My Ferrari Experience

Just to clarify, my idea on the chassis was that the engine was a stressed member of the chasses - common the F1 cars of the 60's and 70's and needless to say, the way most tractors work.

 

Thanks tomc. Here are the engine drawings, plus a general overview of what I had in mind for the engine.
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And a side view of the engine design......
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And the engine specifics....
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One more page....
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In the meantime, I had also sent some drawings of the Design Phase 5 and 6 to Ferrari and while I seem to misplaced that letter, the suggestion was to consider concealed headlamps as part of the design.

Tomorrow I'll post the Ferrari response to all of the above and present the final design.

 

So, the reply from Ferrari and Ing. Marmiroli.........
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Translation.....

We received the designs and sketches, sent on 11/8/75, regarding the project of his car "Gila". They are sufficient to give an idea of what you have planned.


If we are allowed to express a judgment, moreover you requested, we believe that while the sketches regarding the mechanical equals, especially the engine, are certainly better and demonstrate a certain predisposition to "styling".


We therefore recommend that you open your studies in this field even at the cost of abandoning the chassis and engine. Best wishes for the next project.


Best regards.


Ing. Marmiroli

 

I should mention that the missing letter suggested that hidden headlights would be an option and that the engine design seemed rushed.

 

Hi Natkingcolebasket69:

As I said earlier, the math and physics of Engineering School scared the crap out of me and the distance and expense involved in studying in the US was also problematic.

So, I ended up working in the food industry. My B.Sc. was in Microbiology. The funny thing was that my M.Sc. and Ph.D. were in Food Science (with an emphasis on Food Engineering). I taught post-secondary for 16 years in that realm. I then went on to a position of SVP Technical Services for a multinational.

The key lessons I learned from my Ferrari experience:

1. Always give forward (and even back if you can, and I have been able to do both). Karma in a positive way is a wonderful thing.

2. Never kill a dream.

 

Permit me to continue with some additional information regarding my concept....
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Further info.......
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Now the final postings......
Here is a picture of the instrument panel (and the key)
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And now (drum roll please)....the final rendering (done in coloured pencil and in corsa rossa - naturally).
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Thanks Tom. I actually did draw an interior design (misplaced) but sorry, no cup holders.

A slight postscript - the above rendering effectively made the project complete. I did send on some additional drawings to Ferrari. It would appear this was after Ing. Marmiroli had left to form FLY Studios. I had asked to have the drawings forwarded to Pininfarina for their input. There was no new input on my designs and Ferrari gave me a mailing address but I did not pursue the submission to Pininfarina. I won't bother to include that letter.

One final note:

I never imagined in my life I would ever own a Ferrari, let alone two. Here are the two - 1986 328 GTS and 1990 Testarossa
The significance: 328 GTS has a transverse V8 and the Testarossa, "flat" V12. This is a close as I will ever get to the early and later iterations of my design.

Thanks everyone for following along.
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Thanks Tom. Truck is a 2005 GMC Jimmy ZR2. Lots of fun features to make it a legitimate factory off-road offering!!