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And they aren't about to let him forget it now that he's home. So it should come as little surprise that, after handing him the keys to a Maserati GranCabrio, reports are surfacing that the champ has also received (or is soon to receive) a Ferrari 458 Italia as well. Sources suggest that the car may have been part of his contract. The car in question was spotted by a FerrariChat forum member while in Maranello, decked out in Bianco Fuji (Ferrari-speak for pearl while) with Alonso's signature logo embroidered into the headrests right below the Prancing Horse... right where it's always belonged. Thanks to Patrick for the tip! 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And people are too much of badge whores to admit it. ↓↑report75.2592592593%3Ann Hedonia 6:08PM (3/22/2010)Hot dayum that looks good in white.Reply ↓↑report58.7750523159%4zamafir 7:02PM (3/22/2010)indeed. best color i've seen on this car by far ↓↑report61.2672735846%5BoxerFanatic 7:10PM (3/22/2010)Maybe a nice color, but doesn't help the design. ↓↑report75.2592592593%6Ann Hedonia 7:42PM (3/22/2010)I think it is a fantastic looking car. The curves in the back may look harsh at certain angles but I think it's sexy. ↓↑report50.9789156627%7LesPaul1 9:50PM (3/22/2010)color seems to be satin silver, not white. ↓↑report75.2592592593%8Ann Hedonia 10:42PM (3/22/2010)It's pearl white so it has an opalescense to it ↓↑report59.2006900518%9Lucas 6:12PM (3/22/2010)When I'm famous remind me how d0uchey it is to have your name written on everything you own so I don't fall into the same trap....I'm lookin' at you entire West Coast Customs clientele!Reply ↓↑report70.036101083%10bitterspeak 6:24PM (3/22/2010)You're reeking of jealousy. hahahaSeriously though, this is a gift to Alonso, so that's probably Ferrari's attempt at showing that. ↓↑report59.2006900518%11Lucas 6:30PM (3/22/2010)Don't confuse jealousy with classy. ↓↑report73.9305301645%12chad.dawkins 7:08PM (3/22/2010)We're not. They are personalizing it to say that it was made just for him. ↓↑report87.3974475843%13TC 7:10AM (3/23/2010)Too late Lucas! your avatar is just the start. ↓↑report14issleeping 6:56PM (3/22/2010)I think I might add an arrow to my signature!Reply ↓↑report71.1129991504%15bgkeen 6:19PM (3/22/2010)To be honest, I've always disliked white Ferraris with the exception of the Testarossa (Miami Vice!) but this 458 Italia is HOT!Reply ↓↑report68.7268818564%16Hazdaz 6:51PM (3/22/2010)That's a hella nice gift, but I still think the older 430s and 360s looked better than this new model.Reply ↓↑report66.2162162162%17Ivan 7:16PM (3/22/2010)"[...]the only driver to beat Schumacher at his own game."What about Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Hakkinen?Reply ↓↑report54.2735042735%18Mike 7:25PM (3/22/2010)There are very few shades of white I'd consider for a car, but this is one of them. I can't stand bright, plain, white, cars, especially on an exotic. An off-white, or something like this pearl white, looks good, though. If I could afford a Ferrari, and could somehow be convinced not to get the beautiful red...pearl white or black would definitely be possibilities. Reply ↓↑report74.2995997713%19phufufoo 9:38PM (3/22/2010)I'm in the wrong business. Free Ferraris? Where do I sign up!Reply ↓↑report Featured Breaking Popular Quick Spin: 2011 Subaru Forester Quick Spin: 2011 Ford Flex Titanium Quick Spin: 2011 Dodge Avenger Autoblog Podcast #207: Fun CR-Z, Lincoln's new designer, the return of the Dodge Viper Quick Spin: Audi Quattro Concept View all Officially Official: Volkswagen Golf R headed to U.S. for 2012 Wards announces 10 best engines Spy Shots: Are you the 2012 Volkswagen NMS? 