Forbes Friday Market Report - Ferrari Maserati of Atlanta

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Forbes Friday Market Report
September
26th, 2014
THIS WEEKS NEWS
Ferrari Maserati of Atlanta’s 20th
Anniversary
We hope you to see you all at Road Atlanta.
Ferrari Maserati of Atlanta celebrated the 100th Year of
Maserati, 60th Anniversary of Ferrari in the United
States and the 20th Anniversary for our store with a
“Great Gatsby” style party to introduce the New Ferrari
California “T”. Will Campbell, the store’s General
Manager welcomed several hundred guest and Webb
Limited Edition Ferrari F12 Could be a
Modern NART Spyder
Collums, the Dealer Principal thanked our devoted client
base and tenured employees including Steven Eckhoff,
Harold Lovinger, Wade Williams and Ken Erwin. Many
may not be aware, but all four of these gentlemen have
been with Ferrari Maserati of Atlanta for the store’s
entire 20 years.
Following the event, Ferrari of Atlanta has scheduled our
California Esperienza Demonstration Event at St. Ives
Country Club for this weekend. We then continue the fall
festivities with the Official Ferrari North America
Hospitality at Petit Le Mans in Braselton, GA.
According to news reports from the Czech Republic,
the special limited edition Ferrari model set to be
limited to just 10 units and the American market, will
be a Spyder variant of the F12 Berlinetta and an
effective successor to the Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART
Spyder. Last year, an original NART Spyder sold for
$25 million.
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Black 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari For Sale
While these rumours remain unconfirmed, they do seem
quite logical. After all, departing Ferrari chairman Luca di
Montezemolo recently said that the model will feature a
color scheme incorporating blue with white racing stripes
as an acknowledgement of the North American Racing
Team.
The special model is penciled in for a debut on October
12th which is just one day before Montezemolo will step
down and make way for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO
Sergio Marchionne as the new Ferrari chairman.
With just 499 units destined for production and only
prolific Ferrari collectors offered the chance to own it,
Beyond the possibility of being a Spyder, the limited
the LaFerrari is already a collector’s item. As a result,
edition model is also expected to feature a thoroughly
when one hits the used car market, it isn’t surprising
updated body and interior in a similar vein to the F12
that the new hybrid hypercar is already demanding
TRS and F12 SP.
pretty hefty premiums.
In case you didn’t know, the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is
As a matter of fact, a rare black example is currently
powered by a 6.3-litre V12 engine delivering 740 hp.
up for sale in Dubai for 12.5 million in the local
This powerful engine is linked to a seven-speed dual-
currency. In the U.S, that is the equivalent of $3.4
clutch gearbox and rear-wheel-drive setup. Acceleration
million! To put that price into perspective, U.S. bound
from 0-100 km/h is done in three seconds dead while 0-
LaFerraris start at around $1.69 million from the
200 km/h takes just 8.5 seconds. That is 0.4 seconds
factory so it is double the cost.
faster than the 700 hp-strong Lamborghini Aventador.
The top speed of the car exceeds 340 km/h.
In case you didn’t know, the LaFerrari gets a 6.3 liter
V12 which is connected to an electric motor similar to
It is quite possible that power for this special edition will
the system on the McLaren P1. The Ferrari F150 V12
be slightly higher than the typical F12.(Czech Exotics)
has an output of 789 hp at 9000 rpm and 700 Nm at
7000 rpm while its electric motor has a maximum
output of 161 hp and 270 Nm of torque. That delivers
a total combined power output of 950 hp, allowing the
new Ferrari Enzo to do 0-100 km/h in less than 3
seconds, 0-300 km/h in 15 seconds and a top speed in
excess of 350 km/h.
Maserati 100 Gathering in Modena Day 1
and 2
As part of Maserati’s ongoing 100th anniversary
celebrations, the Italian company recently held a huge
two-day extravaganza in Modena with dozens of
legendary Maserati models in attendance.
Day 1 saw about 200 Maseratis fill the streets of
Modena with private tours of the Maserati factory also
held throughout the day. Day 2 saw the owners head to
the race track in Cremona before attending an exclusive
gala dinner in Reggia di Venaria, Turin.
Other events Maserati has held to celebrate its
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Three Maserati MC12 GT1s on Track!
During the recently held Maserati Centennial
Gathering event at the San Martino del Lago circuit in
Italy, three include Maserati MC12 GT1s hit the track
for some potent and high-paced laps around the tight
and twisty track.
As you can imagine, seeing just one Maserati MC12
GT1 on a racetrack anywhere in the world is a truly
incredible sight and three is on the verge of
overwhelming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccxko0IZEZY
centenary include an exhibition at the AutoWorld
Museum in Belgium, the Road to Modena Tour as well
as a special tour in Japan.
