Ferrari Mailing List: Re: First Sports car, was: Cars we have owned

[LarryT (l02turner]

Hey Rick -
I know what you mean about the 850 - a cool little car.  I used to work on 
them and remember how difficult it was to work on that engine with the small 
engine lid.  Oh well....

I got hooked when I was 13 or 14 - found a copy of Sports Car Graphic - the 
cover was filled with the logos of various foreign cars wnd the inside was 
filled with the lastest versions.   Ever since I was hooked on the beauty of 
sport cars.  I;m still upset  with the govt for the 1968 laws that forced 
the XKE to remove the headlight covers - and other stuff of course.  Since 
then the govt has become more & more the designed of cars.  I always felt 
there should have been relief for low volumn producers.  IIRC there was 
something added a few years ago to help small manufacturers.

But this isn't about govt - ever since those days when I 1st discovered 
sports cars I went out of my way to see them.  I used to walk to Jr. HS - 5 
miles each way - uphill each way - 3' of snow, yada,yada -- but on the way 
was one of the few sports car dealerships in town.  It was a combo Trumph, 
Volvo, Toyota, MG & Fiat - I'd look thru the showroom glass and dream.  So 
many gorgeous shapes.  MY favorite in the late 60s was the Fiat 124 Sports 
Coupe - the convertible got all the attention and had the staying power but 
the coupe looked like a little Maserati (IMO) with it's large greenhouse and 
5 spd gearbox.

Anyway - I hope everyone is enjoying the 24 H of Daytona - great race -

Sincerely,
Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:34 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] First Sports car, was: Cars we have owned


> Jeff wrote,
>
> > 1972 Chevy Vega, first car, paid 100.00 had a 2 speed semi-automatic and
> > used as much oil as gas.
> >
> > 1976 Alfa Spider *, 'first'real' car, still have it although it is in a
> > million pieces and doubt I'll ever put it back together...
>
> Jeff's note begs the question: When did we go for the first real sports 
> car, and with which car?
>
> My first car was a 1931 Model A ford, then a '63 Chevy, then a '68 Camaro, 
> and then it happened.  It was 1970.  I saw this incredibly beautiful Fiat 
> 850 Spyder on a used car lot.  Within a day it was mine.  It was a piece 
> of s#!t (because of non-existent maintenance) but it was a real SPORTS 
> CAR!  Been hooked every since.
>
> Rick
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