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Misc Forums => LSR General Chat => Topic started by: RayTheRat on January 18, 2009, 11:33:02 PM
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I did a photo shoot at a car show today..."Auto Expo." Mostly new cars but a few others here and there. Most of the shots I took i could identify by model or name, but this Ferrari is unfamiliar to me. Anyone know?
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It looks like a Ferrari F40.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40
http://images.google.com/images?q=%22Ferrari%20F40%22
Dave
http://www.roadsters.com/
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F40 was close and it got me on the right path. It appears to be an F-50:
http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/full/TorqueOmata1418.jpg (http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/full/TorqueOmata1418.jpg)
Thanks,
RtR
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Ray, you be right - this is a F50
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Remember the F-40 that Amir Rosenbaum ran on the salt in 06? He owns Spectre Industries and is reworking a streamliner that Kenny Hoover was to drive.
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It is an F50.
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Thanks, Pork Pie.
Kool info about Rosenbaum's liner, GH. I look forward to seeing it.
About the Auto Expo photos: I spent 2 hours shooting, then 14 editing and creating the html pages. But they're on the server:
http://chevyasylum.com/cruisin/Welcome.html (http://chevyasylum.com/cruisin/Welcome.html) Click on the Tomahawk Viper bike thumbnail.
If ya find any glaring (or even not-so-glaring) errors, please let me know.
RtR
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Here is a Video of an F-50 on the Dyno, the second car on the dyno is the F-50... :cheers: :cheers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQeTdkxv8-w&NR=1
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Ray, some shots of a F-40 - we had to coach the tow driver to get it on the truck w/ out scraping the bottom off!
I don't remember if there were visual difference between the F-40 and F-50.
http://images30.fotki.com/v464/photos/4/43175/5422624/923164-vi.jpg
http://images30.fotki.com/v42/photos/4/43175/5422624/923011-vi.jpg
http://images27.fotki.com/v1022/photos/4/43175/5422624/923013-vi.jpg
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Nice shots, David. What's the story on the rollback? Don't tell me the F-40 used Lucas ignition and the rain shorted it out. :)
There is a visual difference. The belt line on the F-50 is at an angle almost clearing the top of the rear wheel opening.
RtR
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Hi Ray - I done a quick look.....I'm not sure with the name Ferrari California - to my opnion is this a Ferrari 599 GTB (Fiorano) which is a strong modified facelift* version if the Ferrari 575 Maranello - the California is the Spider version from the 599 GTB with the convertable roof. The soider version from the 575 was called Superamerica
*In reality is the 599 a complete new designed car but the base idea for the body shape was the 575. The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti looks similar, but is a much bigger car in a 2+2 seat configuration instead of the 2 seater 599 and 575.
By the way, there is big different between the F40 and the F50 - these are two totally different design shapes.
Ray, I will send you a PM the next day, when I got the picture again through.
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Sorry, never seen the two side-by-side.
Guy drove the car on a tour and never realigned the front wheels from race spec. when a front tiree wore through and flatted, we stopped to call a tow truck. I was the only one w/ a cell that worked (Dolores, CO) and didn't feel I could just leave those folks without some local connection.
Flatbed to Alb. NM? $1200. Not much more that a new tire -IF a new tire had been available.
best,
Nice shots, David. What's the story on the rollback? Don't tell me the F-40 used Lucas ignition and the rain shorted it out. :)
There is a visual difference. The belt line on the F-50 is at an angle almost clearing the top of the rear wheel opening.
RtR