Satan's barge - 1983 Ferrari 400i
Discussion
Having drifted in and out of PH for a few years, and particularly enjoyed perusing Readers' Cars threads - 1275GT's Rover SD1, theadman's Facel Vega, and AndrewCrown's Silver Shadow being particular highlights - I thought I'd pop this in as a bit of a curio.
I had seen this at an auction a couple of years ago but only got round to buying it last summer. It is, perhaps slightly eccentrically, my only car. I did have other cars, although I've never had anything made after 1995, but I don't need a daily driver and I found running even a small "fleet" too much of a faff to be enjoyable. So, I have jettisoned the others and am now a one-car household. The reason for starting a thread, and why it may be of interest, is that I do actually use it to the mileage limit of my insurance policy and, being a classic, there are always things to attend to and adventures to be had. Big, classic GT cars are my thing, so I was always going to end up with a 928, a V12 XJS, an Interceptor or (stretching the notion of GT somewhat) a Camargue. But this was always top of the list.
Anyway, I'll start in chronological order with my everyday tale of running a forty year old Italian V12.
More to follow...
I had seen this at an auction a couple of years ago but only got round to buying it last summer. It is, perhaps slightly eccentrically, my only car. I did have other cars, although I've never had anything made after 1995, but I don't need a daily driver and I found running even a small "fleet" too much of a faff to be enjoyable. So, I have jettisoned the others and am now a one-car household. The reason for starting a thread, and why it may be of interest, is that I do actually use it to the mileage limit of my insurance policy and, being a classic, there are always things to attend to and adventures to be had. Big, classic GT cars are my thing, so I was always going to end up with a 928, a V12 XJS, an Interceptor or (stretching the notion of GT somewhat) a Camargue. But this was always top of the list.
Anyway, I'll start in chronological order with my everyday tale of running a forty year old Italian V12.
More to follow...
stevemiller said:
I may be one of the few who think this one of the best looking/balanced Ferrari's ever. Would love a manual but could never run one as I would wish.
Those who think any Ferrari that's not a red two-seater is somehow heretical now have a new target for their outrage in the Purosangue. For me, this is a simply wonderful looking car. It had a production run of about sixteen years and was phenomenally expensive, so they must have been on to something. I will go into running costs later. It's commonly held that parts prices are as expensive as a Daytona, which is not strictly true - for some items, if you can find them, it's more
I love these and my Gamma was bought at least in part because it's a pov kid's Ferrari 400.
I've always believed that Ferrari make better GTs than sports cars.
I also love the fact that Prins Bernhard of the Netherlands, one of the most fascinating men if the 20th century, had no fewer than four of these over the years.
I've always believed that Ferrari make better GTs than sports cars.
I also love the fact that Prins Bernhard of the Netherlands, one of the most fascinating men if the 20th century, had no fewer than four of these over the years.
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