Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)

[RATATTAK]

zenzeros

[RSTurboPaul]

Agent57 said:

Dapster said:

Isn't it the plural of "head" not "red"? There is one redhead but many redheads?

It's backwards. Rossa = Red Testa = Head

The plural of Testa is Teste.

So maybe TesteRosse?

Any Italian speakers out there?

Red testes?

How Italian lol

[Mabbs9]

This looking and sounding fantastic today! I hope the owner will forgive me for his appearance. I did complement his machine as I passed.

[South tdf]

Feirny said:

For those of us not on social media, someone needs to post all of those in a thread. Would love to see them all.

RHD F40

[thegreenhell]

It's interesting that they commissioned RHD 288GTOs and F40s, but not Porsche 959s. I wonder if they asked but Porsche said "Nein".

[South tdf]

thegreenhell said:

It's interesting that they commissioned RHD 288GTOs and F40s, but not Porsche 959s. I wonder if they asked but Porsche said "Nein".

I believe there were a couple converted for the collection.

[ingelow]

Feirny said:

For those of us not on social media, someone needs to post all of those in a thread. Would love to see them all.

have at it...

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vlfg68Ow4Z...

edited to add... those Dauer 962s... eeeeshh

Edited by ingelow on Tuesday 26th November 19:19

[LotusOmega375D]

The grey RHD F40 with the grey Testarossa interior was sold in the UK in the 1990s. I saw it for sale in Ferrari dealer showroom. Since been resprayed red and F40 interior fitted. Probably #91383. Might be back to grey again now!

[PAUL.S.]

It is back to grey now but stuck with the standard red seat interior, DK did the work and sold it.

[thegreenhell]

PAUL.S. said:

It is back to grey now but stuck with the standard red seat interior, DK did the work and sold it.

They also had one of the RHD GTOs.

[blueg33]

thegreenhell said:

They also had one of the RHD GTOs.

That GTO is sublime

[h0b0]

Just don’t mention the mirrors.

[wolfracesonic]

Can’t help think all the above would make a decent ‘Late Brake Show Barn Find’ video, Johnny hooking up a 12v battery and jump leads on to a RHD F 40…

[Dapster]

wolfracesonic said:

Can’t help think all the above would make a decent ‘Late Brake Show Barn Find’ video, Johnny hooking up a 12v battery and jump leads on to a RHD F 40…

Great shout - need to have HRH Prince Jefri in a pair of dirty trakkie bottoms helping move the cardboard boxes and garden chairs out of the way

[PAUL.S.]

That Black GTO was a real basket case, it got roughly refurbished in New Zealand before DK did it properly.

[RSTurboPaul]

F40 looks great in green.

[TurboTerrific9]

thegreenhell said:

PAUL.S. said:

It is back to grey now but stuck with the standard red seat interior, DK did the work and sold it.

They also had one of the RHD GTOs.

I owned the RHD F40 for a year or so when it was red. I agree it looks great in green but not that they didn’t go the whole hog and reinsert the green leather Testerossa style interior (probably a wise move)

[Still Mulling]

blueg33 said:

That GTO is sublime

I've just been reading this month's Octane. I'm feeling fairly set in my view that it is one of the finest pieces of automotive design. Such a balance of delicacy and power!

h0b0 said:

Just don’t mention the mirrors.

I like the mirrors.

[LotusOmega375D]

TurboTerrific9 said:

thegreenhell said:

PAUL.S. said:

It is back to grey now but stuck with the standard red seat interior, DK did the work and sold it.

They also had one of the RHD GTOs.

I owned the RHD F40 for a year or so when it was red. I agree it looks great in green but not that they didn’t go the whole hog and reinsert the green leather Testerossa style interior (probably a wise move)

When I saw the grey RHD F40 for sale at that Ferrari dealer in the 1990s, the salesman seemed rather embarrassed by the RHD configuration, grey paintwork and grey Testarossa interior, when I asked him about it. The car was tucked away in the showroom against a far wall behind what would now be considered far more mundane Ferraris. Back then I think it was probably at the very lowest end of the historical F40 price spectrum.

[Adam.]