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12-16-2005, 07:52 PM

I waited the last 12 months for this event to repeat itself! The Ferrari sale in Gstaad is something magical. Deep in the Alps in winter, an unlikely place to find such cars.. again it was snowing like in 2004, again the trip was just magical, again there were marvellous car and an athmosphere I never found elsewhere. Droool!
Not many cars, barely 30 I guess, but you can be so intimate with them. You can open most of them to take a look inside, and I can sweat that popping open an F40 LM, one of the few real ones around this planet is such a moment!
Anyway, just enjoy the pics, not many of them because many angles were just impossible, and I was in such a rush that I now realize that I got 3 F40 pics (and there were two F40), 3 Dino pics (and there were two Dino), 4 288 GTO (and there were two 288...), what a loony, but some of the ones I brought back should be ok.
It was the first time I was using my 350D inside on a tripod and it's so painfull compared to the Pro 1 with its rotating LCD :D next buy will be the little button you can plug in and use to remotely shoot, so you can avoid using the timer which, beeing 10 seconds on the 350D and impossible to make shorter, is very hard to use since in 10 seconds many ppl can step in front of the car. Also of course I got some problems with the settings at time, and the standard 18-55 is really crap as far as quality goes. I often read ppl on the net saying it is ok, but frankly, even my "cheap" 90-300 is much better. Sadly beeing so cramped I could only take two pics at 90mm ;) the Barchetta's ass and the LM hiding behind the Dinos..
Lastly, the light is a bit on the cold side, I admit I could have set the white balance better, but still good I hope

Here are some highlights, you'll find 66 high-res by clicking them

This Daytona Spider is not one of the few "real" ones but a later conversion, but when conversions are for sale in Gstaad it means they are the best money can buy
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_Daytona_Spider_035.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

What about this 250GT Tour de France? If it will seel tomorrow it will most likely be the one going for the higher price! Just amazing!
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_250GT_TDF_010.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

There were a couple of 330GTC, while the 2+2 is kinda common, it's pretty rare the GTC around
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_330GTC_005.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

The two 288GTO in a combo ;)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_288_GTO_110.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

Rosso Dino Barchetta, original color!
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_550_Barchetta_237.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

212 Inter, upgraded to 225 spec later on, mint piece of '50 history
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_212_Inter_Berlinetta_003.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

275 NART Spyder, again a conversion, again a perfect one, estimated value above 1 milion Swiss francs. Another car that was really stressing to pop open :D think if you brake the handle someway :D
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_275GTB_NART_Sypder_001.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

Dino, there were two identical 246GT for sale
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_Dino_167.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

One Of A Kind Daytona Shooting Brake! A bit ugly, but rare :D
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_Daytona_Shooting_Brake_001.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

F40 from Spain.. dani?
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_F40_699.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

Many nice combos were possible in this part of the "garage" :love:
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferraris_034.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

And the lady, the one I really wanted to see, my first real F40 LM! The Bugatti Veyron might boost 1000 hp today, but this sweetie has close to 900 coming from a little V8! One of 17 cars produced, I was in awe!
To put it in perspective, in the catalogue they quote a lap at the modern Nurburgring in 1 min 40 seconds. A Ferrari Formula 1 car from the same period, the 412 lapped in 1:43 (talking about a trackday held in 1998).
I was informed today an FXX was shortly in Geneva to be boarded on a plane and fly to middle east. Honestly, how cooler an F40 LM is?????????????????
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_F40_LM_062.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_F40_LM_and_F40_001.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Ferrari_F40_LM_050.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bonhams2005.html)

If you want more infos on a given car, just ask, in the catalogue everythign is explained in detail

ARMAN

12-16-2005, 08:03 PM

Stunning collection that you can actually buy :shock: F40! F40LM! GTO! 250GT! :love: The F40LM ass pic is kickass(last on 2nd page) :P And combo's looks very well also, especially LM and F40(3rd page 3rd pic in 3rd line) :good:

Thanx for pics and story TT :wink:

chest3r

12-16-2005, 08:17 PM

What a great bunch of Ferraris :o :o

That F40 LM is damn impressive :shock: But that shooting break is really horrible. It's quite rare to say this about a Ferrari but this time is true :D

The 330GTC is damn sexy too.

