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R.I.P. Luigi Della Grotta

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  1. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    To think, it will now be 5 years that Luigi has passed on. It seems like yesterday.
     
  2. Peter

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    :(
     
  3. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    Going through my archives, I came across an old article (in Italian) from when Gilles Villenueve`s car was at Luigi`s back in 91....or 92.

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  4. cls

    cls Formula 3

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    Luckily we have Ralph.
     
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  5. WJHMH

    WJHMH Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Wow, this has been a fantastic read.
     
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  6. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    Luigi was a character and a persona.
    Back then, his MO was part of his style and was part of the Ferrari mystique.
    Today, that style of sales and services, would not pass.
     
  7. Peter

    Peter F1 Veteran
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    At least not in the current Ferrari corporate world...
     
  8. Hoof 365 GT

    Hoof 365 GT Rookie

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    Met him twice. First time when I completed high school. Chatted with the Italian mechanics. This was on St.Catherine street. Second time was with a friend who was looking after someone's 308 GTB. This was at his new location. He was an older gentleman around 70 and talked up a storm.
    Amazing character.
     
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  9. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    No one left Luigi's place without a story.
     
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  11. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    Granted that the color combo is rare, that the mileage is uber-low, that it is a GTB and a "Luigi" car.
    But at 200K....it's a tad ambitious. I just checked their site....SOLD! :eek:
     
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  12. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    Bump.

    A friend recently gave me a local magazine from 1983, with the following ad.
    I believe that this car is still in Montreal, and often is kept at a popular local Ferrari independent shop.

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  15. robertgarven

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    I love the boxer lines.....
     
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  16. Peter

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    This may have been the car I saw when I first visited his place. It seemed like everytime I visited, there was a silver Boxer in the showroom...
     
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  17. bernardo66

    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man
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    While visiting an old friend, I came across a Luigi bill of sale from 1988.
    You gotta love the pedestrian simplicity of it all.
    FYI, the name and signature of the purchaser have been erased.

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