| Author | Message | ||
| Paul Loussia (Bumboola)
Junior Member Username: Bumboola Post Number: 177 Registered: 3-2003 |
Personally, I'm tired of yellow. THIS is the ticket:   | ||
| Warren Balla (West662)
New member Username: West662 Post Number: 25 Registered: 8-2003 |
Red over Red, enough said. I think the Black over Red looks real nice too. is the car available in silver? | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Advanced Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 2596 Registered: 6-2001 |
Order it with either the tan or back seats. The red makes it look like a clown act. Art | ||
| rick ramage (720)
Junior Member Username: 720 Post Number: 58 Registered: 7-2003 |
never thought of that  or maybe 720CS | ||
| Ron (Easy_rider)
Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 748 Registered: 12-2002 |
Rick, when you get the Stradale you are going to have to change your screen name to rick ramage (720+) | ||
| rick ramage (720)
Junior Member Username: 720 Post Number: 57 Registered: 7-2003 |
hi paul, i agree that yellow seating areas would be too hard to maintain. also, i'd really like to stick with alcantara. i'm going to ask ferrari make the seating areas black alcantara and then use yellow alcantara for the seat's trim areas. my wife assured me that alcantara is just another fabric that is available in all colors. or i may just order the red/black seats | ||
| Paul Loussia (Bumboola)
Junior Member Username: Bumboola Post Number: 175 Registered: 3-2003 |
Rick, You can order order the seats trimmed in black leather with a yellow cloth (insert) seating area. If you look in the Carrozzeria Scaglietti catalog it should still show the yellow 355 they built for Dennis Conner with these exact seats. I think the yellow would be too easily stained though. The cloth is available in red, black, beige, yellow, bordeaux and blue per the current catalog. | ||
| rick ramage (720)
Junior Member Username: 720 Post Number: 56 Registered: 7-2003 |
hi brian, using the standard "red/black" seats as a model (red seating areas with black trim) i was thinking of asking ferrari to make the seats "black/yellow" (black seating areas with yellow trim). it *should* look really good, but you never know until you actually see it my dealer has asked ferrari if they will do this, and their first answer was "no". apparently the first guy in the chain at ferrari always says "no". but my dealer told me that they've already bypassed him and have taken my request to the next level (i hate to bother luca but this is important). how hard can this be? there is a superb upholstery place in los angeles that can do and will do *anything* you want and they'll do it perfectly. if adding a little yellow trim is a problem for ferrari then i'll simply order the car with all black alcantara seats and i'll take care of the details myself. end of problem...unless there is some reason why yellow alcantara does not exist? my wife just walked in and is chuckling and shaking her head...she can't believe that grown men fret over stuff like this. LOL. she assured me that alcantara is just another fabric and they can make it in any color thanks dear. now she's laughing and shaking her head again... screw it. i'll just order the standard red/black seats | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 405 Registered: 3-2002 |
Rick, If you can get them to do black/yellow alcantara just like the black/red, I think that could be amazing looking on a Stradale. The interior is extremely black everywhere else with all the exposed metal and carbon fiber, so I think the big splashes of yellow would work great. However, from my looking at the order system, I think the alcantara only comes in black or black/red. I don't think there is yellow alcantara. You could do the black/yellow with leather, but make sure you get them to match the yellow paint... you don't want some clashing shade of yellow in there. However, for me, I'd rather just go with the yellow stitching than to give up the alcantara material. But then, I actually find the stitching more striking than even the piping. As for it looking like a taxi... yeah, right. You could paint a checker pattern down the side and it would still just scream "winners circle", not "taxi". You'd need to put the rectangular lamp on top with lettering "TAXI" to bring that to mind. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 3100 Registered: 2-2001 |
The yellow Stradale might look like a taxi with stripes & #s | ||
| rick ramage (720)
Junior Member Username: 720 Post Number: 54 Registered: 7-2003 |
i'm going to have to buy two i guess one yellow and the other black! hey dave, i tried to send you an email via ferrarichat, but maybe you didn't get it? send me an email at [email protected] and bring me up to date on what you've been up to the past year or so | ||
