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Holy cr@p. I'm amazed not just that all these cars are so clean -- which they are -- but that for the most part they're so immaculate with real miles on the odometer. There's something much more impressive about all of your cars than the usual 1,800-mile bubble cars that emerge from hiding for concours. Take a bow. That's a keeper issue!
Thanks guys, but my car is hardly perfect. There are definately some areas that show some "character". I'm more proud of the fact that everything works! Even the A/C is cold. And I do drive the car, which in my opinion, is required to keep these cars running their best. I also spent a lot of time learning about detailing, paint buffing, etc. (experimenting on my $750 eBay convertible), and now have a good "routine" for getting things to look their best.
Okay, here's mine. 1974 308 GT4, series I. 16" wheels with Bridgestone Potenzas QA-1 shocks and springs BSM electronic ignition X-OST stainless steel muffler 4 weber carbs and euro, so no emission crap I drive her a lot: over 5000 miles in 5 months. Personal record: 250 kph and still accelerating! Oh, and the green and white aircraft is a Jodel that I have built myself. We just had to sneak her in a few of the pics Hans Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
YEAAAHHHHH!!!! GT4's REPRESENTING!!!! Your car is gorgeous Hans. I'm in love. It's no secret how I feel about Blue Ferraris. (My 7yr. old just looked over my shoulder and said, "Its nice Daddy, but its not RED...LOL!) How does the X-OST exhaust sound compared to stock? My stock exhaust sounds amazing (to me anyway.) Did you do the QA-1's yourself? Where did you get your shift knob? Have your seats been re-done? (No hijacking intended here!) JIM
Jim, Thanks!!! Yeah, I like her too - a lot. The difference between a well-used stock muffler (mine certainly qualified for that) and the X-OST aren't too pronounced. Not in volume anyway. The X-OST tends to richen the sound somewhat. Here's a 7-second shot of my driving by a guy with a video camera. There used to be a 10-minute tunnel movie online, but the guy who had made it took it offline again, for fear of professional interest by the law enforcement people http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=59275 And another one, the last few seconds of this movie: http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=59367 Yes, I did the QA-1's myself, and frankly, it was surprisingly easy and a HUGE improvement on car handling! This is what the car needed. See also http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160856 Don't know where the shift knob came from. Done by the previous owner. As are the aluminum door lock knobs. Yup, the seats have been redone, also by a previous owner. Lovely color, isn't it?
Oh yeah! I've read that suspension thread several times. I forgot that was you. The X-OST sounds very similar to my stock set up. I'll eventually need to go that route, but I'm going to do suspension and a motor rebuild/Major first. YES, those seats are GORGEOUS! Another thing that will get done in a few years or so... JIM
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This is "Sophia", my 1985 308 GTS QV, which I have owned since Feb 2003. She is a South African market car, which means she is virtually identical to a UK car, except the speedo is in Km. She has 49700 kms on the clock, I got her on 37500 kms. She has never been a garage queen, I use her at least once a week, and average 3000 kms per year, in all weather; as well as skid-pans and track days. She won her class as best 308 in 2006 and 2007, at the South African Ferrari Owners Club Show Day. Next month she is off on a 2000 km trip to Cape Town, to celebrate the club's 40th anniversary. Her exhaust and interior (and most of her paint) are still original. Dave Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
