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why is the 330GT 2+2 so unloved

Discussion in 'Vintage (thru 365 GTC4)' started by outofpocket, Feb 20, 2011.

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  1. vunico

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    #76 vunico, Feb 28, 2011
    OMG !!!!

    Showing ferraris in the rain???

    i must report this outrage....
     
  2. JazzyO

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    #77 JazzyO, Feb 28, 2011
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  3. simon klein

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    #78 simon klein, Feb 28, 2011
    And driving them,no less!!
     
  4. ArtS

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    #79 ArtS, Feb 28, 2011
    Onno,

    Actually, for anyone who has owned an old Ferrari, the most impressive thing about that last shot is that the wipers seem to be functioning correctly :) :) :)

    It also means that you are not going fast enought for the wipers to float off the windshield :D :D :D

    Regards,

    Art S.
     
  5. JazzyO

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    #80 JazzyO, Mar 1, 2011
    They worked fine, and have done even during the full 11 hour drive from Switzerland to Amsterdam in torrential downpours, although you can't expect miracles of course. The door and window seals were even less effective, as my doors were full of water when I arrived and I was lightly rained on during the drive. It's not fun driving in those conditions for 11 hours, I was wrecked! Felt a bit guilty to subject her to that, too. But what do you do? You have to get home somehow, and driving those Swiss passes the 3 days before in glorious sunshine made it worth the miserable drive home.

    :)


    Onno
     
  6. Julio Batista

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    #81 Julio Batista, Mar 1, 2011


    On my GTC the wipers lift at exactly 120 km/h, which is the speed limit in Spain. Very convenient. :)
     
  7. JazzyO

    JazzyO F1 World Champ

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    #82 JazzyO, Mar 1, 2011
    Fairly sure mine still stay on at that speed. I'll check it if I ever get caught again.


    Onno
     
  8. Julio Batista

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    #83 Julio Batista, Mar 1, 2011
    The wiper lifting is not a big problem on the GTC; I just slow down.

    On the Dino, on the other hand, with the crossing wipers, they get stuck to each other, I have to stop and unstick them, and it looks very silly...
     
  9. Italian Lover

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    #84 Italian Lover, Mar 1, 2011
    A good one, Julio. With my Dino L, it did not have the opportunity to get stuck in the middle because the left arm swung past outside the windshield that I had to stick my hand out to push it back in. w/ smiles Jimmy
     
  10. whturner

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    #85 whturner, Mar 18, 2011
    Amen - if I did I would have to kick my '47 Ford convertible out also.
    Aside from the fact that I drive mine, and sometimes with more than 2 people, the historian in me likes a car that shares so much with the vintage racing Ferraris.
    If I want a car that drives like a modern car, I already have some.
    I also found great satisfaction when a 360 driver at Beaver Run Raceway came up to me after a stint on track and said "you were almost keeping up with me" (in the interest of full disclosure, the 330 driver was not me, but my friend who was an SCCA racer.
    But the 330s are not slugs!

    Cheers
    Warren
     
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