Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Happy New Year - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Ferrari 360 Modena burns in Hong Kong - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

Happened on Christmas Eve

A 2001 Ferrari 360 Modena was devoured by flames on Christmas Eve in Hong Kong.

According to Hong Kong-based tabloid Apple Daily, the Ferrari 360 was serviced only three months ago when the repair shop replaced some of the electrical components. The driver noticed some gas fumes during refueling but decided to ignore this potential problem and he drove off with the car. While on a highway, an explosion occured from the rear end of the Modena and then another one when the driver stopped the car.

The fire at the back of the Ferrari 360 started to spread immediately to the cabin but the driver managed to escape unscathed. The fire department responded promptly to the incident and managed to extinguish the fire but as you can see the car is severely damaged. Most likely the fire was caused by an electric short circuit and/or by some sort of mechanical issue.

Source: appledaily.com.tw via gtspirit.com

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - New Glickenhaus Ferrari Coming Soon; Listen to it Now - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

The rumble. Oh, that rumble...

It’s not based on any existing Ferrari chassis. James Glickenhaus’ SCG 003 Ferrari will bepowered by a twin-turbo W12 and will make its official debut at Geneva in March. That chassis, by the way, is made of carbon fiber and the car itself will weigh in at just 1,600 pounds. Glickenhaus, for anyone who doesn’t already know, is a Ferrari-obsessed American investor and owner of the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) team.

Its previous creations were the P4/5 Pininfarina and P4/5 Competizione. We’ve already been shown a few teaser images of the SCG 003 and now Glickenhaus and crew have started its engine for the first time. Be thankful that they did

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Ferrari Testarossa Rear-Ends Police Car in Texas, Not a Minor Crash - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

Thanks to Miami Vice, the Ferrari Testarossa has had a special relationship with the police. In spite of that, there’s one redhead (the literal translation of the Fezza’s name) that certainly doesn’t get along with cops too well. To be more specific, we’re talking about the Yellow example that rear-ended a police car earlier this week.

The crash took place at the Interstate 610 and Yale junction in Houston, Texas and saw the Maranello creation seriously slam into a Crown Victoria. The adjacent photos of the crash were snapped by a Reddit user who just happened to run some errands in the area.

As you can see in the photos, this wasn’t exactly a light crash. While Crown Vics wearing police uniforms are expected to go though such unfortunate happenings, the Ferrari was pretty shaken in the accident. The entire front end of the car is ruined, with the driver’s side door mirror hanging.

The man who shot the scene happens to run a body shop that, according to him, has already taken care of a few high end vehicles and he explains he was pretty tempted to leave the folks this business card. However, the expression on the policemen’s faces is what drove him away.

The I-610 seems to hate Ferraris

If you happen to be behind the wheel of a vehicle with the Prancing Horse badge and reach the I-610 in Houston, be careful - the area seems to hate Ferraris.

For instance, back in 2011 a Ferrari F40 driver lost control and crashed into a building, with the resulting damage being considerably worse than in the case of this Testarossa.

Or perhaps these Ferrari drivers are just careless about their Prancing Ponies..

source: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ferrari-testarossa-rear-ends-police-car-in-texas-not-a-minor-crash-90256.html

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Merry Christmas - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Listen to a Ferrari 458 Speciale Hitting a Painful 126 dB with a Custom Exhaust [Video] - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

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While Maranello’s engineers have already tweaked the 458’s exhaust for the Speciale treatment, the aftermarket world will always be willing to come up with an even meaner soundtrack, so here we are, talking about a custom Speciale exhaust system that comes from Fi Exhaust.

The Taiwan-based exhaust specialist got its wrenches on a Speciale, installed its hardware and then strapped the supercar to a dyno. Sure, the aural result is more of a subjective matter, but, in order to make sure things remain objective, the team brought a sound level meter into the dyno room.

Just like the stock exhaust, the Fi one comes with valves, so the company measured the noise level with the valves closed and then open. The Ferrari was revved to 5,000 rpm and, in the first setup, a maximum value of about 114 dB was recorded.