| Roberto (Cuore_rosso)
New member Username: Cuore_rosso Post Number: 25 Registered: 8-2003 |
rick, Whatever decision you make, it will be a stradale! I like the yellow with both the black seats and the red seats. I am not so sure about black and yellow seats. I think it would be too much yellow, or maybe not enough! Imagine yellow with full yellow seats . I think the same would be true of a red car with red seats, although I have not seen the color combo myself. It might be overwhelmingly red. Then again, even an overwhelming color combo on a stradale is expected, because it will be overwhelming to the other senses as well! Good luck! | ||
| DL (Darth550)
Member Username: Darth550 Post Number: 291 Registered: 7-2003 |
Hi Rick, I'd re-think the Black! Red stitching on he dash. DL | ||
| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Intermediate Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 1394 Registered: 1-2002 |
rick: do black car, black seats , silver calipers and no fender shields. for what it's worth, if i were getting a stradale, i'd got for the most evocativly menacing color combo i could think of , and in my mid it would be an all black combination; if i could , i'd get the wheels a darker shade of silver, maybe bronze and i surely wouldn't rule out black wheels, either. (hey, mark, that rendition is SO "cute." wink wink) -hubert | ||
| rick ramage (720)
Junior Member Username: 720 Post Number: 52 Registered: 7-2003 |
hi brian, my yellow modena has black seats with yellow piping i love it. but ferrari won't put piping on their racing seats (i've already asked). rather than yellow stitching i'm toying with the idea of going with a black/yellow seat. using the stradale red/black seat as a model picture the seat being black with yellow trim (instead of red with black trim). it might look great. or maybe it will be too much yellow? i'm going nuts | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 399 Registered: 3-2002 |
The 360 (all varieties) looks fantastic in yellow. However, I don't really like the red seats with the yellow... doesn't seem coordinated to me. OTOH, the most striking interior I've seen is black with yellow stitching and/or piping. Just stunning IMO... especially on a yellow car. Except that having a black interior in Texas sounds miserably hot, that interior would be appealing enough to convince me to get a yellow 360 just so I could have that interior!! So, I say: get the yellow stradale, but get all-black alcantara (instead of red/black), and order the yellow stitching. Do not get the stripe (I don't think the fat white stripe looks good on the lighter color paints... I really only like it on black). JMHO. | ||
| Ryan Alexander (Ryalex)
Junior Member Username: Ryalex Post Number: 92 Registered: 8-2003 |
Black on red, red calipers... I'm not sold on the stripe yet, but haven't seen one en vivo... | ||
| rick ramage (720)
New member Username: 720 Post Number: 49 Registered: 7-2003 |
hi charles, i traded my yellow 360 in order to replace it with a stradale i like ferraris in red and yellow so i'll keep my red modena and buy a yellow stradale...probably. i keep thinking of that black one with the stripe and red seats! my dealer has told me that they expect one more allocation for a stradale this year. they *think* they will be able to place my order any day now. that's why i'm getting anxious about picking a color i'm going to have to get off the fence any day now... i've heard that black on a 360 does not show off the lines as well as some other colors. but it looks great in the picture i posted doesn't it? but yellow is awesome on a 360...and i *think* that red interior will really make it pop. | ||
| Robert Faber (F129b)
New member Username: F129b Post Number: 47 Registered: 8-2003 |
I can picture Felicity Shagwell in that one! | ||
| Charles T (Charles)
Junior Member Username: Charles Post Number: 130 Registered: 2-2001 |
Why another yellow? I'd go with Black. PS. I noticed your "retired", would you have to be to have the time to drive your 3 Ferraris! Good luck! | ||
| Steven R. Rochlin (Enjoythemusic)
Member Username: Enjoythemusic Post Number: 756 Registered: 4-2002 |
Mark, WOW! i knew i picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue ;-) Enjoy the Drive, Steven R. Rochlin | ||
| rick ramage (720)
New member Username: 720 Post Number: 48 Registered: 7-2003 |
mark, some things just aren't funny... if ferrari sees that picture you're going to get on their black list. LOL just kidding thanks again for all the photoshop work! | ||
| MarkPDX (Markpdx)
Member Username: Markpdx Post Number: 476 Registered: 4-2003 |
