California Dreaming in Wisconsin …
What normal car person doesn’t turn their head when they see a Ferrari? I had one drive right up to me this past summer while working at Ironwood Golf Course in Wisconsin. My duties at bag drop for a charity golf outing were put on hold as I grabbed my phone to take these pictures. All my co-workers know what a car geek I am and laughed as I started drooling. I mean first, it was a Ferrari and second, a California.
Introduced in 2008, it’s powered by a front-mid-mounted 4.3-liter V8. Later models were powered by a twin-turbo 3.9-liter V8. I have to be honest with you, I’m not sure what year this was. Forgot to ask. This car incorporates a bunch of Ferrari firsts:
- First front-engined Ferrari with a V8
- First to feature a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission
- First hardtop convertible with a folding metal roof
- First with a multi-link rear suspension
- First with direct fuel injection
As far as I could find there were not a lot of these built each year, less than 1,500, which makes them rare, even rarer for one to have made its way to Wisconsin.
Have a great weekend and come back next Friday for another Wisconsin car spot.
Savage On Wheels 
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