New Vetro! wrong bumper!

I would have checked for accident history as it looks it may have been rear ended and the original lights and bumper were no longer available and replaced with the later more available parts as its unlikely anyone would want to update this area.

 

Those bumpers/tail lights were used ONLY on Vetroresina, with the exception of US vetroresinas that where equiped like steal bodied cars from the start. It means that they equiped roughly 700 cars, and that's it. In other words, I don't know where you can find one, and I think it will take some time to find. But you have an F40, so I can't say I'm sorry for you because I'm too jealous. ;-)

 

probably you need to machine a standard bumper...

ciao

 

Congrats on the acquisitions. Very cool!

We here on the 3x8 forum are of the (horribly biased) opinion that the 3x8 is one of the most beautiful Ferraris ever built. I am sure many of us would like to read about your impressions of the 308 from the perspective of an F40 owner. Why did you buy a 308?

Best wishes on the search for the correct bumper. My prediction is that it will probably be easiest to have one fabricated. Finding one is probably as difficult as finding parts for the 1960s Ferraris, but you never can tell.

 

Congrats for the purchase and for your quite important Ferrari collection: Please post some pictures of your cars!

Ciao

 

Glad to hear your vetro has not been rear ended,if you still require the reverse lights I believe Superfomance UK stock them,

 

Congrats. You can find the solid amber tails on eBay as well.

 

Congrats on your purchase!

I think different market vetroresinas had different rear bumper treatments. Here is a car with the reverse lights in the signal lights, not the bumper. Can anyone confirm which markets/years received which treatment?
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Also, here is a N. American vetro rear bumper. It is quit different from steel car bumpers. The rubber side trims attach to the bumper ends instead of the body and there is a black anodized aluminum trim along the top.
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That is a January 1976 registered Italian car. It hasn't anymore the OEM rear bumper and rear lights: It can't achieve the Classiche

Ciao

 

To my knowledge, all vetroresinas had the rear back lights in the bumper except the 100 North American market cars.

 

To say it can't achieve Classiche is not quite correct!

In it's current configuration it would not be granted a Classiche certificate, but if the owner is determined to have the car Classiche certified and is prepared to pay the costs then I'm pretty sure Ferrari would sort out the an OEM spec bumper and rear lights (even if it means having them re-made).

 

Yes, of course. But I was talking about actual conditions: That's not how it leaved the factory


Ciao

 

So the black car pictured in posting #12 is another example of an "updated" vetroresina?

 

Yes, OF COURSE.

Ciao