Young Ferrari lover here

hmmm, funny I don't think I know you. Thanks for sharing your passion for the f-car tho. Hawaii needs more prancing horse enthusiasts like you!!

 

Hey maybe I can use your services. I'm looking for a nice 250GTE in the Kona area. See what you can come up with.
Seriously, I don't know how old you are, but you might think about saving up some money, and heading to Monterey in August. It might be an eye opener for you, and a hell of a lot of fun. I'd plan on maybe 3k, and you should be ok for the week.

 

a ferrari is a ferrari
anything else is just a car

 

You've never met my granddaughter. She's 6 years old. She has ridden in a 250Gt a 330Gt a 308GTS, a Jaguar Mark 2 and a 66 Jaguar 3.8S. Her favorite Ferrari is..............red.

 

Incidentally, I am assuming you know where those pictures were taken, right??????

 

And most definately a very "special" Lusso.

 

Wow! That Lusso is a blast from the past. I am jumping to the conclusion that it is the 330 LMB re-creation that was in Hawaii for many years. It belonged to a friend and customer here on Oahu until he sold it to a new owner on the Big Island. I understand that the new owner put it into a garage and it never saw the light of day for years. The Big Island owner passed away and another friend here on Oahu stopped by the shop and asked about the car's value. There were two other lesser value collector cars involved too. I think one was a Lotus Elan. If I remember correctly, regular Lussos were going for about $125K at the time. The person inquiring about the car said it was rough, paint oxidized, Borranis rusty, leather cracked, etc, etc. I really liked the car and I felt it was worth more than a standard Lusso. I heard others say that it was altered and worth less than a standard Lusso.

A few weeks later, this person came by and said that he offered the family $12K because the car was in such bad shape. I almost collapsed!! I told him that he had better do something quickly or the family is going to write him off as a scammer.

In the meantime, the word had got out that the car was available and the mainland brokers were burning up the phone lines trying to get a line on the car. Another friend, here on Oahu, stopped by and said that he had been offered the car for $90K, but wasn't interested. I searched all the seat cushions for change, looked around for anything to sell, wondered how to go about robbing a bank. I would have loved to have that car. The next thing that I heard was that another Big Island collector had purchased the car and sold it very quickly to another person that I know here on Oahu. That person shipped the car to the mainland and brought it to the Monterey gathering in its rough and highly "patina" condition. I understand that it was well received. I did not know about the acquisition until after the fact, but the new owner stopped by and was wondering if he had done the right thing by buying the car. I said that it was the absolutely right thing to do and may end being the best investment that he ever made. I saw that it was for sale at Fantasy Junction some time ago. At one point, I had heard that the car had not sold again. At this point, I do not know if the the Hawaii person still owns it. For the years that it was here, the story was that it was a Tom Meade car. The local owner did some research and even went to Italy to visit the person that had the modifications done. I forget the name of the carrozzeria, but it was not Tom Meade.

It is a standard Lusso with the body modifications. I wonder if it is the pictures or my monitor, but it seems to be much more orange than I remember.

 

Do you know who restored it? The photo's appear to be at Fantasy Junction.

 

When I first saw the pictures, I thought that it had been re-done, but one can see chips and corrosion around the grille and it seems like the headlight covers are ill-fitting at the bottoms. The owner told me that he just did some mechanical work, replaced the exhaust system and tires and just cleaned and buffed everything else. He said that he enjoyed using the car as is and had no desire to restore it. The OP states that it has been with the current owner since 2005, so It is still with the person that bought it out of the Big Island. I do not know who worked on the car. I do remember him saying that the shop was in the San Francisco area. It does look good!

The brick wall is surely Fantasy Junction. It says fantasy junction.com at the bottom of the photos.

 

I just noticed that. I guess I need my glasses changed. But I'd know that brick wall anytime. I've had some nice days at Fantacy Junction. I still remember when the shop was in Berkeley on Dwight Way I believe.

 

If that red 250 lusso is still for sale at fantasy for 525k it's well under what the 10 or 15 other Lusso's are asking. Most close to 600k asking.

 

What does that mean?????????

 

So if I was interested in this car,(vintage is my favorite) what would your role be in the transaction? Do you arrange the PPI and inspect the car for me? How much do you get paid and do I pay you or does the seller? Will shipping to the Big Island be thrown in ????

 

Isn't it odd, if not complete BS, that you are posting photos of cars taken in Emeryville, CA, and you say they are in Hawaii...?

Even worse that Fantasy Junction says the Lusso is still in California, huh?


http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/631-Ferrari-250GT%20Lusso-3.0L%20V12

Got to play this on you now...... (Again)
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Hey wheeler-dealer,

You did read the rules right? if you want to conduct business on the forum, subscribe and posts your ads in FerrariAds.com. THEN maybe you can act like a big time car broker. But if you can't find $15, then maybe you're just a fizzle.

 

See above edit.