Very interesting wheels...are they not off an early Lancia Stratos? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Forza is a great shop. I almost bought a euro 308 Qv from Peter a few months ago. He went out of his way to tell me the cars flaws. ( I wanted a beater driver) GT4's can be fun if bought right, but I have a warning for you guys: I had a euro, 1978 "208gt4". it was slow. Let me say that again: 308's are "slow" sports cars as it is, this cars was "REALLY" slow. Car made great noises, revved all the way to red line, just did not go anywhere, quickly.
Compliance? What compliance- if it's ever had a USA title you're all set. We are all getting so used to underpricing every 308, 328 and Mondial that some good people wind up passing on some good cars. Not this one however- it's not a good example- though 208s are super rare- Yeah they're slow but so is a 66 911 and they're going for HUGE money. I think a really nice well preserved 208 would be a cool car to own. Look, 246 Dinos are not exactly neck snappers either. Old 250SL and 280SLs are dog slow and zooming up in price. I think this car will probably sell for $15K or so- a lot in todays marketplace given low $20Ks values for much, much more original 308GT4s. We'll all chuckle in 15 years when we look back at these prices. I think the coming all-electric vehicles and increasing computerization of cars will make some of these 70s, 80s and 90s "borderline classics" incredibly desirable in the near future.
Many people get into these things because they like to see the progress of making them how they prefer. There could be a very solid car underneath some of the interesting accessories, and there aren't many of these to select from.
+1 and also agree with an earlier comment that the POV probably had a great time with this car. I'd love to see someone take this and just maintain it and enjoy it as it is, as a perfect antidote to a concours car. You might need a bit of a sense of humour...but if you could keep a straight face then it would be fun driving it to a concours event or C+C and watch people choke on their coffee. If and when the values rise then it may be worth bringing it back to original condition...but it needs to survive until then first
I would take this one before the bumble bee. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=ViewItem&item=260990132057&redirect=mobile The rebuilt engine and all the other work alone is worth it.
@ $10,700 the reserve has been met. This might not be that bad of a buy depending on what you want to do. Re-dye the seats and strip the yellow tint off the indows and have the wheels repainted would make a presentable car. Build a "budget Ferrari" racer. Part the car out as it has some seriously desireable parts aside from the glass and panels, all of the engine accesories, and wiring harnesses. Possible original Stratos wheels, brake calipers, better looking bumpers, single dizzy distributor and the engine heads. If I recall Michelotto used 208 heads for their race engines and I do not recall the exact cam specs but they were pretty hot.
Sold at $11.2k, got think this is a great deal! I was tempted myself just to try and flip in a couple years after some new wheels, toned down interior, and removal of the tint. As an one poster mentioned, the stratos wheels could be sold separately. New owner, enjoy!!
