Prancing Horse issue 46

no. 46 - Spring 1976

LanguageAmerican English language icon American English
EditorManfred Lampe
PublishingFerrari Club of America
Dimensions40 pages, 216 x 280 mm

Cover of Prancing Horse issue 46, no. 46 - Spring 1976

Table of Contents

PageSectionDescription
2Editor's Page
Letters
5How many Ferraris?

Hill Raab


It's a Ferrari! There is only one! Do we really need to ask more? Not really, but we do. The question I asked after I purchased my first Ferrari, and realized what I had, was "how many Ferrari's have been produces, and how many of my model?" I believe these are legitimate questions that need to be answered accurately.
9Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 Cabriolet
Fly Studio-Modena

Peter Coltrin


Fly Studio is an independent automotive specialist firm set up recently in Modena by ex-Ferrari engineeer Giacomo Caliri, a graduate of Turin's Polytechnic University where he majored in vehicle aerodynamics and is a veteran of ten years at Ferrari. The new firm's project is a cabriolet conversion of a Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 coupe.
12RevisitedThe Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta

Alan Boe

Alan Boe, Manfred Lampe, Marc Madow, Ted McClew, Giorgio Bellia, David Seielstad


It was in March of 1963 that the highly respected British automotive publication 'Motor Sport' commented "The 250 GT Ferrari must surely represent the ultimate in modern, high-speed sporting travel, or GT competition..."
26Long Beach Vintage Formula One Race

Ernie Beutler


Would you believe a vintage race for historic Formula 1 cars through the city streets of one of our major metropolitan areas? This was the dream of Steve Earle, as a supporting event for the first U.S. Grand Prix West, to be run through the streets of Long Beach, California.
28A "new" Ferrari 250 Pininfarina Cabriolet

Hil Raab


As I hung up the phone I thought to myself, you on't really need another car, let alone another Ferrari. Besides, you already have a Pininfarina Cabriolet. How did the new madness start?
33Multi-Viscosity Oils
Should you use them?

Thomas T. Ordiway


Viscosity has been defined as that property of a liquid which causes it to show resistance to flow. The resistance is important because motor oil must adhere very tenaciously to the moving parts of the engine.
34Shacking up for the Weekend with the fastest, most expensive sports car ever built

Don Newlands


When Bill Popovich, owner of the biggest Ferrari dealership in Canada called me, there was nothing in his voice to indicate there was anything urgent about his call. "C'mon up, I want to show you something."
37Regional EventsDinner at The Bum Steer
Northeastern Region

Kurt H. Miska


On Sunday, March 21, the Northeastern Region of the Ferrari Club of America held an informal dinner meeting at the Bum Steer, a pleasant little restaurant near Greenwich Connecticut.
39Regional EventsTech Session, April 25, 1976
Northeastern Region

Kurt H. Miska


There is every indication that the words - tech sessions - are enough to bring out Ferrari owners and drivers no matter what the weather. Over 120 members and friends attended and almost 40 drove their Ferraris despite the steady rain.