The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, July 1, 1994                   TAG: 9407010447
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: By MARY SCULLY
                                             LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

EUROPEAN EXOTICS: ENDLESS THRILLS

[This story is not available electronically. For complete text, please see microfilm.] ILLUSTRATION: Color photos by ERIC THINGSTAD

Barry Strathmann displays his 1983 Ruf cabriolet and 1988 Ruf coupe.

Only about 15 Ruf cars are in this country. A Ruf begins as a

Porsche body shell and then undergoes major changes to its body,

engine and drivetrain.

Lacy Ridgeway and his 1987 Aston-Martin Lagonda, a high-performance

luzury sports car.

Angela Brown and her 1985 308 GTSi Ferrari. Brown has owned several

other sports cars, but the Ferrari is the ultimate car for her.

by CNB