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Now he wants to prove he knows how to build a car company. His latest supercar, the McLaren MP4-12C, is more than an insanely quick, insanely expensive sports car designed to take on the best from Italy, Germany and everywhere else insanely quick, insanely expensive supercars are made. The 600-horsepower machine with a $244,000 price tag is the first of what Dennis promises will be “a range of premium high-performance sportscars” that draw deeply from McLaren’s rich history in Formula 1. McLaren, like Ferrari — its chief rival on the track and, now, off of it — is synonymous with grand prix racing. The company’s been at it for 44 years and in that time has won 164 of the 664 races it has entered. Its trophy shelf includes 12 drivers’ and eight constructors’ championships. Dennis has parlayed that experience into a pair of limited-production road cars, the McLaren F1 and Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The MP4-12C “represents the next logical step,” Dennis said during the car’s formal unveiling today. “We know it’s a competitive market, we know many small car companies have come and gone but we are not going to be one of them,” Dennis, chairman of McLaren Automotive, said. “We are here to stay.” The McLaren Group, parent to the McLaren Automotive road car division and the F1 operation, plans to invest £750 million (about $1.4 billion) in the venture during the next five years. As much as 48 percent of that will come from unnamed Middle Eastern investors, according to British press reports. The goal is to build 4,000 cars annually within four years, according to Financial Times. For the sake of comparison, Ferrari sold 6,250 cars last year. McLaren will in the next few months set up 35 dealerships in the United States, Europe and Asia, and it ultimately hopes to sell cars in 19 countries. Dennis expects 30 to 40 percent of the sales to be made in the North America. Jenson Button (on the right) and Lewis Hamilton pull the sheet off the 12C. McLaren’s current F1 drivers, defending champion Jenson Button and former champ Lewis Hamilton, unveiled the 12C at the company’s technical center in Woking, Surrey, England. It will be McLaren Automotive’s flagship, a twin-turbocharged carbon fiber rocket aimed squarely at the forthcoming Ferrari 458 Italia and other top-tier exotics. McLaren promises the car will offer superlative performance — Dennis claims it will hit 125 mph from a standstill in less than 10 seconds — with low (for a supercar) emissions. “With 600 horsepower it will be the most powerful car in its class, yet aiming to produce CO2 figures below 300 grams per kilometer, we expect to produce each horsepower more efficiently than any other car on sale today featuring a petrol, diesel or hybrid engine,” said Anthony Sheriff, managing director of McLaren Automotive. Power comes from a 3.8-liter V8 engine designed by McLaren. The block and cylinder heads are aluminum alloy and the intake manifold and camshaft covers are lightweight plastic. The engine uses a dry sump and flat plane crankshaft to keep the center of gravity low. It features variable valve timing. The engine, which produces 442 pound feet of torque, is bolted to a seven-speed paddle-shifted gearbox. The performance figures just exceed those of the Ferrari 458 Italia, which produces a claimed 570 horsepower and 390 pound feet of torque while emitting 307 g/km of CO2 and returning a claimed 17.1 mpg. The mid-engine two-seater uses a unique carbon fiber monocoque that weighs 80 kilograms (176 pounds). McLaren was the first F1 team to embrace carbon fiber construction way back in 1981, and the McLaren F1 — of which just 107 were built between 1993 and 1998 — was the first road car made of the material. By the numbers: 7 speeds. 8 cylinders. 442 pound feet. 600 horsepower. McLaren says it has developed a manufacturing process that can produce the 12C monocoque, called the MonoCell, in one piece in just four hours. The six-piece unit in the SLR took 400. McLaren claims the monocoque is 25 percent lighter and 25 percent stiffer than a comparable aluminum chassis and offers unparalleled crash protection. “We recently put the MonoCell through an extreme crash-test program, including putting the same chassis through three high-energy crashes,” said program director Mark Vinnels. “The MonoCell survived unscathed and uncracked.” The front and rear subframes are bolted on, which McLaren says will make repairs a snap when someone wraps his 12C around a tree. “In the event of a crash, a new aluminum front or rear structure can be taken off the shelf and fitted quickly, accurately and safely,” Vinnels said. “With a fully welded or bolted aluminum structure, such an impact