Cavallino Magazine issue 101
October / November 1997
| Language | 
American English |
| Editor | John W. Barnes Jr. |
| Publishing | Cavallino Inc., ISSN 0889-2504 |
| Dimensions | 72 pages, 208 x 277 mm |
The Enthusiast's Magazine of Ferrari
Cavallino is the journal of Ferrari history, covering Ferraris old and new for over 40 years. It's the most reliable, most trusted source of everything Ferrari. Ever since the first issue in 1978 Cavallino presents extensive stories and detailed information from knowledgeable experts and enthusiasts who share the passion for Ferrari. All Ferraris are unique, and each one has its own chassis serial number. This is how the Ferrari world keeps track of all the great cars. Cavallino is the only publication that prints the serial number for every Ferrari mentioned in our stories, articles, and race results.
Table of Contents
| Page | Section | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ecco | Ecco Alberto Sorlini / The Klemantaski Collection |
| 6 | Lettere | Lettere Pierre Coquet, Alessandro Carrara, E. Hofer, Marc Sonnery, Bruce Whitcher, Dries Jetten, Richard W. Little Pierre Coquet, Alessandro Carrara, E. Hofer, Bruce Whitcher, Jean-Yves Thonnard, Courtesy of Antoine Prunet, Courtesy of Dries Jetten |
| 14 | Notizie | A Legend recreated in a legendary manner Terzo Dalia Terzo Dalia There have been wood and cast metal examples of Ferrari engines, but nothing approaches the sheer magnitude of this present project out of Italy. Terzo Dalia has created a Ferrari 250 GTO engine in one-third scale and the detailing is superb. |
| 16 | Notizie | Ferrari spare parts center in unveiled in Modena Courtesy of Saima Avandero The new "Ferrari Centro Ricambi" was put together and is operated by Saima Avandero, a company that transports products worldwide, including new Ferraris. The building houses the latest in computerized inventory storage and allocation, and the latest in retrieval and shipping. |
| 18 | Notizie | North American Field & Driving Concours Ferrari Club of America Nationals 1997 Ed Gilbertson, Sherry Lindberg Marc Sonnery FCA North American Field & Driving Concours 1997 United States, 22 - 24 May 1997 |
| 18 | Notizie | FOCS Spring Meeting braves harsh weather Ferrari Owners' Club Switzerland Charles Jacquinet G. Théophile In June actually, forty five Ferraris of the Ferrari Owners Club Switzerland held a gathering at the Basle/Mulhouse/Freiburg airport. The Ferraris range from an early 250 GTE 2+2 to the latest F50. |
| 19 | Notizie | Successor to the Ferrari F355 seen in camouflage Marcel Massini Marcel Massini During a trip to Maranello, your faithful researcher Marcel Massini was able to capture photos of the replacement for the current eight cylinder model. Rumor has its introduction being at the Geneva Auto Salon in March, 1998, and if try, then the mechanical specifications are probably set. |
| 19 | World Tour Ferrari reaches Japan Junichiro Hiramatsu Junichiro Hiramatsu This F355 Berlinetta left New York a few months ago and the aim is to circle the globe, driving the car on all land routes, to prove its reliability, endurance, etc. It recently crossed Japan and it took a breather at the Nagoya garage of Junichiro Hiramatsu. The Ferrari Club of Japan held a meeting to welcome this circumnavigating machine, and a party was held at Mr. Hiramatsu's Italian restaurant "Vennini-Est." | |
| 22 | Feature | Prototipo 312 - part Two The continuing story of the 312 P prototypes, their final races and their current fate Marc Sonnery David Brady, Courtesy of Auto Passion, Marc Sonnery Both 312 Ps, having been retired after their Le Mans return to the Factory, were to be delivered to NART in the U.S. One clearly, was s/n 0870, but what, in fact, was the other? 0868 had suffered a major accident at Monza, but it officially participated at Le Mans ... or had it? |
| 29 | Feature | The disturbed peace of an Italian lake - the racing that helped to make the Ferrari name The Circuito del Garda races of 1948-50 Alexis Callier Alberto Sorlini / The Klementaski Collection The Circuito del Garda races were first held annually from 1921 to 1927, and then began again after the war, in 1948. The races were run on public roads, closed for the event, along the southwestern side and southern tip of Lake Garda, with the start/finish in the town of Salò. Each lap had a distance of 16.4 km and ran from the lakeside up into the bordering hills and then back down again: a most picturesque and demanding venue. |
