There is nothing on this Earth more beautiful than a Ferrari. Except maybe 110 Ferraris parked in the rain.“Despite the rumors that Ferraris melt or at least shrink in the rain, over 100 Ferraris came to our 14th Annual Car Show in Old Town Pasadena today, and the light rain didn’t stop over 7,000 spectators to come and enjoy the event,” said Jim Bindman, chairman of the board of Ferrari Club of America Southwest Region. “Remember, Pasadena only closes Colorado Blvd. two days a year, for Concorso Ferrari and the Rose Parade.”Whatever rain there was just served to accent the beautiful lines and flowing forms of the cars that did make it to the show. Rain serves to weed out the weak and reward the true tifosi.If you live in LA and own a Ferrari (lucky you!), you really have to join the Ferrari Club. They even have their own monthly magazine printed in four-color on high-gloss paper, with professionally written articles! These owners spent all day talking to car lovers about their cars and wiping the rain off the fenders with microfiber cloth. A good day was had by all (except the six Ferrari owners who stayed home because of the rain, hahaha).SF90XXSThe owner is a Ferrari Challenge champion, circa 2024.2001 550 BarchettaThe 550 Barchetta is a modern interpretation of the 1947 212 Barchetta, a rakish, front-engine V12 roadster that helped to establish Ferrari as the world’s styling and performance leader, according to the Petersen Automotive Museum, which brought this car to Concorso. Intended primarily for open-air motoring, the 550 Barchetta is equipped with a cut-down windscreen and a manually operated fabric top. Only 448 were built, each one carrying a plaque inside with the car’s serial number and Sergio Pininfarina’s signature in celebration of the renowned coachbuilder’s 50 years of collaboration with Ferrari. 512 BBAt its debut at the Paris Show in 1976, the 512 BB was equipped with a five-liter version of the 12-cylinder boxer, Ferrari says. The new engine proved a great success, giving the same power at lower revs, better torque and a smoother delivery than the earlier version in the 365 GT4 BB. The Pininfarina coachwork differed only slightly from the previous model in certain details which not only made it look even more elegant but also helped improve engine cooling.The five-liter V12 made 355 hp, good for 188 mph. 929 units were built from 1976 to 1981.1964 250 GTL Berlinetta Lusso“Lusso means ‘luxury’ in Italian,” said Earl Waggoner, who has owned this car for 54 years. “I used to drive it myself, but I can’t see well enough to drive it so now I beg people to drive it for me.”Waggoner’s Lusso won a trophy at Concorso. “Our guests at the event were the Automotive Design students at Art Center College of Design,” said Bundman. They selected the Most Beautiful Design award and it was Earl’s Lusso. A nice acknowledgment from the auto designers of the future.”Roma“The Ferrari Roma, the new mid-front-engined 2+ coupé of the Prancing Horse, features refined proportions and timeless design combined with unparalleled performance and handling," Ferrari says. "With its distinctive flair and style, the car is a contemporary representation of the carefree, pleasurable way of life that characterized Rome in the 1950s and ‘60s.”The Roma is powered by a 612-hp twin-turbo 3.9-liter V8 mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic driving the rear wheels. It's available as a convertible-only. It has since been replaced by the Amalfi.1985 Mondial QuattrovalvoleThe new 3.2 version of the Mondial offered a more powerful and flexible V8 that significantly improved the car’s performance, Ferrari says. New, more efficient and elegant light clusters, a more ergonomic interior, and better fit and finish completed the profile of this 2+2. It was comfortable and spacious, and offered excellent visibility for a car in its category.It’s powered by a rear transverse-mounted 3.2-liter V8 using fancy (for the time) twin overhead camshafts on each bank of cylinders with four valves per cylinder and Bosch K-Jetronic mechanical injection. Altogether, that is good for 270 hp. This is often known as the world’s most affordable Ferrari, with recent prices in the $30,000s and top sales for just over 60k.2024 296 GTBF355 SpyderThis car is an excellent driver, with steering feel almost unmatched for its day and much of today, too. It’s 3.5-liter rear-longitudinal V8 makes 380 hp with five valves per cylinder. It cleared the 100-hp/liter mark by nine ponies. Not an F40!This very cool car looks like an F40, but it is the creation of Javier Reyna, who started with an F355, added turbos, intercoolers, bodywork galore, and came up with this amazing machine. It looks even better in person. We first saw it at the SEMA show last year.330 GTCThis model slotted in between the 275 GTB Berlinetta, whose chassis it shared, and the more tranquil 330 2+2 Coupé, from which it inherited its four-liter V12 engine, Ferrari says. Presented at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, it was an instant success: Pininfarina’s extremely elegant bodywork took after the 500 Superfast at the front and the 275 GTS at the rear. The 330 GTC remained in production until the end of 1968: 600 were built.308gt4 DinoAfter 20 years of exclusive collaboration with Pininfarina, Ferrari unveiled the Dino 308 GT4, a V8-engined model designed by, gasp... Bertone! The Turin-based designer created an attractive mid-engined 2+2 in a body that was little more than 14 feet long. Ferrari calls it, “an outstanding achievement.”SF90XXIts first road-legal XX car, Ferrari says its “Special Version” cars push the performance of its production models to new extremes. Some, such as the 488 Pista and 812 Competizione, have earned a rightful place in the Prancing Horse’s recent pantheon. Ferrari’s ‘XX Programme’, on the