Volume 7, Issue 3 - May/June 2000

Ferrari of Orange County Grand Opening

article by tex otto

photos by tom brockmiller

tuesday, april 25th marked the opening of the new location of ferrari of orange county. to signify the importance of the event, piero ferrari vice-president ferrari s.p.a., philippe lancksweert and giacomo mattioli were present to make the official announcement.
the mission for the only factory authorized and exclusive ferrari dealership in southern california is to exceed their customers' highest expectation and give them the finest ferrari experience possible.

the showroom offer a complete selection of new, pre-owned and collectible ferraris. in their service department, factory trained technicans work with the latest technology from the factory which sets their service department apart from any independent service facility and ensures proper service for your ferrari. to better and conveniently serve their customers, they arrange for vehicles' pickup and delivery.

ferrari of orange county also has a fully stocked parts department complemented with accessories and gift items.

ferrari of orange county will offer a complete range of services for their customers. their own body shop is being initiated for professional repairing and repainting jobs. additionally, a unique facility completely dedicated to ferrari racing cars for highly specialized works will be opened.

many fca-sw members were in attendance to learn about the new dealership and its facilities and view the assortment of ferraris on display.

this gathering also was a send off for the the dealership's challenge racing team. on hand were 355 and 360 challenge cars, as well as one of michael schumacher's formula one machines.

we welcome the addition of a ferrari dealership in our own backyard which is one of the strongest exotic car markets in the world. with the experience of ferrari of beverly hills behind this new facility and their expanded capabilities to cater to the ferrari enthusiast's desires, we wish them all the success in their new location.

we greatly thank ferrari orange county for their hospitality in hosting their opening.

ferrari orange county
1425 west baker street
costa mesa, ca 92626
phone 714.662.7600, fax 714.662.7555.

President's Corner

by marvin landon

i am pleased to inform all members that our club is financially solid. our membership has increased and is now one of the highest among the regions, not to mention one of the most active. we are vigorously pulling together to launch our 2002 national meet.

our co-chairmen, wally clark, along with tom brockmiller, and marshal leib are looking for members with hotel, restaurant, graphics, and security experience to help plan the necessary arrangements. also, a committee, headed by carolyn quadt, is designing the official event logo.

the century plaza hotel and the california speedway have been secured for the event, as well as some preliminary sponsorship interests. we are looking for local and national sponsors.

if you have any contacts or can offer assistance, please call the co-chairmen. you can find their phone information listed next to the calendar of events. i am also looking for a committee chairperson to establish fca southwest regional chapters in hawaii and nevada.

as always, i invite you to join us at our board meetings, held at the ramada inn on el segundo boulevard. the dates and times are listed in the calendar of events.

Palm Springs Weekend

article by wally clark

photos by kevork hazarian and the author

what a fun weekend! the saturday/sunday event in palm springs on april 8th and 9th was well attended by club members and their ferraris.

on saturday we had a chance to tour the palm springs air museum. this is a great salute to wwll vintage airplanes and memorbillia. the museum rolled the airplanes out of the hangers to make room for parking our ferraris! we were treated to a "fly in" of an authentic p51 mustang. the roar of the merlin v-12 has to be heard to be believed! our thanks to the museum staff and to our host mr. bob pond for allowing us to tour the museum and to park the cars among the vintage aircraft.

the saturday night dinner at the wyndham hotel was very well attended and well organized. the food was delicious and the dj was great with music and dancing after dinner. we would have had photos, but kevork's camera did not let the film wind through! so those of you looking for your picture, make believeits here! the hotel did a nice job of setting up separate parking for the ferraris.

on sunday we all attended the concours at o'donnell golf course. there were about 30 ferraris on the field, more than any other marque. special ferrari classes were set up for judging by fca members. don west and i would like to thank those we "recruited" to help judge - tom shaughnessy, carlos amato and kevork hazarian.

many thanks to those who brought their cars and to those who helped with the event. special thanks to stan sackley for allowing the club to participate in the concours. thanks also to the wyndham hotel for their hospitality, the setting up of separate parking and overall accomodating of our club members. and finally, many thanks to kevork and demetri for setting up the weekend event.

the class winners were:

early cars
1st 1972 365gtc4 richard romer
2nd 1964 400sa leonard remberg
3rd 1966 275gtb dave harper
4th 1967 365gt 2+2 john gemma

308/328
1st 1989 328gts tad davis
2nd 1980 308gtsi carlos amato
3rd 1985 308gts qv bill follet
4th 1979 308gts demetri zafaris

testarossa
1st 1986 tr ken ciszek
2nd 1990 tr tony hart
3rd 1990 tr john joulakian
4th 1990 tr barry fodor

348/355
1st 1992 348 series speciale walter meyer
2nd 1999 355 spider george genel
3rd 1995 355 berlinetta jim hyldahl

Ferrari Swap Meet

article by wally clark

photos by the author

on saturday, april 29, 2000, ferrari of orange county and the fca sw region sponsored a ferrari swap meet. this is the first one the club has had and there were about 15 vendors attending. the club provided coffee and donuts and the location was great! i'm not sure how many people attended, but it was busy all morning. items were changing hands, so it must have been a success! i know i came away with some stuff and i know brockmiller sold a bunch of stuff!

we would like to make this an annual event. our thanks to alan woodard for getting up early to let us in and to bill story and his staff at the dealership for allowing the club to use the facility.

Beverly Hills Car Show

article by wally clark

photos by the author.

on sunday, march 19, 2000 the club was invited to bring our ferraris to the 7th annual classics for charity car show held at beverly hills mercedes. about 15 ferraris were shown from the new 360 modena of craig ekberg to the newly acquired 250 swb "zagato" of dave sydorick. in between were cars from the 60's to an f50.

in the showroom was a treat! john mozart brought six of his very special cars from his collection including the fabulous alfa 2.9, another alfa 8c 2300 touring body car, a bugatti type 57sc, a jaguar xkss, and the 1956 sebring winning ferrari 860 monza. also in the showroom was mike yedor's 275gts and a porsche 917 provided by symbolic motors. of course, there were many other cars at the show (about 150) and it was well attended.

awards were presented to:

ferrari early cars

ferrari late cars