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zff

11-05-2006, 09:46 PM

I don't know how much you guys are into exotic cars, but I went on a cruise today with a few. We also got to check out one guy's private collection. I have lots of pics, but I'll just post a few for now. If you guys want more, let me know and I'll post them.

(Click on a picture to see a larger version)

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-008.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-008.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-017.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-017.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-026.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-026.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-027.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-027.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-032.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-032.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-038.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-038.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-040.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-040.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-043.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-043.jpg)

Udrivecrap

11-05-2006, 10:48 PM

nice!!!! that looks like makakilo in the middle pic :D

REH

11-06-2006, 08:45 AM

nice!!!! that looks like makakilo in the middle pic :D

Yeah, it sure does.

Do I see an Enzo in one of the pics?

ArchangelX

11-06-2006, 09:39 AM

Holy f'ing shiat...that is awesome. MORE!!!

zff

11-06-2006, 09:39 AM

Yeah, that's Makakilo.

There was no Enzo there. There was a black F430 (which looks like an Enzo from the back) and a red F50.

dkmini

11-06-2006, 09:51 AM

nice!!!! that looks like makakilo in the middle pic :D

Yeah, that's Makakilo.

Wow, what a good eye! I drive up and down that section at least 4 to 8 times a day and I didn't catch it.

zff, nice photos! Reminds me of the J&N track day a while back. Let's see some more shots of the beautiful cars! BTW, kind of slow, but I finally caught on to the WMI designation.

REH

11-06-2006, 09:55 AM

Yeah, that's Makakilo.

There was no Enzo there. There was a black F430 (which looks like an Enzo from the back) and a red F50.

That's what it was . . . the red F50. Long time ago my favorite exotic was the F40, mainly because it was twin turbo charged. The Renault Alpina V6 twin turbo was one also. Lotus Espirit too, again because of the giant turbo attached to the four banger.

What was those cars doing in Makakilo?

zff

11-06-2006, 11:31 AM

We were just making sure the group didn't get split up.

Here we are pulled over on the side of the street in Makakilo:
http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-010.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-010.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-011.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-011.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-012.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-012.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-013.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-013.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-014.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-014.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-015.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-015.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-016.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-016.jpg)

zff

11-06-2006, 11:37 AM

This is a 512BB, one of my favorite Ferraris of all time. It's got a 5L horizontally-opposed 12. This particular one was one of the most awesome-sounding cars I've ever heard. It sounded carbureted... throaty with that wonderful gurgling and popping under engine braking. The idle was a little lopey, so it might've had aftermarket cams (but then my 308 has stock cams, and there's a slight lope to the idle). It also had aftermarket exhaust... it was LOUD.

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-002.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-002.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-003.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-003.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-004.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-004.jpg)

This is a 456GTA, one of the most un-Ferrari Ferrari's you'll ever see. It's a 4-seater with an automatic transmission. I'm not talking about an F1 paddle-shifted tranny, I'm talking about a PRND21 slushbox. Still a pretty car in person, though.

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-023.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-023.jpg)

This is a 360 Challenge Stradale. Notice the GIGANTIC carbon brake discs...

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-006.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-006.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-034.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-034.jpg)

Lotus Elise. This car belonged to the tallest guy there. :) The owner said he was surprised at how well his car could keep up with the Ferraris on the freeway.
http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-022.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-022.jpg)

F430:
http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-007.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-007.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-018.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-018.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-019.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-019.jpg)

F355:
http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-001.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-001.jpg)

zff

11-06-2006, 11:43 AM

More pics...

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-009.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-009.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-020.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-020.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-021.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-021.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-024.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-024.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-025.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-025.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-028.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-028.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-029.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-029.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-030.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-030.jpg)

zff

11-06-2006, 11:47 AM

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-035.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-035.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-036.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-036.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-037.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-037.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-041.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-041.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-042.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-042.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-044.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-044.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-046.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-046.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-047.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-047.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-048.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-048.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/thumbnails/nov06-049.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-049.jpg)

zff

11-06-2006, 11:49 AM

One of the cool things about an F50 is the way you can see the carbon fiber thru the paint....

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Nov06/nov06-051.jpg

dkmini

11-06-2006, 11:54 AM

zff,

Wow, wow, wow! Thanks for posting all of the pics.

That is some "garage" for the cars! I love the gunmetal Dino (rear shot)! I thought my neighbor's gatlin-gun lift garage was cool but this one has much nicer cars.

ArchangelX

11-06-2006, 12:07 PM

Holy jeezmus! Those are some awesome pix! Those are simply beeeauuutifoool cars! That Ford GT is awesome, too!

