Celebrating Enzo Ferrari's Birthday At The Petersen Automotive Museum

"Andrew T. Maness" (theroadlessdriven) 02/06/2015 at 12:40 • Filed to: Ferrari, Happenings, Petersen Automotive Museum, Classic Cars, Car Meets, Oppo, The Road Less Driven, Andrew Maness

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I'm going to keep the words to a minimum here as a photo of a Ferrari is far more interesting than my rambling prose. I found out about this event late yesterday afternoon, rung up a friend to see if he wanted to go with and early this morning we headed up to the Petersen Automotive Museum. The museum it self is currently closed for renovations but the parking deck is very much open for cruise in events such as this. Organized by Ferrari Club of America, the cruise in takes place annually on Enzo Ferrari's birthday and brings out a wide variety of the fine Italian exotics as well as a couple Mondials.

The skies of Los Angeles were cloudy this morning which meant nice diffused light for taking pictures of the cars. There are a few that I wish I'd gotten to photograph on their own parked away from the other vehicles but the guys were on their way out so I snagged some video clips. I did get to stick my head inside a beautiful Maserati 3500 GTi that smelled of rich mahogany and leather bound books, so that was cool. Other favorites included a Midnight Blue 550 Maranello, very clean 328 GTS and a gorgeous 250 GT Lusso. There were also a bunch of new Ferrari's but those don't really do anything for me because no gated shifter, no auto chubby.

Tomorrow is !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! 2 which is taking even closer to where I live, so it's really shaping up to be one of those weekends when I'm really happy I reside in Southern California. If you're going to be headed out tomorrow keep an eye out for me, I'll be the best dressed guy on the premises. Hope ya'll enjoy the photos and video.

Cheers!

Kevin Barrett > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 21:09

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Center-mounted front shoulder belts look like a concession for easy entry to the back seat—but with that rear leg room, I think your third and fourth passengers would rather take the bus.

Kevin Barrett > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 21:11

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Ew! That head unit needs to go.

Kevin Barrett > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 21:13

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Yes! A tape deck in a Ferrari!

Andrew T. Maness > Kevin Barrett 02/28/2015 at 21:16

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right?! how awesome is that?

Kevin Barrett > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 21:21

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So awesome! At least two other cars in here indulged in the CD era with tacky aftermarket head units, and now the Tape Deck Ferrari can have an AUX input through a tasteful OEM tape deck.

Axial > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 21:34

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...and brings out a wide variety of the fine Italian exotics as well as a couple Mondials.

Ouch, poor Mondial gets no respect!

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 22:28

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Damn. My uncle had one of these for a while, but I have never seen another Sebring Series II. Very, very cool.

@tifosi35216 > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 23:22

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Seven photos of license plates and rear bumpers? Do you have any sexy 8 x 10's of the VIN's or maybe a nice black and white of the tire treads? How about firing the midget and hiring a real photographer, that way, next time we might get to see the entire vehicle instead of close-ups of tail lights.

PushToStart > Andrew T. Maness 02/28/2015 at 23:50

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That Ferris Bueller reference...

Andrew T. Maness > @tifosi35216 03/01/2015 at 12:33

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Oh I'm sorry, have you never seen a Ferrari before?

Andrew T. Maness > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 03/01/2015 at 12:33

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One of the coolest cars I have ever seen/heard in person. Stunning I think is a good word for it.

Andrew T. Maness > Kevin Barrett 03/01/2015 at 12:35

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Yeah but center mounted belts, so innovative!

Andrew T. Maness > PushToStart 03/01/2015 at 12:35

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glad someone picked up on that!

505Turbeaux > Andrew T. Maness 03/01/2015 at 12:48

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why the reshare?

Andrew T. Maness > 505Turbeaux 03/01/2015 at 12:51

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Sunday morning crowd vs. Saturday night crowd. Lots of different eyeballs.

505Turbeaux > Andrew T. Maness 03/01/2015 at 12:55

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good article as usual, but you need to abide by the reshare rules

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/resharing-a-sn…

McMike > Andrew T. Maness 03/01/2015 at 12:56

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I had no idea the Mondial's shoulder belts were so.. weird.

After a short search, it seems the were a little more traditional in the earlier car (below), but got weird in the later "T" cars (above).

Why? No idea.

@tifosi35216 > Andrew T. Maness 03/04/2015 at 21:53

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Actually, yes, but usually it is the good parts. But then again, I'm not a dwarf.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Andrew T. Maness 04/14/2015 at 16:35

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The older I get the more the 430 starts to appeal to me, and I have never been a Ferrari fan. i can imagine getting one in 5-6 years with a manual and attempting to preserve it and turn a buck in 20 years on it.

Andrew T. Maness > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 04/14/2015 at 17:46

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mmmhmm, solid investment I'd say.

I've always had a thing for the 430 Spider, partially because I want to live this scene.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Andrew T. Maness 04/14/2015 at 19:28

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That movie was confusing......

Andrew T. Maness > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 04/14/2015 at 20:10

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Yeah it wasn't very good but it was pretty.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Andrew T. Maness 04/14/2015 at 20:14

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Can you imagine owning a manual spyder? Di they ever make those?

Andrew T. Maness > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 04/15/2015 at 12:25

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A quick google search confirms my belief that yes, they did.

Here's a tribute video, skip to 3:50 when he's in the car.

General Purpose > Andrew T. Maness 04/22/2015 at 21:03

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Beautiful pictures, thank you!