$100,000 Ferrari

Honestly Ed, I think you should go back and repurchase six or seven (or ten or twenty) of the cars you sold in the past; think what $100,000.00 would've bought then!

 

+1 I love the 330!!!!

 

They're great. I miss mine.

 

When I was looking seven years ago, either would have done OK. The 330 showed up at the right time.

In retrospect:

From an investment POV, the GTE.

From a "more modern car" and more power standpoint, the 330 2+2.

Aesthetically, I'd rate the GTE a solid #1, 2HL (Series II) 330 #2, the lowly 4HL 330 (Series I and Interim) #3.

If I ever decide to get back into the V12 area, I'll either have enough dough for a 330 GTC and go for it, or look for a really nice Interim 330 2+2...all the advantages of the Series II, with 4 headlights.

A GTE isn't worth the big premium over a 330 2+2 to me, and a good driver GTC isn't too far ahead of the price range of very nice GTE's.

The GTE doesn't have enough power for its weight. For a car having that deficiency, my 308 QV is a good enough performer for much less $$$.

 

Back in the day when I could afford an old Ferrari...they were roughly the price of a new GTO...Pontiac that is. (Late 60s early 70s.) They were a great bang for the buck back then. Weight was the enemy and handling of the street cars wasn't so great for 1950s to early sixties cars. However the competion versions weighing in at about a to or a little less handled well enough to suit me. Today I can't afford any of those cars much less the aluminum bodied cars. So.........If it was an older one, I'd go for a 308 GT4 or a 328 for their reasonable cost and DIY simplicity. I just bought a 2002 Maser Spyder and it ticks most of the boxes for even less cash. Short wheelbase is cool. A modern car with enough of a link to the glorious past in speed and elegance. (Ed, I think that you drove by in a Maser 3500 GT when I was selling my blue 1964 Maser Vignale Spyder. You don't happen to know what happened to that one do you?) Can't afford a 275 GTB either but a 550 Maranelo just might be enough of a reminder of the tradition. Good choice Ingrahm. Another alternative to the vintage under $100k could be a Ghibli or a Sebring.

Heritically, dan smith