| Author | Message | ||
| martin j weiner,M.D. (Mw575)
Intermediate Member Username: Mw575 Post Number: 1247 Registered: 5-2001 |
Art, Will be Montecito from feb 10 to april 10.Will call you or E mail you once I get settled. MarkPDX-Your P.O. told me you were shipped out of state! | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Advanced Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 2741 Registered: 6-2001 |
Marty: You're in Oregon because we all need an Oregon address. When are you heading south? I'm good for a lunch, etc. if you come by this way. Art | ||
| David R. (Rodsky)
Member Username: Rodsky Post Number: 260 Registered: 3-2003 |
William - that's too funny | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 3358 Registered: 2-2001 |
Arlie, your photo is clearly a spy shot of the new Ferrari SUV to combat the Porsche Cayenne. It will be called the Calamari & the V12 version will be the Calamari picante  | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Intermediate Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 1596 Registered: 9-2002 |
I'm with Andrew and Ermin: no thanks. Keep you useless weight, stupid amounts of power and 4wd in another package. --Dan PS: When Maser fails, I say we go for a hostile takeover. | ||
| Jeff Howe (Ferrari_uk)
Member Username: Ferrari_uk Post Number: 574 Registered: 12-2002 |
The Germans will have it all one day !! | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 264 Registered: 5-2003 |
andrew you got it!! i'm scared. trevi | ||
| MICHAEL MORETT (Thecarreaper)
New member Username: Thecarreaper Post Number: 22 Registered: 9-2003 |
OK BACK TO SCHOOL FOR ME. I CAN NEVER GET !@#$% PICS TO POST........ SORRY :o) | ||
| MICHAEL MORETT (Thecarreaper)
New member Username: Thecarreaper Post Number: 21 Registered: 9-2003 |
SOMEBODY SAY z28????? | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Intermediate Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 1631 Registered: 10-2001 |
Yeah ! What about an Enzo TDi with 3 Golf engines and 4 turbos but no downforce and heating problems ! Oh and AWD and 1800 kgs ..wait thats the Veyron ! | ||
| MarkPDX (Markpdx)
Intermediate Member Username: Markpdx Post Number: 1065 Registered: 4-2003 |
Federal Witness Protection Program? | ||
| Robin Masters (Slowcar)
New member Username: Slowcar Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2003 |
Audi quality. Ferrari performance. Sign me up. | ||
| martin j weiner,M.D. (Mw575)
Intermediate Member Username: Mw575 Post Number: 1246 Registered: 5-2001 |
Bruce and Steve, After graduating from Pharmacy school and before going to Med school I worked at a phcy in Cedarhurst next door to the theater on Central ave and a corner store in Lawrence. One summer when in med school I ran a phcy om Merrick Ave (Garfield phcy) near the SS pkway. Small world! PS what the hell am I doing in Oregon?? | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 3307 Registered: 4-2002 |
STEVE GREW UP IN MERRICK, BUT HAD AN 80 Z-28...... HUNG OUT AT THE SEVILLE DINER IN MY HAY DAYS..... | ||
| Steven J. Solomon (Solly)
Member Username: Solly Post Number: 643 Registered: 6-2001 |
Bruce-If only I had known you back then. How could I have missed those cliffs? And I'd be retired by now as well. You didn't grow up in the 5 towns area did you? There was this smelly horrible diesel VW always in front of my Camaro Z-28 on Central Ave in Cedarhurst. I wanted to kill him. | ||
| Dennis (Bighead)
Member Username: Bighead Post Number: 264 Registered: 2-2003 |
It's quite possible. VW group has been lusting after top shelf brands for quite some time (e.g., Bentley, Bugatti). The ultimate label would be Ferrari, no? This would allow them to effectively fight Ford/Aston Martin, DaimlerChrysler/McLaren, and BMW (especially if BMW ultimately buys Porsche). VW group has been making do with Lamborghini, but would much prefer Ferrari. The link-up between Maserati and Audi is Ferdinand Piech's method of worming his way into the Ferrari group. After all, if Maserati becomes dependent on Audi (VW), it would make it much tougher for someone else to buy Ferrari. And, don't forget, Fiat is swirling around the drain, so it's probably only a matter of time - things could get very interesting when Fiat's option to "PUT" the Fiat automotive operations