Ferrari Mailing List: Re: paddleboats

[Ken Rentiers (rentiers]

Does Paul's 430 have the traditional shift gates? I used to love that  
'clang' sound when going through the gears in the 328. I once had the  
use of Rodney Hass' 365 GT 2+2 for a short while. No gated shifter  
there, but what a noise that V12 made when you accelerated. Old  
ladies would jump and small boys would start crying and run inside  
the house. What a great car that was! More fun than could possibly be  
legal.

ken


On Jan 13, 2007, at 1:10 PM, Dave Handa wrote:

> A friend in the local FCA (Paul) bought a black F430B with a 6  
> speed manual,
> so it is possible to order one that way.  I have no idea if there is a
> strict allocation to the dealers of how many 6 speed manuals can be  
> ordered
> though.  I do recall one of the introductory videos on the F430,  
> that a test
> driver claimed only 10 to 20% of F430's would be manual transmission.
> Whether that is by demand or decree I have no idea.
>
> Dave