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

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

april 1975

Robert W. Garven Jr.

rgarven [at] gmail.com

 "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few". Enzo Ferrari

On Jun 25, 2010, at 6:49 PM, Erik Nielsen 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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