Ferrari Mailing List: That old Fiat 850 spyder

[philville dejazzd.com (philville]

   "It was a Fiat 850 Spyder.  Most beautiful car I had ever seen!"

   In the late 60's when I was originally the sales manager at
   Algar Enterprises all of us in the sales dept. drove either an 850
   spyder or coupe.....what was probably an amazing thing to see would
   have been Saturday afternoon at 5:00 when we all left the store at
   once, it was a LeMans start a Grand Prix an international drag race we
   were gone, BUT no one else knew that we were racing. What great cars
   what great times....I could go a couple of hunred miles to the beach
   and back and still have enough gas to get me through the
   week.........and on less than $8.00 worth of gas......and to make it
   worse, I made more in gross dollers then than I do today....BTW, no
   complaints here. A little business would be nice, but then I might
   have to work a little harder.
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
   Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:20 am
   Subject: [Ferrari] Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on
   Tuesday
   To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
   Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
   > Hello Friends,
   >
   >    As I drove in to work today in my '08 Mercedes
   > C300, I finished a test.  Over the past couple of days I
   > have driven every car that I presently own.  There are six
   > of them in the scuderia.  Okay, okay, the ponton isn't
   > "drivable" but I did start it and warm it up last Sunday.
   > Anyway, this test was the continuation of the 308GTB vs Mondial
   > QV comparison that I did over the weekend.
   >
   >    As STYX's "Too Much Time on my Hands" ended on the
   > C300's sounds system I realized that I have now owned over sixty
   > cars in my tender 57 years, ranging from a 1930 Chevrolet Deluxe
   > to a 2008 Mercedes C300!  That thought led be to consider
   > which of the lot is my all-time favorite to drive.  Here's
   > the story and what I concluded.
   >
   >    The most exciting car-related moment I recall was
   > the day I picked up my 308GTB.  As I left Phil Tegtmeyer's
   > quiet, supportive company I thought to myself, "I'm driving
   > Ferrari.  Oh my God, I'm driving MY Ferrari!!!"  I
   > guess the second most exciting moment was when I got my first
   > sports car at the age of eighteen.  It was a Fiat 850
   > Spyder.  Most beautiful car I had ever seen!
   >
   >    Flash forward to today and I ask; Of all the cars I
   > have owned, which one was the overall most enjoyable to
   > drive?  The answer surprised even me. It was my little
   > bright red '89 BMW 325iS coupe'.  The E30 cars feel like go-
   > karts, light as a feather and the 2.5 litre "little six" is a
   > great engine.  Hook that to a 5-speed manual gearbox and
   > you get my all-time favorite.  Yea, I was surprised
   > too.  Wish I still owned it.
   >
   > Happy Tuesday,
   >
   > rick
   > 2 x Ferrari
   > 2 x Mercedes
   > 1 x BMW
   > 1 x Land Rover
   > _________________________________________________________________
   > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
   >
   http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/philville%40dejaz
   zd.com
   >
   > Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com
   > and F1 Headlines
   > http://www.F1Headlines.com/
   Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier
   39 Churchill Drive
   Elverson Pa 19520
   610.525.8949
   And, go to: ... www.PhilvilleUSA.com