The Official Bay Area Ferrari Owners Group (FOG) Rally & Breakfast

6:30.

SV

 

Sounds like FOG will be well-represented. See you guys there!

 

A couple of rather blah pics, but the subjects looked good! Anyone look familiar?
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Great looking, well spec'd example of the V8 version of the 4porte. Lots of room in the back, even with Kevin sitting at a comfortable seating position in the driver's seat. Mostly, it was fun catching up with some of you, if for only a bit.

 

I have to say, when I saw the car yesterday my first thought was, "I miss Pininfarina."

Too much German E-classy too little Italian Porte imho...esp the rear. Interior felt real comfy though.

 

Yeah, but there's only so much you can do when you need to include 4 doors and a trunk. Unless you want to end up with an AM Rapide (not bad) or Porsche Panamera (horrible to look at despite its super dynamics).

 

Can't believe I missed you Ponch !

 

True, but nothing is as bad as the Panamera. It appears to be a experiment in 'what not to do in car design.' The new proposed California is a pretty thing. Did they display any of the concept drawings for the new QP? I thought there were better ideas than what they settled on.

 

Didn't see you there either. I drove in right before they took the cover off and was one of the last to leave.

 

FofSV posted pics on FB.

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The word Maserati reminds me of the Biturbo I bought in 1985. Never again will I commit such sin, no matter who owns the brand now.

 

Who is going on the Woodside FOG drive tomorrow?

 

Saturday April 6th FOG Drive & Breakfast

1. Lawrence
2. Ben
3. SV
4. Dave W +1
5. Randy
6. Jim
7. David S +1
8. Jack
9. Jeff B
10. N4S +1
11. Brig
12. Paul R
13. Kwang
14. Dick E +1
15. J.B. +1

 

Thank you for letting the entire world know.

 

Been on a month long FChat hiatus due to 18 hour work days...but...

Anyone wanna guess where I am???
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I may just be there for the drive but won't make breakfast.

 

Behind the wheel of a new F12? Maybe a matte silver one?

 

Haha...aww, you totally cheated!

Here are some more pics. The Alluminio Opaco was absolutely stunning, and I'm not even a fan of the greys. Not a bad way to start off a morning...
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Speaking of F12s...we seem to be accumulating them as a family. It was A.B.'s birthday (a special one at that!) a few days ago and since he's been asking for a Berlinetta for a while now, I thought it was time. I daresay he was pretty surprised!

Check out the Novitec NF3s with the red brake calipers!
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Way to go, J!

 

All right, last but not least...a few pics from the Quattroporte launch in MV. Didn't actually get any of the featured car (whoops), but snapped a few of the stunning classics (priorities, priorities). Sadly don't have many as it started to pour outside.

1977 Maserati Merak SS (white; US release - note the bumper) & 1973 Maserati Bora (black), me beginning to look like a wet rat, a few 458s.

Still have a lot of photos I need to dust off - Enzo's birthday celebration at the Petersen in LA, some 599XX Evo hangouts, etc. The 18 hour work days are about to begin again, though, so hopefully I can share all of those sooner than later! Hope everyone has fun on the drive tomorrow!
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Damn well, I was too late to guess, but I can tell you how I know it's an F12 and not a 458. This is how it differs from a 458 interior in the first photo you provided; the leather layered directly over the Tach is at slightly flatter angle than leather layer over the Tach in a 458, the volume knob is closer to the driver in the F12 and the indent in the lower dash down by the key is less pronounced on the F12. That isn't a customer car is it? Is that a dealer demonstrator? I believe the first customer F12 FOSF is getting is black/black. That's only the third US spec F12 I've seen. Sorry for the nerd moment .

 

Hah, most of my life is one big nerd moment, so I appreciate the like minded!

It is a dealer demonstrator. There was a red one in a few weeks ago, but sadly I was back in LA at the time. Had to live vicariously. I've also heard that the first F12 will be black/black...

I actually wouldn't have thought a 458, but it was a distinctive enough interior to me. Super comfortable, and oddly, very similar feeling to the California.

 

Well, if you're living vicariously through sitting in the car, I guess seeing the photos of you sitting in the car is living vicariously through the vicarious, it's like an infinity shot . Ferrari of SF will actually be getting a customer car before Ferrari of SV which is rare. Although Ferrari of SV will be getting the first LaFerrari on the west coast which is cool.

 

Hahaha....

Now that'll be a great reason to drive up for a few days...I still wish they came up with a better name....Ferrari LaFerrari?! *&%$....