[Adrian Thompson]

It's funny, even though I was 15 when the Testarossa was launched and so therefore predisposed to thinking it was the coolest thing in existence, I really didn't care for it that much at the time. Sure I liked it, but I thought the 288 GTO and Countach were so so much better looking. These days the looks have grown on me in a retro way, and having wasted more hours than I care to admit on Ferrari chat I'm convinced one would not be as bad to own as other similar exotics. They are also far more affordable, though still out of my price range, than the 288 GTO or Countach.

WRT the talk of modern owners. I have a theory I've been espousing to anyone who will listen. Ferrari is starting to suffer the same issue as Harley Davidson. Around here you see a lot of new Super cars. I see a lot of younger people (30/s - 50's) in Lamborghini's, McLaren's, R8's, even Astons and the like. But new Ferrari's tend to be driven by the 60+ Boomer crowd. I think the general attitude of the average new Ferrari owner has made them deeply uncool to younger generations. This was further brought home on my first visit to SEMA last year. Lambo's and McLAren's aplenty, like 20-30 of each, yet there were maybe a half dozen Ferrari's in the whole show. Unlike HD I think they will fair OK as they are still selling everything they can in China and the far east, but I honestly think Ferrari are going to have an issue in this country in a few years once their current crop of new owners ages out.

Back to Testarossa's, I'll take mine in Miami Vice white and hit up eBay for some 80';s Armani!