Ferraris of The Woodlands - A Look Back Through The Decade

With the new year upon us, I figured what better time to share a look through the last 10 years of ferrari sightings in The Woodlands. Although, this could of been posted under the Houston area spotters thread, because of it's length, I felt this post deserved its own seperate thread. Having the pleasure of literally growing up here, my family moved to the "newly developed" Woodlands back in 1981 when I was just 5 years old. Many years later and after school and getting married, I have remained and ironically enough, am currently employed with The Woodlands Township.

I was introduced to my first ferraris in early 1989, when a friend's father purchased a 308 gtsi quickly followed by a 328. I soon found myself extremely passionate about these spectacular machines; a passion that still lives deep within me to this day. Although currently not an owner, I am slowly finding myself in a position to one day own and live out my dream.

Through the years I have seen several incredible cars here and have gotten to know many great owners. Although it isn't difficult to spot nice examples of porsches, lamborghinis, Aston Martins, Bentleys and others on just about any pretty day, seeing the ferraris does something to me that only hardcore ferrari lovers will understand. My wife thinks I am crazy...LOL.

With that, I would like to share a list of nearly 100 detailed accounts I have gathered from over the past 10 years of ferraris I have seen in and around The Woodlands.

-Silver 246 gts - Grogan's Mill heading east towards Sawdust Rd.

-Red 308 gts - Glen Loch/E. Panther Creek
-Red 308 gts - Panther Creek Shopping Center
-Red 308 gts - Fernridge near Millbend Loop
-Red 308 gts - I-45 S. just past The Woodlands Mall
-Red 308 gts - Hardy Toll Rd. heading S.

-Red 328 gts - Oak Ridge North/Woodlands Parkway
-Red 328 gts - Woodridge Shopping Center (across from Woodlands Mall)
-Red 328 gts - Research Forest Dr./Alden Bridge
-Red 328 gts - Black Walnut Cafe
-Red 328 gts w/ gold wheels - Perry's in Sterling Ridge Shopping Center (seen parked twice)

-Red 348 gtb - parked at Best Buy off of Lake Woodlands

-Red 348 ts - Research Forest Dr./Crownridge

-Red 512 BBi - Research Forest Dr./Gosling Rd.

-Red Mondial - Woodlands Parkway/E. Panther Creek

-Red Testarossa - Hwy 105 W./ I-45 N. (Conroe)
-Red Testarossa - Woodlands Parkway/Six Pines Dr.
-Black Testarossa - Sawdust Rd. at Grogan's Point

-Red 512 tr - Panther Creek Shopping Center (owned by prominent area orthodonist)
-Red 512 tr - Market Street (owned by my friend Luigi B. who is also well known for his electric blue lamborghini diablo)

-Dark Blue 456 GT - Lake Woodlands/Six Pines Dr.

-Red 355 gtb - The Cove (owned by my friend Johnny M.)
-Red 355 gtb - parked at Market Street
-Red 355 gtb - I-45 S. inbetween Woodlands Mall and Sawdust Rd.
-Red 355 gts - Rockfish Resturant
-Red 355 gts - Lake Woodlands/Six Pines Dr.
-Red 355 gts - Alden Bridge Shopping Center
-Red 355 gts - Sterling Ridge Shopping Center
-Red 355 gts - Woodlands Parkway near Lake Woodlands
-Red 355 gts - Grogans Mill Rd. near Woodlands Parkway
-Red 355 gts - Cranebrook Park
-Red 355 spider - parked at Market Street
-Red 355 spider - Chi Resturant/Woodridge Shopping Center
-Red 355 spider - Woodlands Parkway/Falconwing
-Yellow 355 spider - Carrabba's Resturant
-Yellow 355 Spider - New Trails/Research Forest Dr.