Xcar Goes Analog with the Ferrari F40
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Luca Di Montezemolo’s 5 Greatest
Moments and 5 Greatest Cars at Ferrari
We will forever be in love with the Ferrari F40. From its
blunt-force appearance to its 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged
V8 engine living and breathing perilously close to the
driver's head, the F40, the last model designed and built
with input from Enzo Ferrari himself, has been and likely
always will be the Ferrari of Ferraris for automotive
enthusiasts who grew up in the 1980s.
All of this raises an interesting question: is the Ferrari
F40 the best supercar of all time? A case can certainly
be made, and after watching – and, just as importantly,
listening to – all 17 minutes of blood-red Italian glory
from Xcar, you're going to have to try long and hard to
convince us that anything could be sweeter than this
particular Prancing Horse. (Jeremy Korzeniewski)
Watch the video above, aptly titled Analogue Animal.
You owe it to yourself. So go ahead, sit back, turn up
your speakers and click play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue68iLRgy7I&list=U
UwuDqQjo53xnxWKRVfw_41w#t=124
Luca di Montezemolo has become a legend in the
automotive industry. He was the man that helped lead
a failing Ferrari into record profits, unsurpassed
sales, and record-setting Formula One
performances. Now after 23 years as the president of
the Prancing Horse brand, Luca is stepping down next
month. Thanks to differences between him and Sergio
Marchionne, the head of Ferrari parent company Fiat,
Luca has decided that his time with the Italian
automaker needs to come to an end.
To celebrate what he has accomplished, I have
compiled a small list of some of the memorable things
that happened to the company while he was at the
helm, as well as looking at five of the greatest cars
that Ferrari produced during his tenure.
Feel free to comment with your thoughts on his leaving
the company, your favorite Ferrari from the
Montezemolo era, as well as your favorite Ferrari
memories and moments. Let’s send this great man off
with a celebration of what he has accomplished.
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You will be missed.
1996 - The rise of Michael Schumacher
1974 - Manager of Scuderia Ferrari F1
During the first few years of his presidency at Ferrari,
Luca’s F1 team was only able to secure 3rd and 4th
Luca’s first major position at Ferrari was as the manager
place finishes in the Constructor’s Championship. With
of Ferrari’s Scuderia racing team. He took over this role
the road division once again profitable, Ferrari had
in 1974. Just one year later, Ferrari took home the
extra money for driving talent and research-and-
Formula One World Championship with the help of
development costs for its F1 cars.
Driver Niki Lauda. They would repeat the feat again in
1977. From there, he left Ferrari to become the senior
The team hired the explosive and upcoming talent of
manager of Fiat. Two F1 World Championships and a
Michal Schumacher. In his first year at Ferrari,
significant promotion seem like a healthy start to a
Schumacher finished third in the driver’s championship
career.
and carried Ferrari to a second place finish in the
Constructor’s standings. In 1999, just three years after
1991 - Return to Ferrari; Righting the Ship
signing Schumacher, Ferrari was once again the F1
Constructor’s World Champion. It would hold title
Enzo Ferrari stepped down from running the road car
continually until 2004, a new consecutive record.
division of his company in 1971, and he passed in 1988.
During this time, Ferrari had begun to struggle in both
After Schumacher retired, Ferrari would win two more
road cars and racing. Luca di Montezemolo went back to
World Championship titles in 2007 and 2008.
Ferrari as he was appointed president of the Italian
company in 1991.
2000 – New Models and Massive Sales
His first goal was to bring a Formula One World
Starting around the year 2000 Ferrari’s road division
Championship trophy to Maranello. He immediately
started cranking things up. Over the next few years,
appointed Niki Lauda as a consultant and promoted
Montezemolo would oversee some of the company’s
team engineer Claudio Lombardi to team manager.
greatest road cars of all time. This surge of new and
Montezemolo also began a turnaround of the road car
exciting cars would also see sales skyrocket. It is
company, taking them from a company with a significant
estimated that Ferrari as a brand has only sold around
debt to a profitable business in just a few years.
130,000 cars in its entire lifetime. More than half of
that number, nearly 79,000, have been sold since the
year 2000. Ferrari had finally returned to its place as
the kind of the automotive world thanks to the vision
and guidance of Luca di Montezemolo.
2012 – The LaFerrari and Limited Sales
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456 GT
Luca’s last great moment in Ferrari history started in
2012. After more than a decade of sales increases and
supercar domination, Luca makes that decision that
Ferrari needs to start limiting its production to save the
brand’s exclusive nature. In 1999 Ferrari sold 3,775
cars. By 2012, that number had nearly doubled to 7,318.
Luca saw this is a recipe for disaster as the unique and
exclusive nature of the Ferrari badge was being watered
down by market saturation. To combat this, Luca
declared that Ferarri would begin capping yearly
production to just 7,000 units.
