Modena Tour - Modena, Italy - 08/2008

As some of you know, I live in Modena since some years for University purpose. This summer, between my exams, I managed to get my mum's car so I could drive to some interesting places.
I visited the Galleria Ferrari, the Lamborghini's Centro Eccellenza and the factory itself, the Pagani's Factory and four exotics dealer of the town. I had the chance to follow a couple of Ferrari California out for testing as posted [URL="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/matt-s-hi-res-hide-out/36400-ferrari-california-7.html"]here[/URL] while in Maranello, among some F430 out for the usual tests. We also entered one of Ferrari's official garages, the Carrozzeria Zanasi, which takes care of the recovering of some old cars and the personalization of them, both old and new. There was a deep red Enzo with dark grey rims, and a pearl white and black 599 GTB among others.
Apart from these highlights, the Galleria itself was kinda disappointing, bad illumination, a few cars, a very dirty bar (ok, a huge group of children was present that day, but I guess they could clean all the mess at least), the Building itslef isn't good looking inside and there wasn't a "theme" for the showed car, except for three of them, the "world tour cars", that is to say the F355 World Tour, the 612 Scaglietti from the China Tour and the 599 GTB from the Americas Tour. The cars were all gorgeous yes, but I felt like they (Ferrari) weren't interested in make the show itself more interesting, like if just the presence of the cars was enough.
Well, lets begin. It's going to be another huge thread ;)
I'm aware the quality of some pictures isn't the best but I'm still learning how to use properly the gf's Nikon D40, and Lightroom is another issue when I messed up with the exposition...

Galleria Ferrari
Ferrari 250 GT SWB California

Ferrari 250 GT SWB California #2

Ferrari 250 GT SWB California #3 + 288 GTO #1

Ferrari 288 GTO #2

The Galleria is indeed not a very conspicuous building but it does contain many goodies. Actually they change the car collection regularly and you will sometimes find historic vehicles that will 9or have been) subject of obtaining a certificate of origin. I found the exposed engine collection, including the experimental (one cylinder) ones, very interesting.

Ferrari 288 GTO #3 + Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione

[QUOTE=henk4;822731]The Galleria is indeed not a very conspicuous building but it does contain many goodies. Actually they change the car collection regularly and you will sometimes find historic vehicles that will 9or have been) subject of obtaining a certificate of origin. I found the exposed engine collection, including the experimental (one cylinder) ones, very interesting.[/QUOTE]

Yes, the engines' selection maybe was the most interesting part, and I enjoyed it as you will see...

Ferrari F355

Ferrari F355 #2

Ferrari F355 #3 + Ferrari 360 Barchetta #1

Ferrari 360 Barchetta #2

Ferrari 360 GTC + Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona #1

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona #2 + Ferrari 456 GT #1

Ferrari 456 GT #2 + Ferrari 550 Barchetta #1

Ferrari 550 Barchetta #2

Ferrari 550 Barchetta #3 + Ferrari 575 GTC #1

Ferrari 575 GTC #2 + Ferrari 575M Superamerica #1

Very cool Leon. Such a convenient location to go to university. :D Was it your idea to choose a school in Modena?

You can try going into the white balance and try taking a test shot with every one until you get the color right. It's a fun camera to use once you get the hang of it. I would edit my photos too, but it's such a time consuming process to go to each and every one of them.

BTW, nice pictures.

Ferrari 575M Superamerica #2 + Ferrari 599 GTB #1

[QUOTE=NSXType-R;822743]Very cool Leon. Such a convenient location to go to university. :D Was it your idea to choose a school in Modena?

You can try going into the white balance and try taking a test shot with every one until you get the color right. It's a fun camera to use once you get the hang of it. I would edit my photos too, but it's such a time consuming process to go to each and every one of them.

BTW, nice pictures.[/QUOTE]

thanks!

yeah, when I took my high school's degree I was looking for studying something strictly connected to cars since I'm not exactly into study and I needed something to keep me involved, and in Modena there's a specific course in Engineering of the Vehicle. It's present in Turin too IIRC. I could do the first part of my degree at my house, near Venice, (in Italy there two levels of degree), but after talking with some teachers from Modena's University I discovered, as supposed, that doing so I would need to re-pass some exams which they would eventually think it would be necessary due to differences between the two Universities, so I decided to move from the beginning, my parents obviously are still at our original home.

Ferrari 599 GTB #2

Ferrari 599 GTB #3 + Ferrari 612 Scaglietti #1

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti #2 + 1947 Ferrari 125S #1

1947 Ferrari 125S #2

1947 Ferrari 125S #3 + 1949 Ferrari 166 Vignale #1

[QUOTE=LeonOfTheDead;822733]
Ferrari F355[/QUOTE]

who are the people signed on the 355 ?

1949 Ferrari 166 Vignale #2 + 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus #1

[QUOTE=Gt1Street;822755]who are the people signed on the 355 ?[/QUOTE]

they should be all the drivers from various mags who drove the car during the tour

1954 Ferrari 375 Plus #2 + 1954 Ferrari 750 Monza #1

1954 Ferrari 750 Monza #2 + 1987 Ferrari Indy #1

1987 Ferrari Indy #2 + Ferrari Enzo #1

[QUOTE=LeonOfTheDead;822746]thanks!

yeah, when I took my high school's degree I was looking for studying something strictly connected to cars since I'm not exactly into study and I needed something to keep me involved, and in Modena there's a specific course in Engineering of the Vehicle. It's present in Turin too IIRC. I could do the first part of my degree at my house, near Venice, (in Italy there two levels of degree), but after talking with some teachers from Modena's University I discovered, as supposed, that doing so I would need to re-pass some exams which they would eventually think it would be necessary due to differences between the two Universities, so I decided to move from the beginning, my parents obviously are still at our original home.

Ferrari 599 GTB #2[/QUOTE]

That's very cool. A study in cars I had thought about too, but now it's medicine for me. I'm garbage at math. But I love biology and the sciences very much, and I like helping people too. So it should work out as a career for me.

What do you plan to do with cars?

Ferrari Enzo #2

Ah! Le belle machine! Grazia signore!

Ferrari Enzo #3

[QUOTE=NSXType-R;822764]That's very cool. A study in cars I had thought about too, but now it's medicine for me. I'm garbage at math. But I love biology and the sciences very much, and I like helping people too. So it should work out as a career for me.

What do you plan to do with cars?[/QUOTE]

everything?
I'm not the kind of person who would like to work in a huge factory like Ferrari for example, and I'm also the kind of person who would like to work at personal projects...but it's still very early for that! But I have my ideas about my future...;)

[QUOTE=Rapax;822766]Ah! Le belle machine! Grazia signore![/QUOTE]
It's "macChine" and "graziE", but it's fair enough for me :)

Ferrari Enzo #4

[QUOTE=LeonOfTheDead;822757]they should be all the drivers from various mags who drove the car during the tour
[/QUOTE]

what tour ?

Ferrari Enzo #5 + F1 87 + F1 89 #1

[QUOTE=Gt1Street;822769]what tour ?[/QUOTE]

back in 1997 this F355 was driven by more than 100 reporters all around the world

Ferrari F1 89 #2 + F1 90 + 1981 F1 126 C #1

1981 f1 126 c #2

Nice pictures. :)

It has changed since we went there almost ten years ago.

1981 F1 126 C #3
they removed the car from the exposition a couple of hours before the closure time...fortunately, I managed to take some pics of it!

[QUOTE=Ferrer;822776]Nice pictures. :)

It has changed since we went there almost ten years ago.[/QUOTE]

Thanks
I read that it was changed some years ago

Ferrari F40 #1