From the very moment the valves were open, the idle rumble of the naturally-aspirated 4.5-liter flat plane V8 became some sort of an elephant in the room and we mean that in a good way. The sound level? Up to around 126 dB.

By the way, 120 dB is the value where a sound starts becoming painful - we have to mention this is 32 times as loud as 70 dB, the sound of a passenger car driving at 65 mph (105 km/h) on the highway.

The 458 Speciale Fi Exhaust system

Fi Exhaust’s 458 Speciale hardware uses the aforementioned valves to allow the driver to choose between five levels of aural enjoyment. The systems weighs 47 lbs (20.95 kg), which means it’s around 6.6 lbs (3 kg) lighter compared to the stock system.

Still, if you opt for the tuner’s full system, this will include a catalytic system removal, which is now exactly what you’d call street legal.

source: autoevolution

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Watch how a father and son lovingly restore classic Ferraris - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

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Egidio Brandoli, 74, spent twenty years working at legendary coachbuilder Scaglietti. He had one simple dream: to help craft the perfect Ferrari.

In 1980, Brandoli set up his own restoration business. With his vast experience banked, including work on the iconic 250 GTO, the new company offered Ferrari owners a way to have their cars loving brought back to life in their original birthplace: Modena, Italy.

While that may all sound a little romanticized, those with a passion for cars will understand that classic vehicles are often seen as a living, breathing organism, and having them restored in the place in which they were made is an appealing proposition.

Brandoli, his son and the rest of his family, who all share in the business, have become one of the most authentic Ferrari restoration companies in the world. Much of that derives from Brandoli's knowledge of the cars having worked on them for much of his life, and also the many patterns they posses to help cut steel into the intricate Ferrari shapes we all love, some of which have been lost with the passing of time. Brandoli likens his work to the precision of a fine tailor.

Watch the mini-documentary above to witness his family business in action, and prepare to want an old Ferrari – as if you didn't already.

source: Motoramic

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Ferrari F430 Crash In Austria Ends With Supercar Submerged In Lake - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

According to reports, the 36-year-old driver was riding in his Ferrari when for an unknown reason he went off the road and ran down a 70-metre hill before diving into the two-metre deep pond.

The driver apparently escaped from the Ferrari as it was sinking. He managed to get out unhurt and found a nearby house, where he called the emergency services. Once firefighters arrived on the scene they managed to remove the Italian sports car.

Although the Ferrari’s exterior looks surprisingly intact, the water most likely caused irreparable damage to the interior, electronics and engine. Incidents like this almost always end up with the vehicle being written off.

When the F430 first went on sale in Australia back in 2005 prices started at $419,000 for the drop-top Spider, and $385,000 for the coupe.

source: http://performancedrive.com.au/ferrari-f430-crash-austria-ends-supercar-submerged-lake-1515/

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - BMW 3-Series and 5-Series Police Cars Crash In Germany - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

A BMW 3-Series Touring and a BMW 5-Series Touring, both owned by German police, have crashed into each other while responding to a bank robbery.

The crash happened outside a bank in Bamberg after the panic alarm was set off in the bank at 1:45pm in the afternoon. The two BMWs rushed to the scene but ended up colliding right outside the bank.

Apparently the drivers of the two police cruises couldn’t see each other because there was a large truck blocking the view. No injuries were reported but the cars did sustain some rather serious bruising.

[Via World Car Fans]

source: gtspirit.com

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Massive Barn Find in France Unearths Long-Lost Ferrari 250 GT SWB, Much More - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

Artcurial Managing Director of Motorcars Matthieu Lamoure said the discovery of the Baillon collection is “one of the most exciting things I have ever been a part of in this business. It is an unbelievable opportunity for true collectors to find untouched cars of the highest quality and interest.”

