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remember the poster of the crashed BB??

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  1. billh

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    Does anyone remember the black and white picture (I believe its in poster form) in the 70's period of a Berlinetta boxer that slid off a snow laden road and it was resting on its side in the trees? The owner/driver was up in the road lighting up a cigarette quite non-chalantly.

    The caption was something like: Good tires but not great tires.

    Is this a poster and does anyone know where I can get it? Nothings like it on ebay.
     
  2. BigTex

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    It's a Road & Track photo from the PS, last page.

    I have it. ;) It was up on my garage wall before the move.
    It has disappeared in chaos, right now.

    You want a copy? It may also be in the "50 years of Art" R&T book, but I'm not sure of this.

    "Good tires", he thought, lighting a cigarette, "but certainly not GREAT tires."

    Goodyear is #1 in Racing!
     
  3. amenasce

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    I remember that Road and track..it was on a snowy mountain road no ?

    That pic haunted my nights for quite some times ..back then seing a crashed Ferrari was smthg rare
     
  4. GrigioGuy

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    Here's the pic. Unfortunately I don't have a better scan...
     
  5. BigTex

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    For a long time I had it up next to the F40 that the Japanese dentist smacked thru the Marshall's Station in the Aussie Cannonball. Death Toll: 4

    That was back when totalling a Ferrari was a fairly rare event.

    Seems like once a week, now that distribution goes down to hockey stars and rock musicians!
     
  6. billh

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    Thats the one!!! Thanks!

    So has anyone seen it in poster form???? I thought it was.
     
  7. LA Swede

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    Bob, that is what you get for wearing whites shoes and white pants after labor day.
     
  8. msdesignltd

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    Any one have a pic of Road and tracks cover of the boxer and countach top speed shoot out out circa 1984..It left an indelible impression in my mind .I think the shot was on a banked track with either a red boxer and a black countach...or maybe another with just the boxer... Would love to see that again... even read the shootout test.
     
  9. BigTex

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    Make a note: Change pants, shoes, and put on snow tires!
     
  10. GaryReed

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    I've got a copy of the Feb 1982 R&T. Here's the cover you asked about.
     
  11. msdesignltd

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    QUITE GORGEOUS! any way you can post the article?

    Thank you,
     
  12. Miltonian

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    Hah! Gary, I had just pulled that magazine out of the stack and scanned it, you beat me to it by about two minutes. But on mine, the cover price is shown as $1.75. Why the difference?

    They did another top-speed shootout in Sept 84, which included the BB512 and the Countach, among others.
     
  13. dartman

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    I love that picture of the BB! I would imagine you could contact R&T re: the picture. Might cost a bit, but I'm sure they could provide a print. Personally, I think it would be worth it.
     
  14. GaryReed

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    That Boxer would sure look a lot better if it didn't have the hurking DOT add on front bumper!

    Michael,
    The article is 8-pages long. If you PM me your address, I'll photocopy and mail it to you.
     
  15. rob lay

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    No doubt in my mind which of those has aged better. :)
     
  16. 96impalaSS

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    Hey thanks for that picture it was great.
     
  17. GaryReed

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    Here's a better shot of the HUGE front bumper.

    Yuck! Glad my car doesn't have one.
     
  18. whart

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    Man, look at the shelf on the front bumper of the boxer. If that was ****** Fritz job ( i thought he supplied the car for the original shootout with the Countach) he ought to be ashamed of himself.
    MSDesign: You can get the reprints of all the articles by getting the compilation paperbacks. Not a great idea to be posting verbatim text of back issues.
    I was also able to track down the rights owner of the famous Dean Batchelor pic of the Daytona speedo pegged. He sold me 4 large prints of pretty high quality, one of which will grace my garage once all the construction is finished.
     
  19. BigTex

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    Well, you DO need a place to set your beer, when bench racing......
     
  20. thecarreaper

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    NO NO NO ! thats what the stacks are for on the back....... line up the bottles as you bench race ON THE BACK OF THE CAR........
     
  21. GaryReed

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    Here's one more scan from the article....

    PS: The top speed for the Boxer was 168MPH and the Countach was 148MPH.
     
  22. msdesignltd

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    I did a search , maybe wrong key words...is there a compilation of boxer owners here...Just how many bb owners frequent this site...Otherwise I'll or someone would like to open a thread with serial #'s and pics on the full series of 365/512/512i 's


    Michael
     
  23. rob

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    I too have the PS of Bob's BB in the trees. I also have an article from an 80's R&T feature were they tested a 512BB with an aftermarket twin turbo. I remember the caption was the owner saying "I wanted something that if I got involved in a race with a porsche turbo it will be no race".
     
  24. venusone

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    I have some photos of a Ferrari crash that all but shocked the trauma surgeons I work with. I’ll round them up if you like.
     
  25. GaryReed

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    Michael,

    Good idea! There are quite a few Boxer owners on FChat, that would be great if you get a registry/thread started.
     

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