[TK-421]

Originally Posted by Couch

Enzo first began building road cars to help pay for his racing career. Back then it was F1 first, road cars second. That's not what it seems today of course.

That's exactly what I based my opinion on

[ChrisV]

Originally Posted by Couch

Enzo first began building road cars to help pay for his racing career. Back then it was F1 first, road cars second. That's not what it seems today of course.

And the point is, the road cars were not F1 cars for the street. They PAID for the F1 cars, but Enzo's vision for the street cars was completely different. So requiring the road cars to be that is mistaken. The road cars were mostly luxurious GTs, which is why Enzo's favorite and personal road car for so many years was the biggest GT they made.

This is a 1953 Ferrari 375:



Not a F1 car, not a sports car. An understated luxury GT. It's what the street cars were supposed to be about right from the start. It's what the 456 and 612 still are.

Here's the '52 convertible version:



This is the direct lineage of the modern 612. So saying it isn't a "true" Ferrari is a mistake.