2015GT location Annecy june 2005, in Rallye des Princesses: drivers Jennifer Pappalardo/Sally Mason-Styron and more: http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/bouboum/Bruno%20-%20Automobile/Ferrari%20GT%20Sport/ Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
More evidence! Gianni Rogliatti's book "Ferrari - Ecurie Garage Francorchamps" has a picture of the same car with this caption: "No. 5843, just bought by the Ecurie Francorchamps, practicing for the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1964." Photo is credited to Jean-Jacques Frei.
Barchetta.CC lists #0818 a detroyed and written off? What a shame! Sebring 1959! I am out of town for a few days so it is up to you guys to keep this thread alive! Happy Thanksgiving! David Image Unavailable, Please Login
How many of the early SWB's came w/o cooling vents in the wings? Was 1539GT the only one? Thanks. john
Can you or someone identify the number 12 car from your shots on the first page of the thread? Great photos all, such fun to see history like this.
It could be 1960 but the other photos in the sleeve were from 1959. Connell drove a 250 SWB at LeMans that did not have fender vents.
Sorry John, meant to reply earlier. All i know is its the Orbrist 512S at Brands Hatch. Couldnt tell you a year as there is nothing else on the back.
...but always alive ! and apparently in 2 specimens : http://forums.autosport.com/showthread.php?threadid=86839 ...and the story is not simple, and it continues (in italiano): http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2006/11_Novembre/24/ferrari.shtml
Sometime ago I made an inquiry in another thread about the color of 0042M at Le Mans in 1951. The instructions for the Tameo 1/43rd model kit of the car said to paint it yellow which I did. Later I read somewhere that the car was actually blue. The majority opinion was that although it was yellow in 1950 it was blue in 1951. I found these two photos in this forum: http://www.forum-auto.com/sport-auto/section3/sujet351586-350.htm I guess the eveidence is conclusive. It was an expensive lesson, but I am very glad to have learned the truth. Gil Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I am reasonably sure that this very car is under restoration at Paul Russell & Co. as we speak. They are hoping to have the car ready for the upcoming Cavallino Classic. Paul has done some very impressive research on the car. You might check their website for info on how to contact them. David
In one of the more recent Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car features an article about Paul Russell & Co., and one of the pictures shows a denuded Touring berlinetta superleggera body/frame-network in the background (holy run-on sentences, batman!).
Not as expensive that someone did with 0596CM: the original car was repainted in yellow by someone's faulty advise - and yes, it looks terrible too!!!
