More than you can afford, pal.
Whoah. Did I really wait another 2 months to post again? I'm blowing it. But, I do have a decent excuse. I got to marry the girl of my dreams. We had a fantastic wedding full of friends and family.
You're probably thinking, "who cares? this is a stupid car blog!" And you're mostly right. But, right after the wedding we went on our honeymoon to Italy and Switzerland. My amazing wife (who's reading this) was fortunate enough to let us spend 2 days in Modena, checking out both Ferrari museums! Ferrari is by far my favorite supercar brand: the cars, the history, the mantra of putting performance first, no matter what, just makes them the most interesting (and prettiest) cars I know of. Some day I will own one.
I was a little excited. Behind me is Enzo and his personal Alfa Romeo racecar. Enzo was a professional driver long before he started his own car company. Let's check out my favorite cars from two days of gaping around Italy.
Right in the front of the Enzo museum was a prime example of my favorite car ever built. The F40. Twin turbo V8, no driving aids. Pure crazy, especially for the 1980s.
Sorry I'm ruining the shot. First time seeing one in real life. Just a total goober.
All the naca ducts! Also notice the typical Ferrari panel gap door alignment. The character flaws you have to love of a 1.4 million dollar car.
Those hips!
1967 Grand Prix or F1 car.
Someday I will build headers for my own V12.
Oh yeah, a LaFerrari. Hybrid, ya know?
I wonder if they make a big brake kit for these yet? Not sure these are up to the job.
Active aero all over the place, including the self adjusting rear diffuser.
The interior is surprisingly small. But then again, it's practically a two seater F1 car.
2013 F1 car, driven by Kimi Raikkonen. Wow. These cars are amazing up close. The attention to detail is incredible.
EVERYTHING that touches air is designed to do so with the least amount of aerodynamic drag and most downforce. I wonder what these cars weigh vs their downforce at 150 mph. Well... after googling for 10 minutes, the 2013 minimum weight was about 1400 lbs and they produced around 2800 pounds of downforce at 120mph. Party on Wayne.
Did you know Ferrari built a few boats? Well, now you do. Don't think this was for fishing either.
This F550 was in full race trim.
The 86 GTO Evoluzione. Definitely the predecessor to the F40. The front end is pretty ugly, but the rear half of the car is amazing.
All the speedholes!
F150. Test mule to develop the FXX. Also mistaken for the evil villain of any Disney movie.
More speedholes!
That was just a small snippet of the car at the Enzo museum, go check it out yourself if you're ever in that neck of the woods! The next day we went to the larger Ferrari museum in Maranello, also where the Ferrari production facilities are located.
My wife being SOOOO excited to see more cars she's not really interested in. At least she supports the hobby eh?
There's that FXX! Ferrari's track-only car you can buy. Well, you "buy" the car and they keep it, and bring it to track events for you, along with a fat lunch spread, and a professional driver to coach you, and full pit crew in case something breaks.
Center locks. Carbon ceramic brakes. Can't even think of anything witty to say.
Check out this Italian checking out this Italian car. The Enzo, built in dedication to the companies founder. Yes the steering wheel is offset from the drivers seat. See: hypercar.
The carbon weave visible underneath the paint. Hella weight savings.
The main Ferrari museum was chock full of F1 cars and history. While I like F1 racing, it can feel a bit unobtainable because... well, it is. Not too many people get to hop in one. Ferrari's race versions of road cars really gets me excited. So I documented more of those. It's my blog, I do what I want.
F40 LM (LeMans)!!!!!
Ferrari built a handful of these. Basically a wider, racier version of the F40. The front fender louvers, legit wing, OZ wheels, splitter and front hood aero. It hits all the right spots.
The 512. Built specifically for LeMans. 5 liter V12, 550 hp. Easily breaking 210 mph on the back straightaway, every lap, for 24 hours.
Did you know Ferrari dabbled in modern prototype endurance racing? Well they built a prototype at least.
458 Italia GTE. Ferrari's most successful racing car in history, over 100 wins. Including the 24hr LeMans twice. I'm a sucker for the yellow headlights (used to denote classes of cars at night in endurance racing).
Overall, both museums were really cool. There's TONS I left out. Go check it out yourself, along with Lambo, Maserati, and even Pagani! Italy is a magical place for fast, sexy cars.
Back home, progress is coming along on the MR2. If you've been following along on Instagram (apex.attack), there's been sneak peaks. Keep in touch.