New TR owner

Congrats, enjoy it in good long health !

As a TR owner of 15 yrs now, you will enjoy that noise in the back of your head for many years !

 

Congratulations and welcome to the TR family!

 

welcome to the V 180° engine family

 

Congrats, the Testa must have a lot of presence in white/white.
I would keep it looking stock (wheels), but that's a very personal call.

 

Congrats on the newly aquired piece of art ! I'm with Alex for the wheels.

Have fun!

 

I think the wheels are a great tasteful upgrade and dramatically improves the looks. There are always those who prefer pure stock, but these are typically concours/show guys that know you take point hits for not being original (no after market exhaust allowed). Car enthusiasts IMO are about the drive and improve their vehicles (headers, stereo, exhaust, suspension, wheels, breaks) for the driving experience and you see 360 owners modding without issue, but at a certain age point of vehicles when they become classic cars it goes back to a desire for originality. I have made modest (perf, suspension, exhaust, wheel) mods to some of my vehicles and personally enjoy the cars more for the improvements. All of these type mods are reversible and have no negative impact on resale as long as you retain original parts to appeal to buyers wanting originality.

In the end do what you like and adds to your driving and viewing pleasure; no one else is behind your wheel, or admiring your acquisition in your garage on a nightly basis.

 

Welcome, post some pictures of both cars.

 

This.


I changed from stock (metric) to bling-bling (imperial) to get easily available (cheaper) tires and more grip.

By the way congrats!

 

I know that car. You bought a really nice car; just stunning in that color combination. Congratulations!

 

links...pictures??

 

Congrats on the new acquisition! Wheels are a personal thing, but if it were me I would keep the originals, it just looks better, a more cohesive look together with black underpanel etc. in my opinion.
Just got a 512TR but I know I will get a testarossa too some day, something about that 80's look and feel that you do not get with the 512TR (although you get many other good things!).

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd65Y_mgBVM

white

 

Whatever you do, do not wear new blue jeans on those seats...actually you should only drive Neked with that leather...
good find , congrats..

no wonder crockett wore white linen!


Keep this resource handy

http://www.leathermagic.com/Pages/RRFcolrchart.htm

 

+1. I had a Esprit S4 with the Parchment interior. Blue jeans were a big no no. Take a couple of all white t-shrts and use one on the seat bottom and the other on the seat back. That will get you by until you find proper seat covers.

Welcome to the White TR club. Im staying on Ocean ave in South Beach on a trip. Totally missing my car right now.

 

Congrats and welcome to the so fresh and so clean starch Bianco class of Ferrari
and I will give you the golden key to loving your white interior. It is low gloss leather and vinyl protectant. Does not really matter what brand as it only need to have silicone in its ingredients. The silicone allows you to slide in and out with no real friction and stops jeans and other material from easily transferring color to the seat surfaces. use often!

 

dont know the TR much. I assume a major means engine ooutright?. What gets done toa TR during a major and what is the cost range assuming no unexpected issue found?

 

White/white TR's are not very common. Any chance you have the original warranty book with the first owners name? We sold a white/white new and wondering if it is the same car. It may well have gone to FLA because the owner grew up there.

 

It was Jose Canseco. I suspect if it was his old car you'd know it. And it spent its early years in California.

 

Why? Did it take steroids too?