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Favorite Shade of Ferrari Blue

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  1. Admiral Goodwrench

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    This is such an old thread I cannot remember whether I posted my favorite French Racing Blue nomination, in case I haven't here it is by Chris Schlumpf:

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    Dear John,

    Appreciate your "Like" vote for the color. Would be interested in your critique for this 1955 design.

    Best regards,

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    Admiral,

    Well, far be it from me to be a critic of such a classic design. I am flattered that you’ve asked.
    The 500 Mondial is a true classic. And it’s creator, Scaglietti was a genius.

    Those cars weren’t ‘designed/styled’ in the current popular sense. They were designed as race cars first, hence functional reasons.
    But being Italian & Ferrari, it is indeed beautiful. No question in that regard. The soft sensuous forms just look ‘right’. Nothing silly, nothing goofy or forced. The craftsmen that built those cars did so with their hands in the ‘old school’ tradition. Make it work and make it beautiful.
    There is no question as to its marque. It is a Ferrari, plain and simple.
    The surfaces flow seamlessly from one to another with nary a break. You just want to caress the surfaces.
    The fairing behind the driver seat was a design solution for its time, with Ferrari’s, Jags, Astons, etc. using it to varying degrees.

    It must have been such an honor to have owned and cared for such a historic part of Ferrari history, words don’t do that car justice.

    For me, it’s one of the many ‘beautiful’ examples of Italian automotive art from that era. Enough said.

    Thanks again for asking.

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    I spent a half hour earlier going through all the pages , looking for the color Avio met. that I specd for my gts, only found one from years ago , I saved it to my desktop. Is this the car I saw , iirc it was a 430 model?
     
  5. Admiral Goodwrench

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    Dear John,

    Thank you for your opinion, I of course am biased, but I felt that the car had no bad viewing angles. Met Sergio Scaglietti once at the Reading Concours. My son had a sharpie and we asked Sergio to sign the underside of the spare tire cover, so the car is a signed original piece of Italian art!

    Best regards,

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    Awesome.
     
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    There’s some great inspiration for future cars here as I love Ferrari’s in blue! Here’s my F12 in TDF. Any pictures of Blu Le Mans or Blu America which I am considering for the next car?


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    As someone in the used market, this thread makes me sad. So many beautiful blues out there and 95% of all the FFs on the market are black/white/gray.
     
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    tell me about it!
     
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    It will make it that much more special when you find the perfect one.
     
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    As are almost all Mercedes, black and silver, nothing else.

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    My F430 in Blu Le Mans
     

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