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Ferrari California assembly underway at Maranello
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Several months ahead of its scheduled debut at this fall's Paris auto salon, production of the new Ferrari California has already begun at the Ferrari factory in Maranello. The news comes after previous speculation suggested that the California might have to be assembled off-site – potentially at sister-company Maserati's nearby facility in Modena – because the existing Ferrari assembly lines were already at full capacity. However, having now unveiled its newly-retooled manufacturing facility under the Formula Uomo program, the company has apparently increased production capacity to accommodate the assembly of the California, thus securing its legitimacy in the eyes of enthusiasts and potential customers alike.
[Source: Ferrari]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Matt Bateman 2:35PM (6/29/2008)
The more I see of this car, the more I like it.
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HotRodzNKustoms 3:37PM (6/29/2008)
totally agree
it grows on you
Torrent 3:43PM (6/29/2008)
I was about to say the exact same thing. Maybe I needed to see actual Humans touching it in order to fully appreciate it. There's a 90% chance I'll never see one on the streets, but we gotta believe in something.
Hike15 6:31PM (6/29/2008)
@torrent,
im sure in a year or two if you go to beverly hills in california you will see a few of them
CORVETTE ZR1 3:09PM (6/29/2008)
Why even build it' it's the ugliest. Ferrari ive ever seen..
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fsx 3:23PM (6/29/2008)
You, on the other hand, have the worst use of punctuation I've ever seen.
Cary 4:17PM (6/29/2008)
FSX, hahahaha. That, my friend, is one of the best laughs I've had in quite a while. Good work.
CORVETTE ZR1 4:27PM (6/29/2008)
fsx: shut up... you need to go back to school cuz my punctuation is right on...
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Flea 5:00PM (6/29/2008)
I think this poster has a bad case of the trolls.
Flea 5:01PM (6/29/2008)
I think this poster has a bad case of the trolls.
fsx 5:25PM (6/29/2008)
Of course it is. It's right on with "EPIC FAIL", alright.
Blake 11:37PM (6/29/2008)
Actually, your grammar isn't "right on." First of all, the apostrophe after the first "it" is entirely wrong. The period after "ugliest" breaks up the complete thought, creating two sentence fragments. "Ferrari" should be in the plural form, because you're comparing all of them, not just one Ferrari. The word "ive" should have the 'i' capitalized and it should have an apostrophe after the 'I' (making it "I've"). You have two periods after "seen"; either use three periods and make it an ellipsis or use one and have it be a period. "cuz" is not a word; either write out "because", or, if you must, abbreviate it correctly ('cause). Also, you second post (the one defending yourself) lacks any capitalization whatsoever. Maybe you should go back to school and actually learn what correct grammar really is.
Kevin W. 4:41PM (6/29/2008)
I like it, but anyone else think that the car the two guys are working on in the headline pic looks a lot like a Maserati GranTurismo?
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CORVETTE ZR1 6:02PM (6/29/2008)
Sorry i Dont have trolls. im just telling it like it is..
Anderson Cooper. keeping them honest...
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Ultima 6:21PM (6/29/2008)
i don't think this kid understands what troll is..
nastinupe 6:57PM (6/29/2008)
Dude... you had a little "i" followed by an upper case "D"? Then two periods after is and three periods after honest.
Oh I see, you're a GM guy. That explains everything! Never mind, as your were soilder. Troll away!
Blake 11:14PM (6/29/2008)
"The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California"
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CORVETTE ZR1 12:25AM (6/30/2008)
No... im NOT !!! a GM guy i just find the best and go with it... i just hate Ford thats all... and you guys really need to get a life saying ohhhh... some dude used bad punctuation lets tell him about it. this post is about the Ferrari California. not me and the why i use punctuation... so guys cut the crap and stop acting like Baby's... and get life's. im sure most if not all of you guys can't even afford a Ferrari any way... i can but... i still would not buy one... cuz they suck.. the only good one's are the 80s one's and the Enzo...
( Sorry Autoblog as i said this is a post about the Ferrari California. but some ppl don't realize that... ok Thank's )
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Blake 1:54AM (6/30/2008)
Just so you know, people correct you because it's funny to see
you go and throw a tantrum anytime anyone says anything mean or in
any way criticizes you. It's just like how parents will jokingly
tease/taunt their children because it's funny to see them get so
angry and defensive over such petty things. In reality, you are the
baby, not us; every subsequent post of yours after the first one has
been unbelievably defensive to something someone else said about/to
you.
And you know what, you're right about me not being able to
afford a Ferrari. I'm a high-school student, and I've never met a
high-school student who could himself afford a Ferrari. But, you
didn't know that about me, you just made an assumption; one without
any basis too I might add. I too can make an assumption about you
(with some basis!): Your flagrant disregard for grammar and
punctuation shows that you aren't exactly the smartest kid on the
block; it shows that you are someone who isn't smart enough to have a
job that would allow one to actually afford a Ferrari. So, barring
that you are a very lucky person (i.e. you won the lottery or you
inherited the money), I highly doubt that you can afford a Ferrari.
And just to egg you on more, here is a list of your latest
grammatical errors: "im" should be "I'm", "i" should be "I", "i"
should be "I" again, "thats all" should be "that's all", "this"
should be "This", I'm guessing you meant "the WAY I use punctuation,"
not "the WHY I use punctuation," as that doesn't make any sense (you
missed a another capitalization of 'I' in that phrase too), "Baby's"
should be "babies", "live's" should be "lives", "im" should be "I'm"
again, "any way" should be "anyway", "i" should be "I" once again,
"i" should be "I" once more, "cuz" still should be "because" or "
'cause", "one's" should be "ones", "one's" should be "ones" a second
time, for the 8th time in this post alone, "i" (or "im") should be
capitalized, "but" should be "But", you abbreviated people "ppl" (is
it actually that time consuming to type an extra 3 letters?), and
"Thank's" should be "thanks."
I've noticed that one of your most common errors is
capitalization. Are you so lazy that you can't manage to stretch you
little finger all the way to the shift key?
Blake 2:05AM (6/30/2008)
And another thing, to say that any Ferrari "sucks" is absolutely outrageous. You have every right to prefer another car over a Ferrari, every person is different and that why there are different cars. But to say that any Ferrari sucks is ridiculous. While any individual model may not be the absolute best car ever created, you cannot deny that it is a truly incredible car, and it is among the best (and therefore doesn't suck).
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