It's a shame none of these cars ever made it to the track...that F50 would have been awesome to see!

Absolutely fantastic post!

zff

11-06-2006, 03:28 PM

Holy jeezmus! Those are some awesome pix! Those are simply beeeauuutifoool cars! That Ford GT is awesome, too!I don't know if you can tell from the pics, but the original Ford GT40 is only about 4/5ths the size of the new GT.

The guy just got his F50, so there's no way it could've seen the track anyway.

REH

11-06-2006, 03:38 PM

Hey, when the new track opens we'll have an exotic car day!

Udrivecrap

11-06-2006, 07:03 PM

zff......radical man, absolutely radical....
:3:

Latka

11-08-2006, 09:05 PM

Zff - I noticed the carbon fiber weave showing through on the F40 that I saw at the exotic show a few years back. Way cool. I'd say that's nice and thin paint. :)

So... Ferrari, Ferrari, Ferrari, Ferrari...Lotus, Ferrari. The Elise is a cool car, but I don't think I could call it an exotic. As for the guy being tall, I can tell ya one thing for certain - he wasn't 6'6"! I got stuffed into an Elise and almost couldn't get out. :D

Been seeing more Ferraris around town. Nice to hear something other than the constant drone of 4 bangers. Never really been a Ferrari guy (they sure are nice to look at though!)...but man that noise they make is sex on wheels. I could become a convert if some nice soul was to arrange a ride. ;)

Looks like a white GT40 in one of the photos. I believe my naughty stick is tingly now. (Edit - White GT and blue GT40!)

I would *love* to photograph some of those Ferraris (and others). The lines of exotic cars are usually...exotic! :)

zff

11-20-2006, 11:20 AM

Now with video!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8788069253735987957

Udrivecrap

11-20-2006, 08:46 PM

yeah! great video! that one red car looks like the devil :D

N00b

11-21-2006, 01:51 AM

The exhaust note of the 512 is intoxicating!

Latka

11-21-2006, 07:17 AM

Cool video. What the hell was that BMW doing there? :)

zff

11-21-2006, 08:25 AM

Yeah, I love the sound of that 512. It was also the loudest car there by far.

The Bimmer was a Euro-spec 650i. The guy who was driving it just brought it back from Germany. He also had a Ferrari sitting at home, but because of a recent injury, he couldn't drive a stick. His Bimmer was plenty fast, though. He said it had 400hp and it sure looked like it.

Latka

11-21-2006, 09:34 AM

The 6 series are big battle wagons, that's for sure. I doubt I'd classify them as exotic though. ;) A Z8 maybe...but a plebian 6 series? :D

Looks like you guys had fun. I liked the walk-through of that incredible collection. I can only hope that the cars are actually being driven!

zff

11-21-2006, 03:25 PM

He told me he starts them up at least once a month, but he's usually too busy to drive them. They all have current tags, so obviously they're driven at least once a year to get safety inspected. He probably has a guy to do it for him.

Damn, that must be a nice job.

ArchangelX

11-21-2006, 04:31 PM

Wow...that's an awesome vid...the sound is better than the visuals!

Latka

11-21-2006, 07:01 PM

Jeez. I just watched it again and looked through the pictures with my fiance. I'm so lucky I found her. She likes cars! (ok not to the degree that I do...but she insisted our G35 sedan be manual transmission!) :D

Oh - and once again, thanks for posting this thread. You get an A++!

zff

01-09-2007, 06:13 PM

Pics from another cruise last week. I couldn't make it to this one. :( One of the guys sent me pics.

http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_305.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_305.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_306.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_306.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_307.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_307.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_308.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_308.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_311.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_311.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_312.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_312.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_313.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_313.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_314.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_314.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_316.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_316.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_317.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_317.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_318.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_318.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/thumbnails/Picture_319.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Dec06/Picture_319.jpg)

Latka

01-09-2007, 08:04 PM

Jeez. If I have to run front plates on my cars the "exotic" guys gotta too!

Udrivecrap

01-09-2007, 09:35 PM

you're just jealous :D

those cars are sic! freeken awsome!

Latka

01-10-2007, 07:01 AM

you're just jealous :D

Nah, quite the opposite. I can spot *one* car that I would want to own in that group. I bet not a single one of them has received a ticket for no front plate - in 1/2 an hour I bet I could find a dozen people with "regular" cars that have been cited though.:police:

ArchangelX

01-10-2007, 08:34 AM

Yeah...exotics = free pass on alotta stuff. :sadpace:

sanmitch

01-10-2007, 08:58 AM

On a releated note, if megabucks came my way, the Koenigsegg CCX would be my beyotch.

