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| ibrahim ahmad (I2bi)
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the following is a quote from- the ultimate dream machine by paul cockerham: the prancing horse- there's nothing like it and the fervour and devotion of the ferrari fan is the stuff of legend. "there is nothing like a ferrari. ever since these famed road cars and racing machines first came out of the modena works in the late 1940's, they evoked the passions of auto enthusiasts as no other marquee ever has. the sites and sounds of a ferrari, experienced first hand, are provocation of the highest order. sensous body curves, a sonorous exhaust note, and giddily transcedent speed all blend together, likening the ferrari encounter to a dream." cockerham says, " a fascinating consequence of his passion is the intimate association ferrari has developed with the color red. one cannot find anywhere in popular culture a closer relationship between an inanimate object and a hue." "my cars may not be perfect," remarked enzo ferrari many summers ago, "but they are unique." | ||
| Paul308qv (Paul308qv)
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I also enjoy getting my hands dirty on cars and anything else mechanical. I manage an engineering firm and sometimes I feel like I get paid to talk on the phone and write e-mails. When I leave work I need something real and physical to achieve. Working on my cars and home have always provided that down-to-earth feeling of true accomplishment. Growing up, my father was always tinkering in the garage. We had a nice set up with a lathe, drill press, grinder, etc. I got the smell of iron in my blood and working on Ferraris is the perfect fit. | ||
| Erik Jonsson (Gamester)
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http://www.hotbar.com/categories/Misc/Transportation/Transportation4.htm Here are a few goodies if you use explorer for your taskbar! | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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i think that's called monaco? | ||
| Chris_N_Chicago (Chris_N_Chicago)
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we can still have a little pot, though, right? ( just kidding ) | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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You know we all share so many things in common, I think we should start our own nation. No taxes, speed limits, doorbells (for William), or yuppies allowed and all the roads would be paved smooth as glass. Hey, Texas tried to break away from the U.S., why can't Ferrari owners? We could take a state like Rhode Island, no on second thought, we'll take Florida and Puerto Rico, or we could just get some Island in the Pacific, like Hawaii and make it a sanctuary for Ferraris. Any of you ever seen the movie "The Beach", well it sucks, but we could do something like that but substitute Ferraris for pot and some normal houses instead of shacks. It'll work guys, trust me. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Things I like : exotic cars, hot 20 something latin chicks, skiing, Sci fi, Buddhism, racing, Jazz Things I dont like: facist knucklehead cops, door dings, people who think u r a snob just cus u like nice cars | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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Dennis Miller rocks! Chris, you think you don't like taxes, try living in Canada! Thank you f----- GST! Bret, I will have to weld on a patch on one of the coolant pipes, as it rubbed on the clutch helper-spring bolt, making a very scary-looking gouge. ATTENTION EVERYONE: If and when you have your gas tanks out, check the bottoms where the felt pads are, had a pin-hole leak in mine from corrosion... | ||
| Chris_N_Chicago (Chris_N_Chicago)
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Things I like include: Cars, High Yield Funds, The Sopranos, Dennis Miller Show ,Fiber Optic Cable When my kids go to bed without a fuss, Speedmetal and Beer Things I don't like: Oprah, Taxes, Domestic Cars, Yuppies, Speed Limits, and Catalytic Converters | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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Yeah I'm putting more and more thought into going to Florida. It definitely has potential in all sorts of ways. Miami has a nice ring to it, one of my friends lives in Boca Raton so maybe I will get a place near there. We'll see. William does have a pretty hard act to follow, I don't know if I can keep this up for 15 more years. Peter, my dad owns a steel construction company (mostly ornamental like railings, stairs, etc. but they do some structural jobs too). I can weld, but not as well as you can. When I need something welded I give it to one of my dad's workers, this one kid (he's like 26) in particular who was in the Navy, he's certified to weld literally everything, even the nuclear reactors on subs and ships. Have you done any welding on the 308 yet? | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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thats amazing Peter; what a skill. my weld's would send people running!!! thanks! | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Bret, Connecticut is 1 of your favorite places?!?!!? I grew up there, BORING!!!!!!! If u live next to Lime Rock Race track then its ok, rest of the state is pretty much a big Yawn  Now Miami, THATS a city & its full of hot semi naked girls to stare at & hit on | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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Bret, if you can keep that up for the next fifteen years, you'll have William beat! I took my digicam to work today, as quite a few of you said you appreciate good welding. These are electric powered aircraft refueling hydrant carts. We build them for PLH Aviation Services. Eight of these are heading to Los Angeles, these are S/N:01 & 02. I weld-up the man-lift cages and the rear decks, which are made from 6061 aluminum. The last two pictures is a cover for the ABS control unit, with my lumpy TIG welding.     | ||
