Ferrari: rich bastards with nice cars

"The Dream" <iwalkthe@thinlineforyou> wrote
 

I like it.

But I'm confused. A 'Dino' ?. This is (according to rumour) going to have a
Maser engine - no? then it's not a Ferrari. And if it's not a Ferrari, will
anyone pay £80,000 *not* to own a Ferrari? I just don't get the marketing.

Would sir like a) a 'not quite' a Ferrari, for £80,000 or
b) a 'used'* real Ferrari?

hmmmm... tough choice (NOT).

T308, kindly put my mind at rest with an historical rationale
for said 'Dino'

-MCPD
* £80K gets you a 360 that's been driven the five miles
to the golf club... ooooh, must've been what, *twice* last year?

Oh, no there was Wentworth's party - we drove it nearly a mile from our
gated compound to theirs, remember?

(Gretchen's uber-rich relatives actually have an uber-rich friend named
'Wentworth'. Over here, it's a golf course)

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:43:24 GMT, "Paul Duffin"
<com> wrote: 

....Do try to keep up "Bond".

The Maserati 4.2 V-8 was designed, engineered, and manufactured by
Ferrari. It's block sits in every 430 Modena.
 

Your premise is fatally flawed
 

People buying new Ferrarii don't know jack from "real Ferrarii".

Ignorant rich bastards with nice cars they don't comprehend.
 

V-6 and V-8 Ferrarii have been called Dino since the mid to late 50s.

....As a memorium to Enzo's son.

"F2005..." <com> wrote
 

Ah-ha! That clarifies matters greatly, thank you.
But if the press keep referring to it as a 'Maserati engine' it won't help
(or perhaps I should have said "won't help eejits like me"...
but then, since I'm not exactly the target market, I doubt the marketing
people in Maranello will lose much sleep over that).
 

That I knew. My query was on the basis of the false assumption above .

Now, to carry this remarkably rare 'on topic' thread forward, here's
another question for the cogniscenti:

Enzo claimed (I have read) that his son was an active and talented
contributor to his engine design team, and thus awarding the designation
'Dino' to the 6 (and then 8) cylinder cars was a fitting tribute to his
skills.

Is this the truth, or a romantic re-working of the facts by a loving father?


-Paul

Paul Duffin wrote: 
I believe that is true, I'm sure Mark or T will know for sure. Dino was
being groomed to succeed Enzo - but there were also supposedly some
rough edges between Enzo, Dino, and wife/mother, respectively. However,
I'm pretty sure Dino was very instrumental in developing Ferrari engines
in the 60s. Of course, I could be wrong - I can't even find shit on my
hard drive that I downloaded. (I love Linux ... but does it love me?)

M

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To face your fears, retrace the years
And ride the whims of your mind
Commanding in another world
Suddenly, you hear and see
This magic new dimension

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:00:52 -0700, The Dream
<iwalkthe@thinlineforyou> wrote: 

I believe the latter. He was involved, but very ill, and Vittorio
Jano wasn't just sitting at his bedside taking notes, ffs.
 

Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari died in June 1956 of complications due to MS,
the 1.5liter V-6 was first run in November-December of that year.