Ferrari 250 TdF 0895gt rally London to Maranello

Yes I can, just join me in Warsaw!

 

Dear Mark

Quite simple really. An alternator built into a casing that looks just like your dynamo. Pretty sure GTO Engineering sell them here and maybe in California also. Maybe someone else has them too.

I will never forget pushing a TDF through Brescia for the old style MM scrutineering in order to save the battery only for the car to die during the first night due to a malfunctioning voltage regulator. We were lucky to find a garage open at midnight where we bought a battery or two and then fixed the regulator in the morning. It was on the button after that.

Hope this helps.

And don't forget to charge the A/C too !!!!

Mark

 

Forget the headphones and music, and leave the phone in your bag in the trunk, just for an emergency. Just my two cents.

Happy motoring!

 

I hope you enjoy the trip.

I remember though the 250GTE that was stolen while they had an over night rest stop, so please ensure she is somehow locked safely away. Even inside a trailer is not fool proof. These old cars are dead easy to break into ... unfortunately.
Pete

 

0895 already has this modification
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Well that's great. Good to go.

Mark

 

Id have a look at the Bose. QC 30's if I were you.
https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/earphones/quietcontrol-30.html#v=qc30_black

They will cancel out the noise, if you want to call it that, they are small and discrete. Bluetooth connectivity, long battery live and they will rest at the base of your neck when not in use. Finding them and inserting them back into your ears will be easy.

You can control the amount of noise or level of noise cancelation easily with the Bose App which will help you to be aware of what is going on around you.

I really think they would be perfect for your application.

 

I think in that sad case it may have been the posh double axle trailer that the thieves wanted and the classic 250 inside would have been a hard to fence surprise.

On alternators, SC parts in the UK do an excellent German "wolf in sheep's clothing".

 

Yeah, maybe just sleep in the car with a ill tempered Chupacabara...

 

Yeah, I would.

Suggest installing a tracking device that works with your phone.
Pete

 

Please let me know how you like them.

Full disclosure..... I've been employed by Bose as an engineer for the past 33 years. I'm always interested in knowing what people's like and don't like.
I do fully believe that these will suit your needs very well.

 

Sounds like a great trip, Sir.
I hope you won't mind me sharing this thread a bit, but in same (vintage road trip) vane:
Although not with vintage Ferrari, we're just starting our last third of what appears to becoming around 3000 mile, 2-week vintage vacation road trip from Southern California to Yellowstone and back utilizing mostly back roads and two-lane country hi-ways. Our ride has no technological features newer than 1955, including 6-Volt electrical system and besides the cell/i-phones/-pads (btw, all pretty much useless for communications in Yellowstone) and digital cameras, only modern tech tool I carry is digital thermometer.
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Sir, I am beyond jealous. You have my all time favorite car. My only consolation is at 6" 2" I don't fit.

Good luck and enjoy.

Very cool. Let us know how it goes.

 

Sorry, forgot to add: infrared

 

Thanks.
I didn't wish to take over your thread, so I started another ("Cool vintage vehicle road trips...") in "Travel" section of this forum and will post more on it. Hopefully others with similar experiences will share theirs there too.

P.S. I don't know how to create a link from here to my thread in Travel, perhaps someone else can ?

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/travel/557175-cool-vintage-vehicle-road-trips.html

 

Low cost tracker: old iPhone with cheap phone plan. Hide in the car somewhere, then use Find My Phone.