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From Childhood Dream to First Ferrari... an F12 of course!

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  1. BoochZilla

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    #1 BoochZilla, Sep 11, 2017
    I remember seeing a Testarossa at the auto show with my pop, when I was 8. Whoa...

    That poster rightly lived above the Countach, and a short lived one off called the Vector on my childhood bedroom wall for years...

    The first time I truly heard an F car in person, I was 17, in Italy on a family Vaca - blown away.

    I recently obsessed and eventually acquired my first magical prancing horse, pictured below.

    Pure Rosso Maranello F12 bliss. The last of the Pininfarina 12's. Matte Titanium wheels, horses and marks. Black Alcantara with red stitching for the guts.

    A stupid grin, every time I hit that red button. A childhood dream - realized.

    Thanks for all the great discussion on this forum helping me research, and finally arrive at the girl for me.

    A few pics....

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  2. Caeruleus11

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    #2 Caeruleus11, Sep 11, 2017
    Wow! Congratulations! Beautiful F12! Take your time to learn the car, it is very well sorted but it still has a massive amount of power and it can bite if provoked. I bet you keep going out to look at it. Yes, its real! :)
     
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  3. chet

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    #3 chet, Sep 11, 2017
    Congrats! Beautiful.
     
  4. -CD-

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    #4 -CD-, Sep 12, 2017
    Congrats! :)
     
  5. Brian L

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    #5 Brian L, Sep 12, 2017
    Beautiful ! Interior pics too please :)
     
  6. of2worlds

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    #6 of2worlds, Sep 12, 2017
    Congrats. Rosso Maranello is amazing, you have a wonderful F12 there now!
     
  7. dcmetro

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    #7 dcmetro, Sep 12, 2017
    Looks fabulous congrats !
     
  8. Stevenb

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    #8 Stevenb, Sep 12, 2017
    Congrats! What a beautiful spec
     
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  9. otakki

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    #9 otakki, Sep 13, 2017
    Lovely!
     
  10. j09333

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    #10 j09333, Sep 13, 2017
    Wonderful!
     
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    #11 MDEL, Sep 14, 2017
    Congratulations for this very beautiful pure Rosso.
     
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    #12 Maloja, Sep 14, 2017
    Awesome - looks beautiful!
     
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  13. otakki

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    #13 otakki, Sep 14, 2017
    The first Ferrari I saw in person was also a Testarossa. It was a black Testarossa parked on one of the main street in 90210. Memories like that can never be forgotten.
     
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    #14 buddyg, Sep 14, 2017
    Congrats quite a first Ferrari!
     
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    #15 LVP488, Sep 16, 2017
    Congrats for a fantastic car.
     
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    #16 PhantomCypher, Sep 17, 2017
    Great looking car.

    I see Virginia registration stickers and red brick house in the background. Not sure I could enjoy a Ferrari without breaking 80 MPH every once in a while with the fear of going to jail/losing my license.

    Enjoy in good health!
     
  17. BoochZilla

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    #17 BoochZilla, Sep 18, 2017
    Right? It's like a "dear god what is that sound? I felt it in my chest...."
     
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  18. simsko

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    #18 simsko, Sep 18, 2017
    Dreams come true. Congrats.
     
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  19. Maloja

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    #19 Maloja, Jan 9, 2018
    Congrats, beautiful looking car!


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    #20 italiafan, Jan 9, 2018
    How did I miss this?
    Gorgeous car!
    F12 is epic, a legend in the making...
     
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  21. Traveller

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    #21 Traveller, Jan 9, 2018
    Nothing better than that particular dream fulfilled. Congratulations and what a car to fulfil it.

    I'm sure we all have our own stories about the initial turn on and determination to fulfil the dream. Mine started with a 330gtc as a kid and twenty hard years later I was looking at a new BB512. But no home.

    That's what this brand can do to you. Enjoy.
     
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  22. dcmetro

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    #22 dcmetro, Jan 9, 2018
    That's it.
     
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  23. Maximus1973

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    #23 Maximus1973, Jan 10, 2018
    Live the dream... . congrats!
     
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    #24 Ferrari 360 CS, Jan 10, 2018
    Congrats! Beautiful car in a beautiful colour.
     
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    #25 Cgk360, Jan 11, 2018
    Lovely first Ferrari! That's dipping your toe into the deep end of the pool. Enjoy the v-12 song.
     
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