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

[LS (lashdeep]

I just sold 365 2+2 #12685 11 days ago!!



----- Original Message ----
From: Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 9:49:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Classic Ferrari's (from the 60's)

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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