456 GT Tyrrells classic workshop video
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Van Dessel said:
This is going to go for a keen price. It's an older one but the LHD makes great sense if it spends a lot of time cross the continent: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1995-ferrari-4...
I bought this one earlier this week. Collected it yesterday. Interesting history, in that 95% of the miles (Kms) were put on by the Chief Engineer for the Lotus F1 team who used the car (LHD) to drive to the European formula 1 races. I spoke to him today and he actually used the car as Ferrari intended. It’s been beautifully looked after with carefully applied grease on all of the hinges and copper slip on the important places. I’m a happy buyer.
belfry said:
Van Dessel said:
This is going to go for a keen price. It's an older one but the LHD makes great sense if it spends a lot of time cross the continent: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1995-ferrari-4...
I bought this one earlier this week. Collected it yesterday. Interesting history, in that 95% of the miles (Kms) were put on by the Chief Engineer for the Lotus F1 team who used the car (LHD) to drive to the European formula 1 races. I spoke to him today and he actually used the car as Ferrari intended. It’s been beautifully looked after with carefully applied grease on all of the hinges and copper slip on the important places. I’m a happy buyer.
Is it possible to share some photos?
🙂👍
belfry said:
Van Dessel said:
This is going to go for a keen price. It's an older one but the LHD makes great sense if it spends a lot of time cross the continent: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1995-ferrari-4...
I bought this one earlier this week. Collected it yesterday. Interesting history, in that 95% of the miles (Kms) were put on by the Chief Engineer for the Lotus F1 team who used the car (LHD) to drive to the European formula 1 races. I spoke to him today and he actually used the car as Ferrari intended. It’s been beautifully looked after with carefully applied grease on all of the hinges and copper slip on the important places. I’m a happy buyer.
Wow that looks so inviting. Congratulations! Really.
It must be as I approach 50 but that and the Mondial are very appealing, very gentlemanly, not shouty, look great in any setting.
A question I'd ask the Lotus owner is if based on his employer if he ever tuned the front geometry? I love that video of the guy with the Mondial (I think a PHer owned it at one point) where he used his racing knowledge to smarten up the front end.
It must be as I approach 50 but that and the Mondial are very appealing, very gentlemanly, not shouty, look great in any setting.
A question I'd ask the Lotus owner is if based on his employer if he ever tuned the front geometry? I love that video of the guy with the Mondial (I think a PHer owned it at one point) where he used his racing knowledge to smarten up the front end.
That so funny. I am 53 I have a blue Mondial T and now this 456. I get so much love from passers by and in Petrol stations for the Mondial and I never had anything like the appreciation when I drove a 360 (except from 6 yr old boys!).
I am selling my DB7 this weekend and the buyer is 27, so maybe everyone has had enough of the modern SHOUTY sports car look?
I am selling my DB7 this weekend and the buyer is 27, so maybe everyone has had enough of the modern SHOUTY sports car look?
SL550M said:
Hi Belfry. Great choices. I think you must have parked your blue Mondial outside my house in Cley last summer because I remember admiring it greatly. I agree with the comments above; there's an understated coolness about these cars that is extremely appealing. Congrats!
Yes that would be mine. I’m now looking for a helper to press down the accelerator pedal on the 456 to see if Ian Tyrell’s throttle linkage trick works for me. My 17 yr old daughter looking very uninterested in helping.
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