Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Classic Ferrari's (from the 60's)

[LarryT (l02turner]

Yeah, it may be limited - but what a great thing to find at a old bookstore!

Cool!
Larry

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From: "Doug and Terri Anderson" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 8:42 PM
To: "LarryT" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Classic Ferrari's (from the 60's)

> I saw 003 at Symbolic.  Doest that count?
> Oh, I also have a sales brochure for the 166 inter I found at a used book 
> store many years ago.  All in Italian and only shows engine and frame.  No 
> body work.
> DOUG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "LarryT" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 5:34 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] Classic Ferrari's (from the 60's)
>
>
> > Hi Gang,
> >    I believe there are some classic F cars from the 70's among our
> > members, - not many, but a few.  Are there any members with F Cars from 
> > the
> > 50s, 60s or early 70"s?    Just being curious.  I love that era of great 
> > old
> > classic cars from many manufacturers - especially the 60's interest me.
> > To me, that was the hey-day of automotive design - cars with forward
> > thinking designs and unique mechanical devices.
> >
> >    I happen to believe the Auto Safety Laws that went into effect in 1968
> > made the US Fed Gov a partner in the design of all cars the world over.
> > That's when the clear covers were removed from the headlights of XKE's 
> > and
> > 275GTB's.  Of course the Jag is the more famous because of its relative
> > commonality.  While some good things came from the law - mandatory seat
> > belts I believe - don't know when shoulder belts became mandatory but 
> > that
> > should be a red-letter occurrence also, but some bad things began then 
> > also.
> > For one thing, cars became smaller but also less safe - then in '73 the 
> > fuel
> > crisis hit and the Law of Unintended Consequences dropped down on us. 
> > They
> > also started to look alike.
> >
> >    Anyway - sorry I got OT.  I ramble sometimes as many of you know. ;-)
> >
> >    I just got the latest "Sports & Exotic Cars" by Hemmings that talks
> > about a upcoming RM auction with a '64 250 GTO Lusso, a '66 500 Superfast
> > (which got me thinking about this subject), and a '71 365 GTB Daytona.
> > Until the recent thread I had not heard another Ferrari model being 
> > called a
> > "Superfast".   Maybe I'm just too sheltered?
> >
> >    That's when I wondered about what kind of great old classics are 
> > lurking
> > on our little Ferrari list
> >
> >    So here I am asking another long-winded question.
> >
> >    Take care ya'll - have a nice weekend -
> >
> > Larry
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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