| Author | Message | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1428 Registered: 8-2002 |
"Mr. Ausbrooks, i also took a picture of a really nice blue, very old Ferrari that i think you'll like... Unfortunately, there was no name on the back, but i'm sure you'll know what it is..." DES, please post or email the photo. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3308 Registered: 8-2002 |
Tom, that would be SWEET!, thanks...! i've never been in a convertible before...! Tom, i prefer DES over my 'real' name, anyway - besiDES, DES kinda is my 'real' name... As you know, though, i might change it...  | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3239 Registered: 9-2001 |
My biggest problem in meeting DES is I could not call him by his real name - to me his name is DES . BTW next time remind me to give to a ride in my topless f-car - might not compare to the 550 or 355 but its fun as hell | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3305 Registered: 8-2002 |
Had an awesome time at Classic Coach...! Got to meet Bruce, Todd, Tom, Bret & Barry - all awesome folks...! We talked about, well... cars...! They know a lot, had no problem helping me out in my perpetual difficulty with telling a 308 apart from a 328, etc, etc... There was a young woman there (an employee) who was very nice and helped me out with some stickers and some Horsey pins... All the people there were very nice... i spoke with several different people about different things and everyone was nice and cordial and down to earth... i have pictures, but i won't be able to post them until Tuesday or Wednesday... The drive down there was pretty good, until i actually got into Elizabeth... i got out of bed at 11 and didn't get there 'til 2... i actually drove right by the place & had to turn around about 5 miles later... Classic coach, itself, is awesome... The food was GREAT...! There's two floors to this place, both packed with some of the most exotic and awesome cars i've ever seen...! i went from never before seeing an F40 to seeing 5 of them...! Upstairs, there was a Lamborghini Diablo - i think it was a Millennium Edition, but i'm not sure; maybe Bret could confirm or deny that... There were als two Miuras - a green one and a white one... There was a 360 there with a California blue interior, which just looked totally awesome... i saw more Lamborghini Countaches in that one day, in person, than i've ever seen, my entire life prior... Upstairs, there was also an XJ220 - even in person, i still don't like those that much, but i took a picture anyway, 'cause i know some people on here like them... Mr. Ausbrooks, i also took a picture of a really nice blue, very old Ferrari that i think you'll like... Unfortunately, there was no name on the back, but i'm sure you'll know what it is... i have a picture or two of that racecar others mentioned, but i don't think my pictures are any better... i was fortunate enough to see a 333SP, too...! Wow, to see this car in person was intense... They also had a Formula 1 car there, but i'm not sure if it was real - the tires certainly weren't... The silver F50 was menacing - what a great car...! So many years of never seeing one, and now i've seen two in two weeks...! The whole thing was just an awesome experience, altogether...! Bruce, Todd, Tom, Bret, Barry - it was really nice meeting you, thanks or being available to chat with me, i really appreciate it... There's some really cool history behind Barry's car and i was lucky enough to have the opportunity to hear him explain it to me... You guys are really cool, thanks... i hope we meet up again, at another function... | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1412 Registered: 8-2002 |
BrettM, do you have any more info on the Le Mans car? I originally thought it was a Tiga/Ferrari (powered by a 308 engine as well), but the only photos I could find on the Web looked like this: http://members.tripod.com/obin_jess/GTP/tiga_ferrari_fast.jpg BTW, here is a photo of a Spice/Ferrari I found on the same site as the Tiga: http://obin_jess.tripod.com/GTP/spice%20ferrari.jpg | ||
| Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Member Username: Rexrcr Post Number: 493 Registered: 11-2002 |
The red race # 42 looks like a Spice chassis to me. I know Rob Dyson ran a Spice/Ferrari 10-12 years ago with a 348 engine built by Ted Wentz. Anyone??? | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Advanced Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 3371 Registered: 2-2001 |
That car that ran at LeMan got like 1000hp out of a 308 block for qualifying, I think it was 800hp in race form. Pretty damn fast. I think we still have a Prost era F1 car in the showroom (I rarely go in there), other than that, the LeMan car is probably the fastest thing we have at work. | ||
| Todd Gieger (Todd328gts)
Member Username: Todd328gts Post Number: 416 Registered: 6-2002 |
