| Author | Message | ||
| Ralph Koslin (Ralfabco)
Intermediate Member Username: Ralfabco Post Number: 1045 Registered: 3-2002 |
I have heard that in sales it is best to differentiate yourself from the competition. I often stuff small expensive orders in fast food burger bags. I always ask for extra bags when I grab a chicken sandwich. I am considering getting bags with pics of males on the bag. PG-13 bags !! Not R Rated. Don't start rolling your eyes and raising your eyebrows ! The nurses are almost always the ones who make the decisions in my business. And yes the majority of the nurses are females. I see Ferraris usually every two weeks in Houston. | ||
| william speer (Wspeer)
Member Username: Wspeer Post Number: 327 Registered: 8-2002 |
matress mac has had these cars for years. all of which were purchased new before the market crashed. he holds on to them, as it is easier than taking a loss. the f40 has very low miles. the two tr's are both cars that have been painted since and advertise gallery furniure. one has an american flag the other has purple paint with gold lettering. both of these cars are very well known and often scene at various carshows/functions. mac has several other cars but, isn't a car person. he bought the cars as business investments or at least investments to help his business. at gallery, you will also find an old lincoln mark 2 that used to belong to elvis as well as a jeff gordan race used car. matress mac is a true salesman and uses thes types of things to draw people in. obviously, he has been very successful doing so. | ||
| Jaime T. Ferraris are sex on wheels (Chevarri)
Junior Member Username: Chevarri Post Number: 217 Registered: 1-2003 |
Thanks guys, the info where I got it, and what ppl were saying here and there seems to be right on. Except, they said his name was "Guy", and not "Jim". Unless, I just read that wrong and they were trying to say "a guy macnvale(sp?)" They also say hes got a purple TR too? I guess he likes that oh so cool 80s retro flare.  I know I do! lol @ "Mac's Mattress Mafia" | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Intermediate Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 1423 Registered: 9-2001 |
I went there a couple of months ago to check out what the all the "Mattress Maddess" was all about. WHAT A CIRCUS! Kinda of wierd seeing an F40 surrounded by couches for sale with little kids jumping & climbing on all over them. The Testarossa is white with an "American Flag" painted all over it. Uhhh... yea. Well, Mac at least doing something right. Makin' da ca$h. I wanted to get some photos of the F cars but I didn't want get attacked by "Mac's Mattress Mafia." Here's a link http://www.galleryfurniture.com/ | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 325 Registered: 12-2002 |
That's Jim , AKA Mattress Mac, spending your Money!!!!!!!!! He did a commercial for Gallery Furniture delivering a mattress on the roof of the TR. | ||
| Jaime T. Ferraris are sex on wheels (Chevarri)
Junior Member Username: Chevarri Post Number: 216 Registered: 1-2003 |
Ive been told their is/was a F40 on a trailer unattended and 512TR under a tent at Gallery Furniture. Any one know anything about it? | ||
| Nicholas Johns (Rexcoltrain)
New member Username: Rexcoltrain Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2002 |
Red 355 Spyder on 59 around chimney rock, and a silver 456 on westhiemer at the Galleria. | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Intermediate Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 1388 Registered: 9-2001 |
Sorry Dale, I didn't see it. You must have been hiding it from me. LOL! Too manby cars at the DE event, so little time. Had a busy day at the track.  Great to see ya Dale, sorry if I didn't have time to talk. | ||
| Dale W Spradling (Drtax)
Member Username: Drtax Post Number: 472 Registered: 4-2003 |
Hey Will, howdidya miss my silver Mary-Nello and my partner's yellow 360? | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Intermediate Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 1387 Registered: 9-2001 |
Silver 550 & a green 348 challange at TWS today. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 233 Registered: 9-2002 |
argento 360 spider heading east on san felipe towards shepherd around 6pm sat eve. i flashed the guy but only then realized i wasn't in the fcar... so i'm sure he was wondering why this random idiot was flashing him | ||
| James P. Smith (Tigermilk)
Junior Member Username: Tigermilk Post Number: 207 Registered: 7-2001 |
Not really Houston, but a Houstonite (me) in Japan on business saw 2 Monday 1) Red 328 near Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and I think I saw the same one later in Shibuya 2) Red 355 in the Ginza district | ||
| TC (Houston) (Tec)
Member Username: Tec Post Number: 278 Registered: 2-2002 |
Silver/black 355 B at Kroger on West Gray. On the side of the car I saw what appeared to be the outline of DE numbers that had been removed from the car. Maybe car 420? Whoever's car that is, you got some courage to wedge it in between a bunch of cars at a Kroger parking lot! | ||
