Tracking down old 288

If anybody knows 288's, it'll be "joe"...as they used to say at Chelsea Football matches when Sir Cole hit the pitch..."Joe, Joe he's our man"

 

I will need a chassis number to be of some help.

 

Was he an original owner? His name could be helpful. There are often records of the first owner, esp on cars of historical vintage.

 

Have you contacted the "dealer" for a vin/chassis number? What about the factory?

 

How about state and approx dates of registration & sale ?

 

FNA will likely not be able to help you at all. The 288 GTO was before the time of the current entity so there wont be any records.

I will send Dick Fritz a message and see if he remembers JW Kaempfer but from my recent dealings with him I doubt if he has any records at all remaining from that era.

Looking at the original Registry it does not seem the car was purchased in the name of JW Kaempfer. Can your employer shed a little light on this? Also, surely he can remember who or what entity he sold it to? Without further clues from your employer this might be an impossible task.

As an aside, what it the purpose of this search? Assuming he finds the car, is the point to attempt to purchase it back? Given the current market chances of its availability will be slim. If he wants to re-live old memories, he might as well set on a simpler quest of just finding the best 288 GTO he can, and buying it. Let me know if I can help. I know a few good cars...

 

try the Ferrrari Market letter; I have used them before for serial number research; there data back is inclusive in the 1980's

http://www.ferrarimarketletter.com/contactus.cfm

 

You also might want to consider contacting Marcel Massini, who has kept a database on 288 GTOs for many years:

[email protected]

Ciao,

Lars T.