| Author | Message | ||
| Matt S (F40only)
New member Username: F40only Post Number: 26 Registered: 3-2003 |
Beautiful Pics!! | ||
| Malcolm Barksdale (Malcolmb)
New member Username: Malcolmb Post Number: 17 Registered: 4-2002 |
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| Malcolm Barksdale (Malcolmb)
New member Username: Malcolmb Post Number: 16 Registered: 4-2002 |
Here is My recent drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I drove the Daytona from Philadelphia thru the parkway, the Smokies, and then to San Diego. The parkway was beautifull in May, saw a black bear and lots of deer. A world class drive[well, not Gatlinburg and Cherokee] | ||
| Stephen A. Thompson, II (Sat4re)
New member Username: Sat4re Post Number: 22 Registered: 2-2003 |
Lee, Let's definitely get together sometime. I've got a lot of family out toward Cherokee, so I don't mind heading out that way. Dr. Shelbee, Those are some beautiful cars you have. Maybe, when my wife gets out of her Residency her at Mission Memorial, we can buy ourselves a 360 or 550! Stephen | ||
| Dr. Shelbee (Shelbee)
Junior Member Username: Shelbee Post Number: 105 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hi Stephen, I did the same thing with my 360 in summer last year before I shipped my car home (West). Can't remember where this church was. I started from Ashville to Southern Virginia, put 500 miles on my 360 and practiced the F1 transmission   | ||
| Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member Username: Icars Post Number: 190 Registered: 3-2002 |
Yep wish I would have gotten that job in Greenville SC. It's just such a nice area. Ah well we will be @ the Biltmore for FIAT Freakout in July probably with the Ferrari. And then back in August with the Maserati for the Maser Miglia 7. | ||
| Lee Pierce (Leepierce)
New member Username: Leepierce Post Number: 31 Registered: 1-2003 |
Stephen: I'm live in Knoxville and work in Sevierville. We should get together for a Sunday drive sometime, maybe through the mountains in and around Cherokee or something. Let me know if anything's going on in this area (track events, etc.) -Lee | ||
| Stephen A. Thompson, II (Sat4re)
New member Username: Sat4re Post Number: 17 Registered: 2-2003 |
Great looking car, Greg! I agree. I think anybody that wants to have some serious fun in their Ferrari needs to check out the Parkway. | ||
| Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member Username: Owens84qv Post Number: 688 Registered: 10-2001 |
Stephen, I've had my Ferrari on the parkway several times as well when I lived in VA. What an excellent road to drive the car. Many of the turns are sharp enough that even at slower speeds, they are a blast!  | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 760 Registered: 10-2002 |
Efwun The Biltmore is near by and there are many nice places in the area. The Biltmore has a resort on the grounds of the famous house which is worth taking a look at. Best Jim | ||
| Stephen A. Thompson, II (Sat4re)
New member Username: Sat4re Post Number: 16 Registered: 2-2003 |
Jim, If I had to guess, I would say that the shields are the stick-on type. They have some vertical relief much like the factory ones placed on the newer cars. I know they are not standard, but I really like the look. I, for one, bought my car, because I liked the Euro look better than the U.S. model. I knew if I was going to spend that kind of money on a hobby car, I wanted one that looked exactly how I wanted it to. I wanted a car that in every respect, put a smile on my face, regardless of purity or "euro" stigmas. So far, no regrets. Stephen | ||
| Stephen A. Thompson, II (Sat4re)
New member Username: Sat4re Post Number: 15 Registered: 2-2003 |
I just walked in the door from yet another ride down the Parkway. What a blast! The 308 is truly a go-kart with a body wrapped around it. As for the color, mine is nero metalica. As for great places to stay in Asheville, there are several. First and foremost is the magnificent Grove Park Inn and Spa, named one of the best resorts in all of the U.S. I know one of the Ferrari clubs in the Southeast visits there every year. Also, there is the Inn at Biltmore Estate which is brand new and very nice! Asheville is a wonderful place to live and to drive great cars. Please pay us a visit, soon! | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Junior Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 111 Registered: 2-2003 |
Only slightly off-topic, Stephen are there any nice resorts in that area? Might make a good excuse to pack the 550 and head to NC for a ride!! | ||
| James (Jim_red308)
Junior Member Username: Jim_red308 Post Number: 56 Registered: 3-2001 |
Great area to own a Ferrari in too! The mountains of Asheville - must be nice. | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 596 Registered: 12-2001 |
Beautiful car, Stephen! I love that color. | ||
| James (Jim_red308)
Junior Member Username: Jim_red308 Post Number: 55 Registered: 3-2001 |
Nice car Stephen. I have a euro too, #58613 (near the tail end of production). Are those shields the stick-ons or magnetic? As you can see from my profile, I haven't installed the shields as of yet. Sort of a purist, & cannot decide to add them. | ||
| Stephen A. Thompson, II (Sat4re)
New member Username: Sat4re Post Number: 14 Registered: 2-2003 |
Yes, this is a Euro model. 1985 308 QV (at least that is how it has always been registered in the U.S.) Ferrari tells me that this car was manufactured in 1984 (serial #54609). I have every record since it was first purchased in the U.S. in May of 1986. | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 748 Registered: 10-2002 |
Great Road. Very nice car! Best Jim | ||
| Steven Pham (Stevendp)
Junior Member Username: Stevendp Post Number: 65 Registered: 11-2001 |
Nice pictures is that a Euro model? | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 646 Registered: 11-2001 |
Wonderful pictures...very picturesque backdrop for such a nice 308! Thanks for posting them. Sounds like a great idea for an outing -- take the Ferrari | ||
| Stephen A. Thompson, II (Sat4re)
New member Username: Sat4re Post Number: 13 Registered: 2-2003 |
My wife and I took the 308 out on a cruise down the Blue Ridge Parkway, today. We also stopped for a picnic. Below, are the pictures I took. The picture in the driveway was taken several weeks ago. I live about five miles from the Parkway. Last night, we were out renting a movie and were stopped by some Girl Scouts (out selling cookies) and asked if the Ferrari was ours. They were going crazy! I let them sit in the car, and they even asked for my autograph! I was grinning from ear to ear! I couldn't believe that a couple of 8 year olds could identify, let alone be enthusiastic, about a car that is nearly 20 years old! I love this car!    You can see more pictures of my car at www.ferrari308.com under the owner's section. Mine is the one in Asheville, NC. |