Ferraris being factory test driven in Maranello, February 2007

Great thread!

 

You are a champion Lars!!!!! Awesome pics mate.
Some beautiful cars coming out the gate. Love the 599.

And.............does that look like the 430CS equivilent? Red race seats, CS style wheels with single hub nut, front tow hook, bonnet pins, plexiglass front windscreen and sliding plexi glass windows?

 

Fantastic pics. Were they stretching the Daytonas legs that morning?

 

Sehr Schoene Bilder Lars. Vielen Dank

 

I think the top one is mine, Silverstone F430 Coupe with rear Challenge Grill .
She is due for shipment anytime now.
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That's a standard F430 Challenge car.

 

I was wondering about that - there are some pretty distinctive cars there, someone must be thinking "there's my new toy!"

Out of interest, what are the lights on the F599 - are the just fog lights?

 

On the front of the F430 Coupe being tested in batch 1, it says something like "F131 EVO" embossed into the front. But that's not the plate, because the plate on the back is a different number ("AUP2 360" or something). Is that a code name for the car, do you think?


EDIT: Ahh... stupid me. That's the 360 engine code # (F131). And Evo.... hmm...

 

great pictures! did all of those happen to leave at once or did you hang out waiting? LOL not that it would matter either way i guess.

 

wow , some really great photos here , it must be a sight (and sound ) to see those cars being test driven , keep up the good work , hope to see lots more .

 

Ah yes. You boys are correct.

 

Do all produced Ferraris get an on the road shakedown before being sent of to the customers? Or are those all development cars..?

 

there is one huge word for this: AMAZING!!! these pics are awsome! keep it coming!

 

they are all given a "shake down" if I recall correctly its like 100 miles total before its shipped.

 

Correct. Didnt think it was as much as 100 miles though. I understand its done on the roads around Modena and then around the track. The local police are rumoured to be very tolerant.

 

Do those miles stay on the speedometer or do they reset them before delivery?

 

Cool

 

Nice Pics!

Thanks for sharing!

P.S. Who know that is F430 "Light pista" or a Challenge car?!?

 

They stay on the clock, hence most new cars are delivered with between 25 and 60 miles on the odo.

 

That's what I thought, 100 miles didn't sound right.