Please Help Me Find Chassis 21277 308 GTB

After 29 years I finally have the chassis number to the Ferrari that changed to course of my life. It was the first one I saw - I didn't even know what kind of car it was. 1977 308 GTB steel.

That was all I knew since I was 13. I just received an email only moments ago from the man who was driving it that day back in the spring of 81. It's a long story but we were reacquainted again just a few short years ago and he began the search for the chassis number which he knew was somewhere in some file in some box in some closet...maybe

Well, he found it. It is 21277 Apr 1977 build date. Originall Fly Yellow/Black and when these photos were made by me in 1981 it was owned by a pediatrician here in Birmingham, Al named Nabors. It's the first set of pics in this thread :

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=322953

He bought it used from FAF in Atlanta in the late 70's. He has long sinced passed away and I think the car went somewhere north east of here after that.

Please help me find my lost parent It is a car that I want to locate and purchase

(I am running a duplicate thread up in the General section too just for the exposure)

 

Tommy,

S/N 21277 is in Robert Retzlaff's 308 GTB Register database:

http://www.r-design.net/308/index_e.html

email him. He might be able to help you.

Barry

 

Hi Tommy,

Here´s what I have on s/n 21277, unfortunately nothing more recent (yet):

12/1986 For sale at F.A.F. Motorcars, Tucker, GA/USA. 2 Owner southern car / new paint / 28,500 mls / $27,900 / fly yellow/black

10/1986 For sale by Leon Reese, Birmingham, AL/USA. 28,000 mls / $27,500 / yellow/black

04/1986 For sale by Leon Reese, Birmingham, AL/USA. New paint / 27,000 mls / $29,500 / yellow/black

All three ads were published in the Ferrari Market Letter, hope it helps a little.

Good luck in your search!

Ciao,

Lars T.

 

Dr Tommy, call a Title bonding agency local to you. See if they can go to DMV and pull a record search. Most times they charge $50.00 to $150.00 for this service, but they give you a Title.

You dont need a Title in this case, just more names and addresses to help get a direction to go in.

By them doing this research, they should have access to the Customs Export papers that had to be filed with the USA and Canadian Customs / Border people, thereby narrowing down where the car went from there. It may also give you names of people or a Dealer in Canada that can be directly contacted.

This is a really cool thread. wish you the best with this. My *20433* is with a great new caretaker in Canada. I miss that red GTB sometimes.

 

Great stuff Dr T. So glad you found that car. Life is an interesting journey isn't it.

 

Thanks for looking into it for me.

Mr Reese is my friend who was driving the car that afternoon. The pics I took back then are in his driveway. He is the guy that emailed me yesterday too.

good stuff so far

 

Looks like you may be able to do a title search on your own in Alabama...
https://www.alabamainteractive.org/ador_title/welcome.action

Good luck finding your car!

Edit: Here's another URL: http://www.ador.state.al.us/motorvehicle/mvinfo.html

 

20433 IS DOING VERY WELL. Just got back from a fall drive of some 4 hours. She keeps getting better with every improvement. Valves all adjusted, new belts, all new rubber lines throughout, refinished door panels, relays for the windows, rebuilt center console with Verrell's bezels and labels etc. Rear suspension rebuild on the books for the winter.

I just wish it were spring...

 

Very cool!

Great to hear from you, hope all is well!

 

Well look at what we have here in Toronto Canada
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The car is under a total restoration at the moment, It is yellow black and was in below avaerage condition. I will post some more photos Tommy.
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I love this website!

 

Hello Barry

Small world, this is one of many ferraris we have restored.

 

Oh my god

 

Holy Crap! This is so cool Dr. T! This thread throws my own first owner search results under the bus!!

 

I don't even know how to react at this moment. I can't believe this

So what is the story? Is it yours? If not I bet the owner would love to hear about this and see baby pics of his car from 30 years ago

 

Now that is priceless!

 

Body number under the rocker panel
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Not mine, belongs to a very good customer.
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when we removed the paint, there was more than one patch panel
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more
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I am just sitting here thinking about that day 30 years ago.

I sat in that very car when I was 13 and that was it for me, I was forever hooked. I mean that was THE car. THAT one !

I just cannot believe this

 

you can believe it, the car has been in Toronto for some time. The big horse was on the back end of the car.
I will call him tomorrow and let him know the his car has some history.

 

I'll be damned! Make and offer Tommy!

 

I don't think it for sale?