Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/29

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Subject: [Leica] Not all Ferraris are Red
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:16:40 -0500
References: <58b1c.1b824cfe.3c5701e8@aol.com>

what a pleasure

thanks

ric


On Jan 29, 2012, at 3:11 PM, ISILVERMN at aol.com 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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