Other notable cars in the collection include a Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux, a number of Delahaye 135s, a Talbot Lago T26 Saoutchik cabriolet delivered to King Farouk of Egypt and an incredibly rare Maserati A6G 2000 Frua Berlinetta which, like the Ferrari 250, was housed in a separate enclosed garage and is in substantially better condition than the cars found in the corrugated iron shelters, which allowed the cars to be exposed to the elements.

 

Have a look at the included gallery to take in the sheer scale of this incredible discovery, and be sure to check out the video below as well as the press release for more information on this historic find.

 

BREAKING NEWS: ARTCURIAL DISCOVERS
A FORGOTTEN TREASURE IN FRANCE
- SALE FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2015 -
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider • Chassis 2935 • Ex Alain Delon • Baillon Collection
Estimate : 9 500 000 – 12 000 000 €
1956 Maserati A6G Gran Sport Frua • Chassis 2140 • Baillon Collection
Estimate : 800 0000 – 1 200 000 €
Paris – The Collectors’ Car Department at Artcurial has discovered 60 collectors’ automobiles, all major marques dating from the early days of the motor car through to the 1970s. Found following fifty years of lying dormant, the Baillon collection will be sold by Artcurial Motorcars in the first part of the traditional sale at Retromobile Salon, on 6 February 2015, in Paris.
These motor cars have been tucked away in a property in the West of France, under makeshift corrugated iron shelters and in various outbuildings.

Matthieu Lamoure, Managing Director at Artcurial Motorcars, declared: « Not since the revelation of the Schlumpf Collection in Mulhouse, of which Maître Hervé Poulain was the expert, has such a group of emblematic automobiles been disclosed and what is more, in such original condition! Visitors to the Retromobile Salon will be able to share in our emotion, much like that experienced by Lord Carrington and Howard Carter entering Tutankhamun’s tomb. Artcurial will put on show the magic of these sixty mysterious mechanical creatures, like a giant work of art: the unrealised dream of its owner brought back to life…» Pierre Novikoff, motor car specialist declared : « These sleeping Beauties are clothed in the precious patina of time gone by.

A collection like this can’t fail to arouse the passions of those who love automobiles, as well as art and history enthusiasts.
Never again, anywhere in the world, will such a treasure be unearthed!  Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Talbot-Lago, Panhard-Levassor, Maserati, Ferrari, Delahaye, Delage…these legendary marques
make up the extraordinary cache discovered by the Artcurial car department team, Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff.
Many of these cars were built by highly celebrated coachbuilders such as Million-Guiet, Chapron and Saoutchik, with a number of Talbot Lago T26s including a very rare Grand Sport Aérodynamique and a rather extravagant Cabriolet once owned by King Farouk.

Sheltering in a garage, conserved in good condition, the two specialists came across one of just three Maserati A6G Gran Sports with coachwork by Frua, dating from 1956. Beneath piles of newspapers, they discovered a Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spider, with covered headlights. It had been bought new by the actor Gérard Blain, then sold to fellow actor Alain Delon, who was photographed several times at the wheel of this machine, including in 1964 with Jane Fonda during the filming of ‘Les Félins’ and on the Côte d’Azur with Shirley MacLaine. One of 37 examples, this Pininfarina-designed cabriolet, its
whereabouts unknown to marque historians until now, is bound to attract the attention of collectors of important historic Ferrari.

This collection was assembled during the 1950s by Roger Baillon, an entrepreneur who ran a transport company based in the west of France. As enthusiast from the early days, he exhibited, at the Paris Motor Show during the 1950s, a roadster that he had built. His dream was to conserve the heritage of pre-war automobiles in museum surroundings. During the 1970s, before he could carry out the necessary restoration work, his dream was shattered when his business suffered a setback. He was forced to sell some fifty cars, and since that time, the rest of the collection did not move until this discovery.

source: http://www.windingroad.com/articles/news/massive-barn-find-in-france-unearths-long-lost-ferrari-250-gt-swb-much-more/

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Videos and Pics of Ferrari FXX K Launch - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

Is there too much of a good thing? When the subject is theFerrari FXX K, which was launched this weekend at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, we guess not.

