Eye Candy from the Historic Races

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Discussion Starter · Aug 17, 2003

Here are some Ferraris.

250

Here are some Ferraris.

250s. Definitely some of the finest cars in the world. The 275LM is probably my favorite Ferrari, but can't make up my mind...The one on the picture is a 250LM, not a 275.

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Discussion Starter · #2 · Aug 17, 2003

Spoke to the owner a bit. Ver

Spoke to the owner a bit. Very gracious gentleman.

This car makes some of the most beautiful noise EVER. I love hearing these cars. They all have their own sort of sound. The 427 Cobras and GT40s have a throatier sound, these 12 cylinder beasts have a raucous bark that beats with more urgency. Too bad there is no "soundtrack" to go along with these pictures. You would all fall in love. I've heard the LMs, GTOs, and other exotica plenty of times before but every time is like listening for the first time all over again. Gives one goosebumps.

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Discussion Starter · #3 · Aug 17, 2003

Another set.

Met with this

Another set.

Met with this gentleman and followed him down to the Historics. He was headed over to Pebble and I went to Laguna Seca so we parted ways soon after these shots were taken.

What a GLORIOUS sound! 275GTB. Judging by the chrome trunk hinges this is a 4cam car (?). Absolutely fantastic. It really is a great experience to see one of these things "in the wild". Makes everything else on the road look like a gimmicky piece of overdone plastic. Unless of course it runs into some of its contemporaries...

The other car is a random 250GT found on the paddocks.

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Discussion Starter · #4 · Aug 23, 2003

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The one on the picture is a 250LM, not a 275.<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>Taek, they're the same thing. The car was officially called the 250 Le Mans Berlinetta even though they all has 275 (3.3 liter) engines.

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Judging by the chrome trunk hinges this is a 4cam car (?).<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>The exterior trunk hinges and large rear window only mean that it's a long-nose car so, from this angle, it could be either a 4-cam or a long nose 2-cam.

Thanks for sharing the pics!

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Discussion Starter · #5 · Aug 23, 2003

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even though they all has 275 (3.3 liter) engines.<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

Sorry... HAVE.

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Discussion Starter · #6 · Aug 23, 2003

Thanks for the corrections Way

Thanks for the corrections Wayne!

I was under the wrong impression that the racing ones were "riced out" 250s and the street ones were 275s. Sorry.

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Discussion Starter · #7 · Aug 23, 2003

Wayne,

Take a look at the 3

Wayne,

Take a look at the 330 LMB I posted here.

http://www.ferrari-talk.com/discus/messages/6/698.html?1061322985

Got a question for you.

The thingy in the rear window looks like a gas cap and pipe leading to the tank. Nevertheless, the car also has the normal metal gas opening at the rear. Its kind of visible in the picture. Is this the way it came from the factory?

It has 2 tanks? It has two openings? What gives? I thought they were only allowed to pour gas from one source. I doubt it's a second "venting" type hole to help gas pour faster.

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Discussion Starter · #8 · Aug 23, 2003

I'm not sure of the answer

I'm not sure of the answer on that one. I can only guess that one of the fuel fillers was added later to facillitate easier fueling. I have a question for you, though. Which LMB is this? The front end doesn't resemble any I've seen.

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Discussion Starter · #9 · Aug 23, 2003

Don't know I'll ask an

Don't know I'll ask and find out. The clipboard thingy said it was a 330 LMB. I don't even come close to knowing what you do so I'm just regurgitating information.

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Discussion Starter · #10 · Sep 12, 2003

The cap/line through the quart

The cap/line through the quarter window on a 330 LMB is an oil filler.

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Discussion Starter · #11 · Sep 14, 2003

"Old Guy". Hahahaha.

"Old Guy". Hahahaha. Cool name!

Thanks for the info. Never would have thought it to be an oil filler!

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Discussion Starter · #12 · Sep 14, 2003

250 GTOs have the same fill tu

250 GTOs have the same fill tube through the rear quarter panel, under a cover with a Dzus fastener.

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Discussion Starter · #13 · Sep 15, 2003

Mr. Old Guy,

welcome hope y

Mr. Old Guy,

welcome hope you hang around.

hey you got me thinking...questioning really...you're right those are Oil Filler pipes leading to the cockpit mounted oil sump tanks...anyway I'm trying to remember...how many gallons of oil did the 250 GTO's & 330LMB's hold...it was something like 6 or 8 gallons I think, but I can't remember????

Regards, JRV

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