Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Non-Ferrari cars and some V12 questions...

[Larry T (l02turner]

    A treat for the E type fans among us -- the newest R&T has a good column by Peter Egan comparing the new XK8 to a '65 XKE.  I have never driven a XK8 so it sounds strange to me - but he has owned and restored a couple of XKEs so I guess he's accurate when he says the XK8 is a new XKE!  

    I have driven a XKE V12 and maybe someone can answer a question - is the Jag V12 comparable to a Ferrari V12?  I suspect the different crank plane that makes the Ferrari music so sweet is non-existent on the Jag - the one I drove was a bright yellow convertible '73 which I drove to work with the owner.  I remember pushing the pedal down and letting the revs build - and build and build - it seems like the tacho was moving in slow motion!  But the scenery soon began to blur!!

    Does a Ferrari V12 rev quickly or is it more like a Jag V12?  This will be hard to answer, but how does the Ferrari engine feel when it's being run up and down through the gears?

LarryT

On 7/3/2012 12:02 PM, George P. wrote:

Ken,
 
Hahahaha....  Yes, you are of course correct.  About it all.  But I especially like your "trouble-maker" description of Rick!  :-)  Rick's a great guy - even if he does cause trouble!  He has great taste in cars, though I personally would have chosen an earlier E-Type....  ;-)
 
And speaking of Rick and all his cars, though I'll never catch up, I am wondering - how many cars do I need before I can say I have a "collection"???
 
gp
 
p.s. - yes, always something really special about a Ferrari!  One of the reasons I like them so much.
 

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Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:08:47 -0700
From: smokestack20 [at] yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Non-Ferrari cars
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From: George P. <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com>
To: Ken Veary <smokestack20 [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Non-Ferrari cars

 A British car is only as good as the maintenance it is given. 
 
Final word - P-cars v. Ferrari.  I like 'em both, but for different reasons.  One of my best friends from college bought a Cayman S (aka "Coxster", according to Top Gear's Clarkson!), which really is a GREAT car! 
 
:-)
 
gp

 

       George,

 

 I agree with your post even though you were very generous to Lucas!

 

 I'd add  that trouble-maker Rick Lindsey :)  the guy that started this thread,  owns a Cayman and likes it very much.  Of course there hasn't been a car made  Rick doesn't like !!!

 

  Old British cars are fun, Porsches are great, but there's something about a Ferrari!  

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