Ohh I found another one a bit ugly.... the 330GT. That front is just a bit weird :roll:

Thanks a lot for the pics!!!

dingo

12-16-2005, 08:53 PM

The F40 LM is gorgeous, what a brutal car.....and your right its way cooler than an FXX!!!! It might only be able to achieve that 850hp in "qualifying mode", but it has more than enough even in standard mode. :shock:

The other F40 and 288GTO's get completely overshadowed by the LM unfortunately, but stunning in their own right. I also really like the 550 Barchetta - different. :D

Thanks a ton for the photos of this event!

BTW, is it open to the public or did you have some special "tricks"?

blinkmeat

12-16-2005, 09:12 PM

212 Inter, upgraded to 225 spec & 250GT Tour de France

Beautiful :D

Thanks for sharing

callen

12-16-2005, 11:39 PM

great collection of Ferraris for sale! thanks TT, that F40 LM is awe inspiring!!! :mrgreen:

Chingachgook

12-17-2005, 04:42 AM

Wooo TT the F40 LM is sooooo beautiful !! Aggressive, rare, powerful, savage ... I love it !

dropot2

12-17-2005, 05:11 AM

Impressive event TT...I'm seriously planning to go there next year... :) Can everyone visit it?

12-17-2005, 07:38 AM

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BTW, is it open to the public or did you have some special "tricks"?

Impressive event TT...I'm seriously planning to go there next year... :) Can everyone visit it?

Well, it's open to the public. You just need to buy their marvellous catalogue, which costs 50 Swiss francs but grant access for two persons.

And of course you need to have a car able to be driven on a mountain road covered with snow :D .. like this:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2126/lamborghinigallardo10738by.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lamborghinigallardo10738by.jpg)

dingo

12-17-2005, 07:46 AM

dropot2

12-17-2005, 07:54 AM

And of course you need to have a car able to be driven on a mountain road covered with snow :D .. like this:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2126/lamborghinigallardo10738by.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lamborghinigallardo10738by.jpg)

F***! It must be frightening drive such a powerful car in those conditions... :shock:

taygunho

12-17-2005, 09:12 AM

wow. thanks for pics. f40 lm looks :drool:

chest3r

12-17-2005, 09:23 AM

Pehtren

12-17-2005, 09:32 AM

wooooow, the F40 LM is looking so great :drool:

and the others are too cool, but not such as F40 :P

the daytona ugly thing looks like a car which drives dead people :lol: :mrgreen:

thanks for the pics

12-17-2005, 09:50 AM

And of course you need to have a car able to be driven on a mountain road covered with snow :D .. like this:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2126/lamborghinigallardo10738by.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lamborghinigallardo10738by.jpg)

please tell me you arrived in that..... :D

Sadly not LOL, I drove there with a rental Polo 1.4 :D

twboy1999

12-17-2005, 10:53 AM

man
awsome picures

classic ferraris are so damn sexy

Wutputt

12-17-2005, 01:07 PM

I was expecting this post a bit actually. I can still vividly remember your Bonhams visit from last year. Great pics, thought the light conditions in some corners of the room aren't great. But man, what a nice group of Ferraris!! The star is definitely the F40LM. I agree with you guys, I would pic it any day over a FXX. It's not only much cooler, it's also more of a looker. My favourite pics are the nose combo of the F40 and F40LM, and the nose combo of the 288 GTO, F40 and F40 LM!

Thanks a lot for sharing these pics!

12-17-2005, 02:08 PM

Thanks again guys, I am happy to see everybody seems to adore the F40 LM :) Too bad they are so rare to see, but I guess it just adds even more sexyness to it :)

BTW, not worth a whole update, but I also put online a mini indepth about the new Mercedes R Class. Coming back home I crossed ways with a friend (yes, the usual JC) who was testing this R500L, so I jumped in for a quick moment, but only 10 pics worth posting.. it was already too dark and it was snowing :bah:

http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/thumbs/indepthmercedesr500lw251.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthmercedesr500lw251.html)

And BTW, I know, like me, most of you don't like this thing. From outside it's really bad LOL, but inside it's as cozy as it can get, I love the front sets, they have a pneupatic command that can pump air in them to inflate in various ways :D And dang, even in the third row of seats there is plenty of room for a normal person (170 - 180 cm).. to sum it up, great to be in it and the 500 sure has some serious punch, but once you step out you need to close your eyes untill you can turn around the first corner to avoid seeing it and desire to take it back to the dealer :D

