Birthday Stories...

On my 18th birthday I got a ride in a 512 TR.
My neighbour knows the owner very well and so my mom organised a ride for me. We drove over 1 hour around and it was really great. It was the first time I got a ride in a Ferrari (second time was this year in Wolfgangs testarossa)!

BTW the owner bought the car as an accident car 8 years ago and rebuilt it completely by his own with only original Ferrari parts.

Martin
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Is that his serial number?

 

ROTFL!!!!!

To date, I have bought two cars on my wife's birthday!

 

nothing....I'm putting the "L" on my forehead....

 

We bought the second 308GTB in 2004 on the weekend of my birthday......

Flew to Portland OR.

Wine with Mario the next day.....

The following Monday, as we churned and burned thru Phoenix, we looked over at Firebird Raceway to spy a yellow 250LM practicing....

Looking at Valeria......"Can I go back and watch for awhile???"

"Sure, it's your birthday!!!"

"Oh, yea."


Now THAT was an awesome set of pics, 275GTB Lemans was there too, lots of shots of the yellow 250LM.........some Lister Jags and Lotus F1.......Shelby Daytona Coupe.....the Track workers thought we were there to do hot laps!!!! LOL!

Someone should buy my subscrpition, I'd share!


Of course, I had to make up the lost time thru West Texas, after clearing US Customs at El Paso, while Valeria slept.

I think we blew thru Balmorea at 125MPH or so......she took over at sunrise, as we came thru San Antone....remind me to get a TR next time, sleeping in the 308GTB, cricked my neck!

 

And of course, when we stopped at the snowmelt lake, in Yosemite for a break, there was Dad.........in my mind's eye............fly fishing......


Tell Gerald "Happy Birthday", Carbon......

 

Well it doesn't directly involve Ferraris, except insofar as I've been a life-long Ferrari nut and long-time owner, but I was born in a car- does that count? Suffice it to say that my late father didn't drive like I do and didn't make the hospital in time, so my actual "birth day" was largely spent in the hospital parking lot (couldn't be admitted right away, having been born in an unsterile environment).
P.S.: I said "born", not "conceived".

 

On my 18th birthday, I got my very first Ferrari-ride
It was a red/black 355 spider

 

I bought my self 365GTB/4 14201 for my 40th birthday last year. Happy Birthday to me!

...and happy birthday to Gerald, too!

-steve

 

For my 40th birthday I got 67523. I drove it 1700 miles home the next day.
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Would you believe that the automated message from F-chat was the only happy b-day wish that I recieved this year?

Yep, my own family forgot...

Thanks F-chat,

Craig

 

This last birthday, my parents wired the money so I could get a particular miniature from ebay that I wanted. I mailed them photo's of what they were getting me for my b-day...

 

LOSER

 

Yep, I suck...

 

Ira, now I know your secret!

 

Fr my 23rd birthday this past year, I rented a 360 modena from Gotham Dream Cars in NYC. Had the car for 12 hours that day, I think I spent 12 hours and 15 extra minutes in the car. It was unbelieveable!!! When I returned the car to the garage that night my friend was laughing at me b/c I refused to get out of the driver's seat....I could have slept there!!! And as sad it is to say, getting back into my '04 M3 to drive back to my apartment was one of the most depressing experiences ever that night.

I spent the whole day driving around NYC and NJ, gave both my father and mother rides in teh car and picked up a few friends for a cruise. I picked up my GF of the time from her office and I had to kick her outta the car after driving her around for an hour, she was hooked as well and didn't want to leave.

I had been in a few Ferraris before, even driven a few.....but it's like everyone always says, everytime you get a chance to drive a Ferrari is the BEST TIME you've driven a Ferrari.

Fantastic company, very professional. If you're ever in NYC, check them out
www.gothamdreamcars.com

 

If not my secret, at least my excuse!

 

I turn 35 next Saturday. Feel free to get me anything you want.