Drive Them?

There are aso several F40s in Italy with well over 100,000km.

 

My 330GTC seems flawless (have only owned it for 2 months) and it has not seen restoration or major work since 1990. In those 20 years it's done close to 40,000km without any major issue, and I've just done 5,000km in 2 weeks with it myself, taken it all over Europe (with Boxer365 - was fun following your 360!) without issue apart from vapour lock on a mountain pass and in a traffic jam. Although I agree that these cars need the owner to stay on top of them, I find the same with all my Ferraris and once you do the ownership experience can be all that you think it could be. To stay away from classic Ferraris just because you think they could be troublesome means you're missing out on something wonderful.

So do they need cosseting? Yes. Do they need constant restoring? Not at all. Just my $0.02.

18k miles in the 550 Maranello in 24 months.
4k miles in the 365BB in 10 months.
4k miles in the 330GTC in 2 months.

Considering that I only have access to my cars about 40 days a year, I think that's pretty good!

Longest drives in 1 day:

550 Maranello: Innsbruck - Amsterdam, 610 miles. Thanks to the German Autobahn I did that in 6 hours, epic drive.
365 BB: London - Amsterdam, 331 miles.
330GTC: Geneva - Amsterdam, 607 miles. Miserable drive in 11 hours of torrential rain and traffic jams ...


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Really cool pic, thanks! Amazing how small Dino Competizione is compared to that Ford Ranger (who is following way way too closely btw).

Jim, did you bring P4/5 this year as well?

 

Please report back after regular use for a couple of years...

 

Lol!!

 

If I need to restore it in the next 5 years, I'll buy your book. Don't pop the champagne yet.


Onno

 

This is a great thread. I've enjoyed every post. I especially like seeing all of you that have "rescued" your Ferrari from a previous garage queen owner.

 

Let us know how you go Onno!!

Cheers Pap

 

I dunno if this counts but I've had my Lotus now for 3 months and have put on 6k miles.

 

Hey, Pap, it's not like I've been living in the dark, there's a full thread about my experiences in the Vintage section. I'll keep updating it.


Onno

 

Cheers Onno. I will check it out.

 

FXX - 2006+2007: 4500km

FXX Evo - 2008+2009: not sure yet!

 

And you stole it from me! In the 2nd grade I wrote an essay for Mrs. Hope's class and I wrote, "And my mother said, "I'll be back."

 

Thats awesome!

Even more impressive that they are all track miles...

Cheers.

 

Little update:

Just got back from a 2,500km trip to Germany. The car has done 10,000km (6000 miles) since we got it roughly 50 days ago. Miles fly when you're having fun

What a car and what a summer!

 

Amazing what tiny cars they are! Depresses me I won't ever be able to drive/ride-in most of them as I am too big sniff sniff

 

You´re doing a good job enjoying that 599!

 

Which ones the fastest????

 

I'm guessing 997 GT2 when it comes to numbers.

 

Hi all, I'm new to this wonderful forum nd I just discovered thisthread..You shouldn't let it die! So I share my fabulous experience with my father's Scuderia (and himself!)! We had the chance to do over 8500 km with it since he bought it back in November, most of it on some racetracks in Italy (Mugello, Monza, Franciacorta...) and it's been only fun!
By the way, Napolis, I am a big fan of your garage and as I live in Paris and I saw the pics of your P4/5, do you plan to return here anytime soon?
Lorenzo

 

The other big downside to storing a collection is the damage to seals in the engine, transmission, cooling and hydraulic systems. I have two identical cars, one a low-mileage garage queen, the other a high-mileage example with over 100K additional miles. The high-mileage example is leak-free and more powerful than the low-mileage example that needed crank seals, a transmission seal, and a new water pump the first time I tried to drive it after dealer servicing![/QUOTE=matthewsauto;138479817]
"I have a good friend/customer that owns several Ferraris and won't drive them because they will go down in value... It's a shame he didn't enjoy his collection because they have gone down in value recently."[/QUOTE]

 

We will be Racing P 4/5 Competizione at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring next June.

I love Paris and hope to be back there soon.

 

Since moving the computer to the northbound facing window; my enzo has hence done 5 metres to the left. (Note: it is a wallpaper, for those fools that actually think own one!)

 

The 2010 Texas 1000. We drove from San Diego to Midland, did the 1000 mile tour, and drove home. a great drive in great country. I especially like the Terlingua in Terlingua.
Malcolm
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