I was at the Fly'N'Wheels Museum last week.  I've always been attracted to the two red Ferraris sitting in the corner but they are difficult to photograph.  They are a little out of place in the collection as they are the most modern of the autos by a long shot! And, they're scrunched close together in the corner with bad light.  On this visit, though, I decided to spend some time photographing one of them... the Ferrari 599 (See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_599_GTB_Fiorano).

It is  impossible to get a good picture of the entire car in this situation so I focused on photographing the parts!  Starting with the impossible-to-miss, World-famous, Ferrari logo:

Everything on the car is just sleek and looking like it should ... designed to go fast.  For example, here's the left headlight:

And, the external mirror on the passenger's side:

I opened the door ... a rare privilege as most collectors want people to keep their hands to themselves and took a couple of interior shots.  First that badge placed just to the left of the yellow Tach:

The car has an "automatic" transmission of sorts ... no clutch but no automatic gear changes ... each gear has to be selected with "paddles" on the steering wheel.  And this little gear shift on the center console to put the car in reverse:

It will be hard to miss this taillight:

And, of course, you need some cool wheels that can handle the speeds this brute can achieve:

In the Rec Room, I spotted a bookcase full of model Ferraris, and through the magic of photography, I parlayed them into a parked line outside a French village cafe waiting for me and friends to finish our lunch; hop in the cars, and head for those winding country roads :)

Wouldn't it be fun to go fast in one of those red cars!

Thanks for looking ... bye for now,

Adam