Actually Id suggest keeping the original in the toolkit or somewhere in the car. God forbid you should happen to be parked upon some grassy meadow and a man in a blue blazer should point out that you have the wrong cap :-0
That's cool. . . but I actually wish that some GTOs were silver! There's a picture of, I think, Mr. Bardor's car elsewhere on F-chat. I think silver looks fantastic!
For the model guys, this 1:12 scale Tamiya is really excellent... 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
56343 is another GTO receiving a complete major service covering all deferred maintenance, and is then being detailed to as-new condition at FMOC... at one point last week there were 3 of them there! Image Unavailable, Please Login
How right you are. It's about time for my second engine rebuild. The Ferrari factory told me to expect around 15K (F40) to 20K (288s) between engine rebuilds if nothing bad happens. If you turn up the boost, you'll want a water-cooled credit card as it will happen sooner. My last engine rebuild was $55K. Pistons were cheap I remember, but some times, like the valves, were breath-taking in cost. And, of course, once you go in, you make it better, which costs more. I do remember paying for the phosphorous bronze value guides (you need a very good machinist for these), viton seals, etc., etc. You could go Titanium valves, but I figured there was no reason to have items wear out any sooner than necessary. I would have to check my receipts for the other stuff that added up to $55K. Unlike my vintage Ferraris, where usually you figure 1/3 machine work, 1/3 parts and 1/3 labor, I think with the GTO the parts were more expensive, and labor, less expensive, on a percentage basis. Steve
Steve: this is exactly what I was also told. But we have to defer to you in terms of experience because nobody uses theirs like you do. Perhaps whilst its having its rebuild you might be tempted to use one of the others? BTW, with magnesium items, are you thinking bell-housing etc?
Hi all, I just acquired my first Ferrari (a humble little 308GTS QV), and of course have always admired the awesome 288GTO. Going back through some old photos last weekend I found a couple from a family road trip from NJ to CA and back in '84 or 85. Somewhere in Utah my father pulled over at a Ferrari/Fiat dealer (didn't take too much arm-bending) and I snapped the following photos through the windows, as this must have been a Sunday. At the time I was 14 years old, and little did I know that my first car would be an X1/9 and someday I'd own a 308. Of course the 288 is now worth many time more than all of the other cars in the showroom put together... maybe one day I'll have a Maser bi-turbo and 288 to complete the Nostradamos-like event. salud Kurt Image Unavailable, Please Login
WOW! This must be Steve Harris imports in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1985 and that (complete with original EE plates) is very likely the only image we have at new of 57235 delivered new to them that year! Can it be??
that's very cool you have likely identified the car Joe. Here's a higher res version of the photo. Kurt PS: I'll consider trading the original photo for a ride in any 288GTO, I'm not choosy Image Unavailable, Please Login
I apologize in advance for posting this image but my excuse is that it involves a 288 GTO (a USA car no less) and this is the GTO thread after all! Enjoy... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Felix: Do you know who this is/what the chassis number is? I have posted this Andorra-based car on this thread pictured on other hill-climb events, and this guy gets that thing so sideways - not hard to do in a 288 GTO!
Well, I had permission at multiple levels to post that pic! The interesting thing about it is, even though the composite bodywork of the 288 GTO can clearly take the weight of a young lady, there are 5 aluminum slats that run the length of the leading area of the front hood, and one can only wonder how she was able to place herself upon that location without those delicate slats becoming dented? Inquiring minds wish to know, and therefore the image was posted. I appreciate any insight anyone may have. Thank You.
Well, I can tell you that those are the original standard Carello driving lamps, one of which operates as a fog light, and the other which operates as a flasher. I hope that answers your concerns. Respectfully, Joe
i have mixed feelings here Joe. One on hand, well, we have the blonde lassie, and she isnt too shabby. on the other hand, she's laying on blessed ground, that delicate hood, and there is no doubt that she could leave, ehem, swirl marks or , ehem, blotches. im mixed.
