The owner doesn't post on Fchat but I'll tell you he can drive that thing. I believe nearly all of the miles are track miles. Indeed, same owner since new although it was co-owned for a period. Quite a unique car...from what I understand the only factory race-prepped (Michelotto) version to be made. Also, it has just become available by the way. PM me if interested.
We are currently looking for another set of the OZ Racing wheels for 58337. Any info would be appreciated.
They were at Autosport in Bastiglia 7 years ago. 16x8 & 16x10. I can ask my friend if they still are there. They had a GTO passenger side door and I think 5 or 6 frames for 512BBLM For anyone looking for a pair of new GTO intercoolers, they are on ebay Germany. (not me)
Michelotto modified the car in Feb 1986, as I pointed out. But they've race-prepped others. It has been available off-and-on for some time. The perfect track weapon.
Is the distinction perhaps that it was the only one delivered to the customer as a race-prepped car whereas others may've been prepped in the years subsequent to their original production run?
At least one earlier French-delivered car paid a visit to Michelotto upon delivery. 58337 is the only such car in the USA though..
That should be Danbury T. Just outside Dick Fritz's shop if I remember correctly. (Amerispec). I talked to him a while ago... I believe he said there was going to be a 6th car in that shot but it didn't make it for some reason. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Does anybody know anything about the car that seems to have been sitting for a long time at Dick Lovett in the UK (52741 or so the web site says)?
Check with Bob Houghton. Bob had a car with similar mileage a couple of years ago. If I remember correctly it was a 5 owner car, but as far as I know it was a good example...No idea if it is the same car of course In my opinion the car is sitting because of the mileage...A few years ago I would probably not go for it either, but my approach has changed since...Now I value a car that has seen regular use and proper maintenance. My 288 has 43,000km and drives like a new car, definitely better than any of the low mileage examples I have driven! And as 288s get older, I think mileage will become irrelevant. A 250SWB with 20,000 miles from new is certainly more valuable, but most cars have had their engines rebuilt and mileage is less of an issue than it is for a F40 or a 288... The 288 that DK have is definitely a good car. I spoke to Kees Van Stokkum who delivered the car when new and he knows it very well. The problem is that DK has priced it at full value and there's little room to spend money on bits and pieces that will inevitably need fixing
In general this is certainly true, but, there are some for whom low-mileage holds value. 222 kms... Image Unavailable, Please Login
While the picture is tightly cropped and we can't see the seats is that red leather for the dash insert or red cloth??? and some people think 18,000 miles is 'low mileage' for only a TEN year old Ferrari... CH
Joe I think "special" must be your middle name. You certainly know your way around some really outstanding examples even in the rarefied air of the GTO marketplace! Thanks for the confirmation about that special order leather; a very unique look. Will this particular GTO receive a mention in your new book? CH
Thanks George. The car seems to be the ex-Newey car which, according to the search function, was a car that was heavily crashed and then repaired by Foskers.
Then I don't think it is the same car...Check with Joe Macari then, I believe he knows this one... However I am not sure I would pay that price for a car that's had a serious accident
Hey dont get me wrong, I d love to own this car!!!! All I am saying is that a 288 that has seen regular use, no accidents, proper maintainance and can be bought $200,000 USD cheaper than an ultra low mileage car, is a perfect ownership proposition. A car one can drive and cherish at the same time!
i'll second that I strongly suspect that if one looks at the distribution of actual exchange prices on the 288 (or any other iconic exotic), you'd see something that looks "normal" (in the gaussian sense), but with a pretty wide variance (or standard deviation) reflective of the whole spectrum of condition, miles, etc. on the cars. Furthermore, you'd see a few "outliers" that represent the very best of the best, data points where price is no object, to own the best. These might be balanced, in a way, but the outliers on the lowest end of the distribution ... damaged cars, abused cars, crash victims, etc. My point is, when one inquires about the "average" selling price of a 288 GTO, you still might only have the vaguest notion of how much someone is willing to pay for the best condition, lowest mileage car.
