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Old 11-18-2007, 02:16 AM
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What is the F prefix for Ferraris?

What's the difference between a 355 and an F355 or a 430 and an F430?

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Old 11-18-2007, 03:47 PM
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Just a WAG on my part but the F430 is the 'standard' Ferrari, while the 430 Scuderia is the race version.

The Ferrari site does not seem to say what the F is for.

The F360 was the normal version and the Challenge Stradale did not have the "360" in the name at all.

The Superamerica was based off the 575M.

Not sure what all this means though. I just wanted to see my name in print again.
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:10 PM
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From Wikipedia for the Ferrari F355:

"In 1998 the Formula One style paddle gear shift transmission was introduced with the Ferrari 355 F1 (note the dropping of the F before the 355) adding £6,000 to the dealer asking price."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F355
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:14 PM
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Because they have the F1 trans?
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:21 PM
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As far as I know all Ferrari's start with "F" in the model number, not the badging but models are F308, F355 ect. it has nothing to do with the F1 shifter, if I were a betting man "F" stands for Ferrari.
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Old 11-19-2007, 02:22 PM
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Oops...this was the first thing that came to mind:
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Old 11-19-2007, 04:23 PM
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So the nomenclature for this new model is?

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Old 11-19-2007, 04:25 PM
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Thats the new FL model. ****ing Lame.
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Old 11-19-2007, 04:28 PM
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So the nomenclature for this new model is?

That's a Howie ride if I ever saw one.
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That's a Howie ride if I ever saw one.
Oh yeah!

While wearing a nice pair of these!
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Old 11-19-2007, 04:46 PM
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F- Freaking expensive.
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Old 11-19-2007, 06:25 PM
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They don't all have "F" some have "G". The F is for Formula as in Formula One by the way.

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