Ferrari Stand |
Model | Color | s/n |
360 Modena | Red / Tan | 121270 |
360 Spider F1 | Silver / Blue | 121227 |
550 Maranello | Silver / Grey | 121076 |
456M GTA | Silver / Black | 121106 |
550 barchetta pininfarina | Red / Grey | ?????? / 000 |
|
Model | Color | s/n |
ROSSA | Red / Grey | 104982 |
Keith Bluemel |
Paris, 30 September, 2000 |
The new model is only different from the closed version around the cabin area, where a 100mm lower
windscreen is fitted to this open version, with body colour finish extending up the screen side rails. The
screen surround incorporates a special steel tube, capable of supporting the weight of the car, to protect
the occupants in case of a rollover accident. The rear of the open cabin is dominated by the pair of leather
trimmed rollover hoops, which tend to distract from the fluidity of line, but perform an important safety
purpose and also act as an integral part of the chassis stiffening of this open model. Below each hoop is a
tapering buttress running from the rear edge of the cabin into the boot lid, echoing those seen on the
sports racing cars of the fifties and sixties. The most notable other external feature is the special
aluminium fuel filler cap on the right rear wing, whilst the front wings have enamel Scuderia Ferrari shields,
and the car sits on highly polished split rim alloy wheels. |
Internally it is a mixture of leather and carbon-fibre, with the Scaglietti sports
seats option of the 550 Maranello fitted as standard. The dash and centre
console layouts are identical to the closed version, with the exception of a
series sequence number plaque on the centre console to the rear of the
gear lever. |
The stand also featured examples of the complete current Ferrari range, including
the 360 spider which was making its public debut in France. |
Pininfarina had a stand separated from that of Ferrari only by Maserati, and displayed the
Ferrari concept model that was first shown at the Turin salon earlier this year to celebrate
their seventieth anniversary. This beautifully executed model draws styling cues from a
number of past and present Ferrari models, together with shades of their Mythos, plus a
number of new ideas, that blend to form an aggressively elegant open two seater built on the
550 Maranello platform. Perhaps an indicator for a future limited edition Ferrari model ? As
this is a fully functional concept vehicle, it certainly wouldn’t take much, in relative terms, to
put into production with its series production car underpinnings. |