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  1. Expat458

    Expat458 Karting

    Feb 27, 2017
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    Paul Healey
    #1 Expat458, Mar 12, 2017
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    G'day everyone,

    I am Paul from Australia but now living and working in the middle east.

    I recently had the opportunity to fulfil a childhood dream of owning and driving my very own F car.

    I have spent the last week or so reading a lot of posts here trying to get answers for my planned upgrades and it has been very informative.

    2012 458 Italia in Bianco Fuji

    Here are a few pics
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  2. spiders

    spiders Formula Junior

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    #2 spiders, Mar 12, 2017
    Wild 458! Very cool.
     
  3. RCorsa

    RCorsa Formula 3
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    #3 RCorsa, Mar 12, 2017
    Love Bianco Fuji. My 488 spider is coming soon in that color.
     
  4. Expat458

    Expat458 Karting

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    #4 Expat458, Mar 13, 2017
    Thanks for your comment..........
     
  5. Expat458

    Expat458 Karting

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    #5 Expat458, Mar 13, 2017
    Great colour, you will enjoy when your car arrives.....
     
  6. tomc

    tomc Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #6 tomc, Mar 13, 2017
    Usually, red interiors are "too much" for my personal taste, but that's just fantastic! The contrast diamond stitching, the CF, etc. Also, the stripe on the exterior. Very nice spec. Enjoy piling up the km in your beauty...T
     
  7. saraojo

    saraojo Formula 3

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    #7 saraojo, Mar 13, 2017
    Congrats. Enjoy the car. That's one wild interior. Bianco fuji is a great color. Pictures don't capture it's true appearance
     
  8. racerdj

    racerdj F1 Veteran
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    #8 racerdj, Mar 13, 2017
    Very stunning! Love the red interior with the rare diamond stitching!
     
  9. Ngcanada

    Ngcanada Formula Junior

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    #9 Ngcanada, Mar 13, 2017
    Stunning to say the least, big congrats
     
  10. Expat458

    Expat458 Karting

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    #10 Expat458, Mar 13, 2017
    Red interiors are not my favourite either, but I also thought that the contrasting white stitching and piping on the seats as well as all the carbon fibre, gave the interior that WOW! factor.
     
  11. YellowMurci

    YellowMurci Formula 3
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    #11 YellowMurci, Mar 13, 2017
    sharp!
     
  12. tomc

    tomc Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #12 tomc, Mar 13, 2017

    Agreed. The stitched cavallino on the headrest is the cherry on the sundae. Enjoy your car in good health and welcome to the forum.
    T
     
  13. tikitiki

    tikitiki Formula 3
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    #13 tikitiki, Mar 13, 2017
    Beautiful 458. Love everything about it.
     
  14. 3POINT8

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    #14 3POINT8, Mar 13, 2017
    welcome, nice interior!
     
  15. Sir_Ferrari

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    #15 Sir_Ferrari, Mar 13, 2017
    WOW! Your 458 Italia looks stunning! I love this configuration! Congratulations!
     
  16. mdslone

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    #16 mdslone, Mar 13, 2017
    Stunning color!
     
  17. Fabspeed Motorsport

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    #17 Fabspeed Motorsport, Mar 13, 2017
    Welcome Paul, and again...obsessed with the color :)
     
  18. Labman

    Labman F1 Rookie
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    #18 Labman, Mar 13, 2017
    Very nice. Enjoy to the fullest.
    Pretty amazing for your first Fcar. Right to the top you went. I had to start with the 355 :)
     
  19. AlfistaPortoghese

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    #19 AlfistaPortoghese, Mar 13, 2017
    Welcome, Paul!

    Extremely exquisite color combo! Enjoy in good health.

    Kindest regards,

    Nuno.
     
  20. Expat458

    Expat458 Karting

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    #20 Expat458, Mar 14, 2017
    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
     
  21. Dohangs

    Dohangs F1 Rookie
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    #21 Dohangs, Mar 14, 2017
    Wow! That looks fantastic!
     
  22. Jkay

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    #22 Jkay, Mar 14, 2017
    Enjoy hats a lovely looking car, PLUS you live in a country where you can actually drive a car, unlike back in australia where the speed limits are ridiculously unrealistically low
     
  23. Expat458

    Expat458 Karting

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    #23 Expat458, Mar 24, 2017
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    Can anyone shed some light on the Special Edition badge please.

    I have this badge and have researched as to its significance with no luck.

    Any information is greatly appreciated.
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  24. AlfistaPortoghese

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    #24 AlfistaPortoghese, Mar 24, 2017
    That's very interesting, Paul. I can't recall ever seeing that plaque, nor a special edition of a 458 Italia. The font seems slightly different from the official Ferrari letters, but it can be just me and/or the angle of the photo.

    Kind regards,

    Nuno
     
  25. 100badboy100

    100badboy100 Formula Junior
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    #25 100badboy100, Mar 25, 2017
    I'm pretty certain I can tell you what that is.....

    If you look closesly at the pictures, the plate is in the same space that a dedication plate would be, however it also looks like the dedication plate has been removed as I guess it was personalised to a previous owner and replaced with this plate.

    The new plate looks like it is slightly the wrong size and certainly the wrong font and unless it is just a bad picture you can see where the old plate has been removed with some small marks on the leather.

    My bet is the car has had a minimum of 2 previous owners and the original dedication plate was for owner 1 and owner 2 took it off and put this on instead. I don't think it was a dealer fit as a dealer would probably have used a Ferrari part with something generic written on it...

    I maybe wrong, but pretty certain that is what it is...

    Lovely car by the way!

    Regards

    Michael
     
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