Pehtren

12-17-2005, 02:41 PM

i think im starting to like this big 4*4 luksury people carrier :P

and nice pics, who's camera is in the boot?...it's kinda big :twisted:

i think the second pic from the top left, is the best one 8)
its too bad that it started to snow :(

thanks for the pics

12-17-2005, 03:45 PM

The camera is my friend's 300D, we placed it there to show how small the boot is in this version with three rows of seats. Basically just big enough for a couple of backsacks :bah:

gucom

12-17-2005, 03:57 PM

WOW :shock: amazing! i LOVED the F40LM pic where the car sits i nthe middle of the room with the other cars on 4 sides of it (the pic u also have in ur sig now) :D and also the 288 and the 550 barchetta are amazing (well the colour on the barchetta wouldnt be my choice, but its 1 of my favourite ferraris of all time :))

sikx5

12-17-2005, 06:33 PM

I remember you posted up about this event last year too, some extremley special cars in there TT. That F40LM sure did steal the lime light in that show, and so it should, beautiful machine. You did a good job on the pics, must of been painful with a tripod.

And were lucky enough in Oz to have one F40LM too :P
I have a whole heap of detailed photos of it, i took at the Melbourne F1, But i dont think i posted them anywhere, might start up a topic will all the pics i took, got many detailed shots. :D

dingo

12-17-2005, 07:11 PM

Ugly Merc, doesn't deserve more than 10 pics anyway......thanks TT. :D

And were lucky enough in Oz to have one F40LM too :P
I have a whole heap of detailed photos of it, i took at the Melbourne F1, But i dont think i posted them anywhere, might start up a topic will all the pics i took, got many detailed shots. :D

Believe it or not we actually have 3 LM's in Australia, including a GTC. :wink:

sikx5

12-17-2005, 07:16 PM

3?? far out :shock:

I know gill has one of four with the GTC specification.
where are the others?

dingo

12-18-2005, 03:43 AM

3?? far out :shock:

I know gill has one of four with the GTC specification.
where are the others?

I'm not 100% sure but I think they're all in Melbourne.

dingo

12-18-2005, 07:14 PM

I just read what some of the cars sold for:

250 TdF - 2'013'821 CHF :shock:

F40 LM - 844'665 CHF to an English guy

The cars you could buy instead of the TdF is amazing..... :D

graywolf624

12-18-2005, 07:21 PM

sikx5

12-18-2005, 07:27 PM

I just read what some of the cars sold for:

250 TdF - 2'013'821 CHF :shock:

F40 LM - 844'665 CHF to an English guy

$2.1 million AU for that 250 TdF...

$881,472 AU for the F40 LM is a good price i reckon...There was a normal F40 for sale on carpoint for $700,000AU iircl.

The cars you could buy instead of the TdF is amazing..... :D

But they wont be a 250 TdF :(

SilviaEvo

12-18-2005, 08:01 PM

damn TT im in awe.... that F40 LM is just sex on wheels. and the 250 is stunning!!!! damn TT im so jealous right now! just to be among the cars of that caliber!

Pehtren

12-19-2005, 10:05 AM

$881,472 AU for the F40 LM is a good price i reckon...There was a normal F40 for sale on carpoint for $700,000AU iircl.

i think thats wooow, i think i would buy this instead of an enzo :lol:

but still can you go with F40 LM on regular roads?????

12-19-2005, 11:10 AM

Either the f40lm or one of the 288 gtos would be in my house if I won the lottery. That whole place is like a dream come true. If you enjoy crushing a mans dreams you can tell me how much they sold for.

I don't have time right now, but on their website, bonhams.com you can find all the lots for sale and the sale results ;)

stmoritzer

12-20-2005, 11:01 AM

The F40LM alone is worth the trip to Gstaad, btw did you shoot some nice landscape pics like the other year?

Very nice set of pics, and only few poeple around :D
Thanks also for the detail pics!
2MChf for the 250Tdf is a lot of money :shock:

The snowcovered Gallardo is cool, to take this car outside in winter means "hello guys, I'm able to drive it also in winter " 8)

saadie

12-20-2005, 11:30 AM

im late .. but hell .... :shock:
that F40LM is to die for .. thx for the awwwsome pics as always TT :) .. .
that place is what i would call ferrari heaven :drool: :love:

12-20-2005, 01:28 PM

stradale

12-24-2005, 04:03 PM

Already viewed the pics on SCS a couple of days ago. As expected, excellent and mouthwatering pictures of stunning machinery. Thanks a lot, TT!

graywolf624

12-24-2005, 04:05 PM

I don't have time right now, but on their website, bonhams.com you can find all the lots for sale and the sale results
Thanks, time to squash a childhood dream. ;)