| Nicholas Johns (Rexcoltrain)
New member Username: Rexcoltrain Post Number: 17 Registered: 2-2002 |
Red 355 spyder with BBS rims at I-45 and 242 (the Woodlands). | ||
| TC (Houston) (Tec)
Member Username: Tec Post Number: 251 Registered: 2-2002 |
Light blue 360 spider at Shepherd and West Gray at 7:15 this am. Had a really happy kid in the passenger seat! | ||
| Paul Baros (Paulb)
New member Username: Paulb Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2002 |
Gold/Champagne 246 Dino on North Post Oak crossing over I-10 this morning. | ||
| Jeremy Lawrence (F512m)
Junior Member Username: F512m Post Number: 195 Registered: 1-2002 |
Yellow 512TR crossing I-10 on the overpass before Washington St. heading outbound. What a beauty!!!! Must have taken a run around Memorial Park. | ||
| Dale W Spradling (Drtax)
Member Username: Drtax Post Number: 383 Registered: 4-2003 |
>>Now what do you mean by racer roads? I certainly hope you're not actually racing. Save it for the track, not the open roads where another driver, cyclist, or pedestrian gets "in your way" and is injured or killed.<< I'll admit that "racer road" was a poor choice of words. Howza bout "twisties?" Bottom line is that I have been driving FM 149 for over 15 years. Excuse me, make that past tense. I used to drive FM 149, but no longer. Between the freight train Harleys and the biker packs that do ride 2 abreast, it is just no fun anymore. Moreover, what's up with this 2 to 3 abreast thing? I have seen on many occasions where a group of cyclists will stay 2 abreast until a car is right on them, then after swinging to single file, immediately popping out again. Flashing lights, honking horn, doesn't seem to impress these folks. Are they trying to prove that the laws of Physics don't apply? Without ranging even further West, FM 3090 is the last good twistie left. Come on guys. Riding two abreast on a blind curve with no aprons -- I repeat, no aprons -- I just don't see how this can be any fun for the cyclists. With all the straight boring roads, (with aprons!)to ride, why insist on running 3090? Based on your response, though, it doesn't look like a rational approach, i.e., communications between cycle and car people, will work. Oh well, I guess that I'll have to give up driving on the weekends... Dale | ||
| James P. Smith (Tigermilk)
Junior Member Username: Tigermilk Post Number: 193 Registered: 7-2001 |
Dale, better watch out. There are some radical cyclists out there. Truth be told, we cyclists have a legal right to the road and should be treated as another motor vehicle out there. I do think it's rude to be 3 abreast on the road (particularly if there are only a few riders out there), but by the same token drivers get all huffy and think that the 5-10 seconds we may hold them up is going to ruin their day. Folks, you can be in that big of a hurry. You can find links to bike clubs/rides at txbra.org, but don't expect much sympathy. Now what do you mean by racer roads? I certainly hope you're not actually racing. Save it for the track, not the open roads where another driver, cyclist, or pedestrian gets "in your way" and is injured or killed. By the way, did miss my race this morning, but I found the problem with my Saturn - corroded electrical wire going into the alternator. A new electrical connector and things are as good as new. | ||
| Rodney Haas (Icars)
Member Username: Icars Post Number: 440 Registered: 3-2002 |
Here you go. Houston Bicycle club: http://www.hbc.stevens.com/. All though I am not in bike shape now, @ one time I would do 300 miles a week. Being from Dallas don't know about the specific roads, but the biggest blast on a road bike is curvy down hill. I used to blast through valley ranch @ 60 miles an hour on 20 Mil tires. | ||
| Dale W Spradling (Drtax)
Member Username: Drtax Post Number: 378 Registered: 4-2003 |
Tigermilk, I just got back from my exercise run up through the Carlos road (3090), and we (us sports car guys) and the radical bicyclists have got to have a sit down to work out a treaty. If we don't, someone is gonna get killed, and it probably will not be a car guy. I have already given up 149, even though it is the best racer road in this area. But, I'm not giving up 3090. What gives with the bike freaks riding 3 abreast around blind curves? If fact, why do the bikers even care about curves. All you guys are into is pain. The more the better. So why not stay off the best racer roads in the Houston area and just pedal down straight road with aprons? If this will not work, let's work out a deal where the pedal pushers get 3090 on odd weekends, and we get it on even weekends. Can you send me the names of the presidents of the area bike clubs? We definitly need to talk. The only thing worse than the pedal pushers are the @$%@#$^ Harleys blasting down the road at 50 MPH... Dale | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 160 Registered: 9-2002 |
