Ferrari Mailing List: Re: David Seibert

[Jeff Kennedy (jkennedy.design]

I first met Dave at the 1979 FCA Annual Meet in Elkhart Lake.  He looked at my registration number and added the correct suffix for which Ferrari serial number that would be.  I also remember Dave having a 206SP that he flogged on Road America.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:02 AM Hunter Schultz <hunter.schultz [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Dave was a giant in more ways than one. A great legacy on many fronts.

RIP.

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> On Jul 10, 2020, at 9:55 AM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:
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> My wife sent me this early this morning.
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> From FaceBook:
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> On Tuesday, July 7th, the Ferrari world lost a giant and I lost a great friend. I first saw David Gilpin Seibert at the racetrack back in the early nineties. I didn't know who he was but from all that he came in contact with, I could tell he was someone of great importance. He was the creator of the Ferrari Challenge in North America and the Cavallino Classic Competition in Palm Beach, FL. He was also a Ferrari historian. I have always prided myself on knowing Ferrari's history and specs of the various models. Next to David, there was no comparison. He knew individual cars by serial numbers and engine displacements by sound alone. A visit to his home was like a field trip to Santa's workshop! Filled with all kinds of racing memorabilia and goodies from the Ferrari factory in Italy, reserved for special clients only. He was a racer himself and knew firsthand most of the tracks and drivers. And if you ever found yourself in the market for that rare, seven figure, vintage Ferrari, he kn
> ew where to find it, and the history of its ownership. He had a photographic memory, which was needed for the wealth of information that his extraordinary mind contained. Although his mind was strong, his body was often very weak. He was one of the longest living recipients of a double lung transplant. This may have slowed him at sometimes, but it didn't stop him from living a wonderful and colorful life! I was honored to be recognized by him for my work in 2011 at the Ferrari Club of America Annual Meet in Savannah, GA. Thank you David, for that and all of the great memories. You will be missed, but never forgotten, as long as there is still a prancing horse on the open road. Rest easy my friend.
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