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729 messages, Last post on Nov 01, 2008 at 8:45 AM
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I'll bet the door handles on the Mondial are the same as the Alfa. The latches on my Dino are Fiat. I think they're the same as the Fiat X1.9. Another Bertone design. I'm sure if they were proprietary designs, the car would have cost an extra $2000. Tom |
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| Alfa door handles are beautiful. You couldn't get much better than that anyway. | |
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to borrow trim items such as tailights, side markers, door handles etc. from lesser makes particularly Fiats. The tailights from a 124 Spider show up on several Ferraris and the Daytona uses the tls from the 850, I think. |
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| Yeah, compared to a Chevy, I've heard Lamborghinis require a ton of maintenance to keep them going. | |
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I saw a silver 250 Lusso back in '64 (details in an earlier post) and quickly realized that Rosso Red would not improve the looks of it. Ever since I've been inclined to prefer Ferraris in other colors. There are many colors in my personal stable of Ferraris, which unfortunately are only 1/25 scale. Here are some of the colors I've chosen for my Ferraris: -250 GT SWB-Rosso Red -250 GT Spider California-Metallic Burgundy -206 Dino Coupe-Black -246 Dino Spider-Fly Yellow -275 GTB-Silver -275 GTB/Spider-Rosso Red -365 Daytona GTB-Fly Yellow -365 Daytona GTS-Metallic Dark Blue -365 BB-Rosso Red -Testarossa (1985)-Silver -328 GTS-Metallic Teal -355 GTS-Rosso Red -F40 Rosso Red If I had 'em to do again I might have picked different colors for some of these (I've already re-sprayed a couple). I'm interested in your opinions on the best colors for these or any particular Ferraris. I assume you won't be afraid to tell me they should be Red! Incidentally there are some racing cars in my collection in factory livery which are all of course Rosso Red. BTW I'm pretty sure they changed the red in the 80s and went to a more pinkish hue that had some flouresence to it. I've never been able to confirm this but I paint my models different shades according to year. |
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| Why do they call it Fly Yellow? Do I want to know? | |
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Speedshift, I'm pretty sure the expression started with a yellow exotic in the blaxploytation movie "Superfly" in the early 70's. The car was actually a yellow Lamborghini Countach, I think, driven by a black detective in Italy. I'm not sure about that, never saw the movie, only remember the car in the previews! Anyway, I think the name stuck after the movie was forgotten. Andy, yes, the red has been changed, at least on the racing equipment. the F1 cars were re painted to a red that is closer to the Marlboro cigarette red. I guess for the right amount of donation towards Shuey's salary, even the Scuderia will accommodate! By the way, My Dino's Black on Black. It's IMHO, the best colour for the car as it hides the ugly federal bumpers by making them blend with the rest of the car. |
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| but I don't know what they called it in the 50' & 60s although I think they called it that on Daytonas which came out in '69. Fly Yellow is almost as much of a "signature" color for Ferrari as Rosso Red IMO. | |
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Andys120, I think I have the answer. The actual name of the colour is Giallo Modena. Modena is where Enzo grew up and the areas official colour is yellow. However it is also known at the factory as Ferrari Light Yellow! You're right, it is a signature colour. On alot of models it's actually more appealing than red. Tom |
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