| Warren E. Smith (Magoo)
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WELL SAID DAVID. Magoo | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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I live at home (at my mom's somedays and my dad's others) and have to go to highschool everyday of my life. To get around this I cut regularly. It's pretty ridiculous because I do quite well. My school is one of the top in the nation (but it's so messed up), and I beat almost all the kids grade wise, except for those study really hard kids. For the most part I just con my teachers into giving me good grades. At least 6 of the 7 hours of my school day is spent staring at hot girls, hitting on hot girls, hitting on my hot teachers, cutting class in a certain red car, sitting there reading car magazines, playing ping-pong, getting wasted (come on, that's just classy, you gotta love senior study, and I've got two of them), making ridiculous comments, and gambling (mostly poker and a little bj). I don't know if I will go to college in Connecticut of Florida, those are my places. I don't want to give up the Ferrari while I'm at college. To finance my Ferrari addiction, I work for my dad's construction company when I have the opportunities to do so. | ||
| david schirmer (David)
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I think that we all are fascinated with craftsmanship and how things work. I notice a number of you admired skilled welding for example. I would imagine that you also appreciate good architecture or industrial design. I like checking out all the workings of race cars because it is all out there in the open, designed to be worked on. There seem to be quite a few car nuts who also work with computers. They seem to love to hack into things to figure out how they work. Sometimes the motive isn't so pure, but there is the love of a challenge to figure the system out. Personally, my fascination with Ferrari is based on the handbuilt, individuality of the earlier cars. The body designs by Pinninfarina define different eras in automotive history and typically set the standard of what an exotic sports car should look like. The later cars have come on strong as technological marvels, yet somehow the design remains artful and reflects the passion of Italian design. Just my two cents worth. I figured I had to say something since I am being credited with starting this discussion | ||
| Mark C. Gordon (Markg)
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I work for a computer geek firm now, prior to that several years in an exclusive foreign auto parts supplier in Palo Alto and 13 years in law enforcement (long ago ...). I did a ground up restore on a '69 911 and an 1898 Victorian (the sale and imense profit of which will finance my first Ferrari!). | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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None of us are just ordinary car buffs, we know other cars and we know where Ferrari stands in relation to them. The history, the mechanics, and the coach builders. | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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Peter you're swaying me away from my dot com job to take up welding. this may sound odd but i can really admire a clean weld job on just about anything. it's really an art. i'd put it next to glass blowing. i'd just marvel at the racing headers and, all other racing fabfications. just perfection! especially w/aluminum. i could go on and on. damn! i gatta go to "work". what a four letter word. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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I took a few welding classes & i can do basic mechanics, dont ask me to build an engine or weld a frame together though Lets , see, we all have Ferraris, wer'e almost exclusively Male, we all appreciate beauty, craftsmanship, history, & Enzo's passion we all have a few $ to spare & have some understanding of the internet, what else ? | ||
| Awang (Wang)
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Its probably a moot point but ... we own Ferraris? I am into business and property myself. I find quite a few of us listed business as occupations. Ienvy your welding skills Peter:-) | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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It seems we all know which end of a hammer to hold on to, so I'll say that we're all pretty good at mechanics. I've always gotten my hands dirty since I was a kid, first my bikes, now cars. I'm a welder/fabricator, I always wanted to do this, college never did it for me, so I went to trade school. I had a few more days left to go in the semester and I got a job. Always been working, never laid-off. Now I build tanker-trucks and aircraft refuelers, I do TIG and MIG welding steel and aluminum. Cool stuff. I'd also say that every one of us would do absolutely anything to get and keep these cars (you're right William, my way or the highway). They are more than cars, they are a passion/obsession. We are all an ongoing line of history of Ferrari, only 1/1000th of the World can claim that. I just love going into the garage and seeing it sit there, then open the door and turn the key and go. I have absolutely nowhere to go, but I will, just because its there. I think of all of you agree? | ||
| David Prall (Davidpra)
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Interesting that so many responded to reveal their age. Since we're all over the map on that one, I wonder if we can find another demographic (without being too invasive) that might indicate a common denominator among the group (besides a propensity to squander money on cars, and surf the net while we should be working)!! Or is Ferrari a car for the masses? David Schirmer started this idea a bit. |