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| djmonk (Davem)
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Hi Peter. Sorry for delay in getting back to you. Well after two calls to Gullwing the car has still not arrived an im still waiting for vin#. I guess enuf said as far as any dealings with them. Thank's for help an your GT/4 looks awesome. | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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Dave, the car in question, is it S/N:09920? | ||
| djmonk (Davem)
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Thank you to all for your replies. It's been advertised since November im guessing, by Gullwing an they also attempted selling on E-Bay, well Monday when i told them i was coming down to inspect, they informed it had not been recieved as of yet!? My thought's originally about buying car needing work were based on other's buying at 'full price' only to take on such extensive repairs an or modification's to bring it up to expectation's. I have talked to Peter Sweeney at Forza here in Ct. who is very helpful. Any suggestion's for other dealer's for gt/4 are mondial's would be appreciated. Thank's again. | ||
| Don Hewey (1975gt4don)
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djmonk, I agree with most of the others in here.......be careful about hidden costs, such as rust on the gt4. Check out the rear trunk, behind each wheel in the wheel well's, and of course, the bottom two inches of both doors. Common problem spots. I rebuilt my engine in 88, for the cost of 9K. I am also considering buying a spare 308 engine short block for 4K right now, just to have in case. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
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Dave Have you been to gullwing to see the car? I went there last year to look at some cars and found them not to be very friendly and open, no evidence of any problems but just did not get that warm fuzzy feeling. Tom | ||
| Daryl Adams (Daryl)
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I would think long and hard before buying this one. As was said before, there are plenty of good GT4's out there. The amount of work and expense involved in doing a proper rebuild of one of these cars makes it a questionable investment. Unless you have access to special tools and can pick the brain of someone who is knowlegable about rebuilding Ferrari V8 engines, I think a do-it-yourself rebuild job is a bit risky. At the very least, it would be a huge amount of time and aggravation. I just had the engine and gearbox rebuilt on my 246 Dino. After watching an experienced Ferrari technician take the engine down, analyze and rebuild all the parts, I can attest to the fact that there are countless little tricks and special proceedures that an experienced mechanic follows to do a quality job. It would not seem to be a good "learn as you go" type project. I can also attest to the high cost of using the proper parts for the project. And you don't want to do it unless it can be done correctly. My first Ferrari was a GT4, and I still own it. They are great cars, but they cost just as much to fix properly as the bigger, more expensive Ferraris. I would look for a good one, pay a little extra, and have a car you can enjoy right away. And enjoy it you will!  | ||
| Brian stewart (Eurocardoc)
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I agree with last post, anything under $8500, not a penny more. Look for a complete engine, most wrecks are in the front and the drivetrain survives and should be under $5K. | ||
| C. Smith (Italianauto)
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Offer them 8K.....at that price you are very safe....risk/reward would be very good...you could just bail on the whole thing if it gets ugly and part it out for a profit/break even.....then, just move on to something else. | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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They've had this car for sale for quite some time (although I have not seen it personnaly, just from their web ad). There's alot of work with that car from the looks of it. I did a rebuild on my car, but never totalled up the bills, so can't say how much. Parts alone was in the thousands and I did all the work myself. | ||
| J. Grande (Jay)
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I also think $12K may be too much. You can buy one for $20 or less that runs. It will probably also need suspension, brakes and all rubber lines changed. Expect to pay about $20K for an engine rebuild. What about tranny? Have someone check it out for you, spend the money on a Ferrari mechanic to check out the whole car (and not one from the dealer that is selling it). Know what you are getting into. | ||
| Richelson (Richelson)
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The parts the alone will still be a good amount of $$$$. It may not be a bad choice but for $12,000 I would think you could get on that runs for under $20,000. Why does it need a rebuild? | ||
| djmonk (Davem)
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Hi, thinking about purchasing gt/4 that need's rebuild. Has anyone seen this car? Can anyone who has rebuilt their 308 engine share the cost's. I can do most of the labor, i realize the cost's can differ dramatically due to worst/best case scenario. Asking price is 12,500 in supposedly otherwise excellant shape. Thank's in advance http://www.gullwingmotorcars.com/ |