to General Motors becomes exercisable. If Fiat does force GM to buy, I suspect that VW will then buy Ferrari ASAP. vty, --Dennis Check out this Italian news article from September 20: GERMANY: VOLKSWAGEN WOULD BE READY TO TAKE OVER FERRARI (AGI) - Berlin, Italy, 20 September - If the Fiat crisis carries on or worsens, Ferrari could be taken over by Volkswagen. This appears in the next edition of "Der Spiegel", according to which the recent cooperation agreement between Volkswagen and Maserati may open the way for Volkswagen to take over Ferrari. Der Spiegel writes that "Volkswagen would be prepared to take it over at a reasonable price." It reports that the recent agreement between VW and Luca di Montezemolo plans a close cooperation between the two companies. Volkswagen indeed will supply the platform for the Tuoareg, on which Maserati will make its off-road vehicle, whilst Audi has undertaken to give Maserati the know-how to make aluminium bodywork. In exchange, Volkswagen will be given the platform for the new four-door, which should serve as a base for the next model of "Phaeton", the most luxurious Volkswagen. Der Speigel underlined that both companies gain advantage from such close collaboration and concludes it article stated that "if one day Ferrari is put up for sale, it would almost certainly go to Volkswagen."(AGI) | ||
| PSk (Psk)
Intermediate Member Username: Psk Post Number: 1050 Registered: 11-2002 |
Ferrari and Audi have a new agreement to share information. Audi is gaining (I think) the paddle shift technology and Ferrari is gaining 4WD technology. Unfortunately this sort of sharing is common knowadays ... Pete | ||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
Member Username: Rrm Post Number: 723 Registered: 5-2002 |
Bruce those cars did have one good trait-if someone was tailgating you,you could always floor it and blow a cloud of smoke in their face. | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 3306 Registered: 4-2002 |
YES ROBERT..IT WAS P.O.S...THOSE WERE THE DAYS WERE FINDING DIESEL FUEL WAS LIKE BUYING A 67 VETTE 454 BIG BLOCK FOR 5K THESE DAYS | ||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
Member Username: Rrm Post Number: 722 Registered: 5-2002 |
Bruce I hope at least it wasn't one of those DIESEL dashers. | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 3304 Registered: 4-2002 |
MAYBE IT WOULDVE BEEN CHEAPER PUSHING YOUR EX-WIFE OFF THE CLIFFS IN ACAPULCO...I HEAR THATS POPULAR THERE LIKE PLAYING BASEBALL IN AMERICA.. . I HAD VOLKS WAGEN DASHER IN THE 70S GROWING UP IN LONG ISL... BRUCE | ||
| Steven J. Solomon (Solly)
Member Username: Solly Post Number: 640 Registered: 6-2001 |
Bruce-that brought back memories of "The Thing" I rented in Mexico about 20 years ago on my first honeymoon. I ended up pushing it around Acapulco while my wife who couldn't drive a manual tranny attempted to pop the clutch to get it started, much to the amusement of the locals. When we finally got it going the roar of that straight 12 was just astonishing. And talk about fast. | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 3302 Registered: 4-2002 |
LOL, ARLIE....THANKS | ||
| Horsefly (Arlie)
Intermediate Member Username: Arlie Post Number: 1545 Registered: 5-2002 |
Yes Bruce, the Thing was a top secret Ferrari project. I'm sure it will now be revived.  | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 3300 Registered: 4-2002 |
STEVE DIDNT THE VOLKWAGEN "THE THING" HAVE A STRAIGHT OR HORIZONTAL 12?? | ||
| Tillman Strahan (Tillman)
Member Username: Tillman Post Number: 996 Registered: 11-2001 |
I always wanted an air-cooled Mondial... | ||
| Steven J. Solomon (Solly)
Member Username: Solly Post Number: 636 Registered: 6-2001 |
I always wanted a V-12 Beetle convertible. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 6640 Registered: 12-2000 |
Couldn't find anything on autoweek.com, but I did find this... http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=09628019 Still an interesting story for Pininfarina to work with Volvo. | ||
| Tom Bakowsky (Tbakowsky)
Member Username: Tbakowsky Post Number: 720 Registered: 9-2002 |
I heard through a co-worker that autoweek magazine has stated that VW has bought Ferrari from Fiat. Has anybody heard this? I personally do not beleive this statement. |