Text and photos by Wallace Wyss –
The Southwest branch of the Ferrari Club of America showed their spunk by continuing with their annual Ferraris on Colorado (Boulevard) in Pasadena despite intermittent misty shower.
There were expected to be 100 cars but of course some with open cars didn’t want to soak their interior. Among the historic ones was a 400 prototype made by Pininfarina. Some American found that show car in storage at the coachbuilder and talked them into selling it. It was never made to be running so a lot of engineering had to be done to make it run.
The local dealer had an impressive display, on a red carpet laid out in the Boulevard, with several of the latest models. An Argentine showed model cars, and sold a few, at prices far beyond expectations, but these were very correct models, no compromises, so buyers were happy to find such exact reproductions.
Yours truly had artwork but alas paper and rain don’t mix and many visitors (at times it was packed) didn’t want to look at the artwork.
A shop specializing in restoration showed a stunning Lusso Berlinetta and a Lancia, the only non Ferrari at the show. Awards were handed out, and while it may not be Pebble Beach, the awards were cherished.
One of the biggest crowd draws was a replica tribute car brought by Peter Giacobbi, an American who worked in Italy. It was a hand hammered aluminum body he had found in storage in Italy. The engine looks to be genuine Ferrari V12, akin to the Testarossa with six two-downdraft carburetors. Peter, age 86, even wore a drivers suit with “scuderia Giacobbi” written on it.
All in all, it was a good tribute to the spirit of the SW branch of FCA because they didn’t let the weather discourage them and showed Pasadena there’s something besides the Rose Parade to draw spectators to Colorado Boulevard.
Wallace Wyss and his art
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THE AUTHOR: Wallace Wyss is a fine artist known for depicting exotic cars from Italy on canvas. For a list of his Ferrari art available on canvas, write mendoart7@gmail.com
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Richard,
There are no signs on each car telling visitors the year, make and model plus history like at a concourse. This is a club show and I suspect most of the people there know the models.