| 34 | Feature | Lusso - Driving the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT/L Visiting the classic of the 1960s, and going for a ride on the California coast. The thrill is redis Guy Mangiamele Guy Mangiamele In the early 1960s, with aesthetics, aerodynamics, and technical solutions developing rapidly, Ferrari and Pininfarina were at the top of their game. Both companies were alive with meetings, sketches, enthusiasm, and highly opinionated arguments that would shape an era. Designers operated with a sense of Renaissance. There was still much to be learned: new materials, principles, and approaches to be tried, and very few rules. Originality was not feared as a risk, but coveted as an automobile's most important commercial asset. |
| 40 | Feature | Crossing the Nation in style Our salon Lusso made the trek from Los Angeles to Virginia with two other Ferraris; all is well Mark Wallach Guy Mangiamele Three Ferraris left Beverly Hills, California in May of this year, headed across the country for 2,854 miles to the FCA National Meet in Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. There, Cavallino's correspondent, Mark Wallach, interviewed the man who started it all, Michael Yedor. |
| 42 | Feature | Ferrari at Le Mans 1997 Two start, one finishes at the French classic Marc Sonnery, John Sinkgraven John Sinkgraven No matter if it is the fifties or the nineties, Ferraris are always special at Le Mans. For this year's edition, like last year, two Ferrari F333 SPs made it to La Sarthe. Although his entry was not allowed to run last year due to late entry papers, this time nothing could stop the Italian Moretti from participating with the Momo-liveried F333 SP, chassis number 010. Michel Ferté entered chassis number 005, under the Pilot banner. |
| 48 | Corse | Ferrari title bid gathers strength and stamina Formula One Championship Jean-François Galeron Don Erio Belloi, priest of Maranello passed away  RAC British Grand Prix 1997 FIA Formula One World Championship round 09, United Kingdom, 10 - 13 July 1997  Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1997 FIA Formula One World Championship round 10, Germany, 25 - 27 July 1997  Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 1997 FIA Formula One World Championship round 11, Hungary, 8 - 10 August 1997  Belgian Grand Prix 1997 FIA Formula One World Championship round 12, Belgium, 22 - 24 August 1997  68. Gran Premio Campari d'Italia FIA Formula One World Championship round 13, Italy, 5 - 7 September 1997 |
| 50 | Corse | New Series of WSC Ferraris announced Michelotto Kyle Burst The Factory is no longer officially in the Ferrari F333 SP program, as it spends all its resources on winning the World Championship in Formule One. It has passed the project off to the specialist race car prep firm, Michelotto, in Padua, Italy; this firm has developed many Ferrari race cars in the last two decades, both for Ferrari and for private owners. |
| 50 | Corse | Full compliment of WSC Ferraris appears in California World Sportscar Championship Vic Oliver At the Sears Point race in July, there were three regular F333 SP Ferraris and the new Michelotto car. Three of the cars took the first three places on the grid. Hermann and Montermini in the Momo entry, s/n 010, Velez and Dibos in s/n 003, and Linehard and Theys in s/n 016.  California Grand Prix 1997 IMSA GT Championship round 06, United States, 13 July 1997 |
| 50 | Corse | New WSC Ferrari wins in Europe International Sports Racing Series Hugo Garritsen The second race of the newly-christened International Sports Racing Series was held at Zolder, and it was won by a charging Didier Theys on the last lap. His co-driver was Fredy Lienhard, and the car has been reported to be either s/n 012, which Lienhard has owned for some time, or s/n 016, which Lienhard had ordered from Michelotto. |
| 50 | Corse | Local Ferrari makes good SCCA Courtesy of Lake Forest Sportscars Many years ago we covered the frustrating exploits in SCCA of a 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB, s/n 18905, owned by Warren Mosler and driven by Lake Forest Sportscars President Rick Mancuso. Very little went right for the stalwart little machine, and it was retired during the recession. It was recently brought out again, and Mr. Mancuso has won two races in a row in GT-2 class at the Lake Elkhart. |