Nice work with the pics Tom...we should have had someone take a pic of your mug too The owner of Classic Coach was nice enough to give me a broschure on the 355 Spyder...yet he did not have any info on what colors were offered by Ferrari with the 355 Spyder...anyone know where you can find this selection? | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1399 Registered: 8-2002 |
The black Ferrari is a 250 GTE (could also be a 330 America, but more likely a GTE). The silver car is, as Tom noted, an Aston Martin DB5. Remember Goldfinger, Thunderball, and Goldeneye? | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3225 Registered: 9-2001 |
the car above the f50 is an aston martin | ||
| Johns (Modenaf1fan)
Member Username: Modenaf1fan Post Number: 269 Registered: 11-2002 |
sweeet pics, questions 1. silver ferrari, above the F50? 2. black ferrari, 3rd pic from the top to bottom? | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 379 Registered: 9-2002 |
Much thanks, Peter and Wayne. --Dan | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1398 Registered: 8-2002 |
Here are a couple more pictures of the red car including one of the engine:    | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2652 Registered: 12-2000 |
Gotcha Wayne... Bret knows the full scoop on that red racing car, he mentioned it here before... | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1397 Registered: 8-2002 |
Peter: Tim and Dan were asking about the red car that is barely visible in the background of the GTE picture. I posted a better picture of the car, but still didn't state what it was. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3223 Registered: 9-2001 |
wayne right on - 1737 I believe was the s/n. I really liked that silver aston martin with the wire wheels | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2651 Registered: 12-2000 |
Dan, which red car are you refering to? If its the one with the two-piece windshield and the Buick-esque portholes on the sides of the fenders, then its the Cisitalia 202 which I just mentioned I wish I saw in person! Designed by Pinnin Farina, utilising a Fiat 1100 four-banger tuned to the max, only a hundred or so were ever made. One is on permanent display at MOMA in NYC as one of the most beautiful car designs ever... | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2650 Registered: 12-2000 |
Oh my God, they had a Cisitalia 202 Coupe and Lancia Aurelia Spyder there! Damn, I wish I was there to see them in person... Looks like you all had a good time there. Thanks for posting these photos Tom! | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 377 Registered: 9-2002 |
Wayne, What is the red car? While it's a pretty picture, I know nothing about these cars. Thanks, --Dan | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1392 Registered: 8-2002 |
The red car:  The green car is the 1960 250 GT Pinin Farina "Speciale" s/n 1737, one of the 30 PF specials I'm currently researching. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3222 Registered: 9-2001 |
I beleive the green one was labeled a 250 speciale??? | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Member Username: Whart Post Number: 902 Registered: 12-2001 |
Sorry i missed you guys. It was just too wet this am, and by the time i got out (2pm), i figured it was too late. The green car: a pf 1 cabrio with HT or what? Who knows the story on that one? Gorgeous.Thanks for the pics. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 2814 Registered: 6-2001 |
We'll have to wait till Bret sees this. He will know what it is because he works there. | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 376 Registered: 9-2002 |
Tim - I was *just* about to ask the same question. Good call. --Dan | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3221 Registered: 9-2001 |
not sure, the wwoc is coming up in may, funny thing with all those pics I took I only caught pieces of the 5 F-40s there | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 2813 Registered: 6-2001 |
Looks like CC does some pretty impressive work. Whats that red car almost completely hidden from view in the 3rd pic from the top? When is the one at WWoC? hopefully i'll be around for that. Too bad i couldnt make this, but my schdule was full from 6:15am to 1pm, not to mention im 130 miles away at the present time. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3219 Registered: 9-2001 |
and more. BTW BretM was also there       | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3218 Registered: 9-2001 |
here are some more the fchat guys, (l to r) Todd G, DES, Bruce, Dr Barry. - a motley crew        | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3217 Registered: 9-2001 |
Classic coach hosted a free tech inspection today and it was great. Met a bunch of the F-chat guys there and had the car checked out. David North of FCA organized a great event. The techs even fixed some items on my car - here are some pics, hopefully they work.  |