330 GT 2+2 One Off Barn Find, Help Identify?!

Well you got us all intrigued but only one photo shows up and from the rear at that! Best, Yale

 

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That's certainly different, and I kind of like it. What are your plans with the car?

 

Wow.......does it run?

You've got some hard thinking to do on this one.........

 

Mr. Mecom is still here in the River Oaks of Houston , but you don't just ring the doorbell.....

Writerguy here knows him...

It's worth less than a similar unmolested car UNLESS you can flange up details of the mods..........even then I'd restore in factory colors.....no question...

The 2+2s do not give you a whole lot of wiggle room due to value right now....
BUT it's a 12! And those wheels go for $2K each........Borranis?

 

On the positive side, the 330 has really jumped in value over the past few years. In 2002 they were $40,000 drivers, now they're easily twice that (I'm certain someone will provide correct numbers). On the negative side, that nose conversion is going to limit your potential group of buyers.

As Big Tex indicates, mechanical condition and documented history will play a huge role in the value. Please don't let a parts guy get this car, the body shell is far too interesting to be cut up (IMHO)

 

Guys here will help you zoom in on a current value...we don't let anyone get 'taken advantage of" if we can help it.....welcome!


Mecom certainly built a whole bunch of cars...........some from the ground up.

The City of Houston has actually restored the old Hobby Airport building...maybe this car needs to be on display with a wax Mr. Mecom and his driver AJ Foyt, tuning it up! LOL!

(His shop was there and tested on the runways out back......)

 

What's the 5 digit VIN?

Maybe this was a '4 light' car that was up for a 'beauty treatment'???

 

Well, there's an obvious answer to that issue here Surely you can arrange a son-in-law discount...

See http://www.parrotbyte.com/330GTRegistry/ for more info on this series of 330

 

Check with Kerry he runs the 330 registry and is on Tom Yangs site all the time, he may have some insights. Where on the car did the number with CP prefix come from? What is the motor serial number?

 

Nice, this car is not even on Kerry's registry, now found! I bet it is going to be hard to keep this from the Shaunessey/Petroskie's of the world. The nose is an interesting oddity but these days those sorts of alterations make for a tough sell, uless of course it was in perfect shape. It's probably a $45,000-$50,000 car and might only be saved from the parts bin if the person who buys it wants to restore it.

 

Sadly true....

Get some Marvel Mystery Oil in that engine...then check it gently next month!

Actually there's a little more to it, but others will post.....

So this IS a FIND! We all clap when that happens, no matter the condition!
So a big thanks!

The number plate will be on the firewall, with two numbers one for frame, one for engine........hence the common term "matching numbers" for unmolested drivetrains.......if this is so you have a good starting point...everything else can be sourced these days..on the INTERNET!

*fireworks going off*

 

It's listed as a 4 headlight car in the 330 registry:

http://www.parrotbyte.com/330GTRegistry/

Nothing really helpful here:

http://www.***********.com/register/browse.php?page=33

 

This is a fairly good car, isn't it? If this is a 4HL car it should be relatively easy to find a 330 body with a perfect nose-- thanks to the replica craze.

john

 

Oneoff,

Welcome aboard! Thanks for bringing the car to light!

As was stated, the car has not been previously documented (neither the 330 register nor barchetta.cc have any info on the serial number besides the model).

Your car is SN 6537GT. The CP was likely added to make it comply with the 6 digit registration form most state DMVs have (they did it to mine also but added different letters than CP).

Your car is essentially a stock Series 1 330GT (2+2). The modification appears to be forward of the hood only. The key to its value in modified form depends on who did the design and the work. If, for example, it was done by Drogo, it may add value. Otherwise, it most likely does not (though it doesn't hurt the value either).

My biggest concern is that usually, the barn-find 2+2s are purchased by inexperienced enthusiasts that eventually give up. The cars then end up in the hands of Tom S. or equivalent as a parts source for the rest of our cars.

I hope you restore it. Let us know what guidance or assistance you need and you will likely get it.

I would recommend poking around www.tomyang.net and http://www.jb330gt.com to see what is involved in a restoration of one of these cars and for more detailed info and more closely related links to your model Ferrari.

Good Luck,

Art S.

PS. In case you decide to convert it back to original appearance (personally, I wouldn't) the front clip should be easy to find since a number of these cars had their 2+2 bodies removed for use as reproduction racecars.

 

Hi John,

On the "good car front" I think these cars get parked because something is wrong and the owner doesn't want to deal wth it...yet. And yet turns into 20 years (or more). And then yet turns into an engine hoist owned by the vultures of the four seat set. By the way Art, I somewhat doubt it is a Drogo alteration, unless you mean Irving Drogo who had that body shop in Parsipiney. Best, Yale

 

It does have an odd charm about it.......but red is not the color.....

 

Yale,

If the car was converted in Italy, who knows - not all of Drogo's stuff was stunning (think 'The Golden Car').

Post pictures of your car into this thread so the owner gets an idea of what his car originally looked like.

Regards,

Art S.