Nothing like the smell of a ferrari in the garage

That's one thing I don't miss about my Mondial: the smell. For me, though it was mostly the interior, like the seats had been dyed with too much linseed oil or something.

 

All the Weber Equipped F Cars Smell that way...None of the injected ones do!

 

Kind of Reminds me of When I had Dirt bikes and gas cans in the Garage
30 #@#*&^&*( some odd years ago!

 

I also have a '78 308 GTS.

The smell is a badge of ownership!!

It's a great thing.

Tom

 

I agree. Mine (78 carb 308) has the same smell of gas in the garage after being driven.

 

I only get the smell of gas just after I've filled up. But after a hard drive there always seems to be a smell of oil and who knows what else!

 

That's a great smell cforg. I have a '78 308GTS as well, and I know just what you mean.

 

Well, my injected car sure smells great, my clothes smell too after being out there. The inside of the house smells after I let it warm up in the garage and I get crap for it. I love the smell.

 

Never too old for dirt bikes...my '97 CR250 sits near the old 330 and ya can't beat the smell of Elf 104 octane mixed with Motul AND the sweet smell of the Webers after a long drive...a added bonus is the interior of the 330 smells like the baseball glove I had in grade school!

 

Agreed, unique aroma.

 

oddly enough my wife commented just yesterday how our new garage really smelled like a garage now.

 

I would say you CAN get too old for some dirt bikes! I can't see myself riding a bike like the one I have now ('03 CR250R 2-stroke, 55 HP) when I'm middle aged, there would be too much risk of a long hospital stay! But I do love the smell of 2-stroke early in the morning, espeically in cool weather!

 

First thing I thought of when I saw this thread -- the smell of Castrol R (bean oil) burning in dirt bikes -- used to use that oil in the late 70's & early 80's and the smell is unforgetable. Our Mondial 3.2 doesn't really have a smell except for leather in the interior. My old 911's had a very distinctive smell that is also hard to forget.

 

What about the "snap, crackle and pop" sounds coming from the car after shutting it down?

 

I also like the little "thump thump" of whatever gets vacuum closed after the engine shuts down...

 

yeah, that wonderful smell!! It even sticks to your clothes! Maybe we could bottle it up and sell it. A true phermone for women to use! LOL

 

Good God man, open the garage door!

 

I get that too.

 

Problem is, my 930 Turbo now smells like the Ferrari 308... separate garages? Is it even LEGAL to store German and Italian together>

 

Great idea. Call it "Carbs, by Ferrari" and price at $199/oz. The sprayer requires annual servicing according to the manual.

Problem would be marketing "Injected, by Ferrari"...

 

Yes indeed, I too get that unique aroma. Gotta love it!

DT
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There is nothing like a Ferrari, there never has been and never will be!

 

Each era of Ferrari has a unique smell. I can smell my Daytona as I walk up to it outside. It's a combo of gas, leather, vinyl, and who knows what else. It's an incredible smell, which permeates my garage, too. The 80's and 90's Ferrari's have a different, but unique and wonderful aroma. The 360 I had smelled heavily of leather and that was about it. It was also a nice smell, but I find I prefer the smell of the old cars the best. I probably have cancer forming as a result, but it will be worth it!

-steve