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Post by René on Nov 14, 2017 18:17:34 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. Great story Rob! How times have changed... $50! The sound of a Ferrari flat 12 was fantastic. Always very recognizeable and just music to the ears. I am so grateful I have witnessed them live in 1979 and 80. The Brabham BT44 was also a beatiful car. Murray certainly had a feeling for style. I remember seeing him in the paddock once wearing a Jimi Hendrix t-shirt. I though that was really cool!  |
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Post by charleselan on Nov 14, 2017 20:58:06 GMT
René, that B3 looks like a real Grand Prix car, just look at the tyres and it's very stance, glorious.
Gordon Murray was the epitome of cool, and still is, a brilliant guy. The BT44 was a lovely looking car, so crisp in design and concept.
JC
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 9:46:43 GMT
Good day out in Knightsbridge yesterday to see the Ferrari exhibition at the Design Museum. It was interesting, the theme I think is to convey the idea of design that Ferrari has been developing from the beginning. There is memorabilia belonging to Enzo. Beautiful drawings by Colombo of the very first Ferrari, the 125S, including of the 12 cylinder, the hand drawings are a piece of art on their own. A selection of road sport cars – the GTO, a beautiful yellow Daytona raced at Le Mans located at the entrance which is my favourite and one of the high points. The special grey-colour Testarossa for Gianni Agnelli, which I fail to like. Only a couple of GP racers, the 500 F2 driven by Ascari to victory at Silverstone in 1953 and the F1-2000 which felt a bit out of place to me. If they were limited in space, they should have put a 312B or one of the T-series, it would have been more to the point they were trying to make, rather than satisfy the casual visitor. No “modern” sportcars on display (the Ps, PBs etc), a bit of a shame. Few engines in display, among which the legendary 312B “boxer”, the very first 125 12V. Helmets – Gonzales, Hawthorn, Ascari, Surtees, Scheckter, Gilles, Schumacher, Kimi. Overalls – Schumacher, Gilles (quite small). In all certainly interesting for the enthusiast, a must for the converted, but I suppose the faithful have already seen it all at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello with all the rest of the cars. In this link someone has uploaded the photos of the exhibition, which gives a good idea: photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOLL0Ob0eQkK31Dfs1MnI6iplD4W-B4z5lByhSMezi9mCAgXhEO9TZJMwtnXLAuCw?key=dnUybzJabmNGWjkwTXhOWWRmdVpTdnlkcTZfcXp3 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 10:10:40 GMT
Along the exhibition they show interviews of Ferrari people - not Forghieri or the sports-related guys - relating the design approach - tradition, innovation and all that. There is also the projection on a wall of the short film "C'était un rendez-vous" and I thought that was an effect they shouldn't have included. Because the film was not shot on a Ferrari, they only dubbed the engine noise with that of a Ferrari: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vousBesides, the cult status of the short is way overrated for me, as it didn't go as fast as Lelouch claimed. It was mostly above the legal limit (easy to do an early summer Sunday morning in Paris), but not at racing speeds as claimed. The short is basically a fake - as far as a Ferrari is concerned - and to include it in the exhibition was a quite a bit tasteless. If the Ferrari experience of 70-plus years means anything, it doesn't certainly needs dubious special effects to reinforce the message. Lelouch coming finally clean, trent ans plus tard: PS: Lelouch at the end wins the girl. Bien sur. |
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Post by René on Mar 25, 2018 10:10:54 GMT
Judging from the pictures (which are very nice and professional) it was an interesting exhibition. I have indeed seen several of these cars in the Galleria but not all of them. Never seen a 275 GTB in baby blue! Cool though.
I also like the helmets! Great stuff.
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Post by Carl on Mar 26, 2018 20:33:27 GMT
Judging from the pictures (which are very nice and professional) it was an interesting exhibition. I have indeed seen several of these cars in the Galleria but not all of them. Never seen a 275 GTB in baby blue! Cool though. I also like the helmets! Great stuff. The baby blue 275 GTB also caught my eye. Not only cool, but seductively beautiful!  Che bella macchina... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 8:26:46 GMT
The baby blue 275 GTB also caught my eye. Not only cool, but seductively beautiful! Che bella macchina... Carl, do you actually speak Italian? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 8:30:31 GMT
From the Design Museum exhibition, Miles Davis' - one of my all-time musicians - purchase order for a Ferrari. Ordered in August, delivered in December, "Pronta il 24/XII", very cool Christmas gift:  |
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Post by mikael on Apr 8, 2018 8:45:43 GMT
I agree that the baby blue suits the 275 GTB very well indeed. But it's interesting that "60's colours" like this have become popular again. Here (in Japan) a baby blue Toyota Prius has become a common sight. The "70's colours", like brown and bright orange, have regained popularity too. They were colours I would never have expected to see again ...
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Post by René on Apr 8, 2018 9:41:20 GMT
From the Design Museum exhibition, Miles Davis' - one of my all-time musicians - purchase order for a Ferrari. Ordered in August, delivered in December, "Pronta il 24/XII", very cool Christmas gift: That is very cool! |
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Post by charleselan on Apr 8, 2018 12:24:05 GMT
I agree that the baby blue suits the 275 GTB very well indeed. But it's interesting that "60's colours" like this have become popular again. Here (in Japan) a baby blue Toyota Prius has become a common sight. The "70's colours", like brown and bright orange, have regained popularity too. They were colours I would never have expected to see again ... Absolutely Mikael. There was a time when yellow cars were considered to passé, now that colour is also back in fashion. I know Jamie and I will be happy with that  . |
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Post by Carl on Apr 8, 2018 16:10:04 GMT
The baby blue 275 GTB also caught my eye. Not only cool, but seductively beautiful! Che bella macchina... Carl, do you actually speak Italian? Lucio, Not actually, but it's always been a language I enjoy because of its spoken beauty. The Romance languages are well-named. |
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Post by robmarsh on Apr 9, 2018 7:13:51 GMT
I agree that the baby blue suits the 275 GTB very well indeed. But it's interesting that "60's colours" like this have become popular again. Here (in Japan) a baby blue Toyota Prius has become a common sight. The "70's colours", like brown and bright orange, have regained popularity too. They were colours I would never have expected to see again ... Absolutely Mikael. There was a time when yellow cars were considered to passé, now that colour is also back in fashion. I know Jamie and I will be happy with that . I have always loved a yellow car, second only to red. Some twenty odd years ago they did some research into what is the safest colour for a car and it turned out to be yellow. This is because in the reptillian part of our brain, yellow is instinctively seen as dangerous, think wasps and bees, and therefore we are more likely to notice it. White was the next safest. So yellow not only looks cool it is safe as well. |
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Post by mikael on Apr 9, 2018 11:10:20 GMT
Miles Davis' - one of my all-time musicians - purchase order for a Ferrari. Me to, Lucio; I love jazz, and the music/playing of Miles Davis. I saw him perform in Aarhus, Denmark in the summer of 1987. It was basically a performance of his then recent funk/pop-jazz albums "You're Under Arrest" and "Tutu". He played like a god but I was surprised by his attitude. He came onto the stage without saying a word; then played all of his allotted time with his back to the audience for then, finally, to leave again without a word. Maybe he just had a bad day ... (As long as it didn't affect his playing it was OK, I guess, but strange.)   Source: jakescarworld.blogspot.jp/2013/01/miles-davis-1967-ferrari-275-gtb4.html |
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