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LaFerrari Test Car Parking

Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari/F80' started by f333SP, Sep 28, 2015.

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  1. f333SP

    f333SP Karting

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  2. Garretto

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    Interesting! But where exactly? Ferrari premises anyway?
     
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    Test and certification models not to be sold.
     
  4. faykau

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    they really did a great job shaping the test cars to a point people expected the car to be fugly( of course i still hear some say the real car is ugly).

    to me it is the car that i can't get sick of looking at for almost 2 years.
     
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    It's a fantastic looking thing, stunning in fact but it certainly is ugly, at least in a traditional sense.
     
  6. faykau

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    but what is the traditional sense of ferrari? sure it deviates from the so called pininfarina style ( which is hard to pin point what exactly defines such style in a few sentences). and throughout the years i am pretty sure the people in charge of the design of pininfarina had changed and to me it is too generalized to see this design firm as a singular thing.

    if we are talking about lines, flows and rhythm of the stance of the car i think laferrari has every thing that the previous 'traditional' ferraris had, a definite modern representation with tributes to the company's great history.
     
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    Graveyard of Mulettas, surely they'll be crushed at some point?
     
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    In I think 1970 it was Phil Hill that went back to the factory for a visit. He met with Enzo and at some point asked about the Ferrari graveyard of scrap; old cars and part. Enzo was not impressed and they sort of had a falling out over that question. I think Enzo wasn't happy when the dead didn't stay buried...
     
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    Phil Hill had a restoration shop then, he was probably just looking for parts :)
     
  10. Marcel Massini

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    These 13 prototypes are on the way to the crusher. I saw them yesterday.
    NOT in Maranello.

    Marcel Massini
     
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    so along with the one on display in ferrari museum ( i don't know if it is a permanent exhibition though), there were 14 prototypes in total?
     
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    ..well at least they keep them covered and mostly dust free until their final spin!!
     
  13. Marcel Massini

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    No.

    Marcel Massini
     
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    Cool. This is raw Ferrari DNA. Great spy pics.
     
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    Such a shame those unique pieces of engineering are to be detroyed.
     
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    I doubt all the prototypes will be destroyed.
     
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    I never understand how so very few of these test prototypes are ever seen in public with photos rarely leaking.
     
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    YET..... 3 1/2 years later [08-16-2018], some are being sold by Talacrest……… :)
     
  19. Nelsonc275

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    You mean bought by Talacrest
     
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    Correct. ;)
     
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    I think one belongs to an Fchat member. I don't knoe whay Talacrest posted a photo of it. Greg owns one (or the only one).
     

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