355 355 B and GTS Stick getting really hard to find

For sure people have different ideas of well sorted. Yours is just nuts.

(People take these cars way to seriously.)

 

Its my stupid Navy time as a youth on helicopters we replaced everything all the time pre-failure it was called high time. Every component had a high time. I can't help myself. And I am probably WAY more conservative replacing stuff.

Geez I replaced my entire gauge face plate with idiot lights just to have clean electronics in the dash there was nothing wrong with the original one. My god I AM nuts...

So John, I'll have you know, I resemble that remark.

 

See my edit above. To each their own. As longs as it make you happy.

 

Wife just ordered the new corvette, bye bye camaro

 

If i had a helicopter or plane id take the same philosophy- on the ground im more relaxed!



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When is delivery? Around here if you didn't preorder dealers are saying at least a years. Makes me wonder.

 

Waiting list right now. She has a really nice full option camaro they want as a trade with low miles. If I order the 2020 duramax we get the first that come in of both. I rekon jan-march for both
My current dmax is at their dealership with a rebar went through the motor that fell off a truck and grenaded the motor towing last week so working a full deal now

 

I haven't read the whole thread so I apologize if I'm repeating what someone else said. In my opinion, finding not only a well taken care of 355 but any Ferrari (or any car really) is quite difficult. The 355 more so because it has a few known faults which are pricey to fix. When I bought my 355, the market was really hot and they were selling like hot cakes. I put a deposit on mine within an hour and the same day 4-5 other people called. Other potential buyers even called while it was getting a PPI done. Since they were getting so hard to find and I was worried they'd go up in price like the 550 and 360, I swooped it up but ended up putting around 30k into it for a major, valve guides, high flow cats, a Capristo and various other things. Obviously a Capristo wasn't a requirement but for me it was. Luckily it had Fabspeed headers already.

The vast majority of cars that I've seen for sale don't have most of what needs to be addressed taken care of. So when you start factoring that in and add it to the price of the car, it's usually not worth it.

 

That’s a ground up restoration, not “well sorted” come on...

 

sorry, what do you have exactly? one off unicorn which is what?

 

It’s not about the money. It’s the love of the car / hobby.
Every car on that chart needs another 20k at least to make it great.
That’s ok. A fully sorted 355 now cost around 100k and is worth it !

Good luck finding one of these finished cars out there. I wouldn’t sell mine for less than 100k after having made it mechanically perfect.
That’s what Robb is implying. These cars are SOOOOO good once the faults are corrected and that is why they aren’t for sale once the effort has been put into it.

They are the end of an era. Small, nimble, fast, gorgeous, and sound fantastic. There’s not another Ferrari that matches these attributes. I also have a Dino, 328, and a CS, so I understand what came before and after the 355. The 355 is special.

 

You can buy a lot of boat for $90k, like this 43 footer. And you can eat, drink, cook, sleep, travel and party 24/7 on a boat. Take it from a salty dog, a boat is a better buy that a 355.

Another advantage of a boat is that when your wife kicks you out you can go stay on the boat for a few days. Beats sleeping in a 355 in a garage for a week.

And the best part about a boat is you only need a friend who owns one.

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“When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land.”
– Dr. Samuel Johnson

 

You bet. I enjoy working on it making it perfect as much as anything. That's why my my list of stuff is 2 pages long. it is my hobby. Others too I am sure!

 

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Link to one of my cars. 1999 Gated GTB. Ultra rare color, ultra rare interior, low miles. Factory Roll Bar In US Spec VIN. All sorted and accounted for with keys and luggage. Radio is crap, but original.


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I hope you get that number!!

 

I see a few cracks in some rubber boots (see cam cover picture). Nonetheless, a beautiful car

 

Man I see that ad and think, what am I doing . I have driven it about 300 glorious miles. The F1 car has been just as fun, not as special, but really great to drive. I drove a 458 Spyder last week and really did not like it. I thought I would, but dang if I did not prefer the 488. Sat in a 430 and painted the bumper on one and thought I puke do it, but nope....355 for me. 488 is just to much money. I kind of dig my Z06 Vette


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Dang! You are right. Just had it in. But drove it hard the day I dropped it off. That Should not matter, but will take it over and have Norwoods Italia check it out. We did new motor mounts, rack, some boots, detailed the engine, etc. They fully inspected it. That is annoying though. Thanks! Great eye. I have a number and would address that to the right buyer.


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There comes a point where the cost to replace every component is beyond the value of the vehicle. When the demand for these vehicles grows, then the justification can be made to replace even the smallest of items like the cracked electrical boots. From my own observations, there are very few people willing to spend the money and time to replace everything. When these people do, they do it because they see the longer term vision and enjoyment of the vehicle. They don't sell the vehicle right after making the car perfect.

 

What really hard to find it seems it 355's other than red and black.

 

I think it’s more like red or yellow - currently.

 

60 Giallo F355 GTS (manual) worldwide in the registry and
422 Rosso Corsa

Manuals worldwide in the registry:
688 total GTS
1444 total GTB
1448 total Spider

https://ferrari355registry.com/

 

The registry does not reflect accurately how many 355s there are in the world.
It was always a registry for anyone who would like to volunteer there cars details. It started on fchat years ago by rob, a great guy imo. However not all Ferrari owners use fchat nor feel the need to add to a registry.