Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari J50 Celebrates 50 Years in Japan

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

Very true. All of the JDM semi-exotics that have arrived here in Vancouver (Lancia Delta, Alfa 916 Spider/Coupe, Fiat 20V Coupe, Rolls-Royce/Bentley, etc) have been LHD.

I found this exception though (I'm really surprised, this is the first time I've seen this):

http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/BENTLEY/CONTINENTAL/700070680530160709014/index.html

Peter

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From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on behalf of Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com>
Sent: December 15, 2016 11:13:34 AM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari J50 Celebrates 50 Years in Japan

 

Status. Seriously.  They want foreign cars to be LHD.

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From: A.J.
Sent: ‎12/‎15/‎2016 12:35
To: Erik Nielsen
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari J50 Celebrates 50 Years in Japan

Am I the only one wondering why a car made to celebrate the Japanese market was made with left hand drive instead of right hand drive???

On Thursday, December 15, 2016, Charles Perry <charles [at] carolina-sound.com> wrote:

I don’t dislike the 488, but the J50 is so much prettier on the same chassis. Wonder why they didn’t keep that for the production design…

 

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+charles=carolina-sound.com@ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Peter Rychel
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 2:52 AM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari J50 Celebrates 50 Years in Japan

 

Wow, this is pretty slick looking. I like.

 

Japan has received over the years a couple of dedicated models. I've only seen references in Cavallino to a 512 TR Speciale (15 examples), a 355 "Special Edition" (20 examples) and more recently of the California 30 "Giappone".

 

Although I haven't actively looked for them, I haven't come across those for sale on a few of the Japanese ad sites. What makes those special/different from the other market cars?

 

Peter

 

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From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on behalf of Luke Graves <buyer1 [at] airmail.net>
Sent: December 14, 2016 4:31 PM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Ferrari J50 Celebrates 50 Years in Japan

 

http://blog.dupontregistry.com/news/ferrari-j50-celebrates-50-years-japan/

Ferrari J50 Celebrates 50 Years in Japan blog.dupontregistry.com In Tokyo, Japan, Ferrari celebrated 50 years of being on the archipelago by premiering the new J50. This two-seater mid-rear-engined roadster has been mode

Beautiful Car!