Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferraris & Rain

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In a message dated 1/17/2008 8:04:24 PM Central Standard Time,  kjtar [at] 
cox.net 
writes:

But, I  don't think you can/should consider a 1978 Ferrari "a modern
car." I don't  know when Ferrari started to galvanize their chassis


Tom:
 
I guess that I never thought of it that way. For me, modern cars are 1950  or 
newer for U.S. and I guess sometimes in the middle or late 1960's for most  
imports though there were a lot of really "moden" European cars before that 
date  such as the old 300 (Adenauer) Series MB's, the Silver Cloud/S3's from 
Rolls  Royce and some of the Citroens (and probably some others that I missed). 
And  then there are the middle ground U.K. (okay, technically not European in 
the  strictist sense but in the vernacular of autombiles they qualify) 
automobiles  that were evolving from plastic side curtains to glass windows, 
and such. 
I have  a friend down here that uses the availability of air conditioning as 
the  criteria for being called a "modern car", but that skews the curve. I 
guess we  could go back to when heaters became standard equipment.
 
In any event, being specific to Ferraris, where should we draw the line?  
Would all of the 308 and newer series cars be called "modern" by Ferrari  
standards or should we use the date that all frames were galvanized as that  
starting 
point?
 
In some ways having plastic side curtains or non-galvanized frames  both 
detract from the utility of a vehicle in the rain. Neither is conducive to  
driving the car in inclement weather. 
 
I wonder how long old Enzo expected these cars to survive on the road and  
track given the anticipated usage by their owners. In the "good old days" I  
suspect someone who forked out the big bucks for a Ferrari was an enthusiast at 
 
track and racing events because ease of maintenance and creature comforts were 
 not the primary design criteria. A better question is when (what year, or 
year  model) Ferrari's began to be sold by dealers with a factory warranty? 
Some 
of  the old "Ferrari lore" that I heard when I began to search for a Ferrari 
several  years ago (something I'm sure you remember fondly) held that Enzo 
once stated  that "there was no need for a factory warranty on these cars, if 
someone can  afford to buy one they can afford to fix one". 
 
Dr. Steve

 
Dr.  Stephen B. Spies, CES, CFI
Director, Forensic Sciences  Laboratory
Explosives Engineering Technologies

1964 Rolls Royce Silver  Cloud III.....1975 Pontiac Grandville 
1980 MB 450  SL............................1982 Rolls Royce Corniche DHC
1988 Rolls Royce  Silver Spur..........1994 F-350 PowerStroke Diesel 
1995 Ferrari 348  Spyder.................1996 Ford Bronco 
2000 Lincoln Town  Car....................2004 Ford Excursion
+ a
1985 MB 280GE Galedenwagen  for Explorations 
+ a
1976 HAHN- WARNER & SWASEY- DUPLEX DIVISION HOWE  APPARTUS. THE MODEL #R400 
FIRE TRUCK w/a 100' Tower System 
+ a
1985 GMC  Brigadier Farm Truck/20T Wrecker
&
Audrey's 2 MB's [1980 450SL &  1987 420SEL] to care for...

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