Introduction and request for recommendations

Well you have the obvious choices of Lake Forest Sportscar in Lake Bluff and Continental in Hinsdale, both very good factory authorized places.

Downtown I would recommend European Auto on Lincoln (773-348 5440). The two Italian brothers Vic and Steve can take of all the issues and have their own separate place for leather and interior work (I just had them give me an estimate for some new seats).

If you just need aftermarket seats, a good place is http://www.gahh.com/. Basically any car shop can mount those hides if you don't want to do it yourself.

Welcome and hopefully we'll get to see that Mondial of yours one day. They have become almost extinct.

 

i own a 308 and have known and used Giovanni D'Avola who owns Autosprint Ltd in Chicago. he owns ferrari's and is well known in the ferrari world. tell him Dan Giacalone told you to call. his ph# 773-685-0930.

we hope to see you at some drives or events.
welcome

 

Body work: McCabes in Mundelein
Interior: acoss the street from McCabes: Lake County Upholstery (847-949-5584)

Had work done there over the winter on my brothers old Lotus.
McCabes does great work, does some VERY high dollar cars. I've seen gullwing SL there, D-types Jag, 275GTBs, Dinos, some dudes BB512 that met with a wall at Road America, 550 Maranello that met with a deer, etc... (you get the idea). Skip McCabe is very down to earth, VERY well regarded.
Lake Co. did FANTASTIC work on the Lotus. They do most of McCabes interior stuff.
any questions, PM me!
Hope to see you on a drive....

BY THE WAY.... WE NEED TO DO ANOTHER DRIVE!

 

Oh yeah....
LFSC service is great!

 

In the works:
http://www.focmidwest.com/services.html

Dave is working on the next drive. One week after Oakstreet. He'll soon post the details in this section.

...back to our regularly schedule programme.

 

Remember......Jan & Inger's party is the Sunday after Oak St.

If you plan a drive for that Saturday, I can't make it. I have a graduation party to go to.

 

Hi Sam,
I live in the Crete area, and although the recommendations have true merit, their locations are more than a bit remote from our neck of the woods.

I do know a number of more convenient (and quality) service sources that you may require.

I will PM my phone number over to you.

Regards,
Bill

 

It is on Saturday to avoid a clash with the Friberg party.

However I'll have to skip the Friberg party because of it being during the Canadian GP. Talk about bad timing. Any GP would have been ok (except Indy, Brazil and Canada) and they had to pick this one. Grrr....

 

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20189

another thread regarding re-do's of interiors.... timely!
some pics of the Lotus that done over the winter.