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

[Jim (jimshadow]

1974 Dino 308GT4 SN 08140.....earliest known GT4 in the States.

Jim
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On Jun 25, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> I still have 18759, which was built November 1975.  Anyone have one  
> older?
>
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 7:34 PM, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:
> > 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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