| Author | Message | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 798 Registered: 11-2002 |
WOOOOHOOOO!! There you go James! Yesterday it is! How can anything nowadays compare! Great pic. Cheers | ||
| Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Member Username: Tspringer Post Number: 563 Registered: 4-2002 |
I just got a '69 Daytona which just barely qualifies in the pre-'70 catagory I guess. If price/value was not a part of the equation I would rather have this car than any Ferrari made at any period after. Sure, If someone gave me an Enzo I would take it. Then I would sell it, buy the Daytona and use all that extra money to buy a competition Daytona to race as well! | ||
| Jennifer Howell (360girlygirl)
New member Username: 360girlygirl Post Number: 2 Registered: 5-2003 |
Lawrence, Thank You. I have a friend that is a member of FChat. I've been watching for a while but never posted until today. Yes I do enjoy the topics of the Chat line, especially about women, Ferrari's and DADDY'S Money. Very cute. | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Intermediate Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 1520 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away...  | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 787 Registered: 11-2002 |
Rijk, Daytonas are defenitely yesterday! One of the reasons my response was yesterday's cars. Don't jump ship on us now!  Cheers | ||
| Rijk Rietveld (Rijk365gtb4)
Junior Member Username: Rijk365gtb4 Post Number: 233 Registered: 1-2002 |
Is 1971 still OK? | ||
| Terry L (Terrykarr)
Junior Member Username: Terrykarr Post Number: 138 Registered: 12-2002 |
I like most all of them but the vintage stuff is my favorite. Its satisfying to me to know that while I'm enjoying the car, as a hobby, that its not depreciating and not eating much. | ||
| Raymond A. Castelhano (Oglmlw)
New member Username: Oglmlw Post Number: 22 Registered: 5-2003 |
Like most of us, I love them all. But I do prefer the older cars because they have an elegance about them that technology doesn't have. They were also unique to a greater degree than the cars that they had to compete with and are still very very special. Consider the fact that in 1959, Ferrari only made one car per work day all year. Less than 250 cars. When you work on them you can clearly see that they are hand made works of art. File marks on the chassis tubes are evident where welds were cleaned up, aluminum inner fenders have hammer marks on them and so on. The sounds that they make are music, chains whirring, valves clicking. Listen to the clock or the door shut. Certainly the new cars are wonderful but I will take a Ferrari 250, any 250, over any other car. Not that I miss my 250 or anything. MrC. | ||
| Lawrence Yee (Ferrariguy)
Junior Member Username: Ferrariguy Post Number: 223 Registered: 8-2002 |
Welcome Jennifer! It's nice to see another lady interested in F-cars! You'll love this site. | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 155 Registered: 2-2003 |
I am with most in saying the new cars are awesome, but if I had to choose a driver it would be a 575m and if I had to choose a Ferrari to cruise with it would be a 275 gts or a 330 gts these cars look great and would be great to have for the weekends. Erik | ||
| Jordan (Jhl1963)
New member Username: Jhl1963 Post Number: 27 Registered: 6-2002 |
I adore 360s, but they will never have the character or rarity of a 275GTB.... Jordan | ||
| Jennifer Howell (360girlygirl)
New member Username: 360girlygirl Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2003 |
My favorite Ferrari is 2001 or 2002 360. My second choice is probably a tie between a 328 and 308. | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Junior Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 229 Registered: 1-2003 |
All Ferrari's are beautiful and works of art. However, I favor the newer models with the technology. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2583 Registered: 2-2001 |
F40, 512TR, 550, 575 are cool but Ferrari built lots of great old cars too, I like almost all of them | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 5159 Registered: 12-2000 |
Love them all, romantic about the older Ferraris and history, want to drive the hell out of the new ones! | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 959 Registered: 10-2001 |
Older cars are timeless, I like them better in general although there are lots of exceptions. That 4 headlight monstrosity is bad. Some of the newer cars will become classics. The 308 will always look fantastic while the Testarossa may or may not eventually shed its dated look. Right now it's a little Star Wars (IMHO). The 550's should age well in spite of their relatively plain look as should the 360, but 30 years from now I bet the 308's sell for more. | ||
| Lawrence Yee (Ferrariguy)
Junior Member Username: Ferrariguy Post Number: 220 Registered: 8-2002 |
Aesthetics aside, I go by how the engine sounds. There is nothing more sexier than the engine sounds from the pre-70 Ferraris IMO as compared to the new ones today, unless you swap the exhaust for a tubi that is. If you have a chance to see the show Ferrari - Victory by Design those fantastic sounds bring shivers all over me. So yesterday for me! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4467 Registered: 8-2002 |
LOL, Jordan, of course i was joking...! i feel the exact same about the Dino that you do... i was jokingly referring to a since-dead thread about it... | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 565 Registered: 2-2003 |
Today. | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 755 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yesterday. No doubt. Cheers | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 1161 Registered: 12-2002 |
Sorry DES! Cant tell if you were joking or not in your post, but I happen to think the good old 246 Dino is one of the most gorgeous cars ever designed. I dont care if its a "Ferrari" or not, It was produced out of the factory and either way is simply gorgeous. I do agree with you though, that everyone has their own tastes...Although I like some of the new Ferraris, I would have to go with the older classic cars. Basically, I would take any Ferrari ever made if I could...except those Drogo cars... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4465 Registered: 8-2002 |
Steve, great question... i think most will say pre-'70s, like L. Wayne Ausbrooks - he's heavy into the vintage stuff... But there are a few who prefer the Ferraris of today - i'm definitely one of them... No matter the Ferrari era preference, i think everyone appreciates all the cars, from all the different years... Except for the Dino... Nobody likes the Dino... Hell, it's not even a Ferrari, at all...! | ||
| Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member Username: 4re308 Post Number: 887 Registered: 6-2001 |
Steve, for me that is an incredibly difficult question. I am a true, hardcore Ferrari nut. I like them ALL. There is not one Ferrari I do not love. If I had to choose, a 375 MM or a 250 LM really pumps my nads....but an F40 and an F50 also to it for me too. | ||
| Steve (I_love_ferraris)
New member Username: I_love_ferraris Post Number: 13 Registered: 6-2003 |
Sorry I messed up. I meant to say was "Before 1970" not "Like before 1970" Sorry | ||
| Steve (I_love_ferraris)
New member Username: I_love_ferraris Post Number: 12 Registered: 6-2003 |
I just want to take a quick poll. Which do people like the most. The Ferrari's of today? Meaning the F-50,F-40,Modena,Spider and so on. not going back that far. Or the Ferrari's of yesterday? Like before 1970. |