Lol! I'm probably older than you. Bought my first and only Ferrari at 38 (hardly "young"). I have certainly not been gifted anything in my life. Oddly enough I agree with most of what you wrote there. Which is why I think it strange that if someone works bloody hard, makes lots of sacrifices and manages to realise their dream that you would be so quick to belittle them just because they want to do something to their own car which is perfectly reasonable but happens to upset the purists. Lets be honest, most purists hate modern cars anyway, so what's the difference?
I really never stopped to think a black horse on a yellow shield (sorry, or course not intentionally belittling the Cavallino Rampante) could generate such passionate debate! I'm learning a lot more here than I ever thought!
You know what? You're right. I am a few sheets to the wind, but I just don't get why some people get so hung up on things like shields, red carpets, imports, blah blah. We are all Ferrari owners. Unless you are Whom, all of us have made sacrifices to be here, so why bag anyone's personal choices? Why not just say "well done, welcome to Ferrari ownership" and who cares whether his car has shields etc? *I parked in front of the Birdwood Motor Museum for a while last week. When I walked back to my car there was a bloke looking at my car who would have been at least 95 not out. He asked me "Is that a Holden. I think it is because of the lion on the back"
Try 50.I'm 57 now and possibly the oldest on this (Aussie)forum. .....and I haven't belittled ANYBODY,just the FACT that,now,prior to factory ordered 'shields',they were ONLY on factory/dealer/team competition cars. We are ALL,on this forum,enthusiasts...otherwise we wouldn't be having this passionate debate. My passion is FEOHOS(derrr). I have driven Karen's 308 and a local 348,both of which I don't really like. The 308 gives me back pain due to the position,the 348 was a 1 off(for the owner as well...he swapped it for a Maserati convertible)drive and the mozzies were buzzing around my head afterward.
Ferrari FORZA! It's a great deal more than just writing a cheque.....for some of us,Pablo. There is a rich history that,unfortunately,gets lost in the sands of time. I have some books I'll gladly lend you,next time you are in Atherton. I am catching an aeroplane on the 7 June,if you like I can bring them down and you can have a read.
Haha! Excellent. Frankly I don't think he could see anything. Mind you that didn't stop him dropping into the drivers seat of his car as his wife loudly said "See I told you it wasn't a Holden!"
Bit of a worry that he's driving.. I've heard of the horse = mustang = Ford reasoning but the Holden association is a new one for me Triva; My youngest son ( at the time 4) pointed out the Porsche badge contains a horse, ( similar to the Cavallino ) "Is it a Ferrari too dad?" M
Funny how association works. This guy was adament that the "lion" meant Holden. Despite the prominent "Ferrari" badge six inches away. If he'd said Toyota MR2 I would have understood...
you look about 50 but act about 18 on the track my boy at that age was a Lamborghini fan but knew the difference between a porker and a Ferrari ...... with a little help
at least!!! If you were fit and agile, you wouldn't have any problems. Try getting off your arse once in a while and doing some exercise.
Just to help those who either dont know or care, Enzo Ferrari began his amazing marque by founding a racing team, called Scuderia Ferrari. He campaigned an Alfa Romeo and identified his racing cars by putting his shield on the flanks. Later he built his own cars to race, which also had the shields. This evolved into a business which built road cars, to fund the racing team. Enzo did not and would not put shields on a road car, that would be an insult to the Scuderia, which was his true passion. He didnt care much for the road cars or the people who bought them. In 1969, Enzo sold the road car business to FIAT, whose marketing people saw the commercial value of the brand and cared less and less about the beliefs and traditions of the founder. The 288GTO came with shields, the first road car to do so, because it was originally intended for racing in Group B. The marketing people noticed the popularity of the look and the potential to charge extra for it, so we eventually got to today's situation where 80% of road cars have them. Putting shields on a 308GT4 is a great idea because it warns experienced owners that you are clueless. Ordering you new Ferrari with shields is just a surrender to a world where everything has a price, even the passionate beliefs of one of the most important men in the history of motorsport.
ouch!! I'm glad I didn't put the stick on shields back on my 355CH when I did the respray. AFAIK, they were never an option on a challenge.
No, I put shields on knowing full well the history and WANTED to upset a few people I took them off after a while when I wasn't getting any bites The people who have cavallinos on their Dino 246s are the problem children here, they should be knowledgable enough to own such a car that was NEVER issued with cavallinos in the first place but add them so people will know that it is a Ferrari ..... not ! (according to Enzo) My GT4 never had Ferrari badges, they were all Dino badges Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
