Ah yes. At the right price. That magical world of the right price that brings the buyer and the seller to the same place. I have my 288 for sale and am negotiating the right price right now. It is been under the radar for 31 years. 14,000 kms. All original. All books. All tools. EPA & DOT. No BAR. No side marker cutouts. 2 owners. Complete service records all by the same shop. Never been on the track. Is that good or bad? Well, at the right price....the market speaks....if and when I shall post the results here....
Drove my first 288 today , tons of character, very mechanical, faster than expected, perfect low miles example, drove it back to back with a La ferrarri, 275gtb/2 918 porsche and a57 Boano , fun day on Beautiful Sanibel Island, liked them all ,
The car has been running under the radar for 31 years. The original owner and myself have kept this car out of the limelight since it was first delivered in 1985. If the new owner decides to "go public" with the chassis details of the car, that will be their choice. For now, I am doing all I can to preserve the under the radar status of the car. That characteristic of the car alone is of value to some buyers. I suspect it may be time for that to change. Maybe, like the Elgin Marbles, the identity of no 288 GTO should be kept private and must be surrendered to posterity. Having said that, I was a little surprised to see a picture of the car in this very thread many, many posts ago. Between Joe's book and this 514 page thread, can there be much more that can be said about the 288 GTO? What a fantastic pair of resources!
56653 was under the radar since 1986. But I felt it was in the public interest to fix that, because these vehicles are an important part of automobile history and legacy.
Agreed, they ought to be shared to ensure future generations preserve values, and in any regard, even cars considered by some to be under the radar are known.
