Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Best of the bunch has to be the Testa-Rosa but they are all great. You did them justice Ira. BarryH At 12:11 PM 29/01/2012, you wrote: >Cars and Coffee is an informal car show held in Irvine and other cities >early Saturday mornings. Given the car culture in Southern California, >rare >and exotic cars are often present. But when the Ferrari Club sponsored one >morning in November, something special was in the making. > >A tractor-trailer pulls up early and unloads 5 vehicles, on their way to be > delivered to a Mexican collector. Among them: > >A 1952 340 Mexico Spyder originally raced in the Carrera Panamerica. The >only spyder, as the other three of the type were closed coupes. > >_http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1952+Ferrari+340+Me >xico+Spyder.jpg.html_ >(http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1952+Ferrari+340+Mexico+Spyder.jpg.html) > > > >_http://tinyurl.com/83dp5e8_ (http://tinyurl.com/83dp5e8) > > >1954 Lancia-Ferrari D-50 rumored to have been driven in practice by Juan >Manuel Fangio: > >_http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1954+Lancia-Ferrari >+D-50.jpg.html_ >(http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1954+Lancia-Ferrari+D-50.jpg.html) > > > >_http://tinyurl.com/87gr4a4_ (http://tinyurl.com/87gr4a4) > > >1955 Ferrari Testarossa driven in So Cal by Pete Lovely: > >_http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1956+Ferrari+500+Te >starossa.jpg.html_ >(http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1956+Ferrari+500+Testarossa.jpg.html) > > > >_http://tinyurl.com/75mwzm2_ (http://tinyurl.com/75mwzm2) > > >Ferrari 312B3 Formula 1 car driven early that season by Niki Lauda: > >_http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1975+Ferrari+312B3+ >F1.jpg.html_ >(http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1975+Ferrari+312B3+F1.jpg.html) > > > >_http://tinyurl.com/6ty7rhl_ (http://tinyurl.com/6ty7rhl) > > >And not of that group, but gorgeous just the same, a 1955 Ferrari 250 >Europa Berlinetta > >_http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1955+Ferrari+250+Eu >ropa+Berlinetta.jpg.html_ >(http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Ferraris/1955+Ferrari+250+Europa+Berlinetta.jpg.html) > > > >_http://tinyurl.com/7hbrc2x_ (http://tinyurl.com/7hbrc2x) > >Regardless of their color, vintage Ferraris are works of art. I hope you >enjoy this selection. > >Best Regards, > >Ira Silverman >Irvine, California > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information