What made you get into cars?

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

I built nitro and battery R/C cars since I was 12.
Around age 16 (2001) I watched Initial D at a LAN party (saw the entire 1st and 2nd stages that night) and that sealed the deal.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

. My parents told me also that when I was small, I used to ask every visitor if I could see their spare tire

He still does that to this day, and hasn't figured out that to women it means something else.

the car bug hit me very young. My dad was an enthusiast. I grew up with a Jag XK140 in the garage, followed by a Ferrari. I used to detail those cars in exchange for spirited rides on sunny Saturdays. Didn't have to twist dad's arm much . Eventually I began driving the Ferrari. My dad's next door neighbor (to his shop) restored exotic cars and stored them in the vacant part of Dad's shop. I used to help him out on occasion, and drove a few of his projects around. In high school, things really took off when I worked summers/holidays at a British Leyland then Fiat/Lancia/Saab dealer. Starting as a detailer, then assisting mechanics, exahanging cars with other dealers(when I got my license), making deliveries , and parts runs in fun trade in's, etc. What a great job for a young car nut. There were days I took the Ferrari to work at the dealer. The dealer's owner, a really great guy (and SCCA racer), used to let me park it out front, and would joke to customers that he paid his employees so well, the summer help drives a Ferrari. Fun times.

I'd hazard a guess at a 330GT?

[nissangirl74]

the car bug hit me very young. My dad was an enthusiast. I grew up with a Jag XK140 in the garage, followed by a Ferrari. I used to detail those cars in exchange for spirited rides on sunny Saturdays. Didn't have to twist dad's arm much . Eventually I began driving the Ferrari. My dad's next door neighbor (to his shop) restored exotic cars and stored them in the vacant part of Dad's shop. I used to help him out on occasion, and drove a few of his projects around. In high school, things really took off when I worked summers/holidays at a British Leyland then Fiat/Lancia/Saab dealer. Starting as a detailer, then assisting mechanics, exahanging cars with other dealers(when I got my license), making deliveries , and parts runs in fun trade in's, etc. What a great job for a young car nut. There were days I took the Ferrari to work at the dealer. The dealer's owner, a really great guy (and SCCA racer), used to let me park it out front, and would joke to customers that he paid his employees so well, the summer help drives a Ferrari. Fun times.

WIN!

I bought my first car, a Datsun 210, from a friend's uncle who happened to own his own body shop. His specialty? Restoring old Datsuns. His brother had the mechanical mind from the Gods. They liked that I was interested and let me hang around the shop. They talked, I listened.

[Bubba1]

[I'd hazard a guess at a 330GT?

Yes and no. Some call it the first 330GT. It was a 330 America. Think 250GTE (2+2) body/chassis with a 4 liter V12, instead of the old 3 liter from the 250GT. Ferrari built only 50 of these sleepers and they all came to the US. This was one of the 50.

[Rev_D21]

Nala is a spare tire that has no air.

I guess when I was 2 years old I used to inspect big truck tires whenever I went on a walk with my mom.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

[I'd hazard a guess at a 330GT?

Yes and no. Some call it the first 330GT. It was a 330 America. Think 250GTE (2+2) body/chassis with a 4 liter V12, instead of the old 3 liter from the 250GT. Ferrari built only 50 of these sleepers and they all came to the US. This was one of the 50.

Hot damn. That's a 250-$300k car now.

[themadscientist]

Fixing people with a wrench is more difficult and often deemed socially unacceptable so I prefer machines.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

I have a Y chromosome. Don't understand, you should have paid more attention in science class in middle school.

[hachiroku781]

Puerto ricans with rotary powered corollas. That and Gran Turismo 2.

[turbonxsx]

I built nitro and battery R/C cars since I was 12.
Around age 16 (2001) I watched Initial D at a LAN party (saw the entire 1st and 2nd stages that night) and that sealed the deal.

Yes initial D f*** pumps me up to do some driving but no mountain passes and my skills are average...

[ProudNissanFreak]

I have a Y chromosome. Don't understand, you should have paid more attention in science class in middle school.

You should have paid more attention to grammar/sentence structure in school

Mine was through GT 1 and 2

[Chaotic_Warlord]

I have a Y chromosome. Don't understand, you should have paid more attention in science class in middle school.

You should have paid more attention to grammar/sentence structure in school

Mine was through GT 1 and 2

LOL, I see what you're saying, but you have to admit my grammar and sentence structure is substantially better than a lot of people on here.

[Bubba1]

Hot damn. That's a 250-$300k car now.

Nah, last time I checked, if it stayed in the same condition as we had it, it was worth maybe half that, perhaps a little less. It's probably the most desireable of non racing 330's, but the 330GT/250GTE's are among the more reasonably priced front engined V12 Ferrari's you can buy.

[S14Kouki10]

Ive always liked cars even as a kid. F&F got me into them even more.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

Hot damn. That's a 250-$300k car now.

Nah, last time I checked, if it stayed in the same condition as we had it, it was worth maybe half that, perhaps a little less. It's probably the most desireable of non racing 330's, but the 330GT/250GTE's are among the more reasonably priced front engined V12 Ferrari's you can buy.

Yeah, but they have taken a sharp rise in value recently, enough for people to second guess turning #3 condition and worse into donor cars.
Seems like I'll never own a vintage v12 FR Ferrari.
Guess I'll have to settle for a 550 Barchetta.

[mdawg4x4]

My love for trucks and cars came from Hot Wheels, Match Box, Tonka, Revell, Monogram, AMT, Smokey and The Bandit, Canon Ball Run, Dukes of Hazzard (original), Starsky and Hutch (original), and the 74 Datsun 620 I learned to drive.

[mmkeller]

When I was a kid my Dad took me to see the movie Grand Prix with James Garner. I love that flick. It started my love for racing and cars.