Story and pictures copyright Carl Jones
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Sunday, 28th March 2004. Melbourne.
Seventy-one Ferraris appeared for the concour and display on the grounds of Very Special Kids in Glenferrie Road Malvern. The participants couldn't have asked for a better day (except for the dust!) and it was a great sight to see so many Ferraris, especially some of the older cars. All the proceeds, the entry fee for the cars as well as the admission charge at the gate, were donated to the Very Special Kids Foundation. This charity helps children with life threatening diseases and provides support for their families.
There were three sections for the cars, display, show and shine, and the
concour. The display-only people had plenty of time to see the concour
entrants furiously cleaning their cars! The outright concour winner was
Peter Strauss in his freshly restored 330 GTC #10695, and it was nice to see
it painted in the correct shade of Rosso Bordeaux. David Jones was not far
behind in his 330 GTC #10251, followed by the first of the moderns, Tom
Warwick in his 550 Maranello #118981.
The show and shine section was won by Ashley Taverniti in his 512 BB #27941.
One of the few to be carrying its original colour and it was good to see another three 512BB's in attendance, #20339, 26643 and 28879.
There were many interesting early cars to see in the display as well. Highlights included 0165EL Export Barchetta, 250 GT/E #4801, 250 GT/L #5473, 250 PF Coupe #1725 and a stunning 275 GTS #7845. This is a very uncommon car, especially in right hand drive, being fitted at the factory with 6 carburetors. Moving along to the 1970's a few Daytona's, including a spider conversion and some 365 GT 2+2 models were displayed along with the 308 variants. It’s hard to believe 308's cars are approaching 30 years old. There were two F40's, #85034 and #97881, the latter an LM version. Finally, the contemporary 355, 360 and 550's were also in abundance.
The event raised $3,020 for the Very Special Kids Foundation and it would not have been possible without the help from the tireless FCA (Ferrari Club of Australia for our American readers – ed.) members who gave their time, as well as the Very Special Kids Foundation for allowing us the use of their grounds.
The 308 series is
almost 30 years old and good examples fill Ferrari events around the world.
Australia is no exception.
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365GT Spider
conversion.
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And a proper
365GTB4 for company.
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In sedate silver, the 365GT, aka Queen Mother.
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Berlinetta Boxer,
Serial number 27941.
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Gaining in value,
finally, is the 250GT series. This is Serial Number 1725.
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Same car, same tree,
different angle. Last time the editor saw one under a tree (on a golf course no less), it was up for parts.
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Serial number
13995 on this Queen Mother.
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The classic 275GTC,
circa 1966. This example has the 6 carb option and right hand drive.
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Serial Number
4801, another of the 250GT (E) production cars.
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250GT Berlinetta Lusso, Serial Number 5473, but what about that color treatment?
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Our bet for future high stakes classic is the F40, this one is Serial Number 85034.
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Some also thought
that about the BB. Not so, however.
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