True... but OTOH, the FIA should have taken action before the '85 Rally season...the spectator deaths in Portugal were completely preventable, IMHO.

 

I dunno. Would you really say they "got away with...that" ??

They only made 496 of the damned things, which isn't much of a success, even for a homologation special, and the design does not seem to have influenced subsequent FIAT/Lancia designs.

Just not a fan, I'm afraid.

 

I hear you. You're certainly entitled to your opinon.

I guess the appeal of the car is on a different plane, one divorced from logic.

No one would logically buy a Stratos for it's reliability - that's a given.
I admire it from the standpoint of aesthetics, and accept the shortcomings...primarilly because - as a non-owner - I can.

I admit... as clean and pure as the design is, I wouldn't want to own one now either.

When I said, "Only the Italians could get away with something like that." I was speaking more to the entire Italian automobile industry than about the Stratos in particular. It seems that despite all the charming idiosyncracies of Italian cars, they still sold, because of a emotive appeal that defied logic.

But that's another discussion, for another time. :cheers:

 

We can probably both agree to the 1963 250 GTO as one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

 

Its almost pornographic to look at that car.

 

Without a doubt. :thumbup:

 

saw one about a month ago.

it was on display at the Blackhawk Museum

of course I saw one on the road too about 3 years ago... I went

it's my favorite old Ferrari

 

:squint:

Somebody was driving a £5,000,000 sterling automobile on a public road?

I thought those days were long gone.

 

which is why I was

but within 5min drive from my house, there are so many 3-10Million dollar homes you couldn't shake your fist at them fast enough.

behind the 250 was 2 Ford GT40s and a Cobra 427. the cobra i see plenty of those around these parts, but the Ferrari :bowdown:

 

could have been a kit car :dunno: