Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Richard Wright - Ferrari Owner Dies

[LarryT (l02turner]

Bubba wrote <<had a von Tripps fixation and built a copy of Tripps' 1961 156 
Sharknose Ferrari>>

Hey Bubba,
Really rubbing elbows with some big name dudes! ;-)

re the Sharknose Ferrari  and P Hill -  the 2007 IIRC Goodwood did a segment 
on this Ferrari - Hill was there and I believe he thought the repro was 
better than the original - tighter steering and more exact shift linkage  - 
he was impressed with the effort!

I wonder if Enzo ever regretted destroying all those old Ferrari's?   I 
always liked the one that had the huge fuel tanks hung between the wheels - 
I think there was a Lancia with a similar design - circa late 50's/

Anyway thanks for sharing that interesting story - even if you could not 
reveal that mystery man's name -- 
I guess I should be able to figure out who it was from the clues but I have 
never followed wealthy people's actions very closely.   ;-)

Take Care,
Larry T
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <red5hilser [at] aol.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 2:42 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] Richard Wright - Ferrari Owner Dies


> I just heard the news that Richard (Rick) Wright of the band Pink Floyd has 
> died if cancer at the age of 65. Back in the?early 2000's when I was 
> spending 28 days at an Arizona 'Resort' called Cottonwood, Rick was one of 
> my roomies. Cottonwood tried to pair folks with similiar interests, 4 to a 
> room. Since He and I both wore Breitling Navitimer watches and both owned 
> Ferraris, they bunked us together. In fact, Rick had two Ferraris. A 512-BB 
> for himself and a nice little 246 Dino for his wife. One of the other 
> roomies who is still alive, and I can't divulge his name was a 
> multi-Billionaire who also drove a Ferrari and wore a Breitling. Only his 
> watch?was a handmade solid gold oblong one with two dials. One for his time 
> zone and one for wherever his son was located. This gentleman also won the 
> 'Americas' Cup' and sponsored the all-woman yacht (I forget it's name) 
> whitch turned into a FIASCO!
>
> One of the staff, knowing that I was into Italian racing machinery, asked 
> me if I had ever heard of a Mr. (you fill in the name). Hint: he is a 
> current team principal, an old fart?who has a thing for young Super 
> Models. <g> She seemed to know him quite well. ?????????? Go figure ...
>
> Anyway, from what I saw of him, Rick was a nice, regular guy who was very 
> knowledgeable about Ferraris and F1 Racing. He was friends of Chris Rae, 
> the English rocker that had a von Tripps fixation and built a copy of 
> Tripps' 1961 156 Sharknose Ferrari?Grand Prix car. The late Phil Hill 
> actually drove it and said that it was spot-on, but built way to well to 
> be a factory car.
>
> Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba?
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