tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post8587074840625050189..comments2024-03-19T22:37:08.914-07:00Comments on Tamerlane's Thoughts: The Much Maligned Ferrari 400/400i/412Maxichamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-6261793461175369532010-03-02T04:13:40.704-08:002010-03-02T04:13:40.704-08:00The 400 has always looked stunning to me. Admitte...The 400 has always looked stunning to me. Admittedly, it's kind of '70s with those sharp creases, and the 456 made it look suddenly very old, but I've always wanted one -alot-.<br /><br />Until I sat in one. I didn't drive it - I didn't even want to anymore. The driving position is just unbelievable. You either sit so low you can barely see over the scuttle, or you find your head is brushing the roof. And you're stretching forward to reach the steering wheel, even on an auto (I was sizing up a 400i, the least popular of all) with no clutch pedal to worry about.<br /><br />Anyone who can cope with all that & still manage to look cool, casual and relaxed (which must be part of the point of cruising a GT Ferrari) must be channeling Luca di M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-19131405758398530722009-10-21T12:41:49.638-07:002009-10-21T12:41:49.638-07:00I wrote the piece about the Islero three years ago...I wrote the piece about the Islero three years ago. Since then, I've come around and realized it's actually not bad looking. The 400 still reigns supreme in my eyes, though.Maxichamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-74259325221439486902009-10-21T11:41:49.199-07:002009-10-21T11:41:49.199-07:00How you can call the Islero ugly and then praise t...How you can call the Islero ugly and then praise the 400 is baffling.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130575175687846742noreply@blogger.com