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Old 02-18-2018, 01:44 AM
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Haha, who hasn't regretted not buying a car?

Back in around 1975, I regularly rode or drove past a truck wrecker's 'showroom' that contained a Ferrari Daytona sitting on a car trailer. It was there for about twelve months, and every time I went past, I thought "I should go in a see what the story is". Every time! ....and still I didn't go in there; was always too busy. The car was covered in dust (could see that even from the road).
As mentioned, this was 1975, so only two years after the "energy crisis", and doom and gloom was being forecast for the motor industry, and particularly for the exotic car sector. Bearing in mind that the Daytona (365GTB/4) was originally released in 1968, this car could not have been more than seven years old at the most.
When I think about this, I still mentally kick myself. It would probably have been out of my pay scale .....but I don't know, do I?

Cheers,
Glen
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