355 Thought experiment for obtaining Unobtanium 355.

Blu Pozzi

 

I am thinking have seat covers made with Crema trim and ultrasuede for the TDF. Keep the Crema lower dash, etc…. But the Carbon will look fantastic in that car. And you are correct, a 1999

 

Ferrari understood when they built the 550 Maranello World Speed Record Edition.


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Might want to check on those carbon door cards. There probably isn’t leather underneath, implying you need to remove leather from door cards to install them. That’s my hunch.

 

This steering thing reminds me of the emperor's new clothes. If it was so much better they'd have just put it in the car to begin with.

 

… if they included it, they couldn’t upsell you on the fiorano handling package . It’s standard on 98+ challenge cars if that means anything.

 

I agree with both of your philosophies. They put the Fiorano rack in the last of the F355 Challenge cars (the "Evo" cars) and there were enough of them made to include them in the F355 FHP package.

As I mentioned before, the majority of the F355 Challenge cars competed with the standard racks and no one complained about steering feel and performance. The biggest complaint was over the cross-drilled brake rotors which had the tendency to crack.

I have no onboard videos of me on the track showing my steering wheel as I've always mounted my Garmin Dash Cam on my widnshield but here is another 1995 F355 Challenge with a standard rack at Lime Rock Park. Steering is very comfortable for the driver in all turns...





This is the video I used to learn this track. His quick heel-toe shifting was something for me to emulate when I acquired my Challenge car.

 

Just a question. You know I always have a question.

What is the purpose of this "dream car"? Is it intended for street use, track use, or just to sit in the garage?

 

What do people do with Singer 911’s ?

Stare at them in the garage, drive them on the street, and occasional track use on days you feel like stretching the limits of the car.

 

Yuck. Big no on the tan interior. haha. I will never understand.

 

OK, then I'll answer based on my preference for use.

If I intend to use the car frequently on the track, option 3.

If I intend to use the car for the street I'd buy the $100k, high mileage car and used a portion of the $150k that would have gone into the F1 car to make the $100k MFGA (Make the Ferrari Great Again ). I wouldn't want the carbon seats, roll bar and FHP on a street car.

I don't stare at cars in garages. Though I did stare a bit at this at C&C this morning. Awesome.

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2025.... The Carbino Car may get the nod with 3x,xxx miles. It had a major last summer and will have some additional service. Interior will be slightly easier. The Idea of the TDF with full Nero interior has appeal and it could come down to a coin toss. I see the TDF as more global appeal? Ultimately, I have landed in a position I never intended. I had the perfect combo in my 458 and my 355. I screwed that up with a panic sale. It was dumb! Yet, driving the Museum 355 in Dallas traffic is no fun. Car shows only. The GTB was to be a driver - beatter' even! I have had the full dry ice done (to help with service ease) and engine out will be in December or January 2025, But then Jon offered the GTS and that was reactionary to a color combo and fat wallet. TDF was pure dumb luck. All of my cars will have new majors or within the last 18 months (TDF was late 2022).

I want the ultimate 355, to enjoy and drive. I am in a unique position to build it! My dream 355 was for sale on here years ago for $150K. Resto Mod, see thru engine plenum, Gold Challenge wheels. That is a car I want, so I need to get to that car and sell what is left over, but it will not be for a loss! Maybe someone here or abroad wants all 4 at one time for one price and then I will buy that boat I have been wanting !!!

For now, I am going to get my shop/building operational, enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas and try to make a living in 2025. Cars will be safe, together and ultimately enjoyed

 

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