| 51 | Corse | Formule One Ferraris given free reign Modena Motorsport Henry T. Kistler For the fourth year in a row, Uwe Meissner from Modena Motorsport in Langenfeld, Germany, organized a meeting at he Nürburgring for customers and friends in July. Exotic Ferraris are invited, but every effort is made to secure Ferrari's Formula One machines, the "ultimate" Ferrari in the view of some Ferrari afficionados. This year there were no less than fourteen cars of various vintage, from a Ferrari 625 to a Ferrari 412 T2.  4. Modena Motorsport Trackdays Germany, 2 - 3 July 1997 |
| 51 | Corse | Ferrari gains ground in Inter-Marque rivalry Ferrari-Porsche Challenge in Europe Hugo Garritsen Hugo Garritsen Initially, the Ferraris were facing a difficult time, overwhelmed as they were by hordes of Porsches, but lately, they've gained ground. Louis Machiels brought his modified F40, s/n 83667 and eventually came in a remarkable second place. Kumho Ferrari-Porsche Challenge 1997 Belgium, 20 April 1997 Pinksterraces 1997 Ferrari-Porsche Challenge round 02, Netherlands, 18 May 1997 Kumho Ferrari-Porsche Challenge 1997 Germany, 31 May 1997 |
| 51 | Corse | Series Leader storms Japanese Challenge Ferrari Challenge Junichiro Hiramatsu In past years, the Ferrari Challenge in Japan has seen diverse winners from race to race, but this year one man seems to have taken everyone's measure. Yoshio Tsuzuki from Nagoya has captured the third and fourth rounds, first at the Sportland Sugo Circuit in Sendai City, and then at the Tsukuba track, in his F355 Berlinetta, s/n 104252.  Ferrari Challenge 1997 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, Japan, 15 June 1997 Ferrari Challenge 1997 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, Japan, 19 July 1997 |
| 51 | Corse | Seattle invites Ferraris Richard Felzer Richard Felzer The Northwest Historics, now in its ninth year, attracts some very heavy duty iron, and is now part of the "circuit" for many vintage racers. A good grooping of Ferraris was found in the paddock, most noticeably the Ferrari TR59, s/n 0768, of Pete Lovely |
| 54 | Corse | Famous drivers paid homage at Coys Coys International Historic Festival, Silverstone - July 25-27, 1997 Andreas Birner, John Sinkgraven Courtesy of Coys There have been many big events celebrating Ferrari's 50th in Europe, but other than Ferrari's own show in Rome, Modena and Maranello, the on to entice the rarest of Ferraris seems to have been the giant Coys Internationational Historic Festival at Silverstone in July. To celebrate Ferrari's 50th, the Coys International Historic Festival at Silverstone saluted Ferrari in July, and it made a great effort to gather all the "ancient piloti" who helped make the marque legendary.  Coys International Historic Festival 1997 Historic Challenge EUR round 03, United Kingdom, 25 - 27 July 1997 |
| 54 | Corse | Dutch event draw interesting Ferraris in a tough year Italia a Zandvoort Hugo Garritsen Hugo Garritsen This being Ferrari's 50th Anniversary, many of the European Ferraris were headed for Rome, so some standard events were temporarily down in numbers. But Italia a Zandvoort had some good local Ferraris, including the splendid Ferrari 250 GTO of Ferrari importer Frits Kroymans, s/n 4757 GT.  7. Italia a Zandvoort Ferrari Club Nederland round 07, Netherlands, 21 - 22 June 1997 Ferrari Racing Days Nürburgring 1997 Historic Challenge EUR round 02, Germany, 6 July 1997 |
| 55 | Corse | Nürburgring hosts Ferrari Racing Days Pierre Goossens The big draw at this event in July was the ongoing Shell Historical Challenge organized by Ferrari impressario Jean Sage. Over thirty vintage Ferraris, and a dozen pre-war Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeos, took part in some very exciting racing. Many drivers, of course, are simply enjoying themselves and stay out of each other's way, but at the top the competition is reasonably intense. |
| 55 | Corse | Several series are feted at Nürburgring Hugo Garritsen Along with the Shell Historic Challenge there were several other events, including the regular Challenge for F355 Ferraris, a F355 "Trofeo Pirelli", a race for special and modified Ferraris, and a demonstration run of Formula One cars. The pits were awash with competition Ferraris. |
| 57 | Galleria | Galleria Special services for the Ferrari enthusiast |
| 70 | Mercato | Mercato The market as of October 1, 1997, from a survey of selected dealers |
