Ferrari Hall of Fame

This month's Ferrari E-zine showed up in my inbox this morning with an article summarizing the results of an owner survey that I apparently didn't participate in to determine the "fan favorite" Ferrari (road car) from each decade/era of production. The results they reported were:

The Early Days: 250 Europa

The 60s: 250 GTO

The 70s: Dino 246 GTS ***NOTE: Runner-up was the 308 GTB/S***

The 80s: F40

The 90s: F50

The 2000s: Enzo Ferrari

The 2010s: LaFerrari

My personal take was a little different, so I'm curious what the people on this board think. To start the conversation, here's my list:

The Early Days: 166 MM Barchetta --the "little boat" that started it all--and inspired the design of the AC Ace/Cobra a decade later.

The 60s: 250 GT California Spyder (more of a 50's design, I know, but dangerously gorgeous--and an actual racer, if properly spec'd. If I could split the decade into early/late, the late winner would be the Daytona)

The 70s: 308 GTB/S -- (Because the 246 Dino only became a Ferrari after-the-fact, and I feel I am respecting the wishes of the Old Man by not retconning it as a Ferrari for the purpose of this survey--even if it fully deserves to be wear a horse.)

The 80s: F40 -- Tough call, against the 288 GTO and the iconic Testarossa, but its hard to argue with a wing like that.

The 90s: F355 GTB/S/Spyder -- the last of the little Ferraris, and one of the last true expressions of the Italian wedge car design motif kicked off by the incredible Alfa Romeo Carabo showcar of 1968.

The 2000s: 360 Modena -- I know the model debuted in 1999, but almost off of them were built and delivered in the 2000s. Either way, the 360's design language reinvented the mid-engine Ferrari into it's current post-wedge organic form.

The 2010s: Tough call, but probably the F12 Berlinetta. Every time I walk by one, I have this bizarre temptation to reach my arm through the great big open tunnel between the wings and the hood. Not sure if that's healthy.

Anyway--that's my take. What's yours?

 

Regarding the 80's, I've actually gotten "Dude, is that the car that Magnum drove in Miami Vice?"
"Uh... Yeah. Sure."

 

I kinda left off the specials and one-offs in my own calculation, as that brings in a whole lot of other hard choices I'm not prepared to make, even in theory.