“Ferraris are meant to be driven.” It’s a rallying cry that has been echoing around the Ferrari community for decades, championed by Pebble Beach Chief Judge Emeritus and Ferrari fan, Ed Gilbertson. And why not? What better reason for buying, owning and caring for a great classic Ferrari than to drive it? And what better pair of Ferraris to drive than a silver-grey 250 GT short wheelbase berlinetta and a red 250 GT short wheelbase California spider?
My adventure with these two great cars all started innocently enough via an e-mail that navigated cyberspace into my computer last April. It came out of the blue from a long time East Coast friend and fellow 250 GT Ferrari admirer/collector. Why not come up to Connecticut, it said, and we’ll spend the day driving a couple of my classic Ferraris on some less-traveled, winding and hilly two-lane roads through the verdant rural countryside. How tempting an offer is that? Sounded pretty good to yours truly.
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