I led a more sheltered life - Ferrari wise - I started buying car
mags at 14 -- lived in Hampton Va and even with the large military
presence I didn't see a Ferrari in the flesh until we moved to
Hopewell NJ (grown and in my 30s) when I saw a Ferrari in a local
sports car dealer - drove my first in early 80s when I test drove
one but only for a few miles. It was a very special day...
LarryT
On 7/3/2012 1:56 PM, LS wrote:
Ahh, the memories...
1. First Ferrari I ever saw was a red 308GTS in New
Jersey when I was 6yrs old. Yes, I knew it was a Ferrari
even back then...had already started collecting car
magazines.
The first exotic I ever saw was a
black Pantera in Laurel, MD a year before the 308 sighting.
2. First Ferrari I ever drove was a black Mondial T
at American Service Center in Arlington, VA in the early
1990s. I drove a 911 C2, Corvette, NSX and a couple of other
sports cars that same day...thanks Dad!
LS
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washington, dc 20004
202-737-2800
I *think* the first Ferraris I saw "in the flesh" were
at a tiny little Euro car dealer in Waltham, MA, just
around the corner from where I went to school. They
had a black Daytona coupe, a yellow 308GTS (probably a
carb'd car at that time), and a small "Red Barchetta"
- no, not a 166, I call it that because I don't really
know what the model was. 50's vintage, open cockpit,
2 seats (of course), probably a V-12 so not a 500
Mondial, but similar to that. Neat little car. But
what really caught our eyes as college kids was the
red Countach out front w/ wings, front and rear. Of
course, I much prefer the Ferraris these days, but the
Countach sure does have a "presence".
First I drove? That's easy. '84 308 GTB QV (if I'd
known more at the time, I'd have noted the s/n!).
Belonged to a friend of my Dad's. He brought it up
one evening and offered to let us take it for a ride.
My Dad asked if I could drive it (thanks Dad!!), and
the guy said "Sure!" 11 miles of pure bliss - even if
I did stall it once or twice. :-) And that stood as
the farthest I'd ever driven a Ferrari until I took a
road trip from VA to TX with Matt Boyd in his 308.
When I took over the wheel, about 10.5 miles down the
road I asked if I had to stop now?? Ok, it was funny
at the time...
Since then, I've been fortunate enough to drive a
couple of modern TRs, a 250 SWB, a bunch more 308s
(including the ex-Steve Cook 308, which I owned for a
time), a championship-winning 348CH (and that one on
the track at Watkins Glen - which I found to be
totally COOL!), a couple of 355s (thanks to Charles
Perry and Dennis Liu for those!), and one 360CH
(though just around the paddock for that one). I
can't really complain.
gp
CC: philville [at] dejazzd.com; ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
From: philville [at] windstream.net
Subject: Interesting thread, ( no ROL bashing )
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:13:39 -0400
To: ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com
I t seems like the real enthusiasm is showing
through?
Do any of you remember the first Ferrari they
saw?
Drove ?
The first I really saw and looked at was a 250
GTO owned by Norman Silver of NC, and being driven
in a race by Gordon Tatum at Marlboro.
The first I ever drove was a 250 GTO with
Stirling Moss history and owned by a man named Al
Garthwaite, the rest is history.
Did you all see the news of Sergio Pininfarinas
death this AM.....a sad day.
Phil
Sent from my iPhone
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.
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:08:47 -0700
From: smokestack20 [at] yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Non-Ferrari cars
To: ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com
CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
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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