Welcome

Before I dive into all the cars I would add to my dream garage, I want to say that I have a strange taste when it comes to cars.  I won’t always be added the latest, fastest, and greatest supercars, but rather, cars that I have fallen in love with for one reason or another.  Sure some will be 200+mph hypercars, but others will be cars you are used to parking next to in the company parking lot.  One warning I will give is that I’m not a muscle car enthusiast.  Driving in a straight line, regardless of how fast you are going is boring, so don’t expect to see a lot of classic American iron.  Plus, I am a slow car fast kind of person. There is no rhyme or reason to the cars, and there is definitely no specific order.  “What’s your favorite car?” is the most difficult question you can ask a car guy, so I am going to avoid it at all costs.  I know things are just getting started, but I hope you enjoy my blog and please leave me a comment.  It’s always great to hear from readers and fans.

Having said all that, I might as well start out with a red hot bang called the Ferrari F40. Production started in 1987, the same year I was born, which could explain why I was always playing with it on a Hot Wheels scale.  Sure it was the world’s fastest car when it debuted, one of the few Ferraris to use a turbocharged engine, and only 1,315 were ever made, but I love the F40 because it is truly a racecar for the street.  “Racecar for the street” is a phase used too often in the automotive press, but in the case of the F40, it’s true.  The cabin features a carbon fiber, Kevlar, and aluminum based tub (way ahead of its time in 1987) and in order to save weight, there is no interior to speak of.  Also, the paint is put on so thin that you can see the carbon fiber weave through the paint.  Awesome!

Another great thing about the F40 is that it isn’t constricted by modern electronics.  There is no traction control, stability control, launch control, sophisticated all-wheel drive, or even power steering.  It was the lightest, most powerful car with nothing extra to weigh it down.  Besides all the technical details, I love the classic wedge aerodynamics of the body.  Once again Pininfarina did a great job creating a gorgeous yet functional body for Maranello.  I have wanted to drive an F40 my entire life.  Here’s to hoping that dream comes true one day.