20 years in wind and weather - Ferrari Testarossa in the scrapyard
This is how a Ferrari 512 Testarossa ends up when it has been exposed to wind and weather for 20 years. Near the Italian autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", just 30 kilometers north of Rome, there is a car wreck with a not-so-normal figurehead. A Ferrari 512 Testarossa towers above the rest of the scrap and is clearly visible from the SR2 highway near Campagnano di Roma.
Of course, you can't just drive past something like this, you have to get closer to see what else there is to marvel at. However, the approach is somewhat difficult and even the navigation system is no help. You have to patiently feel your way until you finally find the right slip road via several exits on the highway.
The owner then proudly and laughingly says that he has had the Ferrari hanging there for 20 years and that he would leave it there until it was absolutely unrecognizable.
The good man also had no problem with the fact that I wanted to take a tour of the car graveyard to discover a few other rare vehicles from Italy.
Somehow, a car graveyard like this is always something totally fascinating and you quickly spend hours among all the scrap.
The Ferrari immediately reminded me of the famous legend of the Gessler hat. According to this Swiss legend, the evil bailiff Hermann Gessler had a hat placed on a pole in Altdorf (the capital of the canton of Uri), which had to be saluted by anyone passing by. William Tell defied this order and was then forced to shoot an apple. He had to shoot an apple off his son's head with his crossbow ...
This scene made not only the legendary figure of William Tell but the whole of Switzerland world-famous.
While today you would laugh out loud at a hat, a Ferrari and its myth are more awe-inspiring than a Fiat or Opel in the same place.
Many more pictures (in high resolution) of the Testarossa and the Italian scrapyard can be admired in a special picture gallery .
