Nice new Ferrari... High Gloss Black

Do we know what it was? Italia? California? 599? They may me weak in the knees sometimes too.

Enzo, black Enzo....

Uh, okay, you win! Never seen one moving, always indoors in subdued light. That is one rare site on the street, any street. That'll get your day going!

Haven't seen one moving either, but as luck would have it, I stopped at a car show last year and saw this one sitting next to his little brother; an F40 ...

Sorry, but the Enzo is ugly-bugly, the Pantera is beautiful. Case closed.

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Originally posted by No Quarter:
Sorry, but the Enzo is ugly-bugly, the Pantera is beautiful. Case closed.

CASE REOPENED! I'll totally concede the Pantera has far greater beauty in simplicity of line, more artful.

To me, the Enzo has a purposeness and F1 aggression that is pretty magnetic.

Different categories of beauty for sure.

I must say, the car was kinda' shocking. I was sorta' speechless following him and then I rolled up along side and wow, big ol' brakes, the top of the tires seemed like they were at eye level. it looked deadly serious, I don't know what they cost but it was really out of this world lookin'....

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Originally posted by PLT-1:
I must say, the car was kinda' shocking. I was sorta' speechless following him and then I rolled up along side and wow, big ol' brakes, the top of the tires seemed like they were at eye level. it looked deadly serious, I don't know what they cost but it was really out of this world lookin'....

The looks AND price out of this world. This is why I was saying you NEVER see them on the street.

This one is for sale in your state. Only ONE POINT FOUR MMM...MMM... I can't even form the words. Details here:

http://www.dupontregistry.com/....aspx?itemid=1027258

Wow, I didn't think they were THAT much. I can't believe he was out in that thing. We rode together about six miles until I turned off. Is it possible there is a VERY similar Ferrari?? That nose is unmistakable though, no wonder I was a bit nervous running w/him. The car was indeed spotless and appeared as though it would vaporize me at any moment.

Back a few years, insurance companies used to offer ONE DAY insurance so you could risk taking a quarter-million car to a show- presumably with armed guards in a chase vehicle with video cameras...
Contrast that system to jumping into your DeTomaso, firing it up and just cruising.

You guys... I gotta' say, I'm having a hard time with this. Is it possible I was running w/a million dollar car or am I mistaken? Let me just qualify my remarks by saying, I don't know Ferrari's... But, The tail lights were outboard, the exhaust was outboard, it had that "hydroplane" nose on it... Is it possible they stuck an Enzo type nose on another Ferrari?? I guess it could have been a real Enzo, but running in traffic on a weekday? I just have say I am not 100% sure I was side by side w/a million dollar Ferrari, it was a Ferrari, sounded like a V12, it was mid engine, black, black solid tint, huge brakes.. etc. I just had to clear it up, the price shook me. I would have testifeid I was running w/a black enzo until I heard the price, now I'm just not sure??... Too anal ??..lol...

Sure its possible !!
This one runs around on the streets of Calgary all the time.
Well, it did. It will have to dry up a bit before it gets back on the road.
Doug M

http://youtu.be/rL_Epzljn3A

It is always fun to roll with a high-dollar car. I do a lot of stuff with the exotic guys here in Vegas and it is oftentimes a double-edged experience. It is fun to be out with them, but some of these guys have cars that are worth ten times what mine is. Luckily, I have yet to run into one of those guys that is a jerk.

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Originally posted by PLT-1:
You guys... I gotta' say, I'm having a hard time with this. Is it possible I was running w/a million dollar car or am I mistaken? Let me just qualify my remarks by saying, I don't know Ferrari's... But, The tail lights were outboard, the exhaust was outboard, it had that "hydroplane" nose on it... Is it possible they stuck an Enzo type nose on another Ferrari?? I guess it could have been a real Enzo, but running in traffic on a weekday? I just have say I am not 100% sure I was side by side w/a million dollar Ferrari, it was a Ferrari, sounded like a V12, it was mid engine, black, black solid tint, huge brakes.. etc. I just had to clear it up, the price shook me. I would have testifeid I was running w/a black enzo until I heard the price, now I'm just not sure??... Too anal ??..lol...

That 'F1' nose (as its referred) is pretty much a giveaway, unique to the car. F50 is similar, but open. Either way, if you saw that nose, you were with a very special car.

Ever heard of the 'Mormon Meteor'? It was a one-off land speed record Dusenberg from the 30's, set an auction sales record for an American car. The previous owner used to drive it to my church on occasion. When he fired it up, religious experiences all around.

It does happen!

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Originally posted by A Hudson:
The previous owner used to drive it to my church on occasion. When he fired it up, religious experiences all around.

Amen!

Literally scared the Hell out of them?

That's the Marmon Meteor, not the Mormon Meteor.

When you said Mormon Meteor, my first thought was Richard Losee, the Utah real estater that totaled his Enzo on a high speed run for charity. At over 200 MPH he went airborn, tore the car in half, and VERY nearly killed himself. Since the car's history had ruined it's value, he decided to rebuild it with twin turbos and some other minor tweaks and used it to set a class speed record at Bonneville! Now there's an ENTHUSIAST!
Richard is a long time "friend of Road & Track" and his Enzo has been featured in several past articles. Recently, he lent them his 1914 Stutz Bearcat for a comparison test with a new Corvette. He also wrote an article about receiving delivery of his Ferrari 599 Spyder at the factory and then doing his breakin cruise through Italy and Monaco.

What a guy!

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Originally posted by mooso:
That's the Marmon Meteor, not the Mormon Meteor.

Nope, I mean the Mormon Meteor, the 1935 Dusenberg SJ, driven to a land speed record by Ab Jenkins, owned by Knox Kershaw Senior (then inherited by Junior) in Montgomery Alabama, sold at auction for $5.5m 'around' 2007 in Monterey, CA then resold at a staggering $8 millon to a private collection.

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Originally posted by mooso:
... my first thought was Richard Losee, the Utah real estater that totaled his Enzo on a high speed run for charity. At over 200 MPH he went airborn, tore the car in half, and VERY nearly killed himself. Since the car's history had ruined it's value, he decided to rebuild it with twin turbos and some other minor tweaks and used it to set a class speed record at Bonneville! Now there's an ENTHUSIAST!
Richard is a long time "friend of Road & Track" and his Enzo has been featured in several past articles. Recently, he lent them his 1914 Stutz Bearcat for a comparison test with a new Corvette. He also wrote an article about receiving delivery of his Ferrari 599 Spyder at the factory and then doing his breakin cruise through Italy and Monaco.What a guy .

Those are some of the greatest stories in any magazine these days. He's a bazillionaire, but writes and drives and does the stuff that all of us say "we'd do" if we had the funds. He doesn't sit around with a feather duster and talk about cars; he gets out there and shakes 'em up.

His Enzo story is incredible. I guess he IS the new Mormon Meteor himself!