250 GT PF Cab II #2135GT help

This is my first post so please forgive any protocol errors.

I own 1960 250 GT PF Cab series II 2135GT and we are just finishing a three year full restoration - i'll post some pix if anyone is interested - car is ready for paint (finally) and i am going with Blu Scozia over tan - Classiche has the original colour as Sabbia Sahara over Pelle Rossa.

I won't bore you with details about the restoration, but I am searching for a couple of things:

- history of the car. I know it was sold through Chinetti when new but that's all i know -- does anyone know how I might be able to find out what fills the nearly 50 year gap between production and my purchase in 2007?

- owner's manual. I have the tool roll but not the handbook -- anyone know where I might find one, if only a reproduction?

thanks for any thoughts you might have.

Joe

 

Thanks everyone for your help. Car is being restored at Healeywerks in Iowa (of all places) and we are now in something like month 30 of the restoration which I can truly say is "no expenses spared" as we are coming in at about 3X the original estimate for the restoration (although I've also added things like an original hardtop and 6 double Webers).

I'm attaching some pictures from before Christmas and you can see more at www.healeywerks.com and clicking "gallery" then "current restorations" and finally on "250 GT SNXX35"

One day it just might hit the road! I'll post more pix as they make progress, as slow as that may be.
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You say 2153 but mine is 2135 - thanks but do you have any information for my car (unless your data for
2153 is just a typo and your data is for my car?

Either way, thanks.

 

There is no straightforward answer on the 3x but to be clear I don't at all blame the shop for that. I think the original estimate was for a decent driver but, as you can imagine or know first-hand, you only get to do this sort of thing once so you want to do it right! So I've added a host of extras that weren't in the original estimate, such as an original hardtop, six double carbs, orig but unused fuel tank, orig jack and tools and other bits and bobs
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So the 3x is really more of a reflection on my cashfow expectations versus reality rather than the shop's wrong estimate. I'll have spent 3x what I expected to, but the car is going to be something very special indeed - much better than what I'd first imagined as it will truly be a world-class car (not that I'm objective, of course!). I'll admit, though, that I've been a bit of an obsessive zealot on this, as I want the best car, period

Which brings me to your next question about the shop. Let me say that the proof of their worth, to me anyway, lies in the quality of the work - the rest is just process but of course the quality you live with forever. I considered it a privilege to have the chance to restore one of these and didn't want to screw it up, so I chose Healeywerks as they were highly recommended. And they've been great, with phenomenal quality and I've already started talking to them about the next project I want to do, which I guess is the ultimate acid test.
So yes, I would, and probably will, use them again.

Postives:
-really great quality
-ability to source hard to find parts (they've found verything we need and what they can't find they fabricate)
-excellent monthly documentation (know where every dollar has gone, quite specifically)
-time and materials basis so never feel like I'm being taken advantage of
-main owner is as honest as they come
-great listener and gives the right guidance when we have a choice to make (from 5-speed, which we didn't do, to how to hide the ipod)
Negatives:
-location (Lawton Iowa is jusr not that convenient!)

So all in all, and even though I've spent way more than I'd originally planned, the car will be fantastic and the whole experience has been worthwhile.

As for total cost, including paying well into the $200s for the donor car, I'll have more into it than the car that sold at Russo and Steele in Scottsdale.

I'll post more pix as we complete this, thanks

Joe

 

Thanks Roger - happy that the data doesn't contradict itself.