blue chiaro (sp?color?) 355 spider turning onto huldy off shepherd near RO. | ||
| James P. Smith (Tigermilk)
Junior Member Username: Tigermilk Post Number: 192 Registered: 7-2001 |
Not a Ferrari, but an Italian cousin. Yellow Lambo on the 610 West near the Galleria. Unfortunately I was sitting in the left hand emergency lane. Was coming back from a bike race in Anderson and electrical systems started failing. Traffic on 610 caused me to die. Fortunately was able to guide it over a few lanes before stopping. Was supposed to race tomorrow, but instead it's going to be a morning of troubleshooting the '94 Saturn and probably driving the dependable '78 308 to get some parts. The irony is I got AAA Plus in case the Ferrari ever died on me. First time in 2+ years I've had to use them for a tow and it was on my daily driver. | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Intermediate Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 1297 Registered: 9-2001 |
Black 360 Coupe w/ challange grill on Westhiemer heading to beltway 8. | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Junior Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 77 Registered: 12-2002 |
Yes, she was nice. Had an older woman translating for her. I got in a few compliments but wasn't sure I could learn French during a dinner date! I'd drive an F40 too, if there was one in my garage. Rev. George Foreman has a nice one, seldom seen. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 150 Registered: 9-2002 |
alan, so someone else DOES have an art car! no english eh? sounds like a plus i doubt the f40 guy is an fchatter (doesn't strike me as the type). but he does drive the hell out of that car so i think we all commend him for that!! | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Junior Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 75 Registered: 12-2002 |
No Ty, I was down for my free ice cream at the Rice Gallery. Met a cute french girl, but she didn't speak any english! Shut my line of BS down, PDQ. I was set up in the courtyard around 9:00AM, when a Red F40 went thru campus drive!!!! I've seen this guy on Rice Blvd. B4, is he an Fchat guy? | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 149 Registered: 9-2002 |
another alan sighting, i believe - unless someone else has one just like yours ! was running around rice univ and saw you drive by on rive blvd, little before 10am. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 136 Registered: 9-2002 |
silver 360 spider at the houstonian sunday ?? didn't think you could get one of those down the parking garage entrance there w/o mashing the front end... steeeeep... | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Junior Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 62 Registered: 12-2002 |
'Tis true, we were out and about as guests of the Seabrook Music Festival. The Jesse Dayton show was moved from the park to the Seabrook Beach Club on NASA Road 1, where a blow out time was had by all. Always glad to make the thread. Next Saturday is "Open Museum Day" in Houston, we will be at the Rice University Art Gallery doing paintings. Drop on by!!! All museum admissions are waived that day. | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Intermediate Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 1271 Registered: 9-2001 |
Ah Jason, You have spotted Good Ol' Alan Leach in his "Worlds fastest Art Car." Be safe everyone this weekend. | ||
| Jason W (Pristines4)
Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 626 Registered: 12-2002 |
Saw a black and yellow 3X8 about an hour ago (5:30PMish) on Nasa 1 and Hwy 3 heading towards I-45. It had stickers ALL over it. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 107 Registered: 9-2002 |
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| JRV (Jrvall)
Intermediate Member Username: Jrvall Post Number: 2181 Registered: 11-2002 |
>>really good job of organizing different types of events, i suppose it's just a lack of interest sometimes... << "a lack of interest in many types of events" ? hahahaha! that's a good one. | ||
| TC (Houston) (Tec)
Junior Member Username: Tec Post Number: 217 Registered: 2-2002 |
You also have to consider that the F club has only 1/10 the membership of the P club, something like 80 vs. 800. Come to think of it, the member and car turnout to the brunch was pretty impressive (just not the preceding drive). | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 105 Registered: 9-2002 |
actually, the local president does a really good job of organizing different types of events, i suppose it's just a lack of interest sometimes... go to ferrariclubofamerica.org and there should be a link to the houston chapter (i think). | ||
| Jason W (Pristines4)
Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 588 Registered: 12-2002 |
What's the Houston FCA website? | ||
| JRV (Jrvall)
Intermediate Member Username: Jrvall Post Number: 2174 Registered: 11-2002 |
