On Mar 31, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Christian wrote:
A friend had a 1985 Testarossa. Fun car, but it really ruined the Ferrari mystique for me. While it sounded amazing and was awesome to drive, the fit and finish was no better than my 86 Hyundai. The interior finish was absolutely atrocious. I understand they are better now, but I've not been able to drive a newer model.
I don't know about that, Christian. Ferraris, at least the old ones, were never all that well finished in terms of upholstery and paint. They put all their money on the mechanicals and attended to the interior with casual "it doesn't make it go any faster" panache. My all time favorites, the 1961-62 250SWBs, were little more than racing cars with a couple of leather seats and a floor mat, road lighting. Forget air conditioning, sound deadening, and all that rubbish.
But, man, they were fun to drive! Godfrey
