Ralph Lauren Cars Exhibition in Paris

I remember seeing a brand new 288GTO in the Ferrari of Houston Dealership!

And I remember that the folks there were nice to me even though I was just a kid excited about seeing the cars and not a real customer! The sales manager even tried to give me some pointers on how to buy a Ferrari for when I got older, I mean more successful!

Cool!

 

Red with black leather Daytona style seats. It was brand new and for sale. For the life of me I wondered who could afford such a car. I recall the window sticker price was around $87,000 dollars! I thought it was the coolest car I had ever seen.

 

Fantastic photo! Are you still in Houston? It was a little too hot and humid for me so I settled in So Cal. I recall the Sales Manager at the time of 288GTO was driving a red 328 GTS. He parked in the choice spot near his office and had a matching tan colored brief case. You could see the car from his office. I remember he told me that buying a Ferrari was like finding a girl. "Get it wrong and it could really sting you." Was a little too young to understand what that meant but I thought his job had all the perks!

 

I will try to take as many pics as I can! Will upload to FChat asap sometime in 2 weeks!

 

Went to the exhibition last night! I was joined by another FChatter who is Parisisn, his son, and a friend who is a not an auto affectionado. First of all the Museum is a very grand place with fantastic French architecture. The ceiling must be 50 feet tall.

The first car you see is the Bugatti Atlantic. Deep black with riveted coachwork, it is simply a sculptural piece of automotive art.

Next you ascend the marble stairs to the main hall. Here you find the Black Mercedes Ssk side by side with the dark green Bentley Blower. Next are the the 2 Alfa's: the 2300 Monza with the Ferrari Shield painted on the coachwork and the 2900 Mille Miglia, both cars in red.

The black bugatti 59 grand prix car follows which seems much more compact compared to the long Alfa Mille Miglia.

The Jaguar XKD and the Ferrari 375 plus and Porsche 550 come next. The Ferrari is simply stunning.

After these come the legendary 250 Ferraris: The GTO, the Testa Rossa with pontoon fenders, and the LM. All three are red.

On either side of the hall are smaller rooms with more cars such as McLaren F1, Jaguar XKSS, 300 gullwing, jag xk120, and Ferrari 250 GT B swb. The jag xkss had a beautiful light metallic green paint which seemed to perfectly compliment the design.

Which car would you want to go home with?

The parisian FChatter decided on the 250 GTO even before seeing the show. His teenage son loved the more modern McLaren F1 in orange.

My friend who didnt care a whit about cars before the show began to appreciate them. She pointed out to me that the reaction of the people was more intense and emotional that you see when people see a painting or sculpture.

A middle aged fully grown man in his suit and brief case who must of stopped in after his work, kept saying " mon dieu, mon dieu!" quite loudly while bumping into other people as he stood up then crouching down to the floor to see the undercarriage made her point. Anyway she wanted the Mercedes Benz "Count Trossi". She thought the fenders looked like a spaceship from some childhood book.

And my choice was the 1958 250 TR. In red of course.

 

Malheuresment Non. Le photo est interdit!
Unfortunately no photos allowed.

 

Sorry But you can always buy the books. One is called something like Beauty style and speed and then this one L'art de l'automobile.