>>last FCA deal was a sad showing, more pcars came than fcars!<< Maybe the local FCA leadership has gone sour and needs to be refreshed? Is there officer elections coming up? | ||
| Ralph Koslin (Ralfabco)
Member Username: Ralfabco Post Number: 653 Registered: 3-2002 |
I have also seen that car around Rice Univ. White with Black Top. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 104 Registered: 9-2002 |
next time there is some event, meet us out there and we can go for a ride. white mondial driving west on university in front of rice u (see that car a lot around west u) | ||
| Jason W (Pristines4)
Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 586 Registered: 12-2002 |
One guy, Ken, offered me a ride along time ago, but it was raining so we had to cancel the ride part of the day. But he did invited me to a FCA Club tour of FoH. That was amazing! Speaking of which, I haven't heard from him since, nor seen him post. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 103 Registered: 9-2002 |
you mean all the posting you've done here and no one's even just given you a ride ????? figuring i gave rides to 3 waiters, a complete stranger and a random friend of a friend at a restaurant we stopped at on a drive one time, how can i say no to an f-chatter!?!?! i remember when i was 18 (13 looonnnggg years ago) and i would have killed to have ridden in an fcar | ||
| Jason W (Pristines4)
Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 585 Registered: 12-2002 |
Does 18 count as an adult? Won't be getting out to Cali for awhile anyways, but thanks for the offer. | ||
| Bart Duesler (The_bart)
Member Username: The_bart Post Number: 272 Registered: 1-2003 |
If and when you make it to Southern California, I would be happy to give your first ride in my toy if you are an adult. Bart | ||
| Jason W (Pristines4)
Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 584 Registered: 12-2002 |
Shot in the dark... *BANG* Anyone up for giving me my first ride in a Ferrari? :-D | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 101 Registered: 9-2002 |
red 308 (LOUD) going west on holcombe past buffalo speedway - yesterday afternoon. paul: we'll see if we can even GET a drive together... last FCA deal was a sad showing, more pcars came than fcars! | ||
| Paul Cox (Paulc)
New member Username: Paulc Post Number: 41 Registered: 2-2003 |
Hey ty, yeah that's right NO CAPS. NO FEAR! dude. Let me know when the drive is I will make it. Your humble worshiper, Porsche guy. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 95 Registered: 9-2002 |
must be that obnoxious ba$tard with the tubi that drives around at 8,000 rpms all the time, haha... | ||
| TC (Houston) (Tec)
Junior Member Username: Tec Post Number: 209 Registered: 2-2002 |
I've seen this guy in the Titanium 360 all over the place. He's a total a-hole, trust me. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 93 Registered: 9-2002 |
red 355GTB in chase building parking garage titanium 360 north on kirby near sunset (past monday) | ||
| Jason W (Pristines4)
Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 572 Registered: 12-2002 |
I saw an RS4 in River Oaks. Not a Ferrari, but a beautiful car none the less. | ||
| Mike (Adesalos)
New member Username: Adesalos Post Number: 16 Registered: 3-2003 |
The Enzo is back to its owner's porch... along with the 360 spider. I guess I was wrong when I thought that this guy had to sell its 550 barchetta and 360 spyder to get the Enzo... Also, gray 360 on Sheperd/richmond Monday evening. Also, red 360 spyder Sheperd/West Gray Saturday morning. | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
Member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 489 Registered: 4-2002 |
Red F355 GTB downtown Houston Black 456 on Westhiemer 550 at Merc dealership off 45 | ||
| TC (Houston) (Tec)
Junior Member Username: Tec Post Number: 197 Registered: 2-2002 |
Yellow 360 spider at Dunlavy and West Gray at 6:35 pm on July 31. Same guy?! | ||
| TC (Houston) (Tec)
Junior Member Username: Tec Post Number: 165 Registered: 2-2002 |
Yellow 360 Spider on Shepherd just north of West Gray at 7:05 am this morning. | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
Member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 473 Registered: 4-2002 |
OT_Going to visit mt best friend next week (Thursday-Sunday) in Houston. Are you guys meeting up anywhere? Thought it would be nice to meet some of you. Thanks, Marcus | ||
| Jason W (Pristines4)
Member Username: Pristines4 Post Number: 538 Registered: 12-2002 |
Black F355 Spider the other night on Westheimer at Starbucks & Jambajuice. I talked to the owner for a few minutes and told him about F-Chat. Not sure if he's logged on yet. His friend had a nice dark blue Porsche 911 too. Very nice guys! | ||
| TC (Houston) (Tec)
Junior Member Username: Tec Post Number: 153 Registered: 2-2002 |
Hmm, couldn't bump the old thread out of the archives, so I'll start a new one. Black 360 Modena driving westbound down Allen Parkway at 8:25 PM on July 22, 2003. Beautiful! |