[MtnClimber]

Wow, I have seen Ferrari 250 GTOs running in Vintage and Historic Races in pretty hard-fought racing. Imagine if you crashed!

[Eddie01]

Thomas Magnum

[God luvs America]

very simple- for the longest time Ferrari only made a few cars each year- they were not assembly line productions....even Ferrari owners were advised and encouraged to sell their Ferrari’s to official Ferrari dealers rather than other car dealers so Ferrari could keep tabs on them.....that has changed in the past two years...

[butlerweave]

Is it Ferrari or Ferraris ?

[IronJack]

Word was that the Lambo flagship car for the longest time -the Countach — was virtually undriveable. I’ve never heard that said about a Ferarri. Which is not to say a lot of people can NOT drive them; you hear about a lot of ruined million-dollar Ferarris driven by spoiled kids or idiots with more testosterone than skill.

[LibWhacker]

Any other questions?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Bertha Benz Hits the Road
http://www.history.com/news/bertha-benz-hits-the-road-125-years-ago

[BwanaNdege]

Back in 1971 I was pumping gas on the midnight to 8am shift on the Illinois Tollway - O'Hare Oasis.

Early-mid 20's kid pulls in driving a Ferrari 275 GTB 4 Cam. Pays for his gas from a stack of $100's. His supermodel date is wearing a floor length chinchilla coat.

After he shows me the engine (six dual Webers down the middle, 'bundle-of-snakes' exhaust headers) I say, "If you don't mind me asking, what does this cost?"

"Oh, about $14,500."

While I don't have the '59 Volvo PV544 I was driving then, I am still married to the same wife.

I'd be surprised if that kid still has either the Ferrari or the girlfriend.

I prefer my outcome.

[blueunicorn6]

Because they are classically beautiful.

[smokingfrog]

They look good.

[soycd]

The engine.

[SkyPilot]

Because in the last few years, the "investor" class came in and started buying Ferraris. Most of them are not car guys, and most of them could really care less about the cars. To them, it was a money/ego thing.

[bgill]

Because it had a big showroom price tag. If they’d slapped a big price tag on a Volkswagon Bug when it first came out, they’d have big price tags today.

[TChad]

1984 Ferrari 512 BBi

Auction results, by year: http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/default.aspx?carID=8808&i=8

[eyedigress]

They have an exhibit on Italian cars at the Frist Center in Nashville right now.

Bellissima!

http://fristcenter.org/calendar/detail/bellissima-the-italian-automotive-renaissance-19451975

[Noob1999]

I’m iPhone impaired, so can’t link, but did you see the CBC Sunday Morning 9/11 piece on Italian post war one offs?

Incredible beautiful autos! They’re on you tube. Also Velocity’s Channel featured a georgeous Ferrari one off on “Chasing Cars” last week, that went to auction and a bid of 25.4 million that didn’t make the reserve!

I guess Ferrari’s are just beautiful and do great on the track!

(Used to go to the F1 at Watkins Glen in late 60’s, with night before pit passes. Team Ferrari was tuning racers up to ten grand rpm, then cut off power. With their small fly wheel it was scream to silence in about two seconds.). Ah, memories!

[Crucial]

They’re built like tanks I hear.

[t4texas]

Ever drive a hot one?

[FreeInWV]

Never owned one. But I can vouch for their 4.2 V8s. My little project has one in it.

[glasseye]

Because they are beautiful.
They are.