That 195 was owned by Mr Ray Helm down here, Ray was one of the "originals" in Queensland Australia and was instrumental in the establishment and running of the Ferrari Club. I remember when he got that car and it was in a heap of boxes. The blue 330 GTC in the background was also owned by Ray. A Ferrari man through and through, particularly a V12 man.
When I lived in Encino, Ray and a small group of his pals from down under visited us for dinner. I am now old enough to give advise, and my advise is don't ever get into a drinking contest with Aussies, as you will surely lose!
A few pix of 0353EU, a very interesting "big block" car by Vignale. These were taken in the mid-60's, when owned by my friend Joe Fitch. Note many styling details are similar to 0357GT, the second 250GT, built for Princess Lillian. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
0353EU is the car that taught me about Lampredi power. In about 1975-76, when Wayne Golomb owned the car, we attended an FCA meet in Indianapolis. After the meet, we decided to convoy back to central Illinois with Wayne and Gracia. Sue and I were driving our 330 GTC and we took lightly used, two lane roads that in this part of the country are arrow straight. We were rolling along about 70 mph, with me in the lead when we came upon a late 60's Plymouth Road Runner traveling slower. I pulled around and passed him and Wayne followed. Suddenly, we head a roar and here came the Plymouth. He passed both of us, and then I heard the 375 open up. Wayne shot around me and went after the Road Runner. I floored the GTC and followed. We both blew past the Plymouth, but Wayne effortlessly drove off into the distance and left the GTC lagging behind. I was pretty amazed at the old car's performance. We continued home at a more sedate pace, and upon arrival, Wayne said he thought the 375 was not running quite right. So I got out a compression tester and we pulled the plugs. Cross my heart, this is true, but we found a cylinder with zero compression, totally dead! That old Lampredi had just run away and hid from a 330 GTC on eleven cylinders. That taught me all I ever needed to know about Lampredi V-12's.
That's a great story Dyke. Though, good thing the 375 did not have to come to quick stop, it might not have been so impressive. john
...and many others are similar to 106.000050, the Fiat 8V cabriolet. There is some in the Michelotti's archive, if somebody needs.
That's where Henry Haga lived, GM designer and 250 LM owner among other cars. Henry used to host Ferrari parties for all the Detroit area Tifosi.
That was before I owned a Ferrari, so I only went once. They were a bit before my time Image Unavailable, Please Login
0012M, a barchetta rebodied (Scaglietti?) when it still had the original engine with giant magnetos, which accounts for the peculiar hood scoop. I had this car in partnership with Bill Schanbacher, who was braver than I. He took it out to Riverside for a track day on ancient tires. When we had it, it had a Lusso engine and trans, coupled to a midget locked rear end. Weighing very little, and with hard old skinny tires and the locked rear, it was a total hoot to drive. Go slowly around a bend, and you'd hear the chirp, chirp of the rear tires. Or, you could just put the loud pedal on, and the rear would come nicely around. We should have been arrested for grinning while driving! The original engine was owned by that famous sky pilot at that time; name escapes me. Was this car ever put back to orig? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I remember this car. I rode with you to Mark Dees. I remember you commenting that using the doors as air brakes was probably more useful than the brakes. Saw it a few years later when Bob Smith drove it to Elkhart Lake for an FCA Annual Meet. Through a gas crisis and rain storms, but he got there.
Daryl Greenamyer? Thanks as always, Mr. Niles, for the wonderful pics and priceless memories. Your stories are a treasure to all of us. Forza! Dave
Hank had an LM, a 166 Barchetta, a Type 35. The solid color BB was a special order; Ferrari was still doing black lowers at the time. I suspect the silver BB is Chuck's. Is the 308 the one owned by GM? Wouldn't Dick Merritt have already moved to DC by the late 1970s?
silver BB = CMJ's Boxer 308 F/G car purchased by J.Palmer from GM I believe he did leave before I started at GM mid '70's
I live a few miles from that house with the Ferrari gathering. Unless Hank had a 500 sf, it was Bart's. I was 11 in 1975 and remember the car along Pine Tree Trail many times. (BTW, Jordan brought his 512 to Meadow Brook in 1985.) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
