There was a wonderful invitation only Ferrari concours in Reading PA this past weekend. Quicksilver won an award there with his stunning 550.

Here are some photos of a few of the cars at the show.

cheers

Ken

 

Hey Ken, I'm JoeyG over here... and check a few threads down.

Thanks for the pictures!

-Joe

 

what car is the red with a black stripe?

 

The highlight of the show was getting a chance to photograph 0677, the Ferrari works highly successful 1957 250 GT Tour de France 14 louvre car. This car won some of the most grueling races known to man, back in the day before we had any computers, GPS or any real technology. Brave men drove blindingly fast on darkened roads at insane speeds. Talk about cohones.

This quote was taken from a SCM blurb on the TDF's

In 1957, Oliver Gendebien repeated de Portago's win in S/N 0677, a works car with the best racing history of any TdF. Gendebien's car was one of the ten 14-louver cars with the smaller rear window, allowing for a sail panel to accommodate the louvers.

Clothed by Scaglietti in a similar fashion to Pinin Farina's 250 and 375 Mille Miglia, the first ten cars differed from subsequent TdFs, with a wrap-around rear window and no side louvers. The number of louvers distinguishes the five series of TdFs but it's as confusing as counting stripes on zebras.

Here is the spectacular racing heritage of this unique, historical race car. (Info garnered from Ferrari Chassis Numbers website) 0677GT Berlinetta SF Scuderia Ferrari team car. Sold to O. Gendebien on 28/8/57. Scaglietti 14-louvre Comp. Berlinetta. Engine 128MMC of 3,117 cc capacity used for Testa Rossa experimentation but with three, instead of six, carburettors. Tipo 508B/20. Engine tested 5/4/57. Extra wiper engine above screen. Maroon with yellow stripe. Registration numbers: MO 49. BO 81831, BO98155, MI 429195. 1957: 14/4: Giro de Sicilia: 1st OA. Race #315. Gendebien/Wascher. 12/5: 24th Mille Miglia: 3rd OA, 1st in GT, 1st in Nuvolari Cup. Race #417. Gendebien/Washer. 13-14/7: Rheims 12 Hours: 1st OA. Race #80. Gendebien/Frere. Sold to Gendebien. 16-22/9: Tour de France: 1st OA. Race #170. Gendebien/Bianchi. 6/10: Montlhery, Coupes du Salon: 1st in GT. Race #19. Gendebien. 1958: 7/4: Pau 3 Hours: 1st OA. Race #56. Gendebien/Bourillot. 6/7: Rheims 12 Hours. 1st OA. Race #164. Gendebien/Frere. 27/7: Auvergne 3 Hours. 4th OA, 3rd in GT. Race #76. Gendebien. 31/8: Ollon-Villars. 1st in GT. Gendebien. 1959: Sold back to the factory. Sold to G. Gerini. 18-25/9/59Tour de France: DNS. Race #169. Gerini, Meier. 28/6 Lottery GP, Monza. Race #55. Gerini. Sold. 1963: Sold to T. Fowler in USA. Sold to Kelly. Sold to Newman. Sold by Ed Niles. 1973: Sold to Pessin. 1976: Sold to A. Woodall. 1977: Sold to R. Bodin. He had the car sympathetically and lovingly restored to its 1957 Mille Miglia condition. 1984: Mille Miglia Retrospective. Bodin-Bodin. 1986: Mille Miglia Retrospective. Bodin-Bodin. 1987: Mille Miglia Retrospective. Bodin-Dedolph. 1989: Mille Miglia Retrospective. Bodin-Bodin. 1990: Colorado Grand. Bodin-Bodin. 1994: Sold to P. Vestey. Car dismantled and restored again by D.K. Engineering and R.S. Panels. 1995: Mille Miglia Retrospective. 1999: Still with P. Vestey.

 

I've been slowly going thru my pictures. Here are a few of the Enzo and F50. I spoke with the owner of the Enzo for a while. He owns some other rather significant Ferraris. He felt that the Enzo was simply too fast to sell to the public. It was so fast that it gets you into trouble quite quickly.

cheers

ken

 

The Enzo is one of the sickest car of all time IMO...Love the F50 too
Hail Ferrari

 

Where's the F50? I dont see one.

EDIT: NVM, I see the yellow one. I was looking for one in the third set of pics.

 

Sorry, I got carried away with the Enzo shots, I forgot to post these F50 shots.

cheers

ken




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Beautiful Shots! Love the Dino!

 

I know this is blashemy, but I'd almost rather take the F50 than the Enzo.

 

I like the lines on the f-50 vs the Enzo. I think it is a much more flowing, organic shape then the angular Enzo. Plus, you can't go wrong with a detuned formula 1 motor sitting behind you!

cheers

ken

 

For brutally fast, ya gotta love the f40. Nothing on it that don't make it go faster. I recently photographed one in Virginia which has this great reminder taped to the speedo, "Eyes Up!"

cheers

ken

 

I'm with you on that one Jamie.

 

It is blasphemy. But then again you own a CGT, and I drive an X3 my parents bought for me, so what do I know .