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| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 6082 Registered: 5-2001 |
It does not need a stripe it needs a number and "Cavallino Motors" and "www.4Ferrari.com" pasted all over the hood and sides | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Intermediate Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 1291 Registered: 10-2002 |
DES - LOL!! Just in time for christmas... green stradale with red stripe and red calipers....ick! Rick, go with your first instinct on this one. Don't let too many opinions affect your decisions... it will be you who will be looking at it on a daily basis in the garage... oh, just a note - if you DO get tired of looking at whatever color you decide on, you can park it in my garage anytime. I'm here for ya, buddy! | ||
| Bob (Dr_bob)
New member Username: Dr_bob Post Number: 40 Registered: 4-2003 |
I wouldn't take yellow if I were you, but that's just my opinion. It's to, uhm, yellow, I don't know. I think this car shouldn't be painted in yellow. | ||
| neal (95spiderneal)
Member Username: 95spiderneal Post Number: 260 Registered: 3-2002 |
i thought could only get red or blue? | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 6349 Registered: 8-2002 |
Byron, what about green, white and red calipers to go really over the edge...? | ||
| rick ramage (720)
New member Username: 720 Post Number: 47 Registered: 7-2003 |
hi ron, i like yellow the best. but the black is also awesome...only stradale i've seen where i really like the stripe! glad you had a good time :*) i've recovered. took longer due to my old age. did you get the email i sent you earlier? can you email me all the pics you have of your 512 | ||
| Ron (Easy_rider)
Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 743 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hey Rick, Thanks to you and Val again for the great time. Hope the back yard was not too messed up. I like the yellow with red seats or the black with red. I agree with the others, why go for subtle with this car? Ron | ||
| rick ramage (720)
New member Username: 720 Post Number: 46 Registered: 7-2003 |
roberto and david, thanks for your comments. i appreciate your opinions. at first i thought red seats were too much, but it's a stradale so why not jump in with both feet. but i'm not crazy about the stripe on any of the stradales that i've seen...EXCEPT the black. the black looks awesome with red seats and the stripe. i love yellow, but i have to admit that the black one with the stripe looks teriffic! | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1572 Registered: 8-2001 |
Found this pic on another site. Yellow car (not Photoshopped) sitting in a "natural" environment. I think, in this color, it might look better with the stripe.  | ||
| rick ramage (720)
New member Username: 720 Post Number: 45 Registered: 7-2003 |
byron, did you see the pic of the black stradale i emailed you? here it is. i really like it.  | ||
| Roberto (Cuore_rosso)
New member Username: Cuore_rosso Post Number: 23 Registered: 8-2003 |
It looks great in yellow. To compensate for the red seats, you might have to order the racing stripes! How about blue racing stripes? Maybe red? In any case, I like the seats in red on this car. A stradale is not subdued. | ||
| David Stoeppelwerth (Racerdj)
Member Username: Racerdj Post Number: 359 Registered: 1-2003 |
As for the red seats, go for it. IMO on a car, boat or woman you can not have too much red. | ||
| rick ramage (720)
New member Username: 720 Post Number: 44 Registered: 7-2003 |
hi jean-louis. val said you had problems emailing me?? can you try again. i've been receiving email so i'm not sure why they were bouncing back to you. send to [email protected]. besides the USC connection how do you like the yellow with red seats in general? btw, glad you and julie are fine. how are troy and daniele? | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Intermediate Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 1289 Registered: 10-2002 |
Rick, The red seats are nice. I would go with them. Black with red piping would be way too subdued for a car of this caliber. But I still think BLACK with stripe, red seats, red calipers. That would be so awesome!!! | ||
| Jean-Louis (Jlm348)
Member Username: Jlm348 Post Number: 685 Registered: 11-2002 |
Rick looks like awesome USC colors. Go Trojans | ||
| rick ramage (720)
New member Username: 720 Post Number: 43 Registered: 7-2003 |
i really like yellow so i'd like to order a yellow stradale. but i'm not 100 percent sure i like the red seats with the yellow car. i could order black seats, but since this car is so special maybe i should go with the red seats that ferrari seems to want to put in all the stradales. what do you think?  |