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And then we stepped right onto the golf course where dozens of more recent Ferraris were stationed, from the 308 GTBs and GTSs to the controversial Testarossas, not to mention the popular 348s and the stately 612 Scagliettis. We spent some time chatting with Daniel Watkins, a friendly British living in Boston, who was eagerly waiting for the judges to arrive. He's the owner of an authentic 1985 288 GTO (serial number 52739) that once belonged to Ralph Loren.
"I've dreamed about a 288 GTO for the last 20 years and I finally got my wish last year, he said to us. With a fierce 400-hp twin-turbo V8, your right foot has to be very well behaved if you don't want to spin around every time. The secret is to avoid dipping the throttle at the same time you turn the steering wheel. You know, this car was designed for B-Class racing in the 1980s; it can be driven on the road, but you have to be very delicate." Thanks for the advice, Mr. Watkins!
Since all things must come to an end, we finished the day off with the car that bears the first name of Ferrari's founder. Perched on top of a grassy hill, the mind-blowing Enzo looked like a UFO had just landed there, with plenty of empty space to take off from. Either you love it or you don't, but you can't deny its polarizing effect on young enthusiasts, who dream of taking it on a mission to conquer the roads of the world. Meanwhile, the young-at-heart look at this carbon fiber, rare metal and aerospace-inspired shapes, thinking: it's amazing how much the automobile in general and Ferraris in particular have evolved since the craftsmen-made 125s, 159s and 166s of the 1940s.
If you ask me to choose any of them, I would probably take off with the 166 MM or the 250 MM... or perhaps the 250 GTO or Tour de France... or...
photo:Alain Raymond
And then we stepped right onto the golf course where dozens of more recent Ferraris were stationed, from the 308 GTBs and GTSs to the controversial Testarossas, not to mention the popular 348s and the stately 612 Scagliettis. We spent some time chatting with Daniel Watkins, a friendly British living in Boston, who was eagerly waiting for the judges to arrive. He's the owner of an authentic 1985 288 GTO (serial number 52739) that once belonged to Ralph Loren.
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"I've dreamed about a 288 GTO for the last 20 years and I finally got my wish last year, he said to us. With a fierce 400-hp twin-turbo V8, your right foot has to be very well behaved if you don't want to spin around every time. The secret is to avoid dipping the throttle at the same time you turn the steering wheel. You know, this car was designed for B-Class racing in the 1980s; it can be driven on the road, but you have to be very delicate." Thanks for the advice, Mr. Watkins!
Since all things must come to an end, we finished the day off with the car that bears the first name of Ferrari's founder. Perched on top of a grassy hill, the mind-blowing Enzo looked like a UFO had just landed there, with plenty of empty space to take off from. Either you love it or you don't, but you can't deny its polarizing effect on young enthusiasts, who dream of taking it on a mission to conquer the roads of the world. Meanwhile, the young-at-heart look at this carbon fiber, rare metal and aerospace-inspired shapes, thinking: it's amazing how much the automobile in general and Ferraris in particular have evolved since the craftsmen-made 125s, 159s and 166s of the 1940s.
If you ask me to choose any of them, I would probably take off with the 166 MM or the 250 MM... or perhaps the 250 GTO or Tour de France... or...
photo:Alain Raymond
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