It may not be the prettiest, the fastest, or the most
well-known Ferrari out there, but the 456 GT was
important for one main reason. It had a V-12 engine
During this time, Ferrari was also preparing to release its
crammed into its nose. The 456 was the first front-
most powerful and fastest road car ever, the LaFerrari.
engine car that Ferrari had made since the 365 GTB4
As Luca steps down from his position next month,
in 1968. It had an aluminum body and styling by
Ferrari is the most valuable brand the world, has the
Pininfarina . This car is the reason we have machines
most exclusive customers in the world, and it makes
like the Ferrari F12 berlinetta today. For that one fact
some of the most powerful cars in the world.
alone, it earns a spot in our list. Moreover, it was also
the birth of an all-new V-12 engine. Ferrari had not
That is one hell of a legacy.
developed a new twelve-cylinder unit since the flat
“boxer” twelve of the 1970s.
The Cars
During his tenure at Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo
oversaw the release of dozens of powerful and exotic
machines that proudly wore the Prancing Horse on their
noses. This is a look at five of the most important.
1999 Ferrari 360 Modena
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2002 Ferrari Enzo
If the 456 GT revived the front-engine GT Ferrari, then
the 360 redefined the mid-engined Ferrari. The 360
Modena was more than a replacement for the F355.
The mighty F40 was the last car created that Ferrari
Enzo himself had any input. It was launched just
It debuted an entirely fresh and new style that dictated
before his death, and it set a new world benchmark for
the brands visual trajectory for more than a decade, and
performance, speed and exotic material construction
it was the first Ferrari to be built completely from
with its carbon-fiber body. The next iteration of the
aluminum; the body, chassis and suspension was all
Ferrari Super Car, the Enzo, came with a 6.0-liter, V-
made from the alloy. That meant the 360 was 40-percent
12 engine mounted behind the front seats and driving
stiffer than the old F355 and it weighed an astonishing
the rear wheels. It had 651 horsepower and 485
28-percent less. This car pioneered the extensive use of
pound-feet of twist. It would hit 60 mph in 3.1 seconds
aluminum that Ferrari uses today in every one of its road
and boasted a top speed of 221 mph.
cars.
It was the fastest and most powerful street legal
machine Ferrari had ever created. Only 400 were
made, making them very rare and valuable today.
It also served as a base for many cars that were to
come after. It was the backbone for the FXX racing car
program, it served as a blueprint for the Maserati
MC12, and it was used by Ferrari collector James
Glickenhouse as the platform for his custom Ferrari
P4/5 by Pininfarina.
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2010 599 GTO
2014 Ferrari La Ferrari
The GTO badge is a very sacred set of letters that
The LaFerrari is a car that needs no real introduction.
Ferrari had only used twice in its past. It is used to
It is one of the last cars to bear the Luca di
designate a homologation version of a racing car, and
Montezemolo seal of approval, and it is easily the
every car that has worn it was essentially a road legal
most impressive machine that Ferrari created during
racer. The 599 GTO was based on what Ferrari learned
his 23 years as chairman of the company. It is a
with the 599XX prototype cars. It used a modified
modern hybrid supercar that makes use of a HY-
version of the engine from the Enzo with 661
KERS energy recovery system like the one used in
horsepower, but it was not quite as quick as the mid-
Formula One cars.
engined monster that supplied its engine. The 0-to-60
sprint took 3.3 seconds and the top speed was only 208
The KERS unit itself is only good for 161 horsepower,
mph.
but that unit is bolted to a 6.3-liter V-12 that makes
789 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. When
Still, this was a track car, so its forte was handling. It
they are working in tandem, the total power output of
would make it around the Ferrari test track more than
the new Lahorsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque.
one full second faster than the Enzo could. For that,
Ferrari claims the 0-to-60 takes less than 3 seconds
Ferrari called it “the company’s fastest ever road car.”
and the top speed hovers in the 220-mph range.
Ferrari made only 599 of these machines with about 125
This car is essentially a rolling science experiment of
coming to the States.
F1 technology. The carbon-fiber monocoque was
designed by Ferrari’s F1 technical director, and it
features the third-generation E-Diff electronic
differential.
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As it stands, the Ferrari LaFerrari is the fastest and most
On the flip-side, the LaFerrari became the first Ferrari
extreme car ever to roll out of the factory. I don’t want to
to use a hybrid system, which was combined with a
see Luca di Montezemolo leave, but the LaFerrari sure
6.3-liter V-12 to produce a combined 963 horsepower.
makes an impressive swan song. (Christian Moe)
Moving forward, Dini told Automotive News that all V-
Future Ferrari Engines will be
Turbocharged or Hybrid
8-powered Ferraris will use turbochargers, including
the next iterations of the 458 Italia and the 458
Spider, which are scheduled to arrive in 2015 and
2016, respectively. The challenge with these
turbocharged V-8 engines would be to decrease their
displacements while increasing their output numbers.
