2025 FCA Annual Meet NC

Here's a close up photo of luggages.luggage. Very impressive. Rare US version.
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I'm glad you had a good experience. I'm a 35 year FCA member and have been to several national meets... and they have been of varying success in my opinion. I remember some really spectacular ones in the 90's where there were a large variety of GTO's 250, F1 cars and Sports prototypes... Sadly I do not see those in attendance... but I could be wrong. while there is nothing wrong with newer cars showing up, it does get a bit boring considering the history of Ferrari in the USA, to only see the last 25 - 30 years of cars out there. I speculate that its the huge number of "Car events" that depress the attendance, and the cost of shipping multi million dollar cars across the country.... I'm not criticizing at all, just observing that the national meets do not seem as wide variety as they used to be.... sadly I paid for a track experience and was un able to attend due to biz schedule changes.

 

I am curious if this is anyone’s car on FC
I’m interested in what wrap was used and the color name… It looked great in person!

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I attended this year’s event from Saturday through Tuesday, and it was truly a fantastic experience.

The turnout was impressive, with members traveling from all across the country—many even driving their cars to the event. The camaraderie throughout was outstanding, and it was a genuine pleasure to connect with everyone. Attendees seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves, and the organization was excellent. Registration was smooth, signage was clear and abundant, and the timelines were well-coordinated. Even the after-hours gatherings were lively and enjoyable.

The venue for Concorso was especially well chosen. It was easily accessible, with a great facility and attractive grounds. I particularly appreciated the thoughtful layout of the cars in and around the driving range, which created a memorable atmosphere.

The outdoor dinners were another highlight—pleasant, well-attended, and beautifully executed.

For those who were unable to attend, you truly missed a remarkable event. Congratulations to the organizers and volunteers for delivering such a well-planned and enjoyable experience!

 

Many Ferrari in attendance that turned my head, this was probably my favorite…
( That got a lot of attention too! )

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I saw two 330 GTCs and a Daytona at the Concours. Meanwhile, a 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe and a 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso sat in the lot back at the hotel and did not seemingly move for the entire event!
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I took advantage of the professional car-washing available in the hotel parking lot. I don't know what those guys used, but in my 21 years of ownership of this nearly 40-year-old car, it has never looked better! (Photographed at the Staybridge Suites, where I stayed, about 1/2 mile from the official hotel.)

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Perhaps brought/parked there for marketing/for sale purpose ?

 

The Pininfarina coupe is for sale

 

And the 250 Lusso is also for sale! As for the Lusso, a couple of days before the show it was driven on a 60 mile trip - not trailered - to show a prospective buyer and demonstrate its ability as a great long distance rally car, ie Copperstate, Going to the Sun, etc. It's SN 4421 and the currently installed 275 two cam Type 213 motor gives it a little extra "oomph" over a normal Lusso.

 

Not a single example of a 2Vi made it there this year. That was a bit of a disappointment for the 50th anniversary of the 308.

 

Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

With all due respect, but I’m not sure 60 mile trip is quite enough to really demonstrate a 60+ year old vintage car’s long distance (i.e. 1000+ mile ?) capabilities.

While you all were enjoying this FCA event I spent last Saturday finalizing diagnostics & sorting out an annoyingly inconsistent/mysterious/unusual engine malfunction in a 89 year year old car which recently had its engine fully(?) rebuilt (& allegedly dyno tested) by some supposedly highly regarded shop at tune of nearly $100K (Yes, I’ve seen the invoices & could write pages about the "hack job" type workmanship I initially discovered having been done during this "rebuild" ).
It took me quite a few hours + nearly 100 miles in multiple test drives over several weeks to find the elusive culprit, but since I got it figured & sorted out last Saturday, I did several 10+ mile road tests over the following days, including last one of 85 miles, mostly at highway speeds (60-65 MPH) in almost 100 degree heat on Tuesday afternoon before I dared claiming success.
Now the 87 y.o. owner wants to pick it up & drive it +/-250 miles back to home.

 

What turned out to be the problem ?

 

Is that yellow stripe a recent add? I had never seen a GTO with that yellow stripe.

 

Well, not only was Glenn enjoying the event, but he represented the literal Outstanding 3-Series Ferrari Award winning car and received the trophy that I presented to him alongside Leslie:


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He then, very kindly, offered me a drive this morning in the indomitable 208 Turbo that took the prize. We are lucky to have him here!

 

Placard says Prototype?

Marcel Massini

 

44421 , as photographed on Ferrari.com : https://www.ferrari.com/en-US/auto/gto
Has the yellow stripe in several of the photographs :
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Presented as 44421 , believed to be the first prototype.
I understand you have photographed / documented it back in the eighties.

S

 

Here's a better photo.

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Simply put: Ignition

When initially trying to figure it out I got in contact with some individuals* (owners/mechanics/restorers) with more experienced on these cars than I and it quickly became clear this wasn’t a unique problem limited to this specific car/engine, which both originally featured numerous technological engineering ideas way ahead of the times and have always been plagued with countless mechanical failures/problems, even when the cars were still new.

*All admitted having had struggled with same or similar problem in the past and after failing to solve its mystery, had resorted to alternative ignition solutions, including some with modern electronic systems, etc.

P.S. I apologize for veering off topic, but also interested in seeing how varied experience this event was for those attending.

 

That's great if trophies are what one is after.
I personally appreciate individuals who drive their cars, preferably extensively, regardless of make, model or perceived value and have always been more impressed by the person who shows up having accumulated most miles to be at any given event.

 

44421 was the second prototype.
Factory subsequently wrecked it for crash test purposes.
Did you take pix of the chassis number stamping? The tag in the engine bay? The body number? The gearbox number? The placard displayed during the FCA Nationals?

Marcel Massini

 

I was told the engine was #3 and the transmission was #1 (or maybe I have that reversed). There is a dent in the door that is still there that can be seen in period photos in a few books. I'll post my pics of the car when I get to work. There was no "VIN plate", or whatever it's called, on the steering wheel.

 

I did not.
However, if you follow the QR code in the attached photograph, there is a significant amount of information available for reference.

Marcel, do you have any photos of the chassis number stamping from period on chassis 44421?

S

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As said, 44421 was wrecked for factory crash testing.
What you are talking about is a new car built in TX around an F114B type engine stamped *00003* (Lobb), built between 2017 and today. Not in 1983, 1984 or 1985.
The doc you posted has nothing to do with the factory.
And yes the transmission doesn't have any name/manufacturer on it.
Is this an attempt to legitimize a car that no longer exists?

Marcel Massini

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