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275GTB/2 7608

Discussion in 'Vintage (thru 365 GTC4)' started by stratos, Dec 28, 2004.

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  1. tonyh

    tonyh F1 World Champ
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    Dec 23, 2002
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    Wow ! This car is exquisite. I love the interior quilting on seats , parcel shelf and boot. Would this have been original?
     
  2. snj5

    snj5 F1 World Champ

    Feb 22, 2003
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    Beautiful car, a lot meticulous care and $$ went into that restoration. Love the little owner mod on the accell pedal, very clever.
     
  3. stratos

    stratos Formula Junior

    Dec 9, 2003
    639
    Switzerland
    The question is:
    What is restoration? This car is in a far better shape than when it left Maranello.
     
  4. Boudewijn

    Boudewijn F1 Rookie
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    Very impressive, it seems highest quality restoration. Probably better than ever. Therefore overrestored? It doesn't matter when the owner likes it that way. BTW little correction: as these street Ferraris are odd numbered the serial number is, as can be seen, 7609.
     
  5. stratos

    stratos Formula Junior

    Dec 9, 2003
    639
    Switzerland
    How gauche, corrected.
     
  6. GTE

    GTE F1 World Champ

    Jun 24, 2004
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    It seems to me this is more of a modifaction of the car to it´s owners wishes. Nothing wrong with that imho and tastefully done as well.

    thanks for the pics!
     
  7. bigodino

    bigodino F1 World Champ
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    Apr 29, 2004
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    Looks great to me. Ofcourse all the underside detailing/finish will be lost on most onlookers when it stands on its four wheels but at least he didn't chrome the wheels or something. I like the colours too! But did this car really have red brake callipers in the sixties?!
     
  8. xs10shl

    xs10shl Formula 3

    Dec 17, 2003
    2,037
    San Francisco
    Definately a beautiful car - perhaps too beautiful! Thankfully, over-restoration is easily corrected by driving the car hard for a week or so.

    I should point out that I am an expert in providing such remedies - give me the car for a week, and I'll return it to you in proper 1- condition.
     
  9. trkevin

    trkevin Formula Junior

    Nov 3, 2003
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    K. Blommaert
    Well, maybe overrestored, but it's a very beautiful car.

    Interior looks stunning.
     
  10. ross

    ross Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Mar 25, 2002
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    wow! it looks like a burrago model in 1:1 amazing. the restoration must have cost more than the car before restoration....
     
  11. John Vardanian

    John Vardanian F1 Rookie

    Jul 1, 2004
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    Nice exterior/interior color scheme. But too many liberties taken with the upholstery.

    john
     
  12. 360C

    360C F1 World Champ
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    I agree. The interior may look nice; but it is way, way off in terms of originality. No 275 that I am aware of left the factory with quilted upholstery, dash is wrong finish and colour, steering wheel is incorrect, headliner is incorrect material etc etc. His car and his money though.

    Externally, the car doesn't look right without bumpers. Finish in the boot is incorrect as well. Riveted fuel tank is lovely and I have seen a standard 2 cam shortnose with this tank before. This car had the "normal" carpet treatment in the boot, despite the tank.

    Nothing wrong with this car unless you want to do the concour circuit.

    We had a 275 GTB/4 until the mid 1990's. Great car, wish we still had it.
     
  13. SefacHotRodder

    SefacHotRodder F1 World Champ

    Dec 20, 2003
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    burrago's are never that nice ;)
     
  14. donv

    donv Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Jan 5, 2002
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    Great color! I might have gone with something a little different for the interior, although it's not bad.
     
  15. bobafett

    bobafett F1 Veteran

    Sep 28, 2002
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    Looks ready for a good flogging up 84 on the way to La Honda, opening up onto PCH for a good wind-out.

    --Dan
     

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