Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OK ClyDe you have finally crossed the line

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Dang Phil!  Despite the fact that you must have gotten
a DOUBLE TALL espresso this morning, you rock!  Now
tell us how you really feel?

And of course, I am with you 100%.  But I have noticed
that Ferrari owners come in three species;

1) The folks who own them for social reasons.  Very
few, if any of them here.

2) The folks who are VERY strong technically but want
the newest and best performing cars.  I'd put ClYde
and Ric Rainbolt in that category.

3) The folks who love all thing old, especially when
those things are at the pinnacle of old world
craftsmanship.  You and I, Phil, obviously fall in
that category.

Are these lines crisp and distinct?  Of course not. 
But if I had to spend $250k on a Ferrari, would I buy
an F430 or a 1960 250GT Berlinetta Lusso?  Need you
even ask?

The fact that we are different and the the cars are
different is what makes this such a widely varied and
enjoyable hobby. :-)

rick

--- "philville dejazzd.com" <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
wrote:

> 
>    And I quote cLyDe here:
>      "The 328 is the smarter car all way around. You
> will not regret it.
>    If they had made that car when I was buying my
> first Ferrari I would
>    have
>    done so. The 328 is better than early 12 cylinder
> Ferrari's!"
> 
>    Truly you jest, ....I agree with the 328 being
> probably the best CAR,
>    but have you never listened to the throaty moan
> of a 365 GTC/4 at 4000
>    RPM under the load of acceleration ? Sensuous, if
> I ever heard a woman
>    sound like that I would expire from pure effort.
> 
>    Have you never heard the wail of a 308 GT4
> between 2/3/4 as the
>    induction sucks in air just behind your right
> ear?
> 
>    Could you possibly ignore the pride of driving a
> Lusso through a small
>    town?
> 
>    Have you never looked into thos 6 2bbl webers
> sitting astride
>    a Daytona or a 275/4 cam...or never even once
> wondered what it would
>    be like to know that you had a 250 PF Cab sitting
> in your garage
>    begging you to come out and play.
> 
>    It is inconceivable to me that a man of you
> stature, your wealth of
>    knowledge, your incredible communications skills,
> could possibly not
>    lust after the Lilliana DeRethy 330 GTC or the
> Prince Bernhard 250
>    PF Speciale or wondered what it would be like to
> have been in the
>    drivers seat of the 500 SF #1.
> 
>    Forget the Monzas, the GTO's the 250 MM's forget
> all about Fantuzzi,
>    Zagato ( Oh my god, a 250 Zagato cpe w/6 webers
> and TR cams and a
>    straight thru exhaust),Tom Meade Pinin Farina
> Bertone, forget the cars
>    of Lou Chinetti forget them all....forget the
> TDF's tell Nick Soprano
>    that you would rather drive a 328 oh the shame.
> 
>    I am sorry, it must be the season, it could be my
> need to help those
>    who have never had the expeiences that I have had
> , I recently learned
>    that (I may be the only man in the world to have
> driven to some
>    lengthy extent both the 250 Fantuzzi and the Neri
> and
>    Boanacini Spyders)  in addition to just about all
> of the above plus a
>    few.
> 
>    And you have the audacity to agree with me, that
> the 328 is probably
>    the best car Ferrari has ever built....just
> because it is as close to
>    bullet proof as you could build a Ferrari, just
> because it forgives
>    those of us our drivng sins, ( c'mon now how many
> of you would ever
>    admit to having lost control of your 328),  Yeah
> we may all wish for
>    more than a 328, but lets save those wishes for
> world peace, for
>    fiscal sanity for a better cleaner environment,
> for fewer guns in the
>    wrong hand, for more and better meals for those
> who go with out, for
>    more secure presnt and future for our aging
> population no more
>    bujada my friends.
> 
>    Clyde....Man I love you, you, you are what this
> list is all about  its
>    not guns, its not cats it isn't even about cars,
> It is about a group
>    of people who love Ferrari but in a pinch there
> is always some one on
>    this list to toss a life saver into the ring.
> Some one always "has
>    your back"
>    And BTW, I am so happy to see Rick back on a
> regular basis bring back
>    some of the list founders,
>    I want them, I need them.
> 
>    Merry Christmas to every one, I hope that the
> season is as good to you
>    as can be, that you can look back on 2007 and
> just see the high lights
>    and that there are enough of those to make 2008
> less of a challenge
>    and more of a thrill (driving included) batteries
> extra.
> 
>    Regards, Phil
>    Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier
>    39 Churchill Drive
>    Elverson Pa 19520
>    610.525.8949
>    And, go to: ... PhilvilleUSA.com
> >
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