Ferrari Lusso/ Holiday time/ Ferraris and Family

Great stuff, I wish my family were into sports cars. Unfortunately for me my father had a hard on for big sedans, interesting but not my thing.

I think the pic on top is a 250 SWB, not a Lusso. Is that a split front windshield on it? That does look like a Rolls and two E Types in the picture on the right.

 

Simply gorgeous. Love the history.

 

Please do! Gotta love them golden oldies!

Is that really a Lusso btw? It looks like a SWB.

 

V Cool. Pls keep the pics coming

 

What John is calling Lusso is short for the SWB Lusso (street) model opposing the Competition version.

 

thanks.

 

Barchetta photo




Sculpting around the headlights is typical of early Touring cars.

The chromed accents off the grill are unusual. Could be any number of cars. I can't match it up with any of the photos/books that I have. Someone with a larger database might know.

Great photos!

 

your dads personal first car was a muira? lucky lucky bugger

great photos. would be an honor to be around such history. keep the pics comming!!!

 

Wow, those pictures are great!! I think old photos are the most fun to look at.
Thank you!

 

I agree! My dad used to have this 1977 or so red Toyota Celica. He crashed it, but the damn thing still ran.... Until sometime in the late 80's. He pushed it over to the "We Pay Cash for Cars" lot on the corner of Beach and Bolsa. They have him $100 for it. Good times.

 

Was your grandfather also named Temerian? At which time did he own the 250 GT SWB Lusso? I wonder if it is s/n 2111/GT, a silver Lusso which may have been imported into USA around 1966 by Mr. Sauers, then claimed to have been owned by a Mr. Reuter and around 1977 by Jim Scott. I think there is plenty of room for more owners to be wedged in.

The red Ferrari carries a Motto body remotely inspired by Touring designs of the day. This body was built for chassis 002/C around 1950 and removed around 1969. I am not sure whether Ed Williman bought chassis 031/S with this bodywork already installed or if he bought body and chassis separately and put them together. When was this photo taken - later 1970's early 1980's maybe...?

0094E was also built with a similar body by Motto. Unfortunately the nose has been modified and looks quite different today.

Any additional info about that 400 Superamerica? Don't have time to look that one up right now...

Best wishes, Kare

 

Nice photos and story mate, but we need more pics

 

A few shots of the 400 Superamerica for you.
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I've collected notes of cars, owners, plates, etc. for years. Sometimes when looking at photo a chassis number just pops into mind; saves a lot of detective work but may sometimes be a little frightening.

Sauers' GTO/RHD was 3647GT (ex-Surtees); owned today by James McNeil Jr. since 1967. Sauers also owned 500 TRC 0686/MDTR in 1967. I have no leads on the white 4-cammer.

400 SA is a tough one. You are right; it is a Series 2 car, but the bad news is there were at least half a dozen series 2 cars painted in a light metallic color that were in USA around that time. Don't have many owner names for these cars. Do you have more pics of it? Your father would not happen to remember the interior color or the headlight configuration (plexi covered or open headlights?). The silver car shown in the factory photo below (or above, depending on your settings!) is first of series - 3931SA - which is a little different. The one in your photo is a later car with wider rims and slightly different trunk lock set up.

Best wishes, Kare