Dino on e-bay

I don't think it's been posted before.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300664112284&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:MOTORS:1123

Regards, Alberto

 

Wow, lovely car.

 

Same car from this thread:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=355170

Great driver with well documented history from new. Massive recent mechanical work on a rust and accident free car with fresh paint but still needs finishing details.

Ciao,

Bill

 

Hello Bill, No rust? Anywhere?
Still a nice car, specially it being a Euro, later GT.

Regards, Alberto

 

No... this one is a seriously un-rusted example of a car that normally came with a "Factory Rust" as a mandatory, no-additional-cost option!

There was some bubbling at the lower door edges where the steel framing meets the skin but that was an easy fix. The other rust prone areas and most especially the lower main frame tubes are pathetically clean. I pulled the door hinge covers and peaked way up inside on both sides to see where the bodywork wraps over and again... rust free in the areas that traps water and has no place for it do drain or dry out. This is about the only area I could find that had any of the traces of the original blue paint.

There is some hidden surface rust where the underside paint was thin but nothing worth even wire brushing.

Keep in mind the car has been off the road for the most part since the early 1980s and in storage with various owners prior to our purchase from Skeets Dunn last Summer.

The real serious kilometers were put on this car from 1972 to 1979 when it accrued some 35,000 kilometers. Thereafter up to know, only another 3K kilometers has been added to the clock.

It has other issues that will need addressing at some point depending on the interest and concerns of the car's next care-taker. These are mostly a long list of wrong detail finishes but rust or accident damage is not a problem with this one.

Ciao,

Bill

 

Thank you for the specifics Bill. Effectively appears to be a great base car that can be brought back to an excellent condition once the small(...) details are brought back to order.

Regards, Alberto

 

Very nice car. Not sure about the covered headlights but a VERY beautiful car non the less. Looks very correct!

On a side note... How do you all get such good pictures of the serial numbers. Mine turn out like crap.

 

Depending on the situation, lighting and how much ice-tea I have had before taking any photos can make a huge difference. In general, I favor these new credit card size, super high megapixel cameras for the close in macro shots. They will shoot in almost no light and you can hold them just an inch or so away from the number itself. I usually blast away and take ten or so shots and then pick the best one. Reducing the shadowing and allow auto correct for the rest of the features usually helps.

I am judging cars at the Desert Classic event at the end of this month in Palm Springs. I usually spend a few hours going over cars and showing people where to find casting stamps, date codes etc... on various cars and how to look at fasteners and hardware to see where it was sourced from, if it has been changed or tampered with. Usually some one asks for pointers on how to photograph numbers and stamps and I give a quick demo. If you are there, I would be happy to give you a demonstration.

Its funny, years ago, I used to upgrade and invest every few years in a crazy expensive high tech and cumbersome camera. Most of my best shots now come with nothing more then an I Phone or one of the little crappy credit card sized cameras. Go figure!

Bill

 

Very nice. Wish it was still blue, but a very cool car nonetheless.

 

For future reference, this Dino is 03978.

What a nice car to have fun with now and fix small things over time.

For you guys looking, this seems like a nice car to get into.

 

I need to upgrade my technology, eh?. I'm sill working with a camara from the one I bought for my 1995 Alaska sheep hunt. I'll look into one of those credit card camaras. btw, how did you take the pic of the engine serial number? I had to use a bore scope to even see mine.

 

I only wish it was hard to photograph the engine number on this car. The reason it was so easy was because it was out of the car for a full rebuild in January of this year... Kinda made it a bit easier to say the least.

You can photograph the number with the engine fitted but make sure the engine is cold first and then use one of the thin credit card cameras and just shoot blind like crazy in the area. Check your shots and eventually you will now how to hold the camera and get a photo even though you cannot see the number itself when you are taking the photo.

Ciao,

Bill

 

How about posting some under the knickers photos? As an aside, I think that what an odometer shows, it is a wildly subjective issue.

Regards, Alberto

 

US and European side markers at the same time? couldnt make up your mind?
is this a San Diego thing?

 

You have to contact me off site for photos but happy to share all I have. Mileage is documented through each owner, import to the States and every moment of the car's unusual life.

The side markers were added in 1979 during DOT approval. It was EPA exempt under the "personal / one-time only" import rules that changed in 1981.

Ciao,

Bill

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