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Title: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: David on May 05, 2010, 08:04:27 PM
This video has made me very very unhappy, nearly brought me to tears, I don't even know if I can go on.  :'(

Why, Oh why can I not have one of these cars. No bloody money that's why!!

This has to be top of the dream garage list as of today. Simply Awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV-O4RWcSHM&playnext_from=TL&videos=6uF_ZkybkrA&feature=sub (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV-O4RWcSHM&playnext_from=TL&videos=6uF_ZkybkrA&feature=sub)
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: Neil.P on May 05, 2010, 08:22:37 PM
They can't come much better than that David :good:

Neil.P
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: Ian on May 05, 2010, 08:57:58 PM
I'm a non Ferrari person..........BUT I WANT ONE.
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: markb on May 06, 2010, 07:08:54 AM
Does it only come in Red David? :crazy:
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: David on May 06, 2010, 01:10:51 PM
Does it only come in Red David? :crazy:

Why would you want it any other colour.  :DntKnw:

You can't say you don't like this car Mark.  ::)
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: SennaMan on May 06, 2010, 03:15:15 PM
brilliant car, but would I spoil your 300k British pounds purchase if I turn up in my McLAREN MP4 12C at circa 175k British ponds and still kick your ass?

sure, you would look better in this simply stunning pininfarina styled car but would that compensate being easily outdriven - on the track that is -  by the cheaper mid-engined and far lighter [by over 300 kgs!] McLAREN?

......oh to be able to be in that quandary!

btw, the new FERRARI does not sound anywhere near as good to my ears as an old 355 - has something to do with the new 'flat' crankshafts I believe.
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: Scott on May 06, 2010, 04:36:13 PM
Does it only come in Red David? :crazy:

Why would you want it any other colour.  :DntKnw:

You can't say you don't like this car Mark.  ::)

Black and as a convertible would be nice.   ;) ;)
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: SennaMan on May 06, 2010, 05:32:16 PM
Black and as a convertible would be nice.   ;) ;)

yukk, each to their own but I just deplore cars in black, especially those with black interiors too

...not only a devil to keep clean but I don't want to be mistaken for a retired Mafia Don....

....and in this country, Australia, I don't like having my hands burnt on black steering wheels.......
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: Scott on May 06, 2010, 05:53:30 PM
wa-wa-wa...I still like black....all my cars in my life have been black except for a horrible Peugeot  minivan that I traded in after 2 years.
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: John S on May 06, 2010, 06:19:33 PM

I'm with SennaMan on this one Scott, I never owned or wanted a black car they are much to hard to keep clean. I once got landed with a dark navy blue company car and that was a nightmare for showing dust and small amounts of dirt, in fact these dark colours are much worse than white cars; I've had 3 white cars.

I wonder if Ferrari will do it in McLaren Orange as a special order? ;) :D

Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: David on May 06, 2010, 07:12:24 PM
brilliant car, but would I spoil your 300k British pounds purchase if I turn up in my McLAREN MP4 12C at circa 175k British ponds and still kick your ass?

sure, you would look better in this simply stunning pininfarina styled car but would that compensate being easily outdriven - on the track that is -  by the cheaper mid-engined and far lighter [by over 300 kgs!] McLAREN?

......oh to be able to be in that quandary!

btw, the new FERRARI does not sound anywhere near as good to my ears as an old 355 - has something to do with the new 'flat' crankshafts I believe.

Oh Sennaman, how I wish I could get the chance to prove you wrong. I suppose you do as well as you would get your dream car too.

I'll make you a deal. If I am ever in the position to purchase both cars (not likely, but I can dream) I will fly you to the UK, hire Silverstone and we can have a day of fun, Ferrari v McLaren.  :yahoo:
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: cosworth151 on May 06, 2010, 09:39:26 PM
Claw_grrrl has always insisted on black. It's her favorite color. When we restored her 67 Grand Prix, it made doing the bodywork a real pain. That black shows ANY little flaw!  :swoon:
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: David on May 06, 2010, 10:56:05 PM
Claw_grrrl has always insisted on black. It's her favorite color. When we restored her 67 Grand Prix, it made doing the bodywork a real pain. That black shows ANY little flaw!  :swoon:

OMG what a sweet car Cos.  8)
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: Scott on May 07, 2010, 12:34:51 PM
Wow - you guys did a fantastic job.  What a beaut!!   :good: :good: :good:
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: cosworth151 on May 07, 2010, 12:39:16 PM
This is how it looked when we found it. It was in a scrap yard near my home, about to be crushed.
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: Philbe on May 08, 2010, 02:15:21 AM
very nice, but I'll have a DBS instead......in black... :D
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: SennaMan on May 08, 2010, 11:31:07 AM
Claw_grrrl has always insisted on black. It's her favorite color. When we restored her 67 Grand Prix, it made doing the bodywork a real pain. That black shows ANY little flaw!  :swoon:

yeah Cossie, the one advantage of black is that it does show up shoddy panel/paint work and in so doing sorts the 'men from the boys'.

btw, tremendous work in rescuing the Grand Prix from the crusher...pity ya lady does not have more sense of colour though!  :tease:  :P
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: SennaMan on May 08, 2010, 12:30:58 PM
Oh Sennaman, how I wish I could get the chance to prove you wrong. I suppose you do as well as you would get your dream car too.

I'll make you a deal. If I am ever in the position to purchase both cars (not likely, but I can dream) I will fly you to the UK, hire Silverstone and we can have a day of fun, Ferrari v McLaren.  :yahoo:
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what a marvellously generous idea David - cheaper to rent - and it would be fun too but I am afraid you would come a very distant second.

however, we could swap cars and the McLaren would still be the faster track car 

the reason I can confidently say this is:
(a)
the 599 GTO weighs in at a very portly 1605kg whereas the McLaren weighs 1300 kgs. That is the equivalent of having four people weighing an average of 76.25 kgs each in your car plus you as the driver. The extra weight is a lap time track/tyre killer especially in the twisty bits.

[Just for this argument I am assuming you and I weigh say 80-85 kgs.]
(b)
unladen power to weight ratio of the Ferrari is 0.42 BHP/Kg whereas the McLaren is significanly almost 10% higher at 0.46 BHP/Kg [btw McLaren has 158 BHP/Litre - Ferrari 112 BHP/litre]

and I will never drive a black car let alone own one!
 
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: SennaMan on May 08, 2010, 12:34:13 PM
very nice, but I'll have a DBS instead......in black... :D

sacrilege you Philistine!  :sick:

fortunately most owners choose colours that suit the character of the car!!!
Title: Re: Ferrari 599GTO
Post by: Willy on July 02, 2010, 02:28:33 AM
Sign me up!!
My desktop picture is a beautiful Burgundy Wine Red 599 with tan leather interior.

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