would require cutting, welding and adapting the new parts.” The sleek bodywork is aluminum and lightweight sheet molding composite. The car will weigh as little as 2,866 pounds depending upon the level of trim with a weight balance of 43:57 front to back. McLaren’s Colin Chapman-esque obsession with paring weight was so extreme it used wiring with a hexagonal, not round, cross section because it saved almost 8.5 pounds. A lithium-ion battery in place of conventional lead acid saved another 22. McLaren says the body was designed with aerodynamic efficiency, “not the whim of a stylist,” as the leading concern. The 12C is 14.7 feet long, 6.2 feet wide at the rear axle and a hair shy of 4 feet tall. That makes it roughly the same size as the 458 Italia. Anyone dropping $244,000 to $260,000 — McLaren is said to be waiting to see what the Italia goes for before finalizing its price — for a car expects some sweet options. The 12C features in-car wi-fi and a high-end audio system by Meridian, though McLaren doesn’t offer a CD player because MP3 players are damn near ubiquitous and ditching the player saves a few pounds. The infotainment system can handle as many as three in-car cameras. “Thus,” the company says, “a full three-angled record of the 12C’s lap around the Nurburgring, for example, can be permanent stored on the customer’s hard drive.” McLaren has spent five years developing the car, building more than 20 prototypes it claims to have subjected to nearly 1 million miles of testing. The company says the 12C will be in showrooms by next spring. Photos: McLaren Automotive Claudio Santoni, body structures manager at McLaren Automotive, sits in the 12C’s carbon fiber monocoque. The structure weighs just 80 kilograms, and McLaren says it is 25 percent lighter and 25 percent stiffer than a comparable aluminum chassis. That support structure for the dashboard is magnesium, by the way. It’s 75 percent lighter than a steel piece. Mid-engined goodness with a weight distribution of 43:57 front to back. The front and rear aluminum subframes are bolted to the monocoque, which McLaren says will make repairs faster and easier when someone with more money than skill wrecks his 12C. McLaren plans to offer “a range of premium high-performance sports cars” and build 4,000 of them each year by 2014 in a factory cleaner than a surgical suite. It’s a McLaren, so you know it’ll be quick. Look for a top speed north of 200 mph and a zero to 120 mph — because 60 is just so slow — time of less than 10 seconds. McLaren claims it has endured 12C prototypes to almost 1 million miles of testing, including six weeks of almost 24/7 runs on a track in Spain. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. Tags: Exotics, Ferrari 458 Italia, McLaren, Reasons To Make Silly Amounts Of Money Post Comment | Permalink Tweet Digg Stumble Upon Delicious Reddit Comments (24) Sign in to comment You can now use your email address to login. Email: Password: Remember me Forgot your sign in information? Not a member? If you're not yet registered with Wired.com, join now so you can share your thoughts and opinions. It's fast and free. Registration Email address: Display name: Display name will be used as your online identity for commenting. Password: Password must be at least 6 characters. Confirm password: Please send me occasional email updates about new features and special offers from Wired. Yes No Please send occasional email offers from Wired affiliated websites and publications and carefully selected companies. Yes No I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to it's User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Already registered? Click here to sign in. Retrieve sign-in Please enter your email address or display name below and we will send you a link and instructions to reset your password. Email or Display name Close Posted by: deadbolt1975 | 03/18/10 | 2:58 pm | I want to see what this thing will do on the track. Posted by: AJ | 03/18/10 | 4:07 pm | Gorgeous! 3.8L sounds like a pretty tiny V8, but with two hairdryers hanging off the side it should do just fine. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of cam covers before, are those the same thing as what are traditionally called valve covers (even if it is a bit of a misnomer)? Also, when you say it has flat crankshaft, does that mean the cylinders are in a boxer configuration (i.e. 180° apart)? Posted by: gibbypoo | 03/18/10 | 4:37 pm | 3.8L V8 and $240,000? Ugh. Did they slap an apple sticker on this thing somewhere because that hardware leaves a lot to be desired. Posted by: HarryTuttle | 03/18/10 | 4:39 pm | Cool design. So when you crash this car, the carbon fiber center piece will crack, causing the car to split into 2 pieces. Sweet. It’ll make for great TMZ photo spreads when some mysterious Russian millionaire playboy crashes his McLaren along the CPH somewhere near Malibu. Posted by: erik324 | 03/18/10 | 4:39 pm | Bugatti Veyron > Anything else. Posted by: Lindir | 03/18/10 | 5:10 pm | Hexagonal wiring to save weight is bullshit. It has more surface area and therefore requires more insulation for the same cross sectional area and the same conductance. If they were really serious about saving weight they’d use aluminum wiring. The wires would have to be thicker than they would with copper, but aluminum is light enough that in the end the wires would still weigh less, probably. Posted by: Delta5 | 03/18/10 | 5:14 pm | 3.8L tiny V8 complaints. “Veyron uber alles”. LOL. You guys are a riot. The 3.8L V8 in this McLaren isn’t a 3.8L V8 that’s built by GM that makes 125hp. These are engines designed by companies (Ferrari, McLaren, etc) that do F1 engines. Take a peek at F1 engine specs sometime. I know, I know, compared to NASCAR and their “we’re evaluating fuel-injection for the 2011 season” level of technology, F1 engines can seem pretty small. But as of 2006, you’re talking 700+hp from 2.4L V8’s. Two point four. Not 5L. Not 7L. 2.4. The Ferrari 458’s engine is naturally aspirated, is 4.5 liters, and produces 570hp and nearly 400 ft/lbs of torque. McLaren is talking 3.8L and 600+ HP. One doesn’t need 7 liters of V8/V10/V12 to produce prodigious amounts of HP. Most manufacturers have moved beyond 1950’s technology. A Veyron certainly dominates any other street-legal production car in a straight line drag race to top speed, but it’s a pig when it comes to handling. Ferrari and McLaren, given their F1 roots, are interested in building supercars that are “super” in many aspects of automotive perfection. Not just straight-line top-speed. Posted by: kchristy7911 | 03/18/10 | 5:46 pm | Maybe it’s just me, but the styling looks a bit like a mash-up of a Ferrari front, Porsche midsection, and Lamborghini rear. Sort of a GTA-esque approach to building a supercar. That’s not to say that it isn’t appealing, and looks aside, it should be a screamer. Posted by: malcolmkw | 03/18/10 | 5:50 pm | @kchristy7911 I was just about to say the exact same thing… At first I though the pictures weren’t right because it seemed like I’d seen it somewhere before. I’m pretty sure they just stuck a Ferrari and a Lamborghini together and called it a new car. Posted by: sanlybowitz | 03/18/10 | 6:04 pm | “A Veyron certainly dominates any other street-legal production car in a straight line drag race to top speed, but it’s a pig when it comes to handling.” Very true. I’ve never felt anything quite like the straight line acceleration of a Veyron. It’s awesome and relentless. But it’s spec’ed at less than 1 g in cornering. With suspension mods and sticky tires, I can beat that silly with a track rat bimmer that costs significantly less than a set of Veyron tires. And the Veyron brakes aren’t adequate. Cool car, but I’d rather have the McLaren for 1/10th the price. Posted by: tdave | 03/18/10 | 6:30 pm | I think the Ferrari-Lambo-Porsche similarity is what is to be expected when you let physics dictate the shape. Posted by: Xylenz | 03/18/10 | 6:33 pm | Sexy but MP4-12C??? Come on. How about a real name for the thing. Posted by: johnrellis | 03/18/10 | 11:06 pm | @Delta5 Thank you! saved me typing it…..3.8L V8 is more than enough for any light, well engineered supercar Posted by: TrueDis | 03/19/10 | 1:35 am | “It’s trophy shelf includes” Who taught you to write so good? Posted by: TOG | 03/19/10 | 6:58 am | Valve covers is a term which is a holdover from OHV pushrod engines. Technically The cam is on top of the valve and the cover is on