What is the first Ferrari you remember seeing?

Dino 246 about 30 years ago.

 

A Boxer in R&T. I've never gotten over it.

 

Testarossa, California Spyder, Lusso, 750 Monza, Daytona. All neatly lined up in our local car museum, which is closed now

 

White Daytona Spider over 30 years ago.

 

A similar topic a while back:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=136945160#post136945160

 

P4 Ferrari at Riverside Raceway/Times Grand Prix.

 

A late fifties sports racer at the Museum of Transportation in Brookline about Fifty years ago. Could have been a TR but I've never been able to determine that.
BTW it shared a space with an ex- Hitler MB 770 Grosser Mercedes, quite a pair.

 

My neighbors 166 Barchetta. In the 60's it was just an interesting old sports car.

 

250GTE (burgundy -$2,800) and 250 GT PF (white - drum brakes - $2,400). Both for sale at a Pacific 66 gas station in Victoria, Canada in 1970. Where are they now, eh?
Jon

 

Chris Parr's (Sp? Sorry if I butchered the spelling of your name) ex F40. LM wing and some other upgrades. Started it up and wow! What a sound! It was at the USGP about 5 years ago.

 

I guess I'm going to be the first to say it. Magnum PI and it was love at first sight. The 308 that is!

 

1970 312B Formula one car... same trip to Watkins Glen saw a 275 GTB... and a Dino.. that's when it all started for me. My favorite racing car was the Matra... but since they did not make cool race cars I moved over to Ferrari... especially when Lauda came on the scene.

 

Lorenzo Bandini during the Monoco GP.

 

In person, circa 1985 a Testarossa at a car show.

 

308 - circa 1983.

 

The first Ferrari I saw was in the early 70's in Marseille France making the turn around the cliffs at the beach. It was a Daytona and I'll never forget it. I was 12 at the time and I'll never forget the sound. The second was a 246 Dino in a small town. It was taking off from a restaurant with a beautiful girl in the passenger seat. It took off, hitting redline and again, I'll never forget it.

I don't know what was more intoxicating as a 12 year old, the Ferraris or the boobies on the beach. Ok, it was the boobies but the Ferraris still left a huge impression.

regards

ken

 

Testarossa (could have been a 512 TR/M) at Krispy Kreme doughnuts in vegas around 12 years ago.

 

bright yellow 308 GTS at my local gas station in small town New England. Well-groomed older gentleman and his wife going for a weekend drive.

I didn't know what a Ferrari was, but I knew it was a Ferrari, if you know what I mean.

 

I was pretty young because it is these cars that I remember:

I was talking a walk with my parents during a nice summer night and I remember that I saw a very nice toy, a F1 reproduction made in red and white plastic; body was red and front wings were white and pivoting. It was a fascinating toy that made a strong impression on me. I think I was three or four years old only ...

Overall I think it was the 1969 Ferrari but the toy had the same colour as the 1970 F1 !!!
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308 gtb hotwheels toy, real f-car 308 gts

 

Silver F430 Spider

Even got a pic...
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Yellow Ferrari 550 Maranello when I was 7.

-G.B.

 

dark blue 550 Maranello in HK