:The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] I'm back..

Hello all -
Just a note to let everyone know I'm still here, still without a Ferrari but 
will post as much as possible.   It's great to see all ya'll again!!
;-)

Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] I'm back..


>> Some of you should remember me from the "golden era" of the F-List
>> (circa '96-02) when the most interesting of conversations were had, hehe.
>
>  Hello Fellippe!
>
>  Remember you?  Of course.  "Golden era"?   LOL.  You captured it 
> perfectly!  You were the passionate young kid who just typified the phrase 
> "tifosi youth".  :-P  I am pleased to hear from you again.  I am still on 
> the List but don't have enough gall, adrenalin or testostorone to post 
> regularly, therefore, I lurk.
>
>  As to the design thread; I completely agree.  We are 'wind tunnel 
> designed' to death.  I believe that style will come back just as 
> horsepower has come back.  Sadly, it may be the Japanese designers who 
> realize and implement this first, but we will get there.  The automobile 
> is just too important an icon in people's lives for us to drive 'Chiclets' 
> for too long.
>
>  ...back to lurking.
>
>  rick
>  '79 308GTB # 28133 , now fully restored
>
> Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>  Hey guys, what up?
>
> Some of you should remember me from the "golden era" of the F-List (circa
> '96-02) when the most interesting of conversations were had, hehe. It's
> interesting to see my knowledge and personal growth since then, especially
> with regards to tastes in cars and priorities in life. I used to want a 
> 308
> as my first F-car, and don't anymore....as of 2-3 years ago. If it had to 
> be
> a V8, I'd wager a 348 (a car I detested in the late '90s), and for a 12 , 
> a
> 512 TR....although those choices could be swayed because I got to drive 
> both
> of them, hehe. (Thanks to Deep & Larry)
>
> Lately trying to get back into the passion of exotics. I'm subscribed to
> Fchat, L-Power, etc....cool sites but never quite as personal as this list
> was. Also, trolls are almost irrelevant on lists, but I still fondly
> remember a dude named "Ty Kirkpatrick"......lol. Was it ever figured out 
> who
> that was?! :-)
>
> Anyways, don't know what the recent topics of discussion have been here, 
> but
> I'll throw one out for good measure:
>
> When will the Ferrari of old, come back? (styling wise)
>
> I was swayed a lot to the dark side in recent years because of this. Their
> cars are very legitimate for the most part, and while there's nothing
> entirely innovative with the infinite Countach shape, it is still very
> sexy. However there really is something special about the horse that keeps
> it in the running at all times. Perhaps it's the nicer interiors and the
> racier sound...
>
> L is running into similar problems as us, but on the styling end the drop
> off isn't much if at all (Murci spyder with a Jalpa motor would still be
> sexy!). I find that a Gallardo is sexier than a F430, but I found the 
> latter
> more entertaining to drive, even if both were equipped with the boring
> automatic. The Ford GT with a racing exhaust was more exciting on the open
> road than both....a testament to a real manual transmission and a more
> aggressive exhaust!
>
> Jim's one off P4/5 seems to be heading in the right direction....if only 
> the
> theme can be carried on, we could have a winner!
>
> One day hopefully I'll have the sexy 288 GTO. In the meantime, I'm 
> settling
> for it's Australian 6.0 liter cousin, hehe. Fun :)
>
> Looking forward to BSing with you all...
>
> Fellippe
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