top of it. So cam cover is more accurate even though the cover is over top of both components. A flat crank refers to a crank which has its throws in one plane so each bank of cylinders can be tuned as its own set of four. Also, a flat crank is stronger than a typical 80 degree crank found in american engines. There are pros and cons to each. The 90 degree crank doesn’t vibrate as much. Last, (although not a technical benefit really) flat crank engines sound fantastic (think F1 versus the 90 degree crank’s NASCAR sound). With regard to engine size, it’s all about efficiency not sheer size. This car will perform plenty well enough. Last, Harry commented on the car splitting in a crash. That’s actually the chassis doing its job. A well done carbon chassis can absorb far more impact than any metal counterpart. It also costs more. Hence the price. Posted by: TOG | 03/19/10 | 7:02 am | Sorry typical 90 degree not 80 degree crank. Old fingers Posted by: Jakelalens | 03/19/10 | 8:10 am | Love their work space. Posted by: david_2012 | 03/19/10 | 9:07 am | Let’s talk about “FAAC” gates automation sometimes, a car that goes nowhere is worth its investment, like a bike of your younger days when you get older. My mom’s car it’s plenty of options I never asked for, the bike I always wanted to ride is out to let, “Ownertz”. Le Baron was a great reminder to me, one family, one mile, a lot of flying “crochrowles”… Foxes at night like bears for the honeys… Posted by: HX | 03/19/10 | 11:35 am | @Delta5 Nicely put. @HarryTuttle Re-read the piece, please. They put the *same* monocell through three high-speed crash tests and it didn’t crack. Don’t try that at home… Posted by: JETEYE | 03/19/10 | 12:51 pm | This is what McLaren calls a successor to the F1? Wheres the centrally located driver seat? The unique and beautiful machine aesthetic? This car is nothing more than a Beverly Hills cruiser intended to put a dent in Gallardo sales (which are a dime a dozen in so-cal) McLaren is only out for sales with this car and its going to flop because its too conventional. The design is not original or futuristic enough for 2010. Its a bad copy of a ferrari 360 and those giant razor blade air scoops on the side look like a 7th grader designed it. If McLarens relationship with Mercedes didnt kill their car business, this model will. Posted by: Danielled | 03/19/10 | 2:11 pm | Love all the great photos on here. You can see video here: http://bit.ly/a6pG2t Posted by: lwatcdr | 03/19/10 | 5:32 pm | @TOG the other downside to a flat crank V8 is that the exhaust headers are more complex. Thing “Bundle of Snakes” They are a real pain in a front engine car and not a lot of fun in a mid engine car. The flat crank will also weigh less so it will rev faster which is another plus. Posted by: TOG | 03/20/10 | 8:50 am | lwatcdr you are right that a flat crank has the potential to be lighter and rev quicker. Your header comment is technically not true. 90 degree cranks dictate that for proper tuning, you would tie the two inside cylinders on a given bank to the two outside cylinders on the opposite bank. That means the exhaust bundles need to cross over to the other side for proper tuning. This is hard to package. A flat crank engine is tuned properly with the exhausts on each bank only, which makes for a better package. It’s still a challenge to get the correct length pipes to fit side for side AND as you suggest makes for a bundle of snakes but that bundle is way easier to deal with in a 180 flat crank engine. Posted by: Teroc | 03/25/10 | 8:04 am | concerning the name: MP4-12C, MP4 is just the code name of the car done by McLAren, and 12C is about the performances of the car. For example, the F1 is the MP4-25. 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Rendevous: A Ferrari 275 GTB tears through Paris at dawn (anyone have a mpg link?) FCA-Houston Ferrari Sounds: 250 SWB, 365 GTC/4, others Japanese website - tons of Ferrari MPGs!: And a 250GTE rebuild TOP OF PAGE HOME http://www.JB330GT.com/LinksPage.htm Revised: Dec, 2004 Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004 Contact JonBrent at ix.netcom.com || skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10 Best Drives I couldn't take it. I had planned to wait until One Year with a Ferrari were published in some format before taking on a new project but I don't have the patience or discipline. 