A similar re-engineering is also expected to happen to
the Ferrari FF and F12berlinetta , two models that
currently use V-12 engines. Dini stopped short of
officially confirming plans to use hybrid technology on
both models, but don’t be surprised if the next FF
arrives in 2016 with a hybrid system of its own. Same
With all the influx happening within Ferrari these days,
with the next F12berlinetta, which Ferrari may release
you can at least count on one thing happening moving
in 2017 with modified version of the hybrid system.
forward; the Italian automaker will continue to reduce
(Automotive News)
carbon-dioxide emissions by 20 percent by 2021. In
order to accomplish that, Ferrari powertrain director
Vittorio Dini told Automotive News that the company will
Bonhams to Auction Nigel Mansel’s 1989
Ferrari F40 Oct 10
continue down the path of using turbochargers on its V-8
engines and combining hybrid systems with its V-12
engines.
Ferrari already has two cars using a variation of each
engine system. The California T already features a
turbocharged V-8, becoming the first production
turbocharged Ferrari since the iconic F40.
Formula One driver Nigel Mansell, will be the highlight
of Bonham’s auction on October 10th, a sale that
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focuses on top European marques and takes place in
1960s, creating a stunning series of one-off specials.
Knokke-Le-Zoute in Belgium, during the Zoute Grand
We remember a man who was as much adventurer as
Prix Rally and Concours d’Elegance, running October 9-
car designer.
13.The car is estimated to fetch €600,000-800,000 and
is one of four from the Italian brand, along with a 1972
The film Raiders of the Lost Ark originated in producer
Ferrari 365GTC/4 Berlinetta (est: €240,000-280,000), a
George Lucas’ desire to update the boys’ own serials
1973 Ferrari Dino 246GT Coupé (est: €310,000-
or “chapter plays” that accompanied feature films in
360,000) and a one-of-a-kind compressed Ferrari 360
1930s US cinema. It was expertly done, even down to
Modena table designed by Roberto Bernadi.
the map graphic that charted Indiana Jones’ fearless
globe-trotting.
True characters in the world of car design are rare, but
there are shades of Harrison Ford’s iconic creation in
the tale of Tom Meade. Meade, who passed away last
year aged 74, may not have left a legacy as rich as the
likes of Sergio Pininfarina or Sergio Scaglietti’s, but his
career is intertwined with the greats, his output
characterized by a vision and determination that was
powerful enough to secure the approbation of Enzo
Ferrari himself.
Owned by former racing driver Jacques Swaters, the
table features the compressed remains of a written-off
blue metallic Ferrari 360 Modena, topped by a sheet of
glass. It carries an estimate of €12,000-18,000.
ITALIAN HEART, AMERICAN BLOOD
Most of all, though, Meade was an adventurer, a man
with a natural eye for a beautiful car, aided and
abetted by a lust for life that Ernest Hemingway would
recognize.
His early years were picturesque. Meade’s father, a
professional wrestler, died while his mother was still
pregnant. He was born in Hollywood in 1939, and
flunked school. A spell in the US navy sated his
wanderlust, and for a while he lived in Australia.
He was already an accomplished accumulator of life
experience, despite his youth. Back in California, in
Tom Meade was a Californian dreamer who infiltrated
1960, he had the moment that would shape his
Modena’s world-renowned “carrozziere” during the
destiny.
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Walking past a garage, he spotted a car whose shape
Fortune favors the brave. But luck also plays its part.
was utterly unlike anything else he would have seen at
Arriving at the Maserati factory after hours, Meade
the time, even in car-centric Los Angeles. It turned out to
talked his way in, and chanced upon race director
be a Ferrari 500 TRC, a rare bird then and now, and part
Guerino Bertocchi. He graciously showed him around,
of that sub-genre of competition-bred Ferraris that was
and when Tom spotted an old racing Maserati –
powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine. Its owner
destined to be dismantled and dumped, as was
told him that there was a warehouse in Italy full of them,
customary back then, as sacrilegious as it now seems
and Meade was so spell-bound he vowed there and then
– he immediately began hustling to buy it. It was the
to travel to Europe on an automotive treasure hunt.
first in a lifetime of deal-making, and set the tone.
