I really, really, REALLY want
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I really, really, REALLY want
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I suppose it doesn't appeal to everyone, but for me it's much more than just the car. It represents the time in the sixties when two industrialists went to war: Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II. Ford chose to enter European car racing to further promote their vehicles, and Henry Ford II, after an unsuccessful attempt to buy Ferrari in 1963, enlisted the help of a number of Ford engineers and drivers, Lee Iacocca, and a Texas chicken farmer named Carroll Shelby to dominate the European tracks. And they did. For a number of years, Ferrari's best could not catch the cars from the Ford racing stable, and this is the car that started it all.
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I suppose it doesn't appeal to everyone, but for me it's much more than just the car. It represents the time in the sixties when two industrialists went to war: Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II. Ford chose to enter European car racing to further promote their vehicles, and Henry Ford II, after an unsuccessful attempt to buy Ferrari in 1963, enlisted the help of a number of Ford engineers and drivers, Lee Iacocca, and a Texas chicken farmer named Carroll Shelby to dominate the European tracks. And they did. For a number of years, Ferrari's best could not catch the cars from the Ford racing stable, and this is the car that started it all.
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I think the 40s were known more for their Le Mans victories, the Cobra Coupes also raced at such tracks as Goodwood, Nurburgring, and Reims.
I remember seeing old photographs of these cars when I was a kid and being completely mesmerized.
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Although I respect them, cars from that era (60s) really don't float my boat. I'm an 80s guy and
at the likes of the Buick GN, Porsche 959 and C4 ZR1.
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Looks beautiful.
God knows what I'd do with that kind of cash though.
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I suppose it doesn't appeal to everyone, but for me it's much more than just the car. It represents the time in the sixties when two industrialists went to war: Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II. Ford chose to enter European car racing to further promote their vehicles, and Henry Ford II, after an unsuccessful attempt to buy Ferrari in 1963, enlisted the help of a number of Ford engineers and drivers, Lee Iacocca, and a Texas chicken farmer named Carroll Shelby to dominate the European tracks. And they did. For a number of years, Ferrari's best could not catch the cars from the Ford racing stable, and this is the car that started it all.
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They'd better be showing that particular Mecum auction on TV (Discovery HD), I'll be watching that.
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I suppose it doesn't appeal to everyone, but for me it's much more than just the car. It represents the time in the sixties when two industrialists went to war: Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II. Ford chose to enter European car racing to further promote their vehicles, and Henry Ford II, after an unsuccessful attempt to buy Ferrari in 1963, enlisted the help of a number of Ford engineers and drivers, Lee Iacocca, and a Texas chicken farmer named Carroll Shelby to dominate the European tracks. And they did. For a number of years, Ferrari's best could not catch the cars from the Ford racing stable, and this is the car that started it all.
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For someone interested in a project, Factory Five, located in Wareham, MA, has some really nice kit replica shelby cars.
http://www.factoryfive.com/
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http://www.factoryfive.com/
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The sizzle in the Steak
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I love the following photographs. She's parked outside of the Plaza Hotel in New York. The bellmen and passerby alike pose and take photographs of her.
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/s8XDb...ar/5Pyk3_8YI2d
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For someone interested in a project, Factory Five, located in Wareham, MA, has some really nice kit replica shelby cars.
http://www.factoryfive.com/
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http://www.factoryfive.com/
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Someday, an RS6 Avant+
That is a work of art. Absolutely beautiful. I'd be scared to death if I drove it.
Hell, can you insure something like that? I know there is special insurance for real classics, but for 10 - 15 Million, I don't think it's insurable for road use.
Hell, can you insure something like that? I know there is special insurance for real classics, but for 10 - 15 Million, I don't think it's insurable for road use.