Jon, most of us run at least -2.5 front and rear for the track, we also will have some toe in on the rear wheels and toe out on the front to quicken turn in. My RS permanently runs on -2.5 front and -3.0, same as master lung. Tire wear is OK at this angle and vast improvement on cornering levels at the track.
Oooo I like the 2nd sentence Almost did bro. Almost did & thiose no plates! Culture & heritage is dead in this city where people embrace face value & latest stuffs. We were just questioning that if we were to have a classic cars race in Singapore & the turn out will probably be like 100, alright maybe a 1000 with sponsors thrown in. But in those elite concours, what I smell are the aristocrats walking their expensive 'dogs' to win trophies. Correct me if I'm wrong but you'd be surprised with how the judges mark your points on restorations. I'll be happy to get all sweaty & dirty driving my old horse through favourite routes. Ma ma mia! Unfortunately, all of the cars I take to the track thus far are my dailies which means reliability is top priority & can never spend like u guys do. How's the Evo coming along? Jap stuff should be easier on the pocket & I've always been tempted on getting one like u. However, the type Rs are & evo9 seem to perpetually stuck @ the $90-80k range. I think the new Changi track will be very exciting for motorheads & I don't mind keeping a track car @ home for the occasional gravel visits
One more pic. I'm not sure what this car is, but it looks pretty awesome to me. If I were inclined to drive a classic car, I'm sure I'd like to be in this! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ah, this should be my friend's car. Well, this is what happens when COE is running out for classics, my old SLs were sold @ remaining COE value plus a few quids for the body.
Yum yum. One of the most important race car in history of mankind Bro, some of these classics are stone-age to drive & eel to handle. Which is another issue not many of us here wants to deal with.
The more I look at it the more I want it! do remember me as well please. Maybe we can get an Fchat group buy & discount
Cool! These LHDs sure add heaps of colour to the streets. Can't say the same for S'pore roads though.
Hey, that's a 250GTO! If it is the real thing, then it is one of the only 36 to be built. Important part of Ferrari's racing history esp at Le Man. There are replicas running around and good ones costs lots of $$$ even if it is only a replica.
There are different variants within the 36 cars built. There are also a few RHDs and then there is the bread van which I think there is only 1 built. I had the pleasure of seeing that car live on the track. Awesome esp when you have read the history behind that car. The one is your pictures is the more commonly seen type.
I managed to find a 1:18 model of my yellow baby (under UT) on eBay a few years ago. Looks exactly like my car, open-top but in LHD and without the Challenge grille.
Lucky you! So now must apply matt stickers and paint the wheels ? CH grille, I think impossible to find. I only got hold of red/black combi so short of painting it myself, I'm resign to hope and wait that someone will restart the 355 model line someday.
Daniel, If there is one Ferrari that you must know, this is it. Potentially more significant to the history of Ferrari than any other car ever built by the company. The 250GTO is also the single most expensive Ferrari on the planet.... your interest in its looks prove you have good taste..... Only 20 odd of these cars were ever built, 10 or 15 more as in various guises including a horendous "breadvan version" and a few of them have since been destroyed unfortunately. Many went to Japan and the last one sold for USD20 odd million. Mr Mason from Pink Floyd potentially has one of the most used ones around today....
http://www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BNew%2BPaper/Story/A1Story20100323-206319.html first of all, why a PORSCHE, in the ITALIAN EMBASSY??
It is a 250GTO (or a good replica), each car had slightly different variations including the three inlets at the front leading edge of the bonnet, some had closures in place, perspex covers on the vents etc, the vents at the rear etc... remember that these were hand made race cars and each had been modified during their lifetime.
Jon, the unfortunate fact is the lack of knowledge of classics is in no small part due to the Singapore COE system which discourages the retention of old cars, many people have grown up to not appreciate the older classics. Ask many exotic car owners about a 250GTO, 250SWB, 275GTB, GTS, 250LM etc etc etc and they might not even know that they are Ferrari's. Ask them to identify the very first Testarossa, and many would not know what it looked like. Nothing wrong with that though because we have not been given the chance to appreciate these beauties when the most classic Ferrari in Singapore is the 246 dino. If one lived in the US, they would have grown up knowing actors like Richard Coburn had some of the most stunning Ferrari collections that they used to race in the hills surrounding Hollywood (Mullholland Drive), against the likes of James Dean, Steve McQueen etc. Countries such as the US had famous guys driving those cars that created far more exposure. In Singapore, I can't think of one Singapore celebrity with a Ferrari of any note during the 60's for example. We are too new a nation to have developed an understanding of these finer things from years gone by unfortunately. Hopefully with guys like Billy Wong etc bringing in the classics.... we will see a new coming of age for classics.... I am very much one for seeing a full fledged concourse held on the grounds on Island Club for example one day... showcasing all these classics and relegating the newer machinery to the car park...
met this thai guy from rbs yday at ital with a red 355 berlinetta. hv asked him to join ecc so thats 1 more 355 a/cted for.
We guys are damn funny. When we can't afford the real thing, we collect the scale models. When we have the real deal, we go all out to find the scale model!
