All Entries Tagged With: "FERRARI"
eBay: 2002 Ferrari 360 Spider F1
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img via eBay ::: 2002 Ferrari 360 Spider
WHEN viewed from the front, there are better looking Ferraris. When behind the helm, it’s clear that there are faster Ferraris. But with the average sticker price now below $100K and a sublime tail when viewed either from the rear three quarters or directly behind, the 360 Spider has a lot going for it. Those twin sets of circular tail lamps make us wonder why Ferrari only settled with two in the latest 458 Italia.
No, at the end of the day the 360 Spider won’t be as vaunted as the 458 Italia. But then again, who cares? It’s still a Ferrari.
Note To Buyer: Ferraris Are Meant To Be Driven
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img Pawel Litwinski via BaT ::: 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB
“AFTER many years parked… it runs!” So proclaimeth the seller, who upon finding this mostly unfooled-around-with “barn find” in southern California claims to have had her up and running in a matter of days.
Time capsules like this ’66 silver on black Ferrari 275 GTB are indeed precious as they were loved and driven and unpampered. It likely won’t be long before some collector plops down seven figures on the table, takes it off to have his people restore it to better-than-new condition, and parks it in a garage full of other no-touch princesses for another three decades.
Ferraris are meant to be driven!
Thanks, Jim!
Pink Elephant? Gray Ferrari Testarossa on eBay
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img via eBay ::: 1991 Ferrari Testarossa
GRAY on a Ferrari seems a paradox. On a Testarossa (remember: Testarossa = “red head” in Italian), a sacrilege. At least in theory. This Flo-Rida based, Euro-spec, slightly modified, grigio metalizzato sul rosso (metallic grey on red) 1991 Ferrari Testarossa has us rethinking our preconceptions. Challenging the rosso corsa norm, if you like. Having seen 57 kM over the course of its two decades, the gray Testarossa looks remarkably well preserved… okay, it’s actually stunning! Who’d have thunk it? But then, with a flat-12 powered prancing horse so singular, so sublimely unique, to have this Ferrari in anything less than aesthetically prime condition would be the real paradox.
Video: Your Ideal Commute In a Ferrari 458 Italia
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: YouTube ::: Ferrari 458 Italia Ride Through Canyon Country
IMAGINE if this were your car and your daily, morning commute. Pas mal, non?
But who are you kidding? For even if your ride were a 2012 Ferrari 458 Italia and your commute wound through some sparsely trafficked Californian canyon, you’d likely get jaded. Yes, you’d pine for the easy comfort of something more practical like a Lexus and get to wondering what the weather’s like in Ireland this time of year. The grass is always greener, you know.
Ciao Superamerica! An Exercise In Customer Service
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img Ferrari ::: Ferrari Superamerica 45
FERRARI’S latest is the Superamerica 45, a one-off, bespoke model finished in “Blu Antille” and made expressly for an avid Ferrari-collecting New Yorker. Part of Ferrari’s “Special Projects” program, Superamerica bows today at the Villa D’Este Concorso d’Eleganza.
Somewhat ungainly in proportion – with high rear flanks and a somewhat awkward if briskly efficient flip-top roof panel last seen on the 575M Superamerica – the Superamerica 45 while a showcase for Ferrari design underscores the car makers commitment to an adage that much of the mainstream car industry has long forgotten in pursuit of profits: the customer is not only king; he’s always right.
McLaren v. Ferrari v. Porsche
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: YouTube ::: McLaren MP4-12C v Ferrari 458 Italia v Porsche (997) 911 Turbo MK2
ADMITTEDLY, this video’s quality is only fair. But reader, when I saw this tri-colore spectacle of fresh exotica positioned at a checkered line- particularly the minty McLaren MP4-12C and the Ferrari 458 Italia – I had to know which one would best the lot. Unfortunately, we only kinda find out as who arrived in third is anyone’s guess. Though, if I could guess…
Now Everybody Wants $1.23 Million For A Ferrari Enzo
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img via eBay ::: Ferrari Enzo price
IF you ask the San Franciscan dealer that’s selling this rosso corsa on nero Ferrari Enzo just what it is that they all do, they’ll tell you: “Performance. It’s What We Do.” And schlocking an ’03 Enzo with 3,000 miles for $1.230 million is certainly one way to perform. Unlike Porsche’s former halo, the (magnificent) Carrera GT, it seems that the former Ferrari flagship actually appreciates with age. Like a fine bordeaux of appropriate vintage. The Enzo when new was $670,000, so, if the Californian dealer’s price seems like a fleecing, consider it a bargain. There’s a New York dealer that will sell you an ’03 rosso corsa on nero Ferrari Enzo with 3K for $1.235 million.
[eBay]
Post Christmas Glut: 2007 Ferrari F430 F1
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img via eBay Motors ::: 2007 Ferrari F430
TOO much of a good thing can be wonderful. And after all the holiday cheer, food, wine, and song, well, a guy’s got a blow off a little steam somehow… One way is provided for in this Rosso Corsa Ferrari F430 with F1 flappy paddle transmission. The sting of the original price is removed by buying previously enjoyed and take heart that the Ferrari’s been driven but a scant 4,000 miles in three years. Avanti!
[eBay]
