What does the "F" stand for?

oh man...are you joking around?

 

Ferrari.....

 

scuderia you took any possible fun out of this thread, heh...

 

lol sorry i just couldn't let it go on any longer

 

Fast

 

Cavallino #85, page 24 and I quote,

"F" Stands For Ferrari -
"M" Stands For Modified -
But "512" still Stands
For One Of The Greatest Engines
Produced By Ferrari!

 

That was a mentos moment

 

How do you spell CIA?

 

FIAT

 

Ford

 

The F stands for Freakin', as in "hey check out that Freakin' 512M!"

 

Well, he had me thinking for a couple of seconds.

F = Ferrari of course, the most famous car produced in the Ireland.

 

Well, it does beg the question, "why isn't it an F360 or an F308"?

Ferrari does tend to be a bit inconsistant in its model designations.

 

They always have been... they're Italian

 

But not on their model releases;

1) Announce a new model!
2) Prepare ceremonies and release Berlinetta
3) let some time go by...
4) Prepare ceremonies and release the Spyder version
5) let some time go by...
6) Prepare ceremonies and release "M"/Challenge/street competition version
7) repeat

 

I thought that 'F' stuff all started with the 355? It was officially the F355. And, for some reason I can't remember, but wasn't the 360 officially designated the F360?

I don't fault them for not using it before (348 and earlier) --- they probably were too embarrassed to have their name repeated on underpowered, sub-300 HP cars --- LOL!!

 

oops --- forgot about the F40!

 

Yes, the "F" designation started with the F355 (excluding the F40), although later F1 equipped cars were officially (and oddly) called 355 F1, without the F.
The F512M and F50 followed, and the current F430 again uses it.
The 360 was NEVER called F360, just 360 Modena. Same case with the 550/575 series.

 

...You have to love it!

 

FIAT stands for "Fix It Again Tony".

 

From my understanding, they dropped the F from the 355F1 because 'F355F1' is a little awkward. But I could be wrong... wouldn't be the first time.

 

WAIT!!! You mean the "F" in the FORD F150, 250, 350, 450 etc., means FERRARI? WOW! You guys made my day!!!

Ciao...Paolo

 

And their F1 cars are similarly inconsistent. Last year's was the F248; this year's is apparently the F2007! Mamma mia!......

 

Back when the "regular" Ford pickup was the F100, I kept thinking they were talking about the Super Sabre jet fighter.....