| Author | Message | ||
| Dave White (Dwhite)
Junior Member Username: Dwhite Post Number: 148 Registered: 5-2003 |
Saw one yestersay at F of LI. I think they are beautiful. The top takes 45 mins to put up(one person, if you know what you are doing according to the parts guy). A fair weather car. They should have done the auto top from the start. Spoke with someone who had one for 3 months, then sold it because he couldn't deal with the potential threat of rain. | ||
| John (Ferrarifreak)
New member Username: Ferrarifreak Post Number: 45 Registered: 4-2003 |
The 550 Barchetta is one of the nicest Ferrari ever built! | ||
| Jean Dupont (Cavallino)
Junior Member Username: Cavallino Post Number: 51 Registered: 8-2003 |
View my new page for the 550 Barchetta with some Pavesi info and pics : http://www.cavallino.cc/index.php?section=stradali/ferraris/modele/550barchetta Regards, Jean Cavallino.CC | ||
| Jean Dupont (Cavallino)
New member Username: Cavallino Post Number: 21 Registered: 8-2003 |
Pavesi make also hardtop too, as you can see :  | ||
| Me Myself (Kid_enzoz)
Junior Member Username: Kid_enzoz Post Number: 150 Registered: 4-2003 |
That convertable modification for the Barchetta is just awesome... The best of both worlds! | ||
| Joop van der Meer (Jhjvdm)
Junior Member Username: Jhjvdm Post Number: 59 Registered: 5-2003 |
Willis, You outran me by 3 minutes. Sorry! | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1487 Registered: 8-2001 |
Thanks, Joop! | ||
| Joop van der Meer (Jhjvdm)
Junior Member Username: Jhjvdm Post Number: 58 Registered: 5-2003 |
Willis, The coachbuilder of the retractable top is Pavesi. Here's the web page http://www.pavesimilano.it/pav2.htm Hope this helps | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1486 Registered: 8-2001 |
Here's the original thread with the info, more pictures and a nice animated gif. www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/251280/267156.html Manufacturer's site: www.pavesimilano.it | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1485 Registered: 8-2001 |
From a earlier thread about the Barchetta top, there's a company in Milan that makes a very attractive retractable top. The name escapes me but here are some pics from the manufacturer's site:      I'll post the company's name when I find it. | ||
| Kuzi (Kzma)
Member Username: Kzma Post Number: 355 Registered: 3-2003 |
Its a beautiful automobile........I wonder if the roll hoops can be removed? Doesn't quite look right on this auto, like it does on the 360 spider. Otherwise gorgeous! | ||
| Andrew H (Stokpro)
Junior Member Username: Stokpro Post Number: 110 Registered: 6-2003 |
If I had a Barchetta, the top would always be down. Soft top is nasty looking IMO. I wonder how much a Barchetta will fetch in a few years? Prices seem to be dropping already. | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1484 Registered: 8-2001 |
A bit of additional info. The 3200GT is the predecessor of the Maserati Coupe. The engine was a twin turbo V8. The body style is pretty much the same except that the new Coupe is a little longer and available in the US. | ||
| Wyatt Hanson (Wyatth)
Junior Member Username: Wyatth Post Number: 140 Registered: 5-2003 |
LOL... Not even a 456. That's what happens with quick glances. I don't feel stupid or anything... Wait... Is that a new Mas, or a 456??? | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1483 Registered: 8-2001 |
That's a Maserati 3200GT hood. | ||
| Wyatt Hanson (Wyatth)
Junior Member Username: Wyatth Post Number: 133 Registered: 5-2003 |
Sorry for another post, but.... Look at the 456 hood behind the NART blue 550. that hood looks awesome! Also, on the yellow one with the leather strip, is that more leather below the bumper, right above the ground????? Any more hardtop photos? | ||
| Wyatt Hanson (Wyatth)
Junior Member Username: Wyatth Post Number: 132 Registered: 5-2003 |
