One For Classic Car Fans.....

[tyred]

I was told on good authority that he'd done 50 thousand miles in his (probably many more now). Many, perhaps most owners of such things don't actually drive them.

A friend who was a professional car photographer described some Ferrari event in Monaco that the covered. He assumed the owners would have used it as an excuse to drive their Ferraris down through France, but no. The majority had had their cars lorried down, flown over to Monaco, ponced up and down the promenade in them a few times then had the cars shipped home. What's the point of owning such a thing if it's merely an ornament ?

A Ferrari would probably break down if you took it on a journey as long as that.

 

[tyred]

I did once see a Ferrari 348 on the back of a recovery lorry. It looked like it had went sideways through a hedge judging by damage all to one side and all the soil and briars and things stuck in the vents.

 

[Cerdic]

Some American muscle cars spotted on Friday evening just outside Excel, Docklands. I was there as part of the Scrutineering Team for Formula E

Muscle cars? Formula E? Oh, the irony…

 

[Profpointy]

A Ferrari would probably break down if you took it on a journey as long as that.

My photographer pal said exactly that. Almost every time he had to photo a vintage Ferrari or Lambo, unless it had had a huge amount of money spent on it very recently, would nearly always break down, overheat or fail to start. He even did a visit to the lambo factory where they had to scrabble round to get some of their ostensibly pristine historic models started. On the other hand he said owners of 60s Porches would rock up, he'd take his pictures, and they drive off home afain

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Profpointy

As much as l don’t like Porches, that’s so true

 

[gbb]

A Ferrari would probably break down if you took it on a journey as long as that.

View: https://youtu.be/-JgeU3X-2AM

A reminder of some people's reality where Ferraris are concerned

 

[FishFright]

View: https://youtu.be/-JgeU3X-2AM

A reminder of some people's reality where Ferraris are concerned

I know a few people in the US who driven Ferrari's and Lambos East to West a few times on rallies who manage it fine. If you drive exotics they tend to keep working , if you park them up they fail rapidly.

 

[Gunk]

Twice.

I got the impression that he pretty much used it as his 'everyday' transport.

It was the highest mileage F1 in existence over 30,000 miles

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 6th

Parked at ‘Fell House’
(now flats, an ex Police building)
Junction of Queen Street & George Street
Wakefield

 

[Profpointy]

Saw this rather nice 70s or late 60s (I guess) Aston last night.

 

[figbat]

At Loch Tay yesterday

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I don't get the whole Ford thing.

Well I do, but only on an intellectual level, iyswim. I was an anything but Ford Fan

 

[midlife]

Always wanted a faster Ford than my l reg 1.1........1600GT, Mexico, RS2000, RS turbo, Sierra cosworth. Went for an Astra GTE lol

 

[MGman]

I did buy a Lancia Beta once, I came to my senses very soon after

Yes I did as well, in 1979. A real looker in red and an excellent drive etc. But then came the RUST problem. Mine was checked by Lancia and passed the checks. But I took fright and sold it for......... a Saab 900. Very boring, but no rust!

 

[MGman]

Do you want to borrow some glasses. That thing went as well as it looked, They never ever made a good motor.the same ranking as a sinclair.

Nope, disagree. They were great in their day.