Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My 308GT4

[francis newman (francis]

Let me know the dates Lash - look forward to seeing you again.

F

On 25 Mar 2014, at 00:10, LS wrote:

> I will be there this summer...will definitely look fwd to that!
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> central
> wines-spirits   est 1934
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> 625 e street nw
> washington, dc 20004
> 
> centralwines.com
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> facebook.com/CentralLiquors 
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> 202-737-2800
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> From: francis newman <francis [at] fntn.co.uk>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> 
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> 
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 8:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My 308GT4
> 
> Thanks Lashdeep
> 
> Look forward to giving you a ride in it next time you are in UK
> 
> It has spent the last temn years not far from your family in Windsor
> 
> F
> 
> 
> On 25 Mar 2014, at 00:05, LS wrote:
> 
> > That is the best looking Ferrari I've seen in a while...and I just went to 
> > Cavallino two months ago...
> > 
> >  
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> > 
> > central
> > wines-spirits  est 1934
> > 
> > 625 e street nw
> > washington, dc 20004
> > 
> > centralwines.com
> > 
> > facebook.com/CentralLiquors 
> > 
> > 202-737-2800
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: francis newman <francis [at] fntn.co.uk>
> > To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> 
> > Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> 
> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 8:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My 308GT4
> > 
> > Me and my car  -I'm the the the white hair.
> > 
> > And BTW Clyde -carbs are just so much fun :-)
> > 
> > F
> > 
> > <dickins-pic-size.jpg>
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> > 
> > On 23 Mar 2014, at 12:16, Clyde Romero wrote:
> > 
> >> Good on ya mate
> >> Best of luck with the car
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Clyde Romero
> >> Back in the Colonies 
> >> 
> >> In Victory you deserve Champagne
> >> In Defeat You Need It!
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Mar 22, 2014, at 4:46 PM, francis newman <francis [at] fntn.co.uk> 
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Hi all
> >>> 
> >>> Some of you know I bought a GT4 here in Uk - just 2 days ago.
> >>> 
> >>> Thought I would copy you with a post I made to a predominantly UK based 
> >>> forum I am active on.
> >>> 
> >>> And yes I will post links to some pics tomorrow.
> >>> 
> >>> "Proper car Tony<thumbsup.gif>
> >>> 
> >>> 4 twinchoke Weber carbs - that's how cars should be, none of this modern 
> >>> injector stuff<laugh.gif>
> >>> 
> >>> And she performed really well on the rolling road dyno, 232bhp against 
> >>> Ferrari's original optimistically quoted 255. Tony Willis told me 255 
> >>> less 10% would have been accurate in the day, so she's performing as well 
> >>> as new.
> >>> 
> >>> Had a really great day. As many of you will know I have been active on 
> >>> the Ferrari scene for a long time and it was a real thrill to finally go 
> >>> to an event in my own one. I drove up in convoy with Jonathan Tremlett, 
> >>> which made it more special, and spent most of the day being congratulated 
> >>> on my purchase and complimented on the car (thanks Mark456M). 
> >>> 
> >>> As well as the driving experience - which is just great - my daily 
> >>> driver, though actually just as powerful and quick, just feels so 
> >>> soulless and boring in comparison. I'm lapping up all the other great 
> >>> experiences I have heard the rest of you talk about. Watching people 
> >>> taking pics of the car, hearing their comments about how lovely it looks, 
> >>> seeing kids point their phones at me to take a pic as I go past - and 
> >>> what was most lovely - an old lady, probably nearer 80 than 70, in my 
> >>> local Waitrose car park (I'd parked at the furthest point taking up two 
> >>> parking spaces of course) came up to me and told me how beautiful the car 
> >>> was and could she stand and listen while I started her. Of course the 
> >>> engine was quite hot and it took a few goes to get it fired up - but she 
> >>> looked delighted and blew me a kiss as I drove away. That really made my 
> >>> day. I think I'm going to enjoy Ferrari ownership even far more than I 
> >>> ever anticipated "
> >>> 
> >>> Best
> >>> 
> >>> Francis
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