| Author | Message | ||
| mike 308 (Concorde)
Member Username: Concorde Post Number: 268 Registered: 8-2002 |
Isn't Rosso Barchetta a dark red but not metallic? If that's the case, then this 456 would more likely be Rosso Fiorano. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Senior Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 5659 Registered: 8-2002 |
Dan, sounds awesome, i'm impatiently awaiting the next part... From the pictures posted, i would venture to say that the 456 is Rosso Barchetta (Jean Louis says it really good with the accent and all), much like Tenney's Rosso Barchetta 360... A very awesome color, indeed; looks fabulous on that 456. Mike, Doc - you two are awesome; you made a dream come true for an enthusiast and the two of you should be duly commended. Very cool. Very, very cool. | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 871 Registered: 8-2002 |
I'm not sure if it would be the Barchetta or the Fiorano. It's a beautiful metallic maroon, which looks fabulous, especially with the tan interior. Bill's only had the car for less than a week... luckily he has a 30-day "fix anything you can find that goes wrong" warrantee from the dealer. It developed a very bad miss/surge that morning. The car hadn't been driven much at all in the last couple of years by the previous owner, unfortunately. | ||
| Dan Gordon (Ferruccio)
Junior Member Username: Ferruccio Post Number: 67 Registered: 2-2003 |
I am not good at colors. I think so. Mabey Mike will know. Hey Mike Ya out there. | ||
| Nick Coutts (Kickus)
New member Username: Kickus Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2003 |
That 456 is stunning. Is that rosso barchetta? | ||
| Dan Gordon (Ferruccio)
Junior Member Username: Ferruccio Post Number: 66 Registered: 2-2003 |
Another picture of Bills 456 beautiful  | ||
| Dan Gordon (Ferruccio)
Junior Member Username: Ferruccio Post Number: 65 Registered: 2-2003 |
Rob, I have talked to Chris Parr a FCA member. Hopefully he can introduce me to the Kansas group. Before talking to people in this forum I had no idea there was an active FCA group in Kansas. Thanks to Ferrari chat a a lot seams to be happening for me. I really appreciate this forum the best and most helpful I have ever been to. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 5866 Registered: 12-2000 |
Dan, which town are you from? You should go to some of the KC FCA events. There are 100-200 Ferraris in Kansas, many around KC. | ||
| Dan Gordon (Ferruccio)
Junior Member Username: Ferruccio Post Number: 64 Registered: 2-2003 |
Here is the 456 Bill brought but broke down. More pics of Mikes 308.     | ||
| Dan Gordon (Ferruccio)
Junior Member Username: Ferruccio Post Number: 63 Registered: 2-2003 |
 This is a pic of Mike and I. Mike on the left me on the right. I will post more soon | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 3327 Registered: 6-2001 |
is there room here for another DES? we'll see... | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 1672 Registered: 12-2002 |
Congrats Dan! Driving (or driving in) a Ferrari is a chance not many in the world have! Cant wait to see some pictures! | ||
| Dan Gordon (Ferruccio)
Junior Member Username: Ferruccio Post Number: 62 Registered: 2-2003 |
This story is about my experience with Fellow Ferrari chat members Mike Charness and Dr. Erik. Mike and Dr Erik graciously invited me down for a ride in their cars. I don�t think they realized that I was crazy enough to drive 12 hours from Kansas to Alabama just to ride in a Ferrari. Part 1: My Ride in a Ferrari 3rd gear, 8000 rpms, 75 mph, 90 degree turn and I have nothing to hold on to so I grab my knee and try to breath. Mike and the 1985 Ferrari 308 handle the turn with skill and ease. The engine screams with approval as Mike clicks into 4th. I�m in my First ride in a Ferrari and its crazy fast. The feel of the leather, the sound of the engine, the smell of Alabama�s country side its all perfect. Yet one question lingered: IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT MIKE WILL LET ME DRIVE A FERRARI? Ever since I was five I would wonder, read, go to every car show I possibly could, and search endless chat rooms trying to answer that simple question: What would it feel like to drive a Ferrari!? The twelve hours it took to get up here, the seemingly never-ending hours my girlfriend bitched about going half way around the country to see a car, and the night before I was suppose to be sleeping away all led back to that single question: Will I be able to drive a Ferrari?????? Looking up at Mike I try to read him. Is Mike crazy enough to let me drive? Its about then that I realize that next to me sits an extremely nice gentlemen who has spent over a week planning this extraordinary day. His kindness is unmatched from most anyone I know. I feel ashamed that I want more. I decide to enjoy the moment. It is than that Mike starts slowing the car down, pulls into a small gas station, looks at me and asks, �Would you like to drive?� My mouth drops. I feel like an 18-year-old kid that just got asked if he wanted to go on a date with Brittany Spears. I asked Mike if he was serious. He said �yes�. I get out of the car and take a look at the extraordinary machine that I will be driving! It is by far the cleanest most beautiful Ferrari 308 that I have ever seen. Mike hands me the keys. I open the hand-built door, slip into the leather seats and start the legendary engine. I was then struck with an unfamiliar question. I have been fantasizing about driving a Ferrari for years. There hasn�t been a day that has gone past that I haven�t thought about it. Not a night that has passed that I haven�t dreamt about me a Ferrari and the open road. What if it wasn�t up to par? What if it drove like a Geo metro. What if every second I devoted to searching for every known tidbit of information on Ferraris was a waste. I would soon find out. I am writing Part 2 and 3 Should be done in a day or too. Part 2: My Drive in a Ferrari 308 Part 3. Dr Eriks 365 GT4 I will post up Pictures as soon as I figure it out. I WANT TO THANK MIKE CHARNESS, BILL ( whose car had a problem), MY GIRLFRIEND AND DR ERICK!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!! |