Ferrari of Beverly Hills ?HELP? | FerrariChat
Buy

Ferrari of Beverly Hills ?HELP?

Discussion in 'California (Southern)' started by thecarreaper, Nov 8, 2004.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. thecarreaper

    thecarreaper F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Sep 30, 2003
    18,012
    Savannah
    #1 thecarreaper, Nov 8, 2004
    help, i am trying to find out if Giussepe Cappalonga works at Ferrari of Beverly Hills. the former owner of my 1977 308GTB is Robert Plankinger, chasis number *20433*. i was told that Mr Cappalonga has worked on this car for years,and knows it well. i am trying to find out the rest of the service history, and if the belt service was performed earlier this year before the car was sold to John Carey, the person i bought it from.
    i have a ton of records since the car was new up until 1994 when Targa Florio in Tarzana was servicing the car. then the records stop. i did find a number ( home) for Mr Cappalonga. i would really rather not bug someone at home when they are with thier family. i will pay to have any records photocopied and sent to me at my expense. any help would be much appriciated. thanks, Michael Morett
     
  2. matteo

    matteo F1 World Champ

    Aug 1, 2002
    13,748
    On a plane somewhere
    Full Name:
    Heir Butt
    #2 matteo, Nov 8, 2004
    He works there.

    I have his cell number.

    Prior to working at Ferrari of Beverly Hills, he was at the Auto Gallery.

    Call Eric, the service manager for Fobh @ 310.275.4400

    Also call the auto gallery @ 818.884.4411 and see if the car was serviced there.

    PM me if you want his cell.

    He is not good at remembering specific cars.

    I can go down there if you like.
     
  3. superbimmer

    superbimmer Karting

    Jan 12, 2003
    241
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Full Name:
    Bill
    #3 superbimmer, Nov 8, 2004
    BTW ... that vin plate doesn't look right. Certainly not like any Ferrari one I've ever seen. hmmmm....
     
  4. matteo

    matteo F1 World Champ

    Aug 1, 2002
    13,748
    On a plane somewhere
    Full Name:
    Heir Butt
    #4 matteo, Nov 8, 2004
    It's prior to Ferrari using the full VIN
     
  5. matteo

    matteo F1 World Champ

    Aug 1, 2002
    13,748
    On a plane somewhere
    Full Name:
    Heir Butt
    #5 matteo, Nov 8, 2004
    You might also want to check with....

    Monaco Motors in Canoga Park.

    Black Horse Motors in BH

    Ferrari of Orange County

    Tillack in redondo beach

    Kavork Hazarian @ Fine Auto Service in north hollywood. He was a mechanic @ hollywood sports cars.
     
  6. thecarreaper

    thecarreaper F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Sep 30, 2003
    18,012
    Savannah
    #6 thecarreaper, Nov 9, 2004
    Matt, MANY thanks to you! i will call FOBH and go from there. please Pm his cell, but i would rather bug people about "work stuff" while they are at work, so i will only call his home / cell as a last resort. Robert P , the long time former owner of the car, took it to Mr Cappalonga wherever he worked at. basicly, the clutch is slipping in the car, and i need to know if the belts are 10 years old or not. this way i can do all the service all at once! having a ten year hole in the service records is not fun! :) thanks for the help, i will update with any further developments. Michael
     
  7. judge4re

    judge4re F1 World Champ

    Apr 26, 2003
    13,477
    Never home
    Full Name:
    Dr. Dumb Ass
    #7 judge4re, Nov 9, 2004
    Its correct. Its the one on the top of the steering column.
     
  8. matteo

    matteo F1 World Champ

    Aug 1, 2002
    13,748
    On a plane somewhere
    Full Name:
    Heir Butt
    #8 matteo, Nov 9, 2004

    You have a PM.

    Gisueppe is a standup guy....with the exception that he does not like chesse on his pizza. :)
     
  9. superbimmer

    superbimmer Karting

    Jan 12, 2003
    241
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Full Name:
    Bill
    #9 superbimmer, Nov 9, 2004
    judge4re ... yep, I missed that one. Usually people show the engine bay plate.
     
  10. thecarreaper

    thecarreaper F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Sep 30, 2003
    18,012
    Savannah
    #10 thecarreaper, Nov 10, 2004
    Giuseppe Cappalonga was very nice on the phone. he last saw the car over a year ago. said its a very nice car, but he did not do the t belts. now i am going to get a hold on Robert P. and see if he will be able to tell me if and who did the belts before the car was sold. i will call FOBH and see if they serviced the car.
     
  11. thecarreaper

    thecarreaper F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Sep 30, 2003
    18,012
    Savannah
    #11 thecarreaper, Nov 10, 2004
    thanks again for all the help. i may just go down the list and call the various shops wth the vin and the former owners name and see who did the work. guy who sold me the car claims belts et al were all done, but he has yet to produce the service records he said he had. and the clutch is toast.
     
  12. claudio zampolli

    claudio zampolli Rookie

    Nov 14, 2004
    1
    #12 claudio zampolli, Nov 14, 2004

    At this point...the best suggestion for you and for the 308, it will be to do the major service! No matter what the previous owner is telling you. You have to take in consideration that if the timing belts snap... you will be experiencing of a major expense!!!

    Good luck...

    Claudio
     
  13. judge4re

    judge4re F1 World Champ

    Apr 26, 2003
    13,477
    Never home
    Full Name:
    Dr. Dumb Ass
    #13 judge4re, Nov 14, 2004
    I agree. When we bought the Mondial, the belts weren't due for 2 years (if you're on the 5 year plan). I had them replaced anyway and consider the money insurance. You work on planes Michael, consider it an "unknown" status and go ahead and do it for piece of mind. Judging that the clutch needed replacing, I'd put a question mark on all of "recent" service history.

    Let the sorting begin...
     
  14. Chiaro_Slag

    Chiaro_Slag F1 Veteran

    Oct 31, 2003
    7,789
    CA
    Full Name:
    Jerry
    #14 Chiaro_Slag, Nov 14, 2004
    Good to see you posting in here Cludio. :)
     
  15. Miura Jota

    Miura Jota F1 Rookie

    May 26, 2004
    3,632
    Toluca , Mexico
    Full Name:
    Martin
    #15 Miura Jota, Apr 26, 2005
    is this guy Claudio Z. the same as C.Z. ? = Cizeta
     
  16. frank4cars

    frank4cars F1 Rookie

    Dec 9, 2004
    3,152
    SoCal
    Full Name:
    Frank F.
    #16 frank4cars, Apr 26, 2005
    yes
     
  17. bonvis

    bonvis Rookie

    Mar 9, 2006
    2
    #17 bonvis, Mar 9, 2006
    dear mr zampolli,
    I'm writing from modena, i'm sorry for my english, i'm Doriana's son and my mother is happy to contact you, if you read this post please reply me at [email protected]
    thanks
    Simone
     

Share This Page