F-50! Pics, POST EM UP please | Page 6 | FerrariChat

F-50! Pics, POST EM UP please

Discussion in 'Detailing & Showroom' started by zeeshan66, May 1, 2006.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

Page 6 of 52
  1. rossocorsa13

    rossocorsa13 F1 Rookie

    Jun 10, 2006
    2,557
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Full Name:
    M
    #126 rossocorsa13, Oct 27, 2006
    Is that yours or someone elses'? I remember that it's a newly acquired car to whoever's stable that is...the pics were posted a few months back. Love the smoked headlights.
     
  2. rossocorsa13

    rossocorsa13 F1 Rookie

    Jun 10, 2006
    2,557
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Full Name:
    M
    #127 rossocorsa13, Oct 27, 2006
    Hi-jack. Because if you view this car like most people do, which is simlply a replacement for (or, in other words, something to outdo) the F40, then this makes perfect since. In that light, the F50 sucked. It even got beaten out in power to weight ratio. But that's not how I view it, nor do I think it was designed around that purpose. The F40's lineage, as far as I know, can be traced to the 308. I.E., 308, 328, 288 GTO, 288 GTO Evoluzione, F40. Obviously the similarites are minimal, but they're still there. The F50 had nothing to do with that. It was the beginning of Ferrari's expression of F1 in a road car. The first Ferrari with a full carbon fiber tub, not carbon kevlar as in the F40, the first with inboard mounted pushrod actuated suspension, somewhat active aerodynamics, a motor descended from an F1 car, etc. It was a design excercise that continues with the Enzo and will continue with the next Ferrari supercar, with each car being a different interpretation of Formula 1 than the last. I feel like this car gets swept under the rug because people hold it up to the "standard" of the F40, but I don't think Ferrari really meant it to be taken that way. Ferrari didn't feel it had a standard to live up to, they just wanted to express something new. That is why this is my favorite Ferrari of all time, and I think it deserves more than people give it.
     
  3. Webby

    Webby F1 Veteran

    Sep 12, 2004
    6,821
    #128 Webby, Oct 27, 2006
    I love the last picture! I have always wanted to see some pictures of your garage. Do you have any more?
     
  4. 360C

    360C F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Oct 31, 2003
    14,874
    Melbourne Australia
    #129 360C, Oct 27, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  5. 360C

    360C F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Oct 31, 2003
    14,874
    Melbourne Australia
    #130 360C, Oct 27, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  6. fiorano94

    fiorano94 F1 Veteran

    May 26, 2006
    6,892
    MW/NW/SE
    #131 fiorano94, Oct 27, 2006
    Excellent post! I couldn't agree more! The f50 is also my favorite Ferrari.
    Gorgeous car
    Still beautiful!!
     
  7. Fan512bbi

    Fan512bbi Two Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Mar 25, 2004
    20,938
    Wales-UK
    Full Name:
    Steve.
    #132 Fan512bbi, Oct 27, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  8. Fan512bbi

    Fan512bbi Two Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Mar 25, 2004
    20,938
    Wales-UK
    Full Name:
    Steve.
    #133 Fan512bbi, Oct 27, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  9. ferrarifixer

    ferrarifixer F1 Veteran
    BANNED

    Jul 22, 2003
    8,520
    Melbourne
    Full Name:
    Phil Hughes
    #134 ferrarifixer, Oct 27, 2006
    Excellent summary and expression... apart from the active aero... F50 has no such thing. The front suspension can be raised for kerb crawling.....
     
  10. WarrenF355

    WarrenF355 Formula 3

    Dec 29, 2004
    1,000
    Newburgh, IN
    Full Name:
    Warren M. Rogers
    #135 WarrenF355, Oct 27, 2006

    Beautifully put. You couldn't have expressed the way I feel more precisely! The F50 is my absolute favorite road Ferrari of all time, bar none. It's amazing. It makes me shiver when I look at it, and my body tenses when I hear the bark of it's exhaust!!!! If true love is real, this is it! What a car, what a car!
     
