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Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by HMS, May 7, 2015.

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  1. HMS

    HMS Formula 3

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    #1 HMS, May 7, 2015
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  2. muk_yan_jong

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    #2 muk_yan_jong, May 7, 2015
    I wanna be back there...
     
  3. skullyspice

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    #3 skullyspice, May 7, 2015
    great picture!
     
  4. 123howie

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    #4 123howie, May 7, 2015
    Hi girls. What model is the yellow one in the far back?
     
  5. Cigarzman

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    #5 Cigarzman, May 7, 2015
    Howie , it looks like a convertable Daytona Spider.
     
  6. 134282

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    #6 134282, May 7, 2015
    Indeed the yellow convertible behind the red 246 GT is a Daytona Spyder, possibly Chuck Buff's award-winning Daytona Spyder, s/n 15429, the 62nd US Daytona Spyder, which was at Concorso Italiano back in August, 2014.
     
  7. 123howie

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    #7 123howie, May 7, 2015
    Wow, how do you know all of that? Can you tell me what station the radio is set on?
     
  8. 134282

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    #8 134282, May 8, 2015
    I have no record of 15429 being equipped with a radio, so the owner probably just rolled down the window and listened to the engine.
     
  9. Mitch Alsup

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    #9 Mitch Alsup, May 8, 2015
    I would take the 365 GTB Daytona over any of the current models;
    and in another 20 years, it will still be worth more.....
     
  10. Jack-the-lad

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    #10 Jack-the-lad, May 8, 2015
    One of my favorite years....26 years old, single, daily driver was a '58 Speedster.
     
  11. Jimi900

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    #11 Jimi900, May 8, 2015
    Man, what would that set of cars be worth today vs that day?
     
  12. southnc

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    #12 southnc, May 8, 2015
    How far we have come?

    Driving IQ of the average driver today is a fraction of the average drivers back then.

    Today, we have to also put up with distracted drivers (cell phones, texting).

    Ferraris back then were more raw & visceral, maintainable, where the overall performance was strongly influenced by the driver's skills. Today's Ferraris require virtually no skills to drive and do practically everything for you, unless you turn a bunch of stuff off. Of course, you still have to pay for the stuff you turned off.

    How far have we come? In 1972, most Ferraris were purchased by enthusiasts. Not many collectors at that time. And no Internet to sell them on.

    Unfortunately, I was just a little kid back then. :(
     
  13. AceMaster

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    #13 AceMaster, May 8, 2015
    This is an excellent post.
     
  14. jm2

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    #14 jm2, May 8, 2015
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  15. VIZSLA

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    #15 VIZSLA, May 8, 2015
    In a heartbeat.
     
  16. afwrench

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    #16 afwrench, May 8, 2015
    Find a way to work your way into owning one of those cars and you can get pretty close. Mike
     
  17. SCEye

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    #17 SCEye, May 8, 2015
    good question.
    I also want to know what the tire pressure was, specifically the passenger rear tire.
     
  18. dpospres

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    #18 dpospres, May 8, 2015
    The second set of pics from 1973 San Francisco.....308 GTS with rear spoiler? I am thinking 1983???
     
  19. Rosso328

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    #19 Rosso328, May 8, 2015
    Noticed that too. I'm thinking two photos from two different years. You wouldn't have seen a C4 at the 83 show.
     
  20. muk_yan_jong

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    #20 muk_yan_jong, May 8, 2015
    Is true... Time machines DO exist.
     
  21. El Wayne

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    #21 El Wayne, May 8, 2015
    Not necessarily true. Notice the Touring-bodied barchetta next to the C4. The 308s were new cars, these weren't.

    These two cars were on display, by the way, by Griswold Co. of Berkeley, CA.
     
  22. SierraBravo

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    #22 SierraBravo, May 9, 2015
    Never understood why a Ferrari needed a radio anyway. (Just an editorial comment) ;)
     

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