USA FERRARI F40

Is the Lamborghini concours scene the same as the Ferrari concours arena?

 

Paul,

I have signed up for the F40 event at Laguna Seca, but likely won't be able to make it on such short notice as it involves switching my call schedule and the logistics of shipping across country. I will be at the FCA Concours at Watkins Glen the last week of August and will take the CGT and GT3 down to the Rennsport reunion at Daytona in November. If your into Porsches at all (apologies to all for mentioning the 'enemy' in this thread), this is a must see event full of all the significant historic porsches ever raced.

 

this pic is of 92336 when it was at the Ault Park Concours in 2006. It won Best in Class that year, and went on to Cavallino in Jan of this year. It won Platinum there and the Major Award "The F40 Cup" for Best F40. Pretty neat experience for a novice concours bloke. Has anyone ever done the Coppa Bella Macchina at the FCA Concours ? I'm going to enter it into that technical inspection and field trial and was just wondering what the driving portion entails.
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Dear Comrade joe sackey,

Please do not think that I am prying, but are we to presume from your post that as Ferrari has approached you with regard to the Classiche Certification Survey that they will not be invoicing you for the substantial sum that is usually required? Please do not feel obliged to provide details as this is of course a personal matter, but if you were able to indicate a yes or no it would be interesting to hear.

With kind regards,

512 Tea Are

 

Who is the 'expert' in the USA who would survey an F40 for the program? Do you just send in lots of detailed pictures instead? Maybe they are looking for one car to practice on before the other 200 owners of USA model F40's come knocking? Have any USA model F40 cars been surveyed for the program yet? Thanks
CH

 

agreed.
the other thing is that as so many came without it - we in in the rest of the world are used to seeing the F40 without it. When we then see the "moustached" cars it does jar a bit and as you say Paul looks like an addition - id almost go so far as to say an aftermarket addition.
all that said, its likely to be the opposite for you lot across the pond as it is the norm for your F40's and the rest of the world cars prob look odd to you and missing something.

id like to see it colour coded too or at least a mockup to see how it looks - the paint used on various cars rubber spoilers would probably work, its almost like a coating as opposed to regular paint

 

Joe, PLEASE tell me you have that one in high res????

 

not the best photoshop ever, but it gives an idea

colour coded lip
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I think that gives the shape more cohesion

 

When Ferrari was developing the 288 GTO they painted red another prominent black bit; the front bumper. Obviously somebody with a say in the decision on which way to go didn't like it that way. The bumper is black. However the GTO came with a red front spoiler (and a rear spoiler that is a visual treat). I think the contrast in color is needed or you get that monochrome look that reminds one of 80's AMG excess. I prefer the USA 'cowcatcher' look more than the dainty Euro front end that somehow looks unfinished...
just my .02 cents
CH

 

agreed.
with the colour coding it balances it out a bit better, makes it appear more a part of the car as opposed to an afterthought (which in truth it is)

you've already got the intake (and on the us cars the black "bumper") to contrast the body colour.

funny you should say that about - heres one i did earlier (a few months ago actually) - sorry to go off topic slightly in this part of the post.
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Joe if you say owners appreciate them exactly the way they are; then is it sacrilege to change them? Say, big brakes, wheels, dump the cats and plug in Euro seats which are not stock. What does that do for a certificate when Ferrari doesn't even like an exhaust modification on a new Ferrari? Just curious how far you can go before they fail you for a certificate.
CH

 

The 'winged wonder' does pale some in the presence of real beauty. Curves are more interesting than a straight line.
CH