My white FF

Just discovered this thread by coincidence, but what stunning stories! Just couldn't stop reading this thread from the beginning until the end. Like the stories our fellow Dutchman Kees van Stokkum tells, always listening to him without breathing..... ;0

Thank you, Mr. d'Orey for sharing them with us and please keep up this good work.

Ciao, E.

 

What a wonderful thread. I stumbled across Cascais last summer, on my way out of Estoril, and it was beautiful.

 

Muito obrigado, Fritz. But next time you plan a trip to the Northern part of Europe please drop a line when you come to Holland so I can show you a lot of points of interests here.

Ciao, Erik.

 

By the way people this is the place in question
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so where are the Ferraris?

 

Makes wish I was talking a nice walk from the beach in Estoril along to a tiny sandwich bar in cascais ( behind albatros hotel on the corner just as you reach pedestrian only street) owned by father and daughter, which sells great tuna sandwiches and amazing vegetable croquets.



I hate this photo so much. I wish I was their for a morning stroll tomorrow . !

 

You are more likely to see a ferrari or ferraris there in Cascais /Estoril than any city, if you could get a table for breakfast on a Sunday at pastelaria garrett in Estoril you would think you are in Monaco for the cars parked or looking for spaces outside.

 

Great picture with tremendous historic value.....

I can imagine that the ear-to-ear smile is still there

 

Can you believe the progress you have witnessed in cars in general and Ferrari in particular in your lifetime and does your FF give you as much pleasure as say your old TDF? It may be progress but is the experience for the better?

 

hi fritz. that video shows a vaud license plate....does that mean you were here in switzerland to spec the car? (looks like the dealer in sion - were you with blaise?) if you are ever back in this area please let me know, i would love to meet you and have a drink or a coffee.

best regards
ross

 

Hi Ross,

Passed through your city (i.e. London) with the Spider last year on my way to the Ferrari racing days at the Silverstone track, but missed you there apparently.....

If you pass through the Amsterdam area, feel free to drop a line for a drink, meal or coffee, ok?

Ciao, Erik

 

Thanks for that, I used to go to north out of estoril to the cascais shopping (shopping centre at alcabideche) and past the ferrari dealer there and at the shops i would go upstairs in car park near sports shop entrance where there is good 2/3 view of the circuit estoril, and there was always a touring car or single seater practicing, the sound was amazing.

 

I don't know much about this, but love this era of racing, edge of your seat driving, sliding around every corner, absolutely amazing to watch.

In 2003 I was lucky enough to ride passenger in my dads friends red F50 on an organised event where the police on bikes and cars were stopping traffic at the lights and 147 ferraris done una veulta of the old Barcelona circuit on montjuic, and then down to the casino in the marina.

Absolutely loved the thrill of the street circuit, but I totally understand the need to reduce both driver and spectator risk.

 

Que máximo essa foto!!

Very cool

 

cool! i know gino forghione pretty well. i am surprised he did not take care of you personally. pierre is a nice guy too, so i am sure you were well served. i look forward to seeing you. if you would like to meet a few more ferrari enthusiasts here, let me know. otherwise i will be happy to buy you a drink and enjoy your company by myself !
rgds
ross

 

Wow...this thread is incredible! Thanks for sharing this wonderful history with us.

 

Oh my, Fritz! I've been using Leicas since my father let me use his Leica IIIa with 50/f2 Summar lens when I was 14 years. I'm past president of the Leica Historical Society of America. I have photos - not digitized - of racing in USA in 1953-4-5-6. Also photos of the 1953 New York Automobile Show when the new Pegaso Z-102b was premiered. The first photo is the bare chassis, engine, drive-train, brakes, suspension and a plastic outline of the car, the second and third, the extremely beautiful blue Touring Superleggera berlinetta, a car I lusted to own or even to drive some day, the fourth and fifth the lovely, graceful white spyder - with beautiful young woman, what can be her age today?! - and the sixth, the "El Dominicano" berlinetta produced for El Jefe, Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic from where my former wife's family comes.

What interesting fun! P.S. the Photographs are copyrighted - Seth Rosner
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