  11. 410SA

    410SA F1 Veteran

    Nov 2, 2003
    8,511
    West Coast
    Full Name:
    A
    #136 410SA, Oct 27, 2006
    I was never sure about the F50. The first time I saw one in the flesh was at the opening of the Penske group Scottsdale Ferrari. I thought it looked too soft and rounded. Of course it was just on display and was not started. It was not a valid replacement for the F40, I thought.
    Years later I was in the same dealership and there in the service area was a F50 with the engine idling. It sounded almost industrial. The techie was in the car and he revved the engine. The sound was other worldly. I knew in that instant that this was really the king of supercars.
    I have never felt the rush I had when I drove that beast home. It was simply so....competent, in a quietly confident manner like it knew it had no equal on the planet. I still believe that, although the CGT is pretty close.
    The Enzo is really not even a factor here as it has become a caricature of a supercar.
    For now, the F50 reigns supreme. Even EVO in a test of the four Ferrari supercars, side by side, concluded that the F50 was the real supercar among the rest.
     
  12. rossocorsa13

    rossocorsa13 F1 Rookie

    Jun 10, 2006
    2,557
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Full Name:
    M
    #137 rossocorsa13, Oct 27, 2006
    I was referring to the radiator fans that double as suction for the front of the car...didn't know if that would qualify or not. Thanks!!
     
  13. ferrarifixer

    ferrarifixer F1 Veteran
    BANNED

    Jul 22, 2003
    8,520
    Melbourne
    Full Name:
    Phil Hughes
    #138 ferrarifixer, Oct 28, 2006
    well, it's not really "active", but yes, it does reduce lift and drag.
     
  14. jpccockrell

    jpccockrell Karting

    Jul 19, 2006
    76
    Citrus Heights,CA
    Full Name:
    John P. Cockrell
    #139 jpccockrell, Oct 28, 2006
  15. Tomas.S

    Tomas.S Rookie

    Oct 1, 2004
    20
    Stockholm/Sweden
    Full Name:
    Tomas
    #140 Tomas.S, Oct 28, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  16. Jimbo49

    Jimbo49 Formula 3

    Aug 5, 2004
    1,889
    Geelong, Australia
    Full Name:
    James
    #141 Jimbo49, Oct 28, 2006
    Thanks for confirming what i believe to be the best Ferrari ever:)
     
  17. Jimbo49

    Jimbo49 Formula 3

    Aug 5, 2004
    1,889
    Geelong, Australia
    Full Name:
    James
    #142 Jimbo49, Oct 28, 2006
    Do you have that photo in high res? If so post it up please:)
     
  18. JSinNOLA

    JSinNOLA F1 World Champ
    Sponsor Lifetime Rossa

    Mar 18, 2002
    18,855
    Denver, CO
    #143 JSinNOLA, Oct 28, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  19. Tomas.S

    Tomas.S Rookie

    Oct 1, 2004
    20
    Stockholm/Sweden
    Full Name:
    Tomas
    #144 Tomas.S, Oct 28, 2006
  20. Jimbo49

    Jimbo49 Formula 3

    Aug 5, 2004
    1,889
    Geelong, Australia
    Full Name:
    James
    #145 Jimbo49, Oct 29, 2006
  21. karc

    karc Formula Junior

    Nov 19, 2003
    470
    #146 karc, Oct 29, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  22. crazynova23

    crazynova23 Formula Junior

    May 2, 2005
    895
    Las Vegas, NV
    Full Name:
    Kyle
    #147 crazynova23, Oct 29, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
  23. Jimbo49

    Jimbo49 Formula 3

    Aug 5, 2004
    1,889
    Geelong, Australia
    Full Name:
    James
    #148 Jimbo49, Oct 29, 2006
    who's collection/garage is that?
     
  24. crazynova23

    crazynova23 Formula Junior

    May 2, 2005
    895
    Las Vegas, NV
    Full Name:
    Kyle
    #149 crazynova23, Oct 29, 2006
    It was at Penske-Wynn Ferrari when they first opened.
     
  25. Fan512bbi

    Fan512bbi Two Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Mar 25, 2004
    20,938
    Wales-UK
    Full Name:
    Steve.
    #150 Fan512bbi, Oct 30, 2006
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
Page 6 of 52

Share This Page