Saw a vintage Ferrari today

[Flieger]

Sorry, no photos.

I was dropping off my E21 for a smog test and one of the shops down the road (custom upholstery) had the big door rolled up and inside was a Ferrari 250 California Spyder. Not Rosso Corsa, but the Burgundy (Steve McQueen Luzzo) sort of red.

Beautiful. The whole car was so clean and shiny. Sparkling chrome. I wonder how often it gets driven?

Living in So Cal has its perks.

[Flieger]

not my photo

[Flieger]

The color was more like this:

[Flieger]

It had the covered headlights. Apparently that makes it a series 2.

[t6dpilot]

Max, LWB California Spyder. That is a $3.5 to $4 million car.

[Gene-o]

Was it driven by a teenage kid hooking class? I bet the passengers were the kid's hot girlfriend and his uptight high maintenance buddy.

[Staylo]

This one?

[techweenie]

I think the color you're describing is Rosso Rubino -- Ruby Red. Nice. Never much cared for the California, but do wish I had bought at least one Ferrari when they were in the low 5-figure range.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by techweenie

I think the color you're describing is Rosso Rubino -- Ruby Red. Nice. Never much cared for the California, but do wish I had bought at least one Ferrari when they were in the low 5-figure range.

And kept it. See, that's the problem. Do I wish I had my '57 Corvette I sold for 1400?

Does it matter?

[techweenie]

I kept my '57 Vette for 18 hours, but was offered nearly 4X what I paid for it and let it go. Kept my GT350 for a year, got what I had in it and let it go so I could buy a house. The 330GTC I was offered was $17,500 but it was silver and I hate silver. So it goes...

[Hugh R]

Bought my DB4 for $1,750. Sold it 37 years later for $250,000. I sort of miss it, but then I look at my bank statement and I feel better.

[KarlCarrera]

VERY Good one Hugh. No coffee out the nose, but that is a very good..............response. :>)

Still chuckling.......

Karl
88 Targa

[David]

I remember stopping by the exotic car dealer by my house as a kid when the GTO's were just expensive old red sports cars and not crazy expensive cars like today. I remember describing the dealer to a girl I was dating in college and she asked if I remembered an orange tubbed out Hemi dodge at the same dealer. I said yes and she asked if I leaned on it??? I said no, why? She said it was her dad's and it had a super thin acid dipped body.

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by Staylo

This one?

Looks just like it. I did not see the back so not sure about the Florida plates.

[slow&rusty]

Love the E21 Flieger!!! Great cars.

[Flieger]

Got that right. Someday I will upgrade it more like the 911 in the suspension department. Smog regs mean I can't ditch the CIS without going to an S14 or something.