The allure of the unique piece
01/22/2022
First of all: I don't like it either. At least not really. The vertical air vents in the flanks in particular make the Ferrari Meera S look a bit awkwardly cobbled together. For me, this car draws its appeal above all from its uniqueness. So if I were a collector of eighties Ferraris and I were to buy the Meera S to complete my collection, I would take great care to ensure that the car retained its uniqueness.
But apparently the last owner didn't see it that way. Yes, I know: you can't argue about taste; and everyone can do what they want with their property. But that doesn't mean they should. Why would you buy a one-off, two-thirds of whose appeal lies in its crazy, plush, technocratic interior, only to rip out the crazy, plush, technocratic interior completely? It's a bit like buying the only Aston Martin DB2/4 with a Supersonic body just to use it as the basis for a replica of the Touring Spider because no one else was available. Isn't the funny thing about a one-off that nobody else has the same thing?
Without all the wonderfully contemporary frippery, the Meera S is no longer a one-off - but only a third of a piece. Because the other 66 percent now looks exactly like every other Ferrari 400i - albeit in a color combination that is hopefully unique. But since I don't collect eighties Ferraris, I couldn't care less what the next owner will do with the Meera S.
So if you'll excuse me now, I'm going to buy the original movie Mustang from "Bullitt". I think Acapulco Blue would look much better on it.
