Following a 458 Italia through Sydney. - 11

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Capture Date: Sep. 16, 2010
City: Sydney Australia
Event: Street capture
For those of you who know Sydney, I was driving through The Rocks today when this 458 came up behind me. Having, to quote Chuck Berry, "No particular place to go", I followed it through the City all the way to Macquarie St. I figured that I'd been lucky not to have been done by the cops for using the phone while driving, so I let the 458 head off on its own. I was disappointed with the exhaust note, it sounded like a vacuum cleaner. Only when the driver gunned it a bit, once, did it sound OK. It's one thing to photograph a special car in a showroom or at a concours, but it's always more interesting to see one out in the real world enjoying life. The plates on this 458 are the second set of number plates ever issued in Australia, and could easily be worth as much as the car. At Pebble Beach last year I also shot the car wearing Australian plate Number 1. http://www.madwhips.com/these-are-the-first-sixth-number-plates-issued-in-austraila/ I didn't notice any suspicious looking smoke coming from under the 458, so maybe it's had its recall repair done. http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/550000-ferrari-recalled-for-fire-risk-20100902-14o6v.html


9 comments about Following a 458 Italia through Sydney.

avatar 300 SLED 8:35pm Thursday September 16, 2010
 
Awsome spot OS! One of your best! I think it's only a matter of time before you start liking these! Surely the hottest car of 2010! NSW 2, wow!
 
avatar oliver_sudden 10:58pm Thursday September 16, 2010
 
Thanks. I'm still not sure about these. They just don't excite me, this one didn't make me think "When I win the lottery. . . . ." There are plenty of cars I'd buy before one of these, most of them German and rear-engined. Just think what sort of a garage full of air cooled relics you could have for the half mill that the 458 costs.
 
avatar 300 SLED 11:51pm Thursday September 16, 2010
 
The 458 is about $600k on the road. I would love one but if I had $600k to spend on cars I would get a 308, 328, 355, 360 and a 993 Turbo! If I had $2mil to spend on cars I would throw in a 458 and California for sure!
 
avatar oliver_sudden 3:46am Friday September 17, 2010
 
I'd do the same, but with a different mix. Today's list would be a 355 Spider, 246 Dino, 993 turbo, MX-5 Clubsport, 550 Maranello, Ducati Monster 1100, 1974 2.7 Carrera targa (this one http://www.madwhips.com/1975-911-carrera-targa/ It's in the next issue of GT Porsche), 3.2 litre Carrera CS ....... is that $600K yet? Must be close. Tomorrow's list will be different.
 
avatar JamesAsh 4:35am Friday September 17, 2010
 
Looks like OS has been visiting the deep and dark corners of my brain again. Throw in a couple of fast'n'flimsy French hatches and a Ducati Desmo and I'd be happy for life!
 
avatar oliver_sudden 4:53am Friday September 17, 2010
 
I'm still thinking about that list. Maybe I could forgo the Dino and get a 993RS instead. And as far as the deep and dark corners of your brain go, what I found there shall remain a secret.
 
avatar hug12 10:47pm Friday September 17, 2010
 
awesome pictures!
 
avatar oliver_sudden 2:37am Saturday September 18, 2010
 
Thanks. Not bad for an iPhone.
 
avatar oliver_sudden 10:59am Sunday September 19, 2010
 
Yes, of course!
 
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    600K garage?