Enter
Cue the Raiders-style map. With $50 in his pocket, he
hitched across the US to New Orleans, and managed to
This particular car turned out to be a 350S, raced by
talk his way into a job as mess boy on board a
the great Hans Herrmann in the 1957 1,000 Miglia,
Norwegian freighter. After 35 days traversing choppy
later fitted with a V12 engine, and raced at several
waters, Meade arrived in the port of Stavanger, headed
other notable events. This remarkable provenance
to England, bought a motorbike and set off across
didn’t mean a lot in 1961. A local farmer agreed to let
Europe with a friend. According to some accounts, the
him store it in an out-building, and Tom even slept
duo spent six months sleeping on the roof of a Majorcan
beside it as a deterrent to thieves. In the process of
hotel before Meade finally made it to Italy.
rebuilding the car, Tom was introduced to a friend of
Bertocchi’s, the coachbuilder Luciano Bonacini (of Neri
Among other encounters, he was introduced to the film
& Bonacini). He was known to bed down on their
producer Dino De Laurentiis, and wound up opposite
workshop floor, too.
David Niven in the 1961 film The Best Of Enemies.
(Meade’s son has heard about this part of his father’s
Nothing about Tom Meade’s life was premeditated.
life, but has never spotted him in the movie. It might be
apocryphal.) Of the fabled car warehouse, though, there
Nothing about Tom Meade’s life was premeditated. He
was no sign. Having come this far, Meade was directed
just did what he did, and rode the waves like the
towards Modena, home to Maserati and numerous
Californian surfer he resembled. Reanimating the
carrozzerie, although he was actually trying to get to
Maserati meant he soon knew where every part and
Maranello. Typically, he undertook the journey on a
component in the factory was stored and, with his
Vespa.
Italian fast improving, he proved to be an invaluable
asset. So, Maserati decided to employ him on a parttime basis.
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Then for another fateful moment; the body on Tom’s
By now Meade had begun wheeling and dealing for
rescue project was in poor shape, so Bertocchi
wealthy American clients, notably Richard Merritt, the
introduced him to the great body fabricator Medardo
founder of the Ferrari Club of America, and Peter
Fantuzzi, the man responsible for so many era-defining
Sachs (of Goldman Sachs) sourcing various Italian
sports and racing cars (including the Maserati A6 GCS,
exotics and working his contacts in Italy and the US.
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and, indeed, the very car
(He once found himself being pursued by the police
Meade was repairing). Fantuzzi warmed to the
while delivering a car in Arizona, but was more worried
charismatic young American and effectively took him on
about what would happen to his dog Meccanico if they
as an apprentice. The Mozart of body making was
caught him.)
tutoring Tom Meade in his music.
His apartment overlooked Modena’s autodromo and
Now the fun could really begin. ‘It was an adventure.
he also rented a workspace, which was soon teeming
Nobody cared about making money, beyond food and
with activity. In the late 1960s, he had accumulated
rent. It was cars, cars, cars, and to hell with everything
enough engines, chassis hardware and cash to begin
else,’ Meade once said. Steve McQueen had a similar
realizing the designs in his head. The resulting series
mantra, though his stellar acting career allowed him to
of cars, the Thomassima 1, 2, and 3, (the name
indulge his passion more deeply than Tom managed. As
meaning “the maximum from Tom) might be footnotes
his son notes, ‘There were times when he had a ton of
in Modena’s carrozzeria hagiography, but they are
money and times when he was broke. But whatever was
significant ones, especially for students of Italian car
happening, there were various cars, engines and
design.
components he would never part with.’
The first, and least well-known, used a Ferrari 250GT
Meade sold his Maserati in the US, for a considerable
chassis, but was lost along with countless other art
profit. It’s believed that at least two Ferrari 250 GTOs, a
and literary treasures when the Arno River
P3 and other gems passed through his hands in the
catastrophically flooded Florence in November 1966.
1960s, back when these extraordinarily valuable cars
Thomassima 2 is something of a masterpiece, not
were just another bunch of fading and unloved ex-racing
least because, while clearly inspired by Ferrari’s
stars. Indeed, he toyed with using a GTO as the basis of
remarkable 1967 Daytona 24 hours-winning P3/4, it
the now celebrated 250 Nembo Spider, which he helped
pumps up that car’s proportions to an almost
create for Neri & Bonacini, before opting for a 250 PF
cartoonish degree. Meade and his team of
cabriolet as the donor vehicle instead. Four Nembos
moonlighting Maserati and Ferrari engineers used
were made, including a car that apparently headed to
marine plywood to work up the car’s shape. Beneath
Beirut and was presumed lost. In fact, we can
its incredible form was a tubular space frame chassis
exclusively reveal here that this car, chassis number
and mounted at the rear of that was a 3.0-litre Ferrari
2707, was later repurchased by Meade and restored to
V12 borrowed from a 250 GT.
his collection.