The track-only hypercar was displayed in all its red and black glory rolled out of the pits and joined Ferrari’s other “laboratories on wheels”, the Enzo-based FXX and the 599XX, along with the 458 Challenge, in the Finali Mondiali event that takes place every year and celebrates Maranello’s racing activities.



While the street-legal La Ferrari is no shrinking violet, the FXX K turns the volume up to 11, with extensive aerodynamic upgrades that increase downforce by 30-50 percent, depending on the configuration, and more oomph from both the naturally-aspirated V12 and the HY-KERS system.

source: http://www.carscoops.com/2014/12/perfect-10-more-videos-and-pics-of.htmlBy Andreas Tsaousishttp://www.fzrestoration.com

Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Oh Look, Pagani Built Another Special Edition Zonda - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

Hey, remember when Pagani said they were done building Zondas? Well it looks like they lied. Again. Because here’s another special edition Zonda called the 760RSJX, and it’s actually kind of ugly.

The 760RSJX not only has a bad name, but also a bad color scheme. It’s a tacky baby blue with a carbon fiber hood and an Italian stripe down the middle. Good news is that it’s still got the same 7.3-liter, 760-horsepower V12 so you shouldn’t have to stare at it for too long.

It was created as a one-off for one very wealthy Chinese customer. It’s just one of many special edition Zondas that Pagani has built after the alleged “last Zonda ever” Revolucion last year. At least there’s a new Huayra coming next year to rid our minds of these mostly horrible Zonda one-offs.

Photo Credit: Ron Alder W Photography

source: BoldRide

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Watch F1 Drivers Race Renaults Through a Dubai Mall - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

No matter how you cut it, the Lotus F1 team did not have a great 2014. The team bid adieu to Kimi Raikkonen, traded Renault’s screaming V8 for a rather damp V6, and managed only 10 points between drivers Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado – a far cry from champion Lewis Hamilton’s haul of 384.

But that’s neither here nor there, because – as far as we’ve seen on Lotus’ YouTube channel – the Formula 1 team has had more fun than ever before, and now they’ve gone and left skid marks all throughout Dubai.

Grosjean and Maldonado took to the hallways of one of Dubai’s malls and wasted no time in racing each other around in a pair electric Renault Twizys. Rated at only 17-horsepower, we’re hoping Lotus sticks to racing F1 cars rather than these small two-seat ‘quadricycles.’

Hooning aside, the future looks bright for the black-and-gilded F1 outfit. Lotus will switch from Renault to Mercedes engines in 2015, which means two things. The team might be reacquainted with the podium once again, however the Renault sponsored antics will come to an end, which is frankly all right because Mercedes has plenty of fun toys in need of exercise.

source: BoldRide

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Vintage and Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - The Guy Who Crashed $1.15 Million McLaren P1 Had It Less Than A Day - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666

Last Wednesday we brought you news about a serious crash involving a McLaren P1 on a stretch of road near Dallas, Texas. While the crash is still being investigated by local police, a few details surrounding the circumstances have emerged.

It turns out the P1’s owner, a 27-year-old male, had taken delivery of the car less than 24 hours before the crash. He picked it up from Dallas-based luxury car dealership Park Place Premier Collection, which confirmed to KHOU that the car was delivered to its owner on Tuesday.

By 7:41 a.m. the next day, first responders were being called to the scene of the crash. They said the driver appeared to have lost control of the car after hitting a wet patch while traveling on McKinnon Street. The car then slammed into a guardrail. Considering the high level of damage some speed must have been involved.

For anyone about to take delivery of a high-performance car, may we suggest you follow in the footsteps of fellow P1 owner Michael Benham, who headed straight to the track after picking up his own car. A known and predictable environment such as a track is the ideal place to get accustomed to the performance of an exotic like the 903-horsepower, $1.15 million P1.

source: https://autos.yahoo.com/news/27-old-crashed-mclaren-p1-had-car-less-125004320.html

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