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You're bursting our bubble
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...I was about to agree with John-Peter.

And what the heck are you doing on Ferrari Chat? :laugh:

(although I do think it's funny.....my limited number of Ferrari friends are the same way with serial numbers, etc)

Anyway, I was always more a fan of ~Mrs. Peel~ :jester:
 
aeronca65t said:
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And what the heck are you doing on Ferrari Chat? :laugh:
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Well, I've always like the early Ferraris. It goes back to the '60s watching them race at the Bridge, Lime Rock and Thompson.

I also do watercolors, and did one of a 250GTO. I posted a pic of it on Ferrari chat to see if they could give me a serial number for it. I've been there ever since.

BTW, 3729GT owned by Jon Shirley. They also told me one detail that I got wrong...There's supposed to be a small prancing horse inside the radiator opening. They sent me a bunch of pics so I could see how it's supposed to be. :laugh: I haven't fixed it yet.
 

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I keep thinking that if I sold off some of my toys, I could buy a 308..............then I return to my senses. :jester:

I recall seeing lots of neat cars at Bridghamton in the 60s and 70s. I went to the J-Wax Can-Am events, Tran-Am events, etc. First track I raced at too.

At one event, I recall seeing a street-driven 250 LM. Still my favourite mid-engine car. The original GTO is a wonderful thing too.

By the way, in '69, I particated in cutting <span style="text-decoration: underline">two</span> Ferraris in half (at a place I worked at in Lakewood, NJ). Both 250 GTEs I think.
Please don't put *that* on Ferrari Chat. :blush:
They were both accident damaged....one "good" in the front and one "good" in the back. We welded them back together and made a crude sport racer body for the resulting beast. Raced it at Lime Rock, etc. My college roomate borrowed it for a joy ride (not street legal but we had "dealers tags" at the shop). Ran it into a pole on wrote it off. :crazy:

Today, I'm thinking that even the original stuff we cut off and threw away would be worth a ton!
 
Smart went from a Ferrari to a Sunbeam Tiger to a VW Karmann Ghia, I figured that the cars were paid for by CONTROL, the steady progression downmarket was due to those darned government budget cutbacks.
 
aeronca65t said:
I keep thinking that if I sold off some of my toys, I could buy a 308..............then I return to my senses. :jester:
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Actually, the prices on 308s isn't so bad anymore. The problem isn't the purchase price, it's the maintenance. Rather badly built car. About twenty years ago, my father was approached by a friend with a 308 (plastic surgeon) and he asked my father to paint it in my dad's restoration shop. My dad agreed and did some minor body work on the thing as well. I remember when the car was in the old man's shop. What a hunk of junk. The 308 years were lean years at Ferrari.

Just my personal opinion! Now, if I could afford a Dino or a Barchetta, even a Daytona.....
 
Yep. As I alluded to earlier, a lot of the ~real~ Ferrari owners buy 308's to flog around on racetracks so's no to endanger their ACTUAL cars. :smirk:

The 308's were essentially Fiats, IMHO. Most of the trim and small bits were in common with the 124/850. Switches, knobs, doorhandles, etc. That 'trend' continued thru the Testarosa of "Miami Vice" vintage, too.
 
"Would you believe I drive a Ferrari?"

....."an Alfa?"

......"a Sunbeam Tiger"

..... "an Opel GT?"


"How about a Karmann Ghia?"


- Doug
 
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