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The third Meade speciale is arguably the most
Tom returned to LA in 1993 to look after his mother,
memorable, and was certainly his favorite. It’s probably
and began reassembling his assets. He had a long
also the one that most marries the sensuousness
gestating new project; a carbon fiber bodied supercar
characteristic of Modena in that period with the rather
powered by the engine from Ferrari’s 1990s 333 SP
less subtle manifestation of automotive muscle usually
endurance racer. But illness intervened, and
associated with Meade’s homeland. It caused uproar
Thomassima 4 was not to be. Following Tom Meade’s
when it was displayed at the 1969 Turin motor show,
sad passing, his son, a highly successful figure in the
prompted America’s number one prime time current
luxury goods world, now also finds himself curator of
affairs show 60 Minutes to send a crew to Modena to
his father’s work. His remarkable legacy could not be
film a segment on Tom, and starred on the cover of the
in better hands. (Jason Barlow)
biggest selling US car magazine, Road & Track,
amongst others. Let’s also not forget Meade’s riposte to
the Shelby Daytona, brilliantly called the Anti-Cobra, and
One-Off 2015 Ferrari F12 SP America
Snapped in Public
based on a Maserati WRE chassis. A star was born. Or
maybe not.
Tom left Italy under a cloud in the 1970s, put his cars
and vast collection of engines and parts in secure
storage and spent most of the next two decades
travelling in Asia. His son remembers his father
reminiscing about staying in $1 a night hotels and
spending the same on food and drink daily. ‘He had a
fun life,’ he says with a knowing smile. ‘He was a good
looking guy, with a real free spirit.’ Cars could take a
The one-off Ferrari F12 SP America has been
back seat, for a while at least.
snapped on the road for the very first time at a
Wegmans car park in the United States. Created as a
very special one-off variant of the F12 Berlinetta, the
SP America is speculated to have cost in the region of
$3-4 million.
The car was commissioned by the CEO of Wegmans,
Danny Wegman. Collectively, his family has a net
worth of over $3 billion.
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Obviously based on the F12, the Ferrari F12 SP
Here we have two videos featuring a number of
America features thoroughly updated styling including a
Ferraris including a handful of 458s and Speciales.
new front end with a new bonnet, wheel arches, front
The star of the show was arguably a Sliver LaFerrari!
bumper and splitter, side skirts, wheels, bootlid spoiler,
rear bumper, B-pillars and a new aggressive rear
Also in attendance were a number of 430 Scuderias
diffuser.
and 16Ms and a stunning black Enzo! Turn up the
volume to enjoy the sounds of the V8s and V12s!
Under the hood, the Ferrari F12 SP America’s 6.3-litre
V12 engine likely delivers 740 hp and 509lb-ft of torque,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnrKg-_vp94
enough for a 0-100 km/h time of just 3.1 seconds with
the 200 km/h milestone achieved in 8.5 seconds.
With this being said, no confirmation has been given if
the F12 SP America does in fact feature an un-tweaked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVJ6HWYUs0
Ferrari 458 Speciale A is Most Powerful
Prancing Horse Convertible Ever
F12 Berlinetta engine or if it has been upgraded.
Ferrari Exhaust Sounds Orchestra at Spa
Let all of the speculation finally end because the
convertible version of the Ferrari 458 Speciale is here.
However, the Prancing Horse isn't calling it a spider;
We love the sounds of Italian cars and not many sound
better than Ferraris. During the week, Belgium’s famous
Spa Francorchamps circuit played host to a very special
instead it's dubbed the 458 Speciale A, which stands
for Aperta or "open" in English. It's also limited to a
scant 499 cars, a few more than the 458 first rumored.
Ferrari Owner’s Day. The event saw some of the
greatest even Ferrari models ever produced in
attendance with all hitting the incredible circuit which
recently hosted the Belgian Grand Prix 2014 a couple of
weeks ago.
September
26th, 2014
INVENTORY
Regardless of its name or production numbers, what
really matters is Ferrari's claim that this is it’s the most
2013 Lexus GS 350 F-Sport
powerful drop-top production model ever. That is thanks
to the same 4.5-liter V8 from the hardtop Speciale, with
597 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque.
The aluminum-retracting top doesn't change
performance much, while letting the wind blow through
the owner's hair at ludicrous speeds. Ferrari claims the
setup adds about 110 pounds (50 kilograms) to the
overall weight and can open or close within 14 seconds.
Acceleration to 62 miles per hour is reported at 3.0
seconds, about a tenth slower than the coupe, and the
Aperta can hustle to 124 mph in 9.5 seconds.