Assuming we didn't double up pictures at all, we only need a few more before we have a pic of every Barchetta!  That leather strip on the yellow one is absolutely hideous. The Barchetta is absolutely beautiful. So nice looking. But IMO, the tops are the ugliest things I've ever seen. Can't see much of the hardtop, but the softop is ridiculous looking. Strait back, oh no.  | ||
| Kenny Herman (Kennyh)
Intermediate Member Username: Kennyh Post Number: 1165 Registered: 8-2001 |
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| Jean Dupont (Cavallino)
New member Username: Cavallino Post Number: 2 Registered: 8-2003 |
Here there is some pictures of 550 Barchetta, but there is more than 100 pictures like details or in many colors !!! on the site www.cavallino.cc section Ferrari cars.    | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 662 Registered: 5-2002 |
No No No! I know what a 550 Coupe looks like.. I wanted to see a pic of the Barchetta with the removable hardtop.. The 1st red car is not a coupe, and I wanted to see a side shot of that car... Ron | ||
| allan fiedler (Allanlambo)
Member Username: Allanlambo Post Number: 404 Registered: 6-2002 |
All of them are absolutely hideous. If you want a convertible, and it has to be a Ferrari, buy a 360 Spider. | ||
| Dr. Shelbee (Shelbee)
Junior Member Username: Shelbee Post Number: 212 Registered: 12-2002 |
I think it is a blue tour de france | ||
| Dr. Shelbee (Shelbee)
Junior Member Username: Shelbee Post Number: 211 Registered: 12-2002 |
Ron Thomas, here is the Maranello from the top view. I have it on my desktop background  | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1116 Registered: 1-2002 |
Yes. I have seen that car in person, and it is, IMO, absolutely HIDEOUS. Owned by Ron Spangler on the East Coast of the US. More pictures of it on barchetta.cc. YUCK!!!    | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1115 Registered: 1-2002 |
Yes. I have seen that car in person, and it is, IMO, absolutely HIDEOUS. Owned by Ron Spangler on the East Coast of the US. More pictures of it on barchetta.cc. YUCK!!! | ||
| Want_a_daytona (Want_a_daytona)
Junior Member Username: Want_a_daytona Post Number: 84 Registered: 7-2002 |
Does the yellow one have leather on the back panel? | ||
| J Michael Jordan (Fonce_r_cheval)
New member Username: Fonce_r_cheval Post Number: 42 Registered: 11-2002 |
Thanks, Jere. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3307 Registered: 8-2002 |
Ron, you've never seen one, 'cause they're hideous - at least in my opinion... Hard or soft tops on the Barchetta look horrible... Doc, awesome pictures, thanks for sharing... Where was this and what type of a event was it...? | ||
| Jere Dunham (Questioner)
Member Username: Questioner Post Number: 341 Registered: 1-2003 |
The 3rd from the top is Blue N.A.R.T. TDF is quite a bit darker. | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 631 Registered: 5-2002 |
The best view of any Ferrari is the most popular view. The rear.. I love this collection of photos.. I would love to see a side shot of the hardtop. I've never seen one on.. | ||
| J Michael Jordan (Fonce_r_cheval)
New member Username: Fonce_r_cheval Post Number: 41 Registered: 11-2002 |
Dr. Shelbee, do you happen to know the name of the Blue on the 3rd from top Barchetta? looks really nice to me. Could it be NART Blue? It doesn't look as dark as TdF Blue. TIA, Mike. | ||
| Dr. Shelbee (Shelbee)
Junior Member Username: Shelbee Post Number: 207 Registered: 12-2002 |
I think it looks better without either soft top or hard top. I like the Barchetta shape better than 360 spider. Glad you guys enjoy the photos. My favorite is Argento/Bordeaux (5th from the top) | ||
| Roel de Fouw (Spawnz)
Junior Member Username: Spawnz Post Number: 151 Registered: 6-2002 |
the black one with the german plate sitting on the grass is gorgeous. thanks for the pics! | ||
| Manfred Heger (Mondi991)
New member Username: Mondi991 Post Number: 18 Registered: 4-2003 |
Hello Mr. Shelbee, a lot of barchettas you got. The Hardtop ( at the red one ) is very ugly, I find. What do you think about the Hardtop? | ||
| Dr. Shelbee (Shelbee)
Junior Member Username: Shelbee Post Number: 206 Registered: 12-2002 |
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