-Red 360 Modena - parked at Market Street
-Red 360 Modena - I-45 N./Hardy Toll Rd.
-Red 360 Modena - Starbucks/Indian Springs Shopping Center
-Red 360 Modena - Woodlands Parkway/Sterling Ridge
-Red 360 Modena - Woodlands Parkway/W. Panther Creek
-Red 360 Modena - Stabucks/Panther Creek Shopping Center
-Red 360 Modena - Heritage Hill (owned by my friend Mike B.)
-Red 360 Modena - Terramont Dr./Black Knight
-Red 360 Modena - Waterway Square
-Black 360 Modena - parked in front of Macaroni Grill
-Light Blue 360 Modena - I-45 S. near Spring (upon flatbed truck)
-Red 360 spider - parked at Market Street
-Red 360 spider - parked at Waterway Square
-Red 360 spider - I-45 N./Hardy Toll Rd.
-Yellow 360 spider - Indian Springs Shopping Center

-Red 430 - Indian Springs Shopping Center
-Red 430 - Terramont Dr.
-Red 430 - leaving Carlton Woods
-Red 430 - Woodlands Parkway/Forestgate
-Red 430 - Woodlands Parkway/Gosling Rd.
-Red 430 - Cochran's Crossing/Holleymead
-Red 430 - McDonalds in Sterling Ridge Shopping Center
-Red 430 - Woodlands Parkway/FM 2978
-Red 430 - FM 2978/ FM 1488
-Red 430 - FM 1488/Jones Forest
-Red 430 - East Shore/Grogan's Mill Rd.
-Red 430 - Millbend Loop/Six Pines Dr.
-Black 430 - Lake Woodlands/Woodlands Parkway
-Black 430 - parked at Market Street
-Black 430 - Research Forest Dr./Shenandoah
-Black 430 - Research Forest Dr./Gosling Rd.
-Black 430 - Research Forest Dr./Alden Bridge
-Black 430 - Panther Creek Shopping Center
-Black 430 - FM 1488/Honea Egypt, Kroger's Shopping Center
-Red 430 spider - FM 242/Greenbridge (spotted 3 times in one day)
-Red 430 spider - Waterway Square
-Red 430 spider - Rockfish Resturant
-Red 430 spider - Sterling Ridge Shopping Center
-Black 430 spider - Wedgewood Forest

-Red 430 Scuderia - The Point (owned by my good friend Pierre M. who has kept an array of other models, 612 scag, 360 CS, etc.)

-Silver 550 M - Perry's in Sterling Ridge Shopping Center

-Red 575 Superamerica - Shell Station in Panther Creek Shopping Center

-Black 599 gtb - Windvale/ FM 242
-Black 599 gtb - Woodlands Parkway/Falconwing

Honorable Mentions...
The first honorable mention was spotting a brilliant red Enzo last summer cruising north along FM 2978 where it then headed east onto FM 1488. It was the first I have seen in the area.

The second is worth mentioning even though it was seen in 1995. I was heading east on I-10, coming home from a weekend in San Antonio. Nearing Hwy 6, we got stuck in some horrible afternoon traffic. Finally nearing the scene after what felt like an hour, we came up on a horrible site; multiple police and emergency vehicles and....my first F40...that had smashed into the guardrail. Parked just in front of him was a nice new 355 gtb as well. Obviously, they were playing cat and mouse...and the mouse won.

The last and most noteworthy mention was recently seeing for the first time my friend Pierre's (owner of the scuderia above) black 1963 250 gt Lusso. Those of you who have seen some of the vintage 250 series cars up close know just how beautiful these cars are. If any of you local fellows saw two guys cruising around in one of these a few weeks back near The Woodlands...probably was us.

Again, thanks for your time and hope you that know the area enjoy.
Nathan Wells

 

Thanks for the reply Dale and nice to hear from you. I am sure with you being in the area since '78 we have crossed paths at some point in time and just didn't realize it. I guess at that time you started out as a Grogan's or Panther Creek resident? Quite a bit has changed since then...doesn't have much of the "small town feel" anymore...LOL.
I assume the Maranello was yours, haven't seen any others. I was a very nice car by the way.
Thanks for mentioning the group, I have been needing to join for sometime now. I am a new dad which has taken up a bit of time lately. By chance are you going down to the event tomorrow? I talked with Luigi about it earlier today and may make it if time allows.
Glad you liked the post.
Nathan Wells

 

I hear you Frissen. As long as I have lived here and as much as I am out and about (not to mention dragged around shopping with the wife), it still amazes me the number of new cars and new owners I see over a given period. I imagine there are still a number of cars that we just don't see.
Nice pic.
Nathan