The 458 Speciale A debuting at the Paris Motor Show
will wear a yellow body with a Blue Nart and Bianco
Avus stripe running from nose to tail. The cockpit will
have a matching yellow color for the seats along with
Alcantara, and the door panels, center tunnel and tread
plates will be covered in blue carbon fiber. (Chris Bruce)
2013 Lexus GS350 F-Sport Sedan Liquid Platinum
over Black Leather 3.5 Liter V6 with 306 BHP ABS
Brakes EBD System VSSC TRAC Bi-xenon Lamps
Blind Spot Monitor F Sport Pack with Rain Sensors,
Ventilated Seats, 19 Dark Graphite Finish Wheels, F
Sport Suspension 16 Way Drivers Seat, F Sport Body
Work, HDD Navigation, Sirius XM stereo, Intuitive
park, Trunk mat One owner Alpharetta Car Maserati of
Atlanta at 678-802-5000 / Only 28k Miles and Priced
at $43,990
2011 Ferrari 458 Italia
September
26th, 2014
2014 Maserati Gran Turismo Sport
2011 Ferrari 458 Italia Rosso Scuderia Over Beige
2014 Maserati Gran Turismo Sport 4.7 Liter V8 with
Leather 7 Speed Dual Clutch Paddle Shift with
454 Bhp Nero Black Over Cuoio Leather Alcantera
Automode Rosso Scuderia Calipers Caron Fiber Driving
Headliner Stitchings in Color Navigation Paddle Shift
Zone with LEDS Carbon Fiber Center Bridge Exterior Sill
Auto Transmission Aluminum Racing Pedals Front
Kick in Carbon Fiber Beige-Leather Central Tunnel
and Rear Park Sensors Bose Sound System 4 Year-
Carbon Fiber Dashboard Inserts Daytona Styles Seats
50K Warranty 20 Wheels Tinted Windows Call
Speaker Grills in Leather IPOD Connection Scuderia
Maserati of Atlanta for Details at 678-802-5000 /
Fender Shields Full Optional Mirrors
Priced at $132,990
RadioNavi+Bluetooth Rear Parking Camera 20 Forged
Painted Wheels Yellow Tachometer Full Electric Seats
Leather Headliner Rear Shelf in Leather Rosso
stitchings TPMS Ferrari of Atlanta at 678-802-5000 /
4,900 Miles and Priced at $245,990
September
26th, 2014
Condensation
TIPS
One cause of water coming out of your tail pipe,
Reasons for Smoke and Water to Come
From the Exhaust Pipe
especially on early mornings, is simple condensation.
Overnight the exhaust system's metal cools down to
the ambient temperature. When you start your car, it
rapidly becomes much hotter than the air surrounding
it. The result is condensation forming around and
inside of the exhaust system and tail pipe. This liquid
is then pushed out with the exhaust and gives the
appearance that your car is leaking water.
Water Vapor
When the engine turns over quickly, it may expel what
appears to be unusual smoke coming out of the tail
Cars run on an internal combustion engine, where a
pipe. This is most likely steam from the exhaust
flammable liquid is ignited in engine cylinders, pushing
manifold heating up and vaporizing the liquid
pistons and powering the engine. When the piston has
condensation that can build up in the exhaust system.
been pushed, the smoke generated is thrust out of your
What you could be seeing is water vapor being
car through its exhaust system and finally through the
expelled from the tail pipe.
tail pipe. It is not uncommon to see water and smoke
coming out of the tail pipe for a variety of reasons. Have
a question? Get an answer from a mechanic now!
Smoke While Running
Other People Are Reading
Your exhaust system is designed to carry the exhaust,
What Is Wrong With Your Vehicle if There Is White
Smoke & Water Coming Out of Your Muffler?
Water & White Smoke Coming Out of the Tail Pipes
or smoke from combustion that has already been used
by the pistons in the engine, out through the tail pipe.
While exhaust isn't typically obvious as it's expelled
from the car, especially if the vehicle is equipped with
a catalytic converter, if the temperature is cooler, the
exhaust may just be more apparent. This is the same
effect as when you can see your breath when it is cold
outside.
White Exhaust at Normal Operating Temperature
September
26th, 2014
Ferrari F138, Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta,
Ferrari 512S, Shell Station, Finish Line / Podium and
If the exhaust is consistently emitting white smoke when
Shell Tanker. You might have to put up another shelf
it is not cold outside, and continues or starts after the
in your office just to make way for the collection’s US
engine has been running for a while, there could be a
release. (Dahl)
problem with your engine's cooling system. To be sure,
you should consult a mechanic. (Micah McDunnigan)
Zen Is Your New Smart Thermostat
GADGETS
The LEGO X Ferrari Collection May Be The
Coolest Thing Made Of Bricks
You can have a smart home thermostat that controls
everything but the weather itself, but at the end of the
day is all that really necessary? Your thermostat is
designed to do one thing–control the temperature of
your pad–but most of them don’t do it very well when
From Cameron’s Dad’s car in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, to
you’re not physically in your place. ZEN is a new, good
the posters of Italian supercars that plastered all of our
looking thermostat that doesn’t aim to reinvent the
walls growing up, we all love Ferraris. There was only
wheel, just improve upon it. You can control the
really one true problem with ownership–the price tag.