other hand, offers a select group of expert client drivers extreme cars that are not homologated for the road, to drive on the very limit on the track. One such model is the FXX-K EVO. Ferrari has now drawn on these two different spheres of experience to create a Special Version that draws on the programme’s concepts to make it effectively a road-legal XX: the SF90 XX Stradale. Its performance has been raised to impressive new heights by an additional 30 hp, specific software logics, and the use of radical new aero solutions, not least a fixed rear wing, the first to appear on a road-going Ferrari since the days of the F50.Monza SP1The Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 are limited production sports cars introduced in 2018 for the 2019 model year. The cars mark the start of a new lineage of models called the “Icona” series, a program aimed at creating special cars inspired by classic Ferrari models, all to be produced in limited series. The first cars of the new lineage are the Monza SP1 and SP2, whose designs are inspired by the 750 Monza, 250 Testarossa, and 166 MM. The SP1 and SP2 nomenclature refers to the number of seats for each model. 499 units were built at a price of $2.38 million before options.Ferrari PurosangueIt’s not an SUV, Ferrari insists, it’s a GT. Don’t get bogged down in nomenclature. It is a supercar in a more practical body. When we drove one, it was pure blast the whole time. While the cylinder heads are derived from the 812 Competizione, the intake, timing, and exhaust systems have been completely redesigned, Ferrari says. The geometry of the intake ducts and plenums was revised on the new engine for better torque, and the exhaust geometry was “optimized” to reduce back pressure. There are also Purosangue-specific pistons with redesigned crowns to increase combustion efficiency.With 48 valves and 5,076-psi direct fuel injection, it makes 715 hp at 7,750 rpm and 528 lb-ft at 6,250. It makes that across broad and highly accessible power and torque bands, too. For instance, a full 80% of torque (422 lb-ft) is available as early as 2,100 rpm.“Once you find a curvy road, the Purosangue performs more like the GT that Ferrari says it is. Go into a long curve or even a freeway onramp or out in the mountains somewhere and the P-Sang hunkers down and holds on for seemingly whatever speed you want to take it.”365 GT 2+2The most popular 365 model was 1967’s 365 GT 2+2, replacing the 330 GT 2+2. The 365 GT 2+2 was a luxurious car with leather seats, power steering and brakes, electric windows, and optional air conditioning. It quickly became the company’s top-selling model with about 800 produced in four years.330 GTC1956 410 Superamerica1956 410 SuperamericaThe engine that was to equip the 410 Superamerica was presented on the chassis of the 375 America at the Paris Motor Show in October 1955, Ferrari says. The car itself was unveiled to the public later, at the 1956 Brussels Motor Show. The elegant bodywork with its impressive dimensions was the work of Pinin Farina. It is a curious fact that this model, which was destined for series production, actually gave rise to a number of competition versions, reverting to Ferrari’s customary practice.The Colorado Grand sticker on the side suggests the owner has a great time.1973 Dino 246 GTS1985 308 Quatrovalvole GTBMonocoque EyewearNote the Ferrari GTO model? Designer Levon Yeterian models his sunglasses after specific supercars. Note the Alfa grille at right? There’s a 33 Stradale model in the drawer below it.Prices range from $2,700 to $3,100. See monocoque-designs.com.1987 Testarossa1972 Dino 246 GTS1965 275 GTB CompetizioneBruce Meyer’s latest acquisition is this gorgeous—even in the rain—275. Only 10 Competitizione models were ever built, fewer than the GTOs, Meyer pointed out.“It is just the ultimate road-going car,” he said.1960 250 GT SWB California Spyder1965 275 GTB CompetizioneAnother look at Meyer’s 275 just because it’s so cool.Daytona SP3Ferrari says the Daytona SP3 has a sports prototype’s soul. It harkens back to an historic racing finish. At the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, Ferrari took the top three places in the first round of the International World Sports Car Championship. The 330 P3/4, 330 P4, and 412 P that famously shot past the checkered flag side by side perfectly encapsulated the spirit of the sports prototypes of the 1960s, a decade now considered the golden era of closed wheel racing. “The Ferrari Daytona SP3, the second car to join the limited edition Icona series, pays homage to the mid-rear-engined Ferrari V12 sports prototypes that earned the marque its unparalleled motor sport status,” Ferrari says.F80With 1,200 horsepower from a hybrid V6, Ferrari says this is the most powerful road-going Ferrari ever created. It makes 2,310 pounds of downforce to push the car firmly onto the ground. Remember the F355 above that made 109 hp per liter? This one makes 300 per liter (or just under that, once you translate CV to HP).The link with motorsports is strong, Ferrari says: the architecture of this engine and many of its components are derived from the powerplant of the 499P which won the 2023 and 2024 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.12 CilindriIf you wanted to be really cool you could call it by its Italian surname, “dodici cilindri.” Try it. Point the fingers of your right hand skyward like a dead spider and wag them back and forth as you say it. You will fool everyone!The dodici cilindri’s four-liter DOHC 48-valve V12 makes 819 hp at 9,250 rpm and 500 lb-ft at 7, 250 rpm, enough to rocket the luxo-space ship to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds and to a top speed of 211 mph. Price is an entirely reasonable half a million dollars. Daytona SP3
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