Some race cars have resumes that show high points and low points, and for this particular car, the low point was a later death for its celebrity owner, who I had met when working at MotorTrend and seeing a racing Ferrari on Sunset strip six floors below. I ran lickety-split down the stairs and flagged the driver to the curb and offered […]
A Cast Aside Ferrari Concept Car Finds a True Believer…
The concept car is often what starts a new group of fans, waiting hungrily for the production model. Alas, sometimes the concept does not get the green light and it remains a one off. In this case, the Dino 206GT was indeed productionized but alas, most of the interesting features of one of the most interesting concepts built on its […]
Ferrari 250 SWB: Yes, people still drive treasures on the streets…
When I first moved to California in 1970 a few of the real cognoscenti were still driving Ferrari race cars, some still with numbers painted on from LeMans, on the street. Not so much now but only last week, in July, I spotted one at an informal car gathering in Malibu. But it is rare when you see a car that […]
Too beautiful to go fast? -The Ferrari Lusso
I remember visiting a guy in Newport Beach about 30 years ago who was a Can-Am racer who had just bought a Ferrari 250GT Lusso. I went over there with some guys that owned lusty Can Am racecars so they looked upon him as a “weenie” because he didn’t have a car that shook the earth when you started it. […]
The Fabled Ferrari Daytona – The 365 GTB/4
When Mid-Engine cars were coming in, Ferrari offered one last front-engine alternative… By the time Ferrari was still selling the 275 GTB, the concept of a front engine GT car being top dog was getting a little old. Why? Because that damned Ferrucio Lamborghini had introduced the Lamborghini Miura which was mid-engined. Doubly embarrassing for Ferrari because he had […]
DESIGN CRITIQUE: SF90 XX Stradale
The SF90 XX Stradale and its open cousin-the SF90XX Spider–were developed for the track focused XX program. i.e. build a race car that’s street legal. There have been other cars in Special Series that are similar in intention–the 599GTO the F12tdf, the 488 Pista and 812 Competitizione. Some of the previous XX cars were bought and kept at the track […]
Ferrari Club of America SW Concorso in Pasadena
Before this Ferrari Club of America (FCA) Southwest event was called “Ferraris on Colorado” or some such, but since it was in Pasadena some thought it must be in Colorado so they changed the name. It’s still on Colorado Street, venue of the famed Rose Parade. It was a great event despite rain for the second year in a row. […]
2026 Ferrari Supercar Market: A New Era of Pricing Power
The 2026 auction season has officially rewritten the modern Ferrari value curve. What began as steady appreciation in the “Big Five” has erupted into a full‑scale repricing of both halo hypercars and analog-era specials. And as the attached report notes, “2026 has reset the modern Ferrari market,” and the numbers back it up. The Enzo is the headline story, rocketing […]
Ferrari Through the Eyes of Morgan Stanley: A Quick Take
Ferrari isn’t just a carmaker—it’s a luxury performance brand with the financial profile of a high‑end fashion house and the cultural weight of a century‑old racing dynasty. The Morgan Stanley prospectus frames Ferrari as a rare blend of scarcity, engineering excellence, and brand power, positioning the company as a long‑term compounder in the global luxury market. At the core is […]
Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm Expands to a Full Weekend for 2026
SOUTH BEND, IN — The Studebaker National Museum is turning up the excitement for 2026 by announcing that the eighth annual Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm will expand into a dynamic, two-day celebration of automotive excellence and culture, beginning on Friday, July 10, 2026, with two new programmatic offerings and culminating with the Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm on Saturday, July 11, […]