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Old 09-11-2014, 12:23 AM
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Wow, amazing!
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Originally Posted by Conedodger
How have we not seen or heard about this one before?



Listed on CNY Craigslist: http://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/4660811241.html
OH HO!
How heavy are those Viper engines? Just wondering what it did to the handling
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I like the name of that car - Sniper
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I hope someone local buys it so I can see it in person someday.
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Top Five Ferrari road cars from the Montezemelo era

Jalopnik's Top Five

Autoblog's Top Five

I like all of them. Something to be said of cars that are hand built and whose sound is approved as part of the design process. I do have a soft corner for the 360 though. What about you? What are your favorites from Luca's time at the helm?

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360 spyder manual trans. Red with Crema interior and fender badges... and throw in Tubi exhaust. #setforlife
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360 spyder manual trans. Red with Crema interior and fender badges... and throw in Tubi exhaust. #setforlife
Yes please!
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360 spyder manual trans. Red with Crema interior and fender badges... and throw in Tubi exhaust. #setforlife
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Luca M forced his firing when he said I'll leave when I'm ready.

Marchione needed to remind everybody he was in charge before he could move the company forward(whether we like what he's doing or not)

Maybe he thought he was Lois Lerner
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Originally Posted by gerry100
Luca M forced his firing when he said I'll leave when I'm ready.

Marchione needed to remind everybody he was in charge before he could move the company forward(whether we like what he's doing or not)

Maybe he thought he was Lois Lerner
I personally think Luca was put to pasture not because of the teams performance. Rather I think it was because he was adamant about keeping the road car business exclusive and limited to a certain number of units per year.

Obviously the Scuderia winning will allow them to sell more cars but from the perspective of fiat management & shareholders it is a marketing and advertising effort unlike what the Ferrari of old used to be - road cars built to finance the activity of racing.

I foresee Ferrari going more mainstream. Perhaps they have to seeing how Porsche and McLaren may make inroads into their sales down the line. Whether that is good for the brand or dilutes it into a has-been like Maserati remains to be seen.
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