10 Best Drives has lurched into existence. One Year with a Ferrari is, hopefully, being edited right now and will soon make it onto Amazon’s ebook shelves. Posted by David at 9:27 AM 1 comments Tuesday, October 19, 2010 A Friend Indeed This is an excellent chance to win a Ferrari and help a good cause.Learn more at http://www.afriendindeed.cc/ Posted by David at 4:05 PM 0 comments Labels: 360, a friend indeed, Ferrari raffle Friday, September 3, 2010 Long overdue update The 355 has been out of my garage, but not forgotten, for almost a year. I admit I miss it. Who wouldn't? While there is nothing wrong with Toyota trucks mine lacks that bit of magic which appears when driving a Ferrari. As near as I can tell my book is progressing nicely. I have a few friends who are reading in now. Once I receive their comments, criticisms, and suggestions I plan to publish it electronically. I am not wussing out. I have thought quite a bit about going physical or ebook and I think most readers of the book will be comfortable with the ebook approach. It is also a lot less hassle and I want to get on to the next project. Posted by David at 2:49 PM 1 comments Thursday, April 8, 2010 Finally, started submitting the book to publishers The book has been mostly done for several months but I have not had the nerve to submit it to publishers. After a couple of false starts I began that process today. I am ready for rejection. On another note. I miss having a Ferrari. I don't miss the car itself but the intangibles which went along with it. I don't miss having to pay for it. But I miss having one. Posted by David at 10:18 AM 0 comments Sunday, December 27, 2009 Ferrari Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle Ferrari 458 Italia to be Partial Zero Emissions VehicleIn hastily pulled together announcement Luca di Montezemolo revealed today that the Ferrari 458 Italia and all new Ferraris will be Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles. The announcement comes as a shock from the marquee known for making high powered, gas guzzling, sports cars for the rich and famous. Ferraris Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle or PZEV claim rests on the limited usage Ferraris receive. According to di Montezemolo Ferraris are driven an average of just under 3400KM (2112 miles) per year and consume a scant 151 gallons of petrol in the process. Compare this to a hybrid like the Toyota Prius. The average Prius consumes over 260 gallons of petrol per year. A whopping 58% more than the Ferrari. “Ferrari will be known not only for exciting sports car but also as a leader in green technology” thundered di Montezemolo when a reporter for Autoweek questioned Ferraris math. In a related story an official at Lamborghini, speaking on the condition of anonymity suggested that Lamborghini had been working on similar technology for some time and had been in negotiations with the governments of California, Oregon, and Maine to allow Lamborghini to test market a PZEV Lamborghini in those states. The hold up appears to the colors Lamborghinis are available in. Apparently some bureaucrats in state office considered the colors themselves to constitute an emission even if the car was not running. Posted by David at 9:41 AM 2 comments Sunday, November 29, 2009 Sold. I have been remiss in my posting. I apologize. It took a few tries but the car has sold. After installing the new clutch I put about 100 miles on the car then started to think about how to store it for the winter. I looked into storage facilities and talked to a few clients who have warehouses. Barb was very understanding and told me if I could not find a home for it for the winter she would park outside. Deep down I knew it was time for the car to go. I sent an email to Steve at Ron Tonkin and Joe at Gran Prix to see if they were interested in selling the car. Joe responded in about five minutes that they would be interested in selling the car. I never heard from Tonkin. About two weeks after sending the email I dropped the car off at Gran Prix. After signing a few papers Barb picked me up