For me, it is always a work of art made of lightweight cast materials when you open the tailgate of a Ferrari to view a V8 mid-engine and its red cylinder covers. This one in the Ferrari F430 Spider produces 360 kW (490 hp), which, with the right suspension and gearbox settings, makes it possible to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in around 4 seconds. The top speed is around 315 km/h. The fuel consumption is then rather over 20 litres. Consumption then is rather more than 20 litres, rather than just the 15.2 l for city, country and motorway driving at max. 120 km/h. The price for the pleasure was €186,500 for the Spider when it was new in 2005, the Berlinetta cost only €169,600. Today, almost 20 years later, these well-maintained F430s cost from €100,000 upwards.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…