Everyone has heard of Ferrari red, but how about Azzurro Metallizzato? This 1979 Ferrari 512 BB is one of six originally delivered to the UK finished in this uncommon color.
This Ferrari, first restored in 2005 and then again in 2018, has had a total of 11 owners. Among them was the official U.K…
"I know how to spell Azzzzurrro metalllllizzattto, I just don't know when to stop."
It is, however, the bext Ferrari color.
14 years and 5 days ago, I bought this car. Kept it for a few years, until I understood why my longtime friend, from whom I purchased it, regularly used the phrase, "I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand."
You know the old saying in racing that it's one thing to catch the car in front of you, but another thing altogether to pass it?
There's a similar axiom for vintage Ferraris, about the distinction between being able to afford to buy it and being able to afford to keep it up. A friend in the FCA calls this "the Ferrari tax."
Ah well. We'll always have Maranello.
In reply to sfisher71 :
I'm glad you could enjoy it for a little while at least–not many people get the chance to own a Ferrari, let alone drive one.
The Ferrari Tax is definitely real, and I'd put it up there with the Bentley/Rolls-Royce Tax.
I've always thought something like a Bentley Turbo R would be cool to have since they are relatively inexpensive, but I know well enough that while the cost of entry is low, the cost of maintenance is not.
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