Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Rare by Design - Superfast vs. 5000GT

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

Thanks for your perspective. Despite the fact it was the biggest Ferrari made (up to that time), I’m not surprised at your comments that the driving dynamics were quite the opposite. Nice.

 

No issues with the self-leveling suspension? I’ve got the repair manual for it and I find it amusing because it’s not that different – in concept – from the self-leveling systems used in commercial vehicles! In the Ferrari’s case, it’s hydraulic. For commercial vehicles, it’s air. The load-leveling valve, which is the key part of the system, works in the same manner!

 

I always preferred the looks of the mags to wires. I like the look of both, the Cromodora wheels (#1 choice) and the Campagnolos (#2).

 

Peter

 

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From: Lashdeep Singh
Sent: October 8, 2021 11:40 AM
To: Peter Rychel
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Rare by Design - Superfast vs. 5000GT

 

The QM was awesome fun. It felt smaller and lighter than it was. The back seat was real and usable.

 

Engine sounded incredible and never gave any issues over the years I owned mine.

 

The exhaust system hangs low on those and there is a lot of it so you have to be careful.

 

The factory mags were much better driving than the Borranis so would recommend getting both.

 

Wires for show, Mg for go!

 

 

On Oct 8, 2021, at 00:12, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:



The air cleaners did have FISPA logos embossed on the tops. Still looks better with the original single box.

 

I’d love to have a Queen Mary. When I first moved to Vancouver, there was a local auction company that specialized in classic cars. Run by a notorious and well-known character (the late Bob LeFluffy), he had a driver-quality QM that he tried to sell on numerous occasions. It got up into the $40K CAD range (this was the late ‘90s)... I was going to school at the time and couldn’t possibly afford it. Years later, I heard it eventually sold and is (maybe) in the U.S. now I’m quite sure it was S/N: 11877 although I may have misread it to be 11677. Bob passed away in 2009 and I was able to purchase a few documents/books from his estate. I don’t want to speak ill of the deceased, but despite his taste in cars, he was a car salesman through-and-through (notes tucked into one of the books revealed his cavalier attitude towards a car’s value in parts rather than as a whole).

 

This is a lovely example that I’d love to park in my garage one day:

 

www.mariobernardi.de - 1970 ferrari 365 gt 2+2

 

What was the experience like with yours?

 

Peter

 

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From: LSJ via Ferrari
Sent: October 7, 2021 11:31 AM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Rare by Design - Superfast vs. 5000GT

 

Thanks, I thought it was a good read with some great pics.

 

Peter, those are definitely aftermarket air cleaner assemblies which may provide a lot more hot air to the carbs. :)

 

Amazing that the 5000 was produced in bodies by eight different coachbuilders.

 

I can see the 365 2+2 argument, although I've already had one of those!

 

LSJ

 

 

 

On Thursday, October 7, 2021, 09:51:57 AM EDT, Luke Graves <buyer1austin [at] gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

A great and well written article! Thanks Lash.  The fact that the Aga Khan
bought one of each say it all!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+buyer1=airmail.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On
Behalf Of Lashdeep Singh via Ferrari
Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 9:05 PM
To: Col Luke Graves
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Rare by Design - Superfast vs. 5000GT

Two mega-bruisers face off here.

Lots of BHP and speed for the early 60s!

https://www.forza-mag.com/issues/107/articles/rare-by-design
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