And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
a friend of mine owned one many years back...his was serial no 41. saw the engine apart....had hairpin valve springs....yes...V-12....his was a coupe..very rare at only 4 bodys made by nino farina.....I lost track of the guy and he died in the late 70s. He also had a couple pre war Mercedes....500K and 540K?....this guy was a goofy bachelor, no wife or kids...lived in a garage in an old bathroom for a bedroom...very weird guy...fun to talk to though. He was a killer good tool and die maker by trade, so never was hurting for money. Funny, there are living legend kinda guys out there and when they die, it all just vanishes....
That barn dust doubles the price…
ReplyDeleteI wonder how much Ferrari charges for an air filter for that car?
DeleteThey put V-12's in those? Must be a gas to drive hard.
ReplyDeletePicacho Peak, just off I-10 in S. AZ in the background.
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A red barchetta....
ReplyDeletea friend of mine owned one many years back...his was serial no 41. saw the engine apart....had hairpin valve springs....yes...V-12....his was a coupe..very rare at only 4 bodys made by nino farina.....I lost track of the guy and he died in the late 70s.
ReplyDeleteHe also had a couple pre war Mercedes....500K and 540K?....this guy was a goofy bachelor, no wife or kids...lived in a garage in an old bathroom for a bedroom...very weird guy...fun to talk to though. He was a killer good tool and die maker by trade, so never was hurting for money. Funny, there are living legend kinda guys out there and when they die, it all just vanishes....
that is a a great loss of knowledge. Same thing will happen to this generation as all the old-timers die off.
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