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If you could only have one Ferrari...

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  1. Jedi

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    #151 Jedi, Apr 6, 2020
    288 GTO hands down my choice.


    If I crash it on the track, is the repair work also included for life? Along with my medical bills? :D:D

    Jedi
     
  2. mcimino

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    #152 mcimino, Apr 7, 2020
  3. amenasce

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    #153 amenasce, Apr 8, 2020
    250 LM.
     
  4. Ferrari 308 GTB

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    #154 Ferrari 308 GTB, Apr 8, 2020
    The mechanics will be given unlimited pasta n Lambrusco,and yes they are allowed to eat n drink whilst working in the pits.:D
     
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  5. SCantera

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    #155 SCantera, Apr 8, 2020
    Ok....sorry for the being a lucky guy on the planet......In 1985 my mom bought my dad a 288 out of Germany. At the time the GTO had a list price of around $80k but none were made for the US market. She bought it new for $150k from a Midwest dealer.

    My dad let me take it around Summit Point raceway during an FCA annual meet. The car was a bit squirrely on that tight track. But it was definitely more car than driver...lol.

    He didn't give me the keys to the 288 as often as he did the GTS. Poor me.....:rolleyes:
     
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  6. mikesufka

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    #156 mikesufka, Apr 8, 2020
    Do you know where the car is now ? Neat story.

    MDS
     
  7. brewsta430

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    #157 brewsta430, Apr 8, 2020
    The F50 has always held a special place in my heart.
     
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  8. SCantera

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    #158 SCantera, Apr 8, 2020
    I have seen "past" cars of my dad and one of mine. I know where my dad's 330 GTS is now. It went over the pond to a happy UK owner. My dad had a C/4 that now resides in New England, a [unique green] 250 GT that went for auction through RM and a cut Daytona Spyder that also went through an auction. And kudos to the owner of my former 76 BB. He restored it into new and better than original condition. Although I do look out for it I have yet to see the 288. The "telltale" mark would be the black mesh wire "basket" that covered the intakes on the flanks of the body. Apparently in 1985 the German regs required this intake to have a screen over the opening. Not sure why though. Birds getting sucked into the engine....lol?
     
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  9. F140FG

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    #159 F140FG, Apr 11, 2020
    275 GTB/4
     
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  10. sammysaber

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    #160 sammysaber, Apr 11, 2020
    Enough for me - I'll take a Daytona :D

    Best,
    Sammy
     
  11. Themaven

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    #161 Themaven, Apr 13, 2020
    A friend kindly let me drive my dream Ferrari, his 275 GTB/4, at breakneck speeds on good country roads. I was a bit disappointed, it felt peaky in power delivery, and jumped around the road. So because no Ferrari is a rational decision, I would choose a 275 NART Spider.

    Or, a Monza. I haven't driven one. If it's as fun as it looks, definitely a Monza. But if it's a tad dull and generic and "oh look honey we're going 130 mph", until it reaches very illegal speeds, like a 458 Speciale or a Pista, then not a Monza.
     
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  12. 308Dadoo

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    #162 308Dadoo, Apr 13, 2020
    250 GT Lusso or
    288 GTO
     
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  13. AlfistaPortoghese

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    #163 AlfistaPortoghese, Apr 14, 2020
    I’m sorry for the quick off topic, but Darius’ insight has reinforced something I’ve been saying in private to my friends for a long, long time now.

    Going 80, 100 or 120 mph in the Sixties was mad. Most cars wouldn’t even reach a top speed of 120+ mph. Today, a 458 or a 488 have top speeds of 210+ mph, are happy to take on highway corners at 180 mph... And yet, speed limits are the same.

    If the speed limit in a particular zone is 70 mph and your vintage Ferrari has a top speed of 140 mph, that’s one thing. If your Ferrari does 200 + mph, and by the time you reach third gear, you become eligible for jail time, that’s another.

    My point being: someone should raise speed limits. They were based on car’s performance more than half a century ago and look how far the industry has gone. Everything else changed. It’s castrating for a petrolhead owner, although very lucrative I guess for road traffic police.

    Kind regards,

    Nuno.
     
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  14. msdesignltd

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    #164 msdesignltd, Apr 14, 2020
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    #165 msdesignltd, Apr 14, 2020
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    #166 NürScud, Apr 14, 2020
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    #167 JRE, Apr 14, 2020
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    #168 plastique999, Apr 14, 2020
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    #169 msdesignltd, Apr 14, 2020
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  20. cjpatel

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    #170 cjpatel, Apr 14, 2020
    F40 for me
     
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  21. F140FG

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    #171 F140FG, Apr 15, 2020
    However not everyone owns a car capable of 200+. What about those with SUV(which should be banned from the road if you ask me)?
     
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  22. sixcarbs

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    #172 sixcarbs, Apr 15, 2020
    I am not much of a modern guy but that looks really sweet, especially in that color.
     
  23. F140FG

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    #173 F140FG, Apr 15, 2020
    It looks like an Aston Martin
     
  24. Auraraptor

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    #174 Auraraptor, Apr 15, 2020
    Which model is that?
     
  25. ralfabco

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    #175 ralfabco, Apr 15, 2020
    A late 50’s V-12 sport.
     
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