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/100-greatest/03-large/54-koenigsegg-cc8s.jpg

zff

01-10-2007, 09:00 AM

Actually, they get cited for the front plate once in a while, but they use their cars so rarely, I think they're just willing to take their chances. They just pay the fine and consider it an "exotic car tax".

ArchangelX

01-10-2007, 09:09 AM

On a releated note, if megabucks came my way, the Koenigsegg CCX would be my beyotch.

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/100-greatest/03-large/54-koenigsegg-cc8s.jpg

I've always thought it looked badazz...but it needs a wing. :D

zff

01-10-2007, 09:51 AM

There are lots of downsides to having an exotic too. People aren't shy to go out of their way to prevent you from changing lanes or not allowing you to merge.

I pulled up at a stoplight once, and I heard the passenger in the car next to me say something like "look, Ferrari" to the driver. I glanced over, smiled, and gave a friendly wave. To this, the guy answers back "F*ck you! You think you're bad because you have a Ferrari? F*ck you!" Geez.

One of the Ferrari guys was at a stoplight and a bicyclist ran into his car and broke his windshield. (The cyclist wasn't hurt too bad.) Passer-by's were yelling "good for you" and "serves you right for buying a Ferrari" at the Ferrari owner.

Then, of course, there's the pricing. My 308, for example, uses the same calipers as certain models of Volvo, but $100 Volvo parts are EXACTLY the same as $400 Ferrari parts. Distributor caps are like $300 each for my car, and I have two. That's just for the CAPS! Too bad I can't source those elsewhere.

There are a lot worse stories over at Ferrarichat. I find most people are friendlier than normal to a Ferrari owner, but every once in a while, you have to deal with some major assholes.

ormandj

01-10-2007, 03:17 PM

Sweet cars! I'm tempted by the F430 myself, not that much of an "exotic" but still a sweet car. Just need to save a "few" $$$ (give me about 20 years) for both the up front costs and the problems I'll be paying to fix every 3k miles or so (typical Ferrari.) :p

spike109u

01-10-2007, 06:41 PM

The closest thing to an exotic at my house is my dad's 1970 corvette. It's on a lift in my garage, but my dad is still restoring it. It is drivable though. I'll have to snap a few pics the next time he works on it. I just wish he hadn't registered it as a classic so I could drive it. :burnoutgif:

corytomo

01-10-2007, 07:16 PM

If I got the CCX, I'd need to put the top gear wing on it and let Stig drive it around the ... crap no track... freeways? :D

Udrivecrap

01-10-2007, 07:41 PM

Latka

01-10-2007, 07:45 PM

Ugh... yeah, I've seen the asshole behavior to a lesser extent when I used to cruise with my buddy in his Porsche 911. People are just... idiots for the most part.

Buttholes.

While I may not want to *own* a Ferrari, I can certainly appreciate the way they look and the sound they make. I think if I owned one I'd be too worried about some jackass keying it or something like that.

...and how come your 308 is the only "old" car out there? Jeez - looks like it should be the 360 club. :D Old cars are the hotness!

Udrivecrap

01-10-2007, 08:25 PM

werd, the hotness...
:bowdown:

zff

01-28-2007, 08:40 PM

I saw a 599 Fiorano in person for the first time today. The car is pretty big for a Ferrari, and it's much sexier in real life than in pictures. Here are some pics...

(click on a pic for a bigger picture)
http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/thumbnails/01.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/01.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/thumbnails/02.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/02.jpg)
http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/thumbnails/03.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/03.jpg)http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/thumbnails/07.jpg (http://drone.regexit.com/zff/pics/Exotics-Jan07/07.jpg)

ArchangelX

01-28-2007, 10:15 PM

Fawk. That thing has like 600+HP right? V12? That's insane. :sadpace:

zff

01-28-2007, 10:50 PM

Fawk. That thing has like 600+HP right? V12? That's insane. :sadpace:Yeah, 612hp, according to Ferrari. It has the same engine as the 650hp Enzo basically, but the intake is more restrictive since it had to clear the hood.

ArchangelX

01-28-2007, 11:14 PM

Such a shame...had to clear the hood. LOL. :wtf:

Rob

01-29-2007, 01:23 AM

Thts what hood scoops are for... WTF were they thinking?

ArchangelX

01-29-2007, 07:59 AM

Hood scoops on a Ferrari = :nono: ?