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Francisco J. Quinones (Frankie)
Junior Member
Username: Frankie
Post Number: 69
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 8:54 pm: | |
Welcome Marc,and congrats on the car it's beautiful! |
BJ (Bjkim)
New member
Username: Bjkim
Post Number: 13
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 7:28 pm: | |
Absolutely Beautiful Car!!!
Enjoy Your Beauty~~
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Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 3190
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 3:32 pm: | |
Thanks Marc.
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Marc A. Thurston (Btownv12)
New member
Username: Btownv12
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 3:25 pm: | |
Mike is at Gran Turismo Motors
741 W Broadway
Glendale California
818-546-2971
Gran Turismo Motors did the restoration on the 1957 410 Superamerica Pinin Faraina Coupe S/N 0717sn that was shown at Pebble Beach this year. |
Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 3171
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:20 am: | |
Congrats MArc.
post Mike's information, address and phone number so those that want to store this can store the infor in their database. Good guys are hard to find!
Welcome to this site- |
Phil Bryson (Phildo)
New member
Username: Phildo
Post Number: 38
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:10 am: | |
Marc,
You will find this site to be invaluable in answering the questions that you will inevitably encounter. I was fortunate to learn of the site while doing research for the purchase of my F-car and learned a tremendous amount in terms of what to watch for. The great majority of people here are very willing to impart their knowledge - kind of like having "Mike" at your fingertips!
Congratulations on your TR! |
martin J weiner,M.D. (Mw360)
Member
Username: Mw360
Post Number: 652
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 10:55 pm: | |
Welcome Marc-enjoy your beautiful machine! |
stu cordova (Balataboy)
Member
Username: Balataboy
Post Number: 264
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 10:16 pm: | |
Good for you Marc. I felt the same way when I bought mine - I was really thankful to those who were willing to help and were generous with their knowledge of the cars.
Now it's your turn to "return the favor"!! Congratulations! |
Marc A. Thurston (Btownv12)
New member
Username: Btownv12
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 3:37 pm: | |
I wanted to share my great experience. This past summer I realized "the dream" of Ferrari ownership, thanks to the help of some great people. I live in the central valley of California where Ferraris are still rare and knowlegeable Ferrari people are even rarer. When I exhausted my sources, I contacted the Ferrari Club of America regarding whom I could talk to about my search. A very helpful staff member with FCA, recommended that I talk to Bill Ingliss in Southern California. Bill was enthusiastic and made some great recommendations.
For my PPI I used Mike at GT Motors in Glendale California. After talking to Mike, I felt totally comfortable with him and the car that he checked out for me. The results of the PPI were favorable, so I negotiated the deal and purchased a 1989 Testarossa.
Mike had generated a small punch list of items that needed to be addressed. I was so pleased with his service that upon completing the purchase, I immediatley took the car to his shop to repair the small items. Upon my arrival at GT Motors, Mike inquired if this was my first Ferrari? When I informed him that it was my first Ferrari, he took the time to give me a complete orientation on the car. After I picked up the car and drove it home, Mike called the next day to make sure that I enjoyed the drive. Absolutely Great Service!
Now that I have had the car for several months I cannot express how much I enjoy reading the threads on this site. I now realize that all of the thoughts and experiences that I have had are common amongst Ferrari owners.
Thanks |