[DeTomaso] NPC: LaFerrari - Bene!`

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Sat Mar 9 23:09:10 EST 2013


Maybe, but laws nonetheless. Thanks for the concept. Imagine a slightly
wider rear view mirror with three sections for left, center, and right.
Wheels in my head are spinning.
On Mar 9, 2013 10:43 PM, "Will Kooiman" <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Outdated laws.
>
> --
> Will
>
> From:  "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> Reply-To:  <michael at michaelshortt.com>
> Date:  Saturday, March 9, 2013 9:55 PM
> To:  Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
> Cc:  Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>, <detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject:  Re: [DeTomaso] NPC: LaFerrari - Bene!`
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> Just laws in all countries require them, and designing stuff for a few
> places that are exceptions just isn't done.
>
> We have no state inspections in Georgia, so I guess I could install three
> screens ( where I have no idea ) and eliminate the side view and rear view
> mirrors.
>
> What would be cool is a steering wheel button that displays a rear view HUD
> style on the windscreen  ( like a video game ), can you imagine backing
> into
> a parking place using that alone ( and yes, many cars have back up asst
> cameras ( some even superimpose a pathway ) but none to my knowledge are
> HUD
> type.
>
>
> Hey, Gary...talking to you before it's too late!
>
> Michael
>
> On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I like it.
> >
> > I wonder why 6-figure sports cars don't have cameras and displays instead
> > of side mirrors, though.
> >
> > You could argue that it is part of the design to have those sculpted
> > mirrors, but it would look a lot cleaner without them.
> >
> > I don't buy that you need them for the angle.  You could have 2 or 3
> > cameras on the side, and then piece them together.  It isn't that hard.
> >
> > I also don't buy that you need cameras to deal with low light or high
> > light situations.  Cameras are good enough to do a pretty damn good
> > picture in all situations, and at least as good as a tiny sculpted
> mirror.
> >
> > Am I missing something?
> >
> > --
> > Will
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/9/13 8:00 PM, "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> >This has to be one of the loveliest Ferraris in a long, long time.  A
> lot
> >> >of
> >> >influence from the 2011 Ferrari prototype. As opposed to the
> Lamborghini
> >> >Veneno, which if find just plain fugly.
> >> >
> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsV6YpLsKA
> >> >
> >> >Go full screen and turn of the sound.  It's all good.
> >> >
> >> >Mike Thomas
> >> >Panteras Northwest
> >> >
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