Most expensive 328 ever?

multiple threads on this car

 

786 miles! Wow!

 

Very cool, but the colour doesn't do it for me.

*Slips cheque book back into breast pocket*

 

Maybe I have become desensitized to silly pricing but this does not seem excessive to me.

 

It's a great car if you just want to look at it. If you plan on driving one look elsewhere.

 

Lot of money for a life size 328 statue.

 

Well, as I have written many times: on the contrary, it is "almost everyday" that you see 328 with less than 1.000 miles on the odo: MANY 328s, mainly 1989, were "put on the shelves" brand new with only the delivery miles on the odometer. The recent rise in values explains that some of these "new old stock" cars are now put up for sale: should you fancy one, there are two for sale in Europe at the moment.

Rgds

 

still, I would rather have this than some silly overpaid piece of art on the wall

 

The funny thing is if you bought a brand new one in 1989 for 100k and sold it today for 300k you actually didn't make any money. Between maintenance, insurance, non-op status and inflation you would be lucky to break even.

 

We have been doing the calculation with european prices: a brand new 328 sold for 430.000 francs (GTB) or 440.000 francs (GTS) in 1988, this "dry", i.e without any option, which is equivalent to 115.000 euros today.
The two "delivery miles only" that are for sale in Germany are asking 210.000 euros.

But what I was trying to say is that more than a hundred, and I am not exagerating, 1989 328s were stored "brand new" with only the delivery miles on the odo. We will see more of these in the future.

Rgds

 

more thsan hundres you see? really? That means that, from a reareness pov, the car WITH miles on it will be the most sought after

 

The cars began to be put "on the shelves" brand new at the death of Enzo Ferrari in August 1988.
There were 334 GTBs and 1548 GTSs produced form Jan 1st to Dec 31st 1988, and 249 GTBs / 1089 GTSs produced in 1989.
That makes about 350 GTBs and 2200 GTS from August 1988 to September 1989, and yes, at least a hundred of these were put on the shelves, perhaps even much more.
I have a list of "delivery miles only" 328s seen during the last years (for instance, 82112, a GTB, with only the "delivery miles" (a hundred miles) on the clock, sold here in Paris in 2011)
and believe me, we will see some more in the months/year to come.

Rgds

 

Eighteen « low miles » 1989 (= produced during the calendar year 1989) cars that I have noted :

79966, GTS, US version, 64 miles on the odo as for sale June 2012
80202, GTB, Swiss version, 2000 miles, sold in Belgium in 2008.
80386, GTS, 190 miles on the odo, for sale in Canada in 2008.
80552, GTS, Germany, 616 miles as for sale in 2012; that car has been seized by law with the same mileage in 1989
80610, GTS, US version, 105 miles, RM auction, July 2012
80644, GTS, Euro version, 120 miles, auctioned by Bonhams, September 2014
80682, GTB, US model, 250 miles, for sale in Italy in February 2014
80883, GTS, Euro version, 1500 miles, for sale in Andorra February 2015
81058, GTS, US model, 87 miles as auctioned by Bonhams March 2002
81143, GTB, Swiss, 500 miles, sold in 2005.
81188, GTS, UK, 556 miles as for sale end 2014.
81327, GTS, Belgian, 3500 miles, auctioned by Bonhams, 2009
81550, GTS, Germany, 230 miles, for sale spring 2015
81897, GTS, Euro version, 500 miles, auctioned in the US, March 2015
81112, GTB, French, 120 miles, sold in Paris, 2011.
82125, GTS, US, 1400 miles as sold in February 2010
83116, GTS, Swiss, 60 miles as auctioned by Bonhams in 2007
83117, GTS, Swiss, 120 miles, as for sale on E-Bay Germany in 2013.

Rgds

 

me too

 

I know of at least two , in Houston alone, that were "put away" as described.

Everyone knew it was the end of the line, for the 328.

That, together with Enzo's passing, the market went nuts.
Kind of like now!!!

The other car I have seen here personally was black/tan, so this yellow one is a second one.
I work now in the Woodlands, if anyone wants me to go over and kick a tire or something!

I'm sure a test drive is out of the question!

For that money, I'd go the opposite direction and buy a new Lamborghini..

 

That tells me these low mileage 328's aren't that rare. If you buy one for 325k you better plan on keeping it for life.

 

ODO shows 1285. that's 100k off right there.

- sean

 

Wow, can't believe people buy these cars and don't drive them.

Great info, thanks for sharing.

 

And there are still others that we don't know nothing about, mate...Because they have been hidden away from our prying eyes. Hopefully with the raise in values, they will again see the light.

Rgds

 

I saw that car last month. It's beautiful. Crave has some exceptional autos in the showroom.

 

But if it isn't so rare that HUNDREDS were parked (out of only several more HUNDREDS made) then I find it a bit harder to justify the elevated price...

Silly really and what a shame to just park the car for life to maintain the high "value". Such a sweet car to drive that they wouldn't enjoy it. Lucky for those with enough means to buy two - park one for "investment" and drive the wheels off the other.

 

I drove 82094 in November 2012 just after she had been "recommissioned" (stayed without been driven for eight years); she had exactly 5.000 miles on the odo and was just like brand new, still smelling new leather. Pristine overall, except slightly bent rocker panels at the point where the jack goes (usual). Drove very nicely, too: smooth as silk. These cars are nice when "brand new": if I had one, i would drive her, no question about it.
BTW, that 82094 was Giallo (yellow) / Black leather / black carpets, just like the one discussed here. Asked price was...54.000 euros, which was about 10% above the top bracket of the market. The friend who was thinking of buying her and asked me to go with him didn't buy the car: he countered the asked price but his offer was too low, so the seller said "thanks, but no thanks'".

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