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Post by René on Nov 10, 2017 16:57:34 GMT
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Post by charleselan on Nov 10, 2017 18:54:05 GMT
A pilgrimage by a true enthusiast, wonderful. Great pictures René.
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Post by mikael on Nov 11, 2017 5:53:05 GMT
René,
fantastic photos -- thank you for sharing them here.
Do you know what the old racing car factory/workshop (picture #2 from top) is used for? Is it part of the museum? Fantastic to see that that building is standing, and appearing, just as it did in the '60s (as shown in many books, and in the movie "Grand Prix" of 1966).
Those engines are like pieces of art! Beautiful industrial art.
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Post by robmarsh on Nov 11, 2017 7:49:37 GMT
Lovely Rene thanks for sharing. It looks like they change the displays around a bit because there were some that were not there when I went in 2012. I will share the rest of mine. You and I took almost the same pic of the original factory. Rene how do you keep your pics full size?
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Post by chrisb on Nov 11, 2017 8:15:03 GMT
wonderful wonderful, has certainly influenced me to make the trip, the D50 is gorgeous!! many thanks for sharing Rene, and thank you for your email re attaching, the problem is with my imac not this end, but when i get a minute I'll have another go! but tanks again
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Post by René on Nov 11, 2017 11:35:59 GMT
Thanks a lot guys. It is great to share this with true enthusiasts!
@ JC: It actually does feel like a pelgrimage. Even just entering Maranello gave me goosebumps! But I think it is not only for Ferrari fans a wonderful place but for all car and race fans.
@ Mikael : All the old buildings are still there and they are used as offices as far as I know and to receive special guests. But that part of the factory has indeed not changed since the sixties, it's fabulous. I was also there in 1989 and then there was still the posibility to enter the old main gate. There was a tiny museum there with four cars (!) on display and there was no Galleria yet. All way more basic. I will post some of those pictures too so you can see the diffenrece.
The engines are indeed works of art.
@ Rob: I think they change the layout and the car collection every year so it is more interesting to come back. There was a time when Ferrari wasn't very protective of its heritage (really) so some cars are actually lost but they still have a huge collection and they bought back a lot from private collectors.
To display the pictures full size in your post you need to insert them instead of attaching them. I will do a seperate post on this subject in the General discussion thread and explain how to. In the long run, this will be the better option to use anyway as we have a limited space for attachments now. At least, if we want to keep the site free of charge.
@ Chris: Yes, the D50 is georgeous. I remember I couldn't take my eyes off it. I also loved to see John Surtees' 158 'in the flesh'. Such a beautiful race cars. But remember if you actually go there you never know what cars are on display. I am sure you will never be disappointed but as I said to Rob, they change the collection yearly.
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Post by Carl on Nov 11, 2017 18:15:20 GMT
Thanks a lot guys. It is great to share this with true enthusiasts! Rene, Is the rear engine Formula One car without wings but with properly wide tyres one that John Surtees drove? Such a beautiful design...I'm in love. |
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Post by René on Nov 11, 2017 21:17:41 GMT
Thanks a lot guys. It is great to share this with true enthusiasts! Rene, Is the rear engine Formula One car without wings but with properly wide tyres one that John Surtees drove? Such a beautiful design...I'm in love. Carl, yes it is. It's the same car as can be seen in the Youtube clip from the 1964 Italian Grand Prix. It's Big John's championship winning Ferrari 158. It is absolutely beautiful. |
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Post by René on Nov 11, 2017 21:23:52 GMT
That looks like a very interesting exhibition Lucio. And a very interesting museum for that matter! Still think you won't be disappointed with a visit to the Galleria though...  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2017 19:27:56 GMT
This looks the B3 version used in South America, the photo must have been taken before the start of the 1974 season.  |
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Post by René on Nov 13, 2017 14:41:47 GMT
Yes Lucio, I am also quite sure that is the B3 version that took part in the South American races in 1974. For the third round in South Africa the new bodywork was introduced as can be seen on the picture below.  |
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Post by robmarsh on Nov 14, 2017 16:54:42 GMT
Yep Lucio it is the B3 that took part in the both the 1974 Argentine and Brazilian GPs. They scored second (Lauda) and third (Regga) in Argentina and a second (Regga) in Brazil. I am currently very close to finishing a 1/20 scale model of that very car which I will post pics of when complete.
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Post by robmarsh on Nov 14, 2017 17:02:45 GMT
Rene I love your pic of the B3 at Kyalami. That was the first ever Grand Prix I attended and that was the first ever F1 Ferrari I ever saw. We flew down from what was then Salisbury taking off at 06:00. We landed at Joburg airport 1100 kms from home, where a bus was laid on to take us to the circuit where we went to our grandstand opposite the pits. We left the track just before the last supporting race, back to the airport and then onto the flight home in time to get one round in at our local before closing time at 22:30. The whole thing cost $50. Niki Lauda was on pole and got away first. He had a couple of seconds lead, just enough to hear the Ferrari flat 12 at maximum revs on its own before the rest of the field came howling past. I still get goosebumps thinking about it. Sadly the Ferrari retired in second place a few laps from the end but another great driver, Carlos Reuteman won in the Brabham BT 44 designed by local boy Gordon Murray.
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Post by René on Nov 14, 2017 18:08:43 GMT
Yep Lucio it is the B3 that took part in the both the 1974 Argentine and Brazilian GPs. They scored second (Lauda) and third (Regga) in Argentina and a second (Regga) in Brazil. I am currently very close to finishing a 1/20 scale model of that very car which I will post pics of when complete. Looking very much forward to your scale model Rob!  |
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