"Cinque Ferrari" - Miller Motorcars - January 17th, 2015

On Sunday, January 17th, 2015, Miller Motorcars of Greenwich, Connecticut hosted "Cinque Ferrari," a display of each Ferrari supercar - the 288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo and the new hybrid "LaFerrari."  Here are some of my edited photos from the event.

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The car that started it all.

Perhaps the ultimate Ferrari?

First V12 Ferrari supercar.

Stealth Enzo.

Tour de France blue.

The Ultimate Top 10 Dream Garage

Earlier today, Jalopnik asked the question of all questions for "gearheads": if you could have a garage containing any five cars in the world, regardless of price and exclusivity, what would they be?  I struggled to narrow my list down to five, so why not expand to 10?  So that's what this is.  Here's my top 10.  Feel free to comment below or tweet your top 10 to me.


#10: Ford GT

Every American motor racing fan during the 1960s knew about the legendary Ford GT40 race car.  That car defeated the mighty Ferrari's at Le Mans, and established its place in racing history in the process.  In 2003, Ford decided to recreate the GT40 and produce it as a road car.  The result was this, the Ford GT.  Just over 4,000 GT's were produced.  The production car became the fastest such American car ever produced as a base model.  The GT's mid-engine V8 produces about 550 horsepower, reaches 212 miles per hour and looks incredible.  Several American classics have been recreated, such as the current Mustang, Camaro and Challenger, but none of them can match the overall brilliance of the Ford GT.  And to think that it's based on a car from almost half a century ago.





#9: 2013 SRT Viper

The Dodge Viper has been the American "dream car" since it debuted in 1992.  The Viper was designed to be simple, like the Shelby Cobra, yet its styling made it bolder and crazier than the cheaper Corvette.  In other words, the Viper is America's Lamborghini.  Dodge stopped building the SRT10 generation Viper, but the company announced the re-birth of the Viper under the SRT name.  The result is simply stunning.  It looks like no other American car ever has and it will probably perform like no other American car ever, yet it still contains a huge V10.  The venom is back and better than ever.  I always thought the late '90s-early '00s Viper GTS was the greatest Viper...until this one.  This is the best Viper ever, which means it's America's best dream car ever.

 

 

#8: Ferrari 458 Italia

 

When the Ferrari 360 was out, nobody thought Ferrari would be able to improve on it.  They did.  But once the F430 came out, nobody thought that could ever be improved upon.  You know what?  They did again.  Someday, they'll improve upon the 458, but until then, the ultimate 21st century sports car is the Ferrari 458.  It's the best looking and best sounding car in the world right now.  It still has the beautiful V8 behind the driver and all of the technology Ferrari could possibly come up with.  Of course, people who read Jalopnik regularly are constantly being reminded that these cars have had electrical problems causing fires in the past, but hopefully that's all it is: in the past.  The thing is, even if you owned one and were scared to ever drive it, at least you could pull a chair up in front of it and just stare it all day.

 

Matching each Devils' player with a car

Some Twitter followers suggested that I do this "segue" post between Down Goes Avery and this, my new blog for gearheads.  So, I've come up with this helpful guide for each current Devils player, and the topic has been something I've actually been thinking about for a long time.  Based on their style of play, what kind of car should they be driving?  What car do they represent as a hockey player?


Johan Hedberg - It's not the most glamorous car on the road today, but it's a reliable, fun second sports car.  You always look forward to driving it and some people say you should drive it more often.  It's not only still good at its job, but it's still a very good performance car.  Still, it is aging a bit and it's never been your most exciting car.

Johan Hedberg's car is a used Camaro Z28.

Marek Zidicky - This car isn't as appreciated as it should be.  While it can perform with cars that are more expensive and more flashy, this car quietly gets the job done and can be pretty fast in the process.  The average person might laugh at this car, but it's actually quite good and a well-kept secret to those who don't pay attention.

Marek Zidlicky's car is a Cadillac CTS.

Adam Larsson - This is a brand new car that has potential to be revolutionary.  It's had some growing pains early in its production, but a lot of experts believe that this will be the next big thing.  It's already caught the eye of many, but there's still work to be done in order for this to be the high-end car it could become.

Adam Larsson's car is a Fisker Karma.