Caught in the wild: fun car sighting

[ramonajim]

Coming home from Dulles yesterday, I got to play with this beauty on the toll road. Didn't know what I was playing with until I got home and did a bit of poking. Link with the 5.7 million dollar reveal after the photos.




1958 Ferrari 250GT Cabriolet Series I

[elchivito]

Talk about a rare bird. Very nice!

[iwrock]

Miata > Ferrari.

Miata is pretty practical... There Ferrari, not so much.

[P.C.]

Originally Posted by ramonajim

Coming home from Dulles yesterday, I got to play with this beauty on the toll road. Didn't know what I was playing with until I got home and did a bit of poking. Link with the 5.7 million dollar reveal after the photos.




1958 Ferrari 250GT Cabriolet Series I

Was that you?

[ramonajim]

Originally Posted by P.C.

Was that you?

I'm driving the beater Miata, taking photos of the six million dollar car.

Redefining normal daily.

[t walgamuth]

Cool!

Thanks for sharing.

[Zulfiqar]

Originally Posted by iwrock

Miata > Ferrari.

Miata is pretty practical... There Ferrari, not so much.

OH yes

specially when your miata will keep on running perfectly OK after years and years without much work - while the ferrari will be -- in the shop a few months.

[chasinthesun]

I see that he wants no part of the lane your in due to the rock throwing heavy truck in front ,his windshield $$$$$,vs yours cccc.Then again that my be his wrecker always at the ready.

[tbomachines]

Found this in my neighborhood on Friday, it's an old overland. Taking a closer look it appears to be fully operational/running (new wires and oil filter), even with the original wooden spoke wheels!


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[t walgamuth]

Looks like a race car. How'd you like driving that on a gravel road with it kicking up rocks!?

[P.C.]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Looks like a race car. How'd you like driving that on a gravel road with it kicking up rocks!?

You could probably fabricate a detachable cycle-type fender set fairly easily.

[P.C.]

Originally Posted by tbomachines

Found this in my neighborhood on Friday, it's an old overland. Taking a closer look it appears to be fully operational/running (new wires and oil filter), even with the original wooden spoke wheels!


Sent from an abacus

That is fantastic! Any additional pics?

[t walgamuth]

Originally Posted by P.C.

You could probably fabricate a detachable cycle-type fender set fairly easily.

Good chance there were period correct options.

[t walgamuth]

A lot of old cars out this summer. Mostly driven by greybeards!

[chasinthesun]

It truly looks that the seats are part of the cars suspention ,the goggles you would wear back in the day are what we consider in present day as windshields.