I-Ferrari yami engu-1991 328 GTS.
Umnikazi we-Multiple Ferrari u-Len Watson, 63, uthi iFerraris yamabanga aphansi ihlale isikhathi eside ingenzi lutho. “Lezi yizimoto ezinokwethenjelwa kakhulu nezingeke zikunikeze izinkinga uma uzisebenzisa njalo,” usho kanje. “Inkinga abantu bawagcina emagaraji anomswakama amasondo awonakele namathayi aba nempandla bese kuba kubi kakhulu. Izimoto ezinamamayela aphansi kakhulu azifani nezimoto ezinamamayela aphakeme kakhulu. "
"Ngafaka amamayela angu-70,000 ngo-328 (Ferrari 1991 GTS) wami ka-328 - amamayela anzima kakhulu - futhi sachitha cishe u-2000 (cishe ama-$3875) ukulungisa cishe iminyaka engu-12." Uma ekhuluma ngamamayela aqinile, usho amamayela anzima ngezinsuku zokulandela umkhondo, ukuqwala amagquma nemijaho yakudala. Njengamanje uqhudelana emicimbini eyahlukene ye-Queensland Drivers' Championship ku-1980 Ferrari 308 GTB. Ngonyaka ozayo uhlose ukucula ngokugcwele.
Umnikazi wenkampani yesoftware yase-UK osethathe umhlalaphansi waqala ukuthandana nezimoto ezindala ngeFrisky yakhe yokuqala enamasondo amathathu yaseBrithani enenjini yesithuthuthu i-Villiers enesithukuthezi engu-250cc enamasondo amabili ngemuva. Kwabiza u-18 (cishe amaRandi angu-34) ngo-1966 futhi kwenziwa angaba yikhulu kuphela.
“Bekungajwayelekile neze njengoba ijubane layo eliphezulu belingu-70 mph (112 km/h) ukuya phambili no-70 mph emuva,” usho kanje. “Ngangihlehla ngesivinini esingamakhilomitha angu-40 ngehora. “Ubeshayela ngokuhlanekezela ngesikhathi nimmisa waqhumisa injini ngokuhlehla. Kwakukhona amajubane amane nhlangothi zombili. Ishintshelwe ku-"Metropolitan yethu", "bese kunezimoto eziyisicefe isikhathi eside."
Imoto yokugcina entsha ayithengayo kwakungu-1979 Triumph TR7, wabe eseshintshela kwiPorsche 924 Turbo, kwathi ngo-1983 wafuna “ukuthuthukela” ku-911. “Ngangibazonda. Ngama-80s, iPorsche ayizange isebenze nhlobo, ”kusho yena. “Umkami uthe kungani ungathengi iFerrari, ngase ngithenga i-2+2 Mondial 8 eyayineminyaka embalwa ikhona,” kusho uWatson. “Ngibe nayo isikhathi esingangonyaka ngase ngithenga i-3.2 litre Mondial QV (Quattrovalvole) njengemoto yenkampani. Zazimba eqolo, kodwa ngalezo zinsuku wawungamoshi imali ngeFerrari.”
“Kodwa-ke, igwebu lezimoto zakudala laqala ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-80s futhi abantu babethenga izimoto ngemali eyisiphukuphuku, ngakho ukuya kumakhasimende ngeFerrari yakudala kwaba ubuwula kancane ngoba babecabanga ukuthi uyawantshontsha. Ngakho ngashintshela kuPorsche 928 njengemoto yenkampani.”
Nokho, iphutha likaFerrari labuya ngo-1991 ngesikhathi ethenga iFerrari 328 GTS, ayisebenzisa wayihlukumeza endleleni, emqhudelwaneni nangezinsuku zokuqwala amagquma. “Phela yimoto nje,” usho kanje. “Izimoto ezifana nalezi ezijwayele ukwakhiwa ku-chassis zingashintshwa kufakwe amalulwane. Izimoto zesimanje ziyaxega futhi kubiza imali eshisiwe ukuzilungisa.”
Cishe eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, uWatson wathuthela e-Australia, wathengisa i-328 futhi weza ne-F40 engakwesokunxele ayijaha ku-Classic Adelaide Rally. Lapho ethuthela eQueensland, akakwazanga ukubhalisa imoto ngaphandle kokuyiguqulela esandleni sokudla. “Ngenxa yokuthi imoto yenziwe nge-carbon fibre, cishe akunakwenzeka ukuyishintsha, ngakho ngathola izimvume ezikhethekile izikhathi ezimbalwa,” usho kanje. "Kodwa uma ungakwazi ukushayela, angiyidingi, ngakho ngiyibuyisele eNgilandi ngayothengisa."
"Wayengeyena uFerrari" cishe iminyaka emibili wabe esebuyela e-UK ngo-2007 ukuyogijima ochungechungeni lwakudala futhi athole ilayisense yakhe yokugijima yamazwe ngamazwe, ngakho wathenga "invisible" 1980 GTB ngo-308. Kube yiphutha. Injini yayisigugile futhi idinga ukulungiswa okukhulu,” kusho uWatson. “Kodwa ngisenayo. Isizathu sokuthi ngineFerrari endala yingoba ifanele imijaho yomlando futhi maningi amathuba emijaho yomlando kunemijaho evamile."
Uhlelo lwakhe lokuthola ilayisensi yamazwe ngamazwe kwakuwumjaho womngane weFerrari 15 GTO ka-$250 wezigidi eLe Mans. Kodwa-ke, umngane wakhe wanquma ukuthi imoto "yayibiza kakhulu ukubeka umjaho engozini". Umcabango awufiki nasemqondweni ka-Watson njengoba ethatha i-328 yakhe eya emzileni womjaho wase-Queensland ku-Italian Motorsport Festival yokuqala, ngo-Okthoba 2-4.
