Ferrari: Ferrari of choice

"LIW" <net> wrote in message
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Congrats on finally making your choice Larry!


Despite many people (including several on here whom I
am friends with) disliking Testarossas I have always liked
the 512 TR. Naples Motorsports had a particularly stunning
example in a gorgeous light blue that I fell in love with. A
blue TR doesn't sound particularly appealing, I know, but this
color combination was just beautiful. I still really like the TR's
edgy lines, the only parts that bother me are the motorized belts
and the slatted taillights. Those aside, I'm a huge fan.


Good luck in your search.



-Matt- "..."

"matt borland" <rr.com> wrote in message
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Thank you, Matt. You were instrumental on refocusing me to my personal
tastes, which clearly run toward horsepower and torque.

Plus, truth be told, that was the direction I had been looking for the past
year or two anyway. It is nice to have it narrowed down.

Best regards and Happy New Year to You and Yours.

Larry 

<<So I will be saving my nickels and dimes. I now know which Ferrari I will be
saving for.>>

Woo hoo! Good luck in your quest to find *your* Ferrari.

C.

"TigerRace1" <com> wrote in message
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Thank you. I'm waiting to hear whether the current owner of the 92 512TR
that I test drove is interested in hanging onto it until June or July at an
agreed upon price. His price is high, but it does seem to be in excellent
shape. The only down side to this car is that the original owner, Ronnie
Lott put his football number in script on the left rear deck. It's fairly
tasteful in very small script, and the current owner, a CEO of a major
Silicon Valley company has seen fit to live with it for almost ten years.
I'd still rather not have it on there, as the short term celebrity status
doesn't matter to me.

Any opinions on how much this painted addition lowers the value of a 92 512
TR, if it does?

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I don't think it'd lower the value (sorry). Actually, to the
right person it'd help the deal go through, as he was a
good player back then. I'd leave it there as part of the
car's history. Consider it part of the patina.


I once had a 924S with a hideous, and enormous, graphic
equalizer that was mounted on a hideaway stalk alongside
the console. I had no idea it was there and then one day
my friend mutters "what the hell is this?" and pulls up this
EQ that, once unfolded, looked like the shifter in one of
Ed Roth's "Rat Fink" illustrations. The thing swiveled
up to eye level!


I left it there, tucked away (it didn't work, just lit up) and
after I'd sold it I told the next guy as he was getting ready
to drive away that he should spend some time looking
around the car, as there was a unique piece of audio
equipment installed that was quite hilarious. He looked
intrigued as he left, and I'm sure once he found it he got
a good laugh. I figure half the joy of owning a used car
is the little discoveries like that that tell you about the car's
history. I've found some interesting little surprises in pretty
much every car I've bought used, provided the car was
10 years old or more.


My $.02....



-Matt- "..."

<<I'd still rather not have it on there, as the short term celebrity status
doesn't matter to me.

Any opinions on how much this painted addition lowers the value of a 92 512
TR, if it does?>>

Do you mean that the *status* of owning an ex-Lott car means nothing to you or
that Lott's celebrity status is short-term? He's considered one of the greatest
football players of all time and sounds like a decent guy. I wouldn't pay extra
to own his car or have his signature added to mine, but I don't think it
detracts from its value any and I'm sure that some football lover out there
would pay extra for the provenance.

My folks own one of Mario Andretti's old cars, a Dino. His name is on the
driver's door. We don't know who put it there. I had Clay Regazzoni sign the
dash in my Mondial when he came to our shop with the technicians to install
hand controls in it and then taught me how to drive with them. I wish we had
thought of having him sign the 355 F1 Challenge car when he drove that. Why?
Because he's a great guy, the memory means a lot to me and the signature is
just an extra something to remind me.

C.

"TigerRace1" <com> wrote in message
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I meant that Ronnie Lott only owned the car for a short period of time, and
that it has primarily been owned over the years by the former head of Seibel
systems. I should have said, the short period of time the vehicle was
owned by a celebrity didn't matter to me. Ronnie was a starter at many runs
favoring charities that I ran in over the years, and he was always
approachable, helpful, and has been a great asset to the Bay area, as well
as to the sport of football, and many local charities. But having his
number on the car seems a bit phony, if I'm driving the car, as though I'm
saying that there is some connection between Ronnie Lott and myself, when,
in fact he wouldn't know me in a room of two.

That having been said, I like Matt's comment that things like this add to
the "patina" of the vehicle, and I'm satisfied with that. Now I need to
find out if I'm going to become the vehicle's owner.

I have a line on an 89 that I could afford now, but I like the TR better
than the Testarossa. Not sure if I'm splitting hairs here for tens of
thousands of dollars or not.

Thanks for the input.

<<I like Matt's comment that things like this add to the "patina" of the
vehicle, and I'm satisfied with that.>>

Cool. I agree with that as well, so we must be right. <g>

<<I have a line on an 89 that I could afford now, but I like the TR better than
the Testarossa. Not sure if I'm splitting hairs here for tens of thousands of
dollars or not.>>

If you can afford to have what you want, then get what you want. I would never
advise anyone going into debt to own a dream car, but if you've worked hard to
get there, then don't shortchange yourself.

C.