temperature of your home from anywhere using your
Now, thanks to LEGO, we can all own a Ferrari. The
smartphone and/or the intuitive controls built in to the
new LEGO x Ferrari collection was developed
ZEN. Push up to turn the temperature up. Push near
specifically for sale at Shell stations in Singapore and
the bottom to turn the temperature down. The LED
Hong Kong (apparently we have really boring gas
screen provides clear and simple feedback for your
stations in the US), but hopefully we’ll be able to buy
commands, and the icons are only displayed when it’s
them soon. In the meantime, feel free to drool over the
absolutely necessary.
collection that includes:
September
26th, 2014
EVENTS
It comes in white or black and attaches to the wall with
magnets instead of screws. It’s simple, clean and
designed to improve your entire thermostat user
experience. We can appreciate that. $150
Significant Ferrari Events
The Paracord Survival Grenade That Might
Save Your Life
Oct 18-20. Euro Auto Festival. This yearly event is held
In an emergency, there are a lot of tools that could
at the BMW plant on Spartanburg, SC and is featuring the
potentially save your life. Steel shackle. Spring clip.
Ferrari. This will be a great event for the car enthusiast
Compass. Wire saw. Wire snares. Fire starter. Tinder.
with driving and technical seminars, high speed ride
Fishing line. Fish Hooks. Knife blade. Aluminum oil.
along’s on the BMW track, as well as a concours if you
Ziploc bag. Stormproof matches. Needle. Thread. Water
would like to display your vehicle. Last year there were
purification tablet. Whistle. 550′ paracord. Duct Tape.
over 350 cars being displayed.
You don’t want to need any single one of those things
and not have access to it. The Z.A.P.S. Survival
Oct 24-26. Tail of the Dragon and Gatlinburg, TN.
Grenade has every single one of those tools wrapped
Building on the success of our Bourbon Trail Tour last
into 45′ of 550 Paracord with a high-contrast colored
year, we’re planning to head south and drive the Tail of the
paracord ripcord for easy deployment. There’s also a
Dragon. Three days of camaraderie and a drive you’ll
Z.A.P.S. Gear Survival Grenade User’s Guide that
always remember. Info/RSVP: Brittany and Ian De Barros
describes how the uses of each of the contents and
(914)473-5656, e-mail: [email protected].
survival tips for those without survival training. This
collection of survival tools could literally save your life.
$70
September
26th, 2014
Petit Le Mans October 1-4
Oct 24-Nov 2. Hilton Head Island Concours must be
experienced, and as an FCA member, the HHIC is the best
reason to come for a visit! Two weekends: The first is for
track at Hutchinson Island, site of the 2012 National Meet;
the following is great food, car club, and concours. Info:
David Sebok, e-mail: [email protected], or
[email protected]
The Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda (French for little
Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually
at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA. It uses
the rules established for the 24 hours of Le Mans by
the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which are
slightly modified if necessary, mainly to allow
additional cars to compete.
The race was founded by Road Atlanta owner Don
Panoz and first run on October 10, 1998 as part of the
IMSA season. The 1999 edition was one of the original
events of the American Le Mans Series. This year will
mark the 2nd Annual Intercontinental Le Mans Cup,
which connects the races in North America, Europe
and Asia.
Oct 18-19/Road Atlanta
SCORE! An ideal cool weather date at Road Atlanta.
Saturday/Sunday
Nov 29-30/Road Atlanta
Follows Thanksgiving. A flagship event on the Chin
calendar. Sells out like U2 tickets...
http://www.chinmotorsports.com/RoadAtlanta.aspx
September
26th, 2014
The Petit Le Mans covers a maximum of 1,000 miles
The procession of cars will then leave the store at
(1,600 km) (which is approximately 394 laps) or a
8:30AM to rally to the track where the members of the
maximum of 10 hours, whichever comes first; only once,
procession will be allowed entry into the Ferrari Car
in the rain-stopped 2009 race, has the leading team
Corral. Those that have pre-ordered their Ferrari VIP
failed to complete 1,000 miles (1,600 km). In addition to
Hospitality passes will be in close proximity to the
the overall race, teams of two or three drivers per car
viewing area for the race.
compete for class victories in four different classes of
cars, two for Le Mans prototypes and two for grand
tourer cars. Class winners of this event receive an
automatic invitation to the following year's 24 Hours of
Le Mans.
Ferrari of Atlanta Rally to Petit Le Mans
Please contact your representative salesperson at
678-802-5000 to RSVP for the Rally. We hope to see
you there!
Ferrari of Atlanta welcomes Ferrari North America for
this Year’s Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on October
4th, 2014. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary in America,
Ferrari has created a Limited Edition “Petit Le Mans”
hood sticker for those that join the rally from Ferrari of
Atlanta to the track on the morning of the race. Each
participating car will receive a hood decal at the store
while coffee and pastries are served.

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