and we drove out of the dealership, past the Ferrari. That would be the last time either of us would see it. I was sad to leave the car. Not too sad but I did miss it. The missing the car passed quickly. Honestly. After a few days I no longer thought about the car. It took about a week but Joe had an offer on the car for 50,000. I passed. I hoped the car would sell for between 55,000 and 60,000. Nothing happened for about two weeks then Joe called to say the car had sold for around 60,000. Fantastic. It was Monday when Joe and I talked. The car was due to ship to the new owner on Thursday. A day or two later I called Kevin to let him know the car was sold. Literally two minutes later Joe emailed letting me know the deal had fallen through. Oh well. There would be other buyers. A week or so later and the deal was back on. Same buyer. Same price. This time he had put down a big chunk of change. I called Kevin to let him know the deal was back on. After I talked with Kevin. Joe waited about five minutes to call and say the deal was off. It was Kevin’s fault. Car jinx. I decided I would not discuss selling the car with Kevin until Joe called and let me know I could pick up my check. After a couple weeks of no activity I began to consider trading the Ferrari for a Porsche. Eventually, I will get another fun car and I think it will be a 911 of some sort. I resisted the urge to call Joe and say “lets trade it on a 911 turbo or a RSR replica.” Another week went by then I received a call that the car was sold. Gran Prix expected the money in a day or so then the car would be shipped to Texas.The amount was less than I had hoped for but fair. I did not call Kevin. Two days later Eric at Gran Prix called to let me know they had my check. I loaded the original muffler, solid rear grill, and miscelanous Ferrari parts I had around the house into the truck drove to GP dropped them off and picked up my check for 49,000. I didn’t think to take a look at the car when I was there. So that’s it. The car has sold. Posted by David at 10:12 AM 4 comments Older Posts Home Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Welcome This blog describes my experience finding, buying, and selling a Ferrari in one year. I am using these experiences to write a book. Blog Archive ▼  2010 (4) ▼  October (2) 10 Best Drives A Friend Indeed ►  September (1) Long overdue update ►  April (1) Finally, started submitting the book to publishers... ►  2009 (30) ►  December (1) Ferrari Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle ►  November (1) Sold. ►  September (3) View Inside Catalytic Converter Thanks Brian Clutch is in ►  August (3) A Friend Indeed - And a GT3!! Triple Seals Installed Clutch is out ►  July (3) Step one - Take stuff apart Time for a new clutch Just in case... ►  May (3) I think I will keep it. The Ferrari turned 30! Ferrari for sale Part 2 ►  April (2) Ferrari Update Ferrari on the road again ►  March (3) A March Update Rainy March Day Tucked Away in the Garage ►  February (8) So where will Ferrari values go next? First edit of the book is done To sell or not to sell. So what will 70K get you now? The Inconspicious Ferrari Spring Break Teaser On to price Ferrari is for sale ►  January (3) Not Ferrari Related I have found my purpose First Ferrari Picture of 2009 ►  2008 (193) ►  December (9) Number 1 Favorite Ferrari Picture And, Even More Yet More Ferrari Pictures More Ferrari Pictures Favorite Ferrari Pictures From 2008 The advantages of getting older One more year with a Ferrari? Ferrari Pricing Part 2 David's Ferrari Pricing Index (DFPI) ►  November (8) Rookie Ferrari Buyer Mistakes Perfect winter storage. Ferrari, at work, in November Are you a redneck if you keep a Porsche in a shed?... Selling Ferraris? Now? Why Bother? Garage is too short for a lift Maybe a year and a half with a Ferrari ►  October (17) ►  September (6) ►  August (7) ►  July (16) ►  June (19) ►  May (26) ►  April (26) ►  March (18) ►  February (25) ►  January (16) ►  2007 (36) ►  December (18) ►  November (10) ►  October (8)   Copyright © 2007 David Boxberger All Rights Reserved. Ferrari and the Ferrari Logos are trademarks of Ferrari North America and/or Ferrari. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.