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

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Subject: [Leica] Not all Ferraris are Red
From: Barry98 at telus.net (Barry Hinderks)
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:04:05 -0800
References: <58b1c.1b824cfe.3c5701e8@aol.com>

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
>
>
>
>
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