On the road again - Robb's Ferrari Adventures

Rosso barchetta on tan interior is absolutely stunning. I agree it looks best in low light however. I think the colour should be based on your interior and being Nero - a red shade doesn't suit as much a nice blue. Couldn't go wrong with azurro California or swatters blue.

 

Rossa barchetta would be my next color. At the amount I drive it i probably look at it more in the garage and even in the sun the deep color i think is awesome.

Comming from black which also looks better in the shade or overcast. Just a minute have to go look at it again.


Yup.

Black and Rossa Barchetta

 

Good points and damn that color looks good on a 355 in the shade...

 

I have a 95 spider in rosso barchetta and tan. I live in Texas with lots of sun like AZ, and the color combo looks amazing in my opinion in full sun and in shade. I saw a 355B in this color combo a few years ago at a local event, and having previously wanted a yellow spider, my mind changed forever that day after seeing it in person. Took me two years to find the right car.

 

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You guys are crazeeee

Now we have to consider the best colour for a sunny part of the world or a shady part of the world!!!

Just goes to show how beautiful the 355 is....it's a perfect study in mechanical design...so much so that even the paint is important.

Mine is swaters blue and depending on how the light falls she appeaes deep blue or blue with a purple hue....
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That's a beautiful car. I almost bought an identical car, 95 spider Rosso Barchetta/ Tan with 13k on it back in 2011 but I could not come to terms with the seller. That car hadn't had valve guides done, needed a major and was the stickiest car I'd ever seen. Picture of it below.
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Love the car and the color but why the black top boot?

It would look great with a boot that matches the seats.

 

I ended up with this:
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sweet

 

Thanks John. Mine had 63k on the clock when I bought it a year ago and had been driven and well taken care of. Already had fabspeed headers and Tubi exhaust and had two majors since 2010 and a new clutch. No stickies either. The only cosmetic issue was the dash was just starting to shrink like these do. It's on my list for this year. Ran and idled great when I bought it and had 210psi in all cylinders except 2 and 7, which had around 180. I have the engine out and the car apart right now with the heads off at the machine shop doing guides. Unbelievable that a 95 car with 64k would still have the original crappy factory bronze guides. According to the machinist, only about a third of them were badly worn. Exhaust valves in numbers 2 and 7 were pretty bad hence the slightly lower comp numbers. After I'm done with this project, I'll consider it 'well-sorted' as everyone likes to say. I bought it well enough that the guides didn't bother me too much. Now I know what's in there and will feel good about driving the car for years to come.

 

That's the way it came to me, and was supposedly ordered that way by the original owner. I really like the black cover with the dark red. It goes well with the black pinstripe and the challenge grille.

 

Very nice

 

Swaters is sensitive to light. Here is a picture of a 360 in TdF compared to my 355. Note the color variation on my 355 with sun angle. My Boxster next to the 360. Also blue. Funny, the first two cars I owned were blue too. 49 Ford and 56 Chevy.
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That's interesting. I would say that was a spec order for sure.

 

Wow nice cars, John, Baschul, and Lotus.

Really like the Rosso Barchetta and Swaters Blue. Great looking 355's!

-BE

 

Thanks Bob. Wish I had the original window sticker and paperwork.

 

Thanks, Brian