Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Franco Gozzi's book

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

The 412iA is a complicated car, if you want a slush box, get the 400A.  I kind of regret not getting one when they were $15k cars...

On Nov 29, 2020, at 6:39 AM, Hunter Schultz <hunter.schultz [at] gmail.com> wrote:

365GTC

Not Ferrari red. Maybe medium blue or dark maroon. 

Have to see about upgrading cooling and AC. Could care less about concours points. I’d also look at ways to improve the fuel system. Better lines, connectors, etc. 

I live in Panama where the roads are okay. They have speed bumps though, and road maintenance isn’t that great. So even in our SUV, we have to be a little vigilant. 

I cannot imagine driving a newer FCar here. Way too low. Way too much stress to drive. 

The older cars are better for our environment. Pre-90’s.

I suspect if they produce an SUV, it will sell well here because of our roads alone. 

If the 365 isn’t feasible, then a later 412iA with ABS would be better suited for our environment. I’d replace the torque converter though. Too low of a stall speed from the factory. Get to about 3200 rpm and it’s a different car. 

I don’t think there’s a drop in 4 or 5 speed GM automatic replacement. They are tied into the engine computer. I could be wrong on that as someone might have come up with a work-around.  

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On Nov 29, 2020, at 1:26 AM, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:



Pininfarina is more of a brand than a design company now. It’s from another era that really isn’t relevant anymore. Look at the rest of the carrozzeria (Bertone, Ghia, Touring, Zagato) to see how they’re doing today... Oh, yeah, either on their deathbed, or in the grave. Better to enjoy that they existed in the first place and the beautiful designs they made.

 

Big wave, eh. Metallic hydrogen in battery technology? 😉 I still believe that gasoline is the best and most practical energy-storage device humans ever created...

 

Peter

 

P.S. Nice choice with the 330 GTC... That’s another of my favorites.

 

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From: Erik Nielsen
Sent: November 28, 2020 6:29 AM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: ferrari
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Franco Gozzi's book

 

They’re going to try and be another also ran in the electric market.  

 

Big wave is coming, going to be an interesting decade.

On Nov 28, 2020, at 8:23 AM, Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

 

I’ll agree but one has to add the Dino 206 to the group.  

 

I wonder what will come of their output now that they are owned by the Indian crap-tractorula company.  

On Nov 28, 2020, at 05:00, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:



330 GTC and a 275 GTS.  Pininfarina at their peak. 

On Nov 28, 2020, at 6:32 AM, Jashburne via Ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> wrote:

I agree with Peter. While the 250 GTO is iconic and won a lot of races, it wouldn’t be my first choice. I would prefer to have a 250 GT SWB or a Lusso. 

 

John

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On Nov 28, 2020, at 1:26 AM, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

You know, as much as the 250 GTO gets all of the attention, it was never one of my “to-die-for” favorites. I like them, but I’d never want to have one.

 

Now, a 250 Lusso on the other hand, that’s one of my favorites.

 

Peter

 

 

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From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on behalf of Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca>
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2020 3:54:32 AM
To: PeterGT4 <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>
Cc: ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Franco Gozzi's book

 

No mention of the ASA in the book. The only car that gets written about in the book is the 250 GTO. Only because it’s the most expensive car to buy today. All anecdotes are about people that came in and out of Ferrari life.

Michael Savard (1981 308 TSi)

On Nov 27, 2020, at 2:17 AM, Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

 

Ahhh – the ASA Coupe – looks mysteriously like the Porsche 356 replacement . . . the 901.

Or did Butzi Porsche copy the ASA Coupe?

Is there no honor amongst design thieves?

Well .. . Butzi did come out with the 901 design in very early 60’s and a 901 vehicle was shown for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Sep 1963.

Cheers

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Peter Rychel
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2020 8:25 PM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Franco Gozzi's book

 

Thanks for the candid review.

 

I like the wooden model of the ASA coupe on top of that display case. I find it intriguing Enzo was quite ambitious with that project. Any mention of that in this book?

 

Peter

 

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From: Michel Savard
Sent: November 26, 2020 4:09 PM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Franco Gozzi's book

 

Just finished the book. Like I initially wrote, over 220 pages of anecdotes. 2-3 or 4 pages per chapter. If you like anecdotes, that book is just o.k. Nothing deep, no room to analyse stories. I wrote about Imola ’82 already and Ferrari 6-wheel F1. I liked the picture (see below) of Villeneuve’s car after his crash in Japan where a few spectators were killed. Gozzi took that picture. Little gossip about Regazzoni and a 16-year old beauty. Avoided going to jail because Merzario lied and said Regazzoni was playing golf with him that afternoon.That was in the 70s. Plus the ‘museum of errors’ (see picture) where all broken parts were catalogued and kept by Enzo <image001.jpg><image002.jpg>as a reminder.

 

All in all, not worth it. Way too expensive. I’ll probably try to sell it on Ebay. Asking price is ridiculous now.

 

Michael Savard (1981 308GTSi)

 

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