Search for 330 GTC

Hi Doug!

Good luck on the GTC!

 

This doesnt fit your requirements but it may for someone else looking for a GTC. Car at gullwing...i dont know anythign about it FYI.

"1966 Ferrari 330GTC Coupe. Silver gray with original red leather. Motor out of the car. Excellent original and a very honest car. Was sitting in storage for the last 15 years waiting to be restored. For $145,000"

 

Dont recommend getting involved in that unless you can do a lot of it yourself.

Cosmetics alone can get you in the range of a pretty nice car that needs nothing

 

If you haven't all ready, subscribe to the Ferrari Market Letter. I believe there are a couple in the most recent letter.

Next, call Tom Shaughnessy. Not only does he have a car for sale, but Tom consistently gives straight advice, if you're serious.

Good luck, Dale

PS You might have to bend on the documents from new requirement. These cars have been around for over 40 years by now.

 

Doug: I bought one of these last year. Prices are creeping up. MAKE SURE
you look at several cars and have a PPI.

I have seen a lot of junk--cars that will never be right no matter how
much time & $$$ you spend.

Enjoy the hunt--but be careful !! I looked at 8-10 cars before I bought one---and the one I bought was the first one I saw. My mechanic told me "You will know it when you find the
right car" Did not know what he was talking about--but it was true. After I saw several, I realized that the first car was the best one--but it does not always turn out that way.

Ken Goldman

 

Same here, fairly long search in what was a pretty down market, got the same advice from Ken and others. I had the precise criteria that you did, and found a car not only with your checklist but Classique papers and other nice details. Of the items on your list, original color will be hardest to find, I wager, seems they all get resprayed red.

 

Doug,

I came across an ad for one a couple of minutes ago on prewarcar.
It may be close enough for your criteria.
http://www.prewarcar.com/postwarclassic/classifieds/ad52440.html

Major service work through Patrick Ottis' shop and they are the best. Fchatter BrianB from Patrick's might respond via PM if you had questions about the car.

Best of luck with the search.

Dave

 

The car on the Prewar site has been for sale for a long time, listed on Hemmings as well. Asking $240k!

 

Unless you live in Las Angeles, how much does it cost to actually look at 10 cars in person?

 

Based on his requirements, he's going to invest > a 1/4 million $$$; how many should he look at?
At a far lower entry point, many years ago, I looked at 5 GTC's; and had Patrick Ottis look at 2 others. The one I chose got 3 PPI's, all paid by me, before I bought it. I've never regretted a penny of those costs; and I enjoyed some "thrill of the hunt" along the way.

Tritone
BTW: What does LAX have to do with it?

 

You don't need to look at a lot of cars, you just need to look at good ones.

You can glean a lot of info remotely, about whether the car is a candidate by asking the right questions and hearing the right answers.

I viewed 2 cars when I bought mine and two years down the line I am still very happy with my purchase.


Onno

 

Its a simple question. How on earth do you look at 8 - 10 cars and how much will that cost you. I'm guessing if you can actually find 10 cars for sale with airfare and hotel and rental car its going to cost you 2K a trip plus PPI cost if they are located in the US. So your dumping 20K of your money for the thrill of the hunt. I don't find the hunt that thrilling.There has got to be a better way like, qualifying cars more in depth and looking at a couple. As for LA, (not LAX), where other than southern Cal. are you going to find several cars for sale at the same time.

 

The red car on Prewar was one I checked into. The owner is extremely proud of that car and will not budge on his price as far as I can tell. And 240 is just much too high for a GTC in the current market.

 

I believe Canepa is asking $335K for his 330 GTC!

 

That's pretty high. But I also disagree with tohubohu, $240k is not too high in the current market. A really good car should fetch that price and more besides. Mine was more than that (in 2009), and I've seen why - if you think Anamera.com is a decent price guide, think again. Many cars are good from far but far from good. There really are only a handful of really good GTC's for sale every year. Globally. So you pays your monies and get your pound's worth.


Onno

 

Really? And how much do you think a nice 330 GTC should be bought for in the current market? In my experience with old cars you can either pay now, or pay (much more) later. You take your choice.

Michael

 

Too high for that car, perhaps. For the right car? No.

 

Man, I agree. I looked a lot of cars, in person or virtually, and wound up paying about $240K for a car that still had some demerits, but was so far ahead of others I looked at that I realized it was a value. This is all driven by the reality that the $50K gap between a 190 car and a 240 car can disappear very quickly due to any number of body/chassis/engine deficits.


PS: for the GTC, I'd go out on a limb and say red paint actually warrants a discount... too many of them, too boring...

 

Doug: I think you're dead right to hold out for a more subtle color for this model...

 

+1

Onno