Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Another anecdote of my trip to Maranello.

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

I ate there in 2016 or 2019. Very good place, I must have taken 20 pictures since the place was full of racing memorabilia. Montana had then become the place to go instead of Cavallino. I always preferred Cavallino since it was in Maranello and just facing the factory. To go to Montana you need to cross the bridge. Much longer walk. Another thing they changed, they got rid of the beautiful yellow sign. Michael 

On Aug 15, 2023, at 9:34 PM, Doug Anderson <dnt911 [at] outlook.com> wrote:

Interesting looking place Michel.

 

Looks like another nice eatery.

 

Did you eat here?  If so – was it worthy?

 

Sign says “Unguarded parking but they have cameras” – I feel better already.

Could it be one of the reasons the time between the meals is they could be making spaghetti one strand at a time? Nawww

 

Our 308’s - when the factory made ours – what do you think they were churning them out at?  3 – 4 a day?

 

Oh that little hole in the wall deli place I described . . . . in ’79, was directly across from the factory on Via Abetone. Well, everything was located on Via Abetone.  It was as if that building survived the bombings and was older than the red brick factory front offices. Sort of a deli that could be on any street in any city. 

 

Subsequently, my guess is it was torn down and in the ensuing 20 years they made some nice restaurants.  Heck – it could have been there all along – I wasn’t paying attention in 1979.  

 

Anyway, in ’79 as we came down the small two lane Abetone street, we popped over a small ridge, and BLAM – with no warnings, there on he left was suddenly several two story red brick buildings with the a quintessential 8 ft high “FERRARI” letters making a sign over the arch.  Not a today’s Disney architecture swooping Abu Dabi statements of architectural power buildings.

 

There was a brick wall with a large sliding gate in the center.  At the gate, there were two yellow lollipop 2 foot circle signs with a THE black prancing horse, one on either side of the gate. The guard office was inside next to the main building on the right.  Little fellow wearing a light blue starched shirt with a yellow ribbon over the right pocket and FERRARI stitched into it.  He wouldn’t trade it – dang. Cool shirt. The type air line pilots wear – it screamed “minimalization.” Shoulder straps. Nice stitching, button down pocket flaps, expensive buttons.

 

And that was the entrance to THE Ferrari factory of song and dance.  The picture I think of most when I think of the Ferrari buildings is the black and white picture in Robert Dayle’s 250 page F1 book of the 50’s and 60’s – The Cruel Sport showing the Ferrari factory. Ferrari Willie loaned me his copy and then I got my own. 

 

Boy, has time moved on.

 

Cheers

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Michel Savard
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 4:19 PM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] Another anecdote of my trip to Maranello.

 

I don’t think anybody works full time at Montana restaurant in Fiorano. Look at the hours they’re open. I didn’t<image001.jpg><image002.jpg> bother.

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)