And, it doesn't have XWX tires. The area around the turn signal lenses looks funny and it has that bumper bar across the front. In addition to not having the paint correct on the front. It doesn't look like the black crinkle paint is on the rockers, either. The bumper brackets should be black on the front and back, I believe. Lots of little stuff that isn't quite right. Not to mention not a single picture of the interior. DM Image Unavailable, Please Login
it doesn't have campagnola rims (unless they meant a spare set) on the car...they look like Chromadora's to me. The dash looks like that muddy brown that the mousehair fades to when sun bleached. The valance should be black too. Who is Cary Krandall? I could not find any info on him or his shop? I can't quite tell but the targa looks too shiny black...weren't they flat black? Two hundred large...not here!
I happened to come across a 1981 Ferrari Buyers Guide listing average asking prices from FML 1980: 246 GT, 19.2K; 246 GTS, 28.6K; Lusso, 26.1K; 275 GTB 32.3K, 275 GTB/4, 44.5K. If you look at the ratios of these values and what they are now, it would seem that Dinos have lots of headroom.
i believe the ferrariads car and the netherlands cars are not the same, so the wheels may not be an issue.
be careful on the cost comparisons from the fml in the early 80's. the older cars were considered less desirable, where as the dino was still somewhat new. i do think dino's do have room to move, but prices frrom the early 80's shouldn't be used to make that arguement.
those numbers for the 246's show they were selling for ca. 50% more than when new when they were 6-9 yrs. old. I don't follow the market. Are 6-9 year old 3x8 cars selling at 50% over new? Just curious.
That @!#$@%!@$! stupid nerf bar connecting the two front bumpers was not a stock item, it was an option added after delivery to the dealer. It screws up one of the prettiest noses ever designed. My '74 GTS with chairs and flares didn't have it and neither did any of the other 74s I saw back then. The nose should be black underneath the bumpers and of course Ferrari never had their logo on the rear or anywhere; I had to buy a prancing horse and put it on my car after I bought it.
Dave, you are correct. The front and back bumper mounting bars should be black, not body color. The $200k "one hundred pointer" has maybe 4-6 points off for nonoriginal details, no matter how nice it looks in the flesh. Campagnolo wheels came only with flared fender models so the Dino wheels are original at least.
One of those nerf or badge bars came on my '74 GTS but I am fairly sure in was a non-factory add on. I am leaving it off and putting on new bumpers due to the holes it left. That being said, it is one of the best I have seen as it's cross-section is not a tube but resembles an airfoil with a thin profile and seems very strong and with great chrome. If you had to have one this would be the one!
Is your argument that the dino nose doesn't hold together on its own without the nerf bar connecting the left an right? If so, then I'd disagree as I don't think it adds harmony or balance to the design
if i am not mistaken, the nerf bar was never added at the factory. it was an addition to the nose made by the uk importer, similar to the headlight covers. many people added them after the fact. the two 74 dino's i am most familar with are original chairs options cars and neither has this bar.
I am an originality nut so, no, I don't think these things belong on a Dino. All I was saying was as nerf/badge bars go, the one that came on my car was a very nice one.
I've just looked at the original order for my car, (74 GTs Flares but not chairs) and sure enough the Maranello paperwork does not mention the nose bar but the typed order from the purchaser (the proprietor of a now defunct Ford main dealer in Surrey) states 1x chrome nose bar @ £13.00 so i guess that this was added once landed in the UK. PS this order also states chrome Ferrari badge (large) on LHS rear panel. funny thing is when i got the car it wore the script above the number plate and prancing horse to the left of, Both now removed i hasten to add!!! Graham.
The GTS show at the top of page 2, The Gallery @ Brummen, was shown at the Maastricht show and was sold there. Taking the US prices into account, it seemed like a pretty good deal to me.
based on the vague details of the selling price, that is about just less than $100k. that is a price that iw ould expect, given the current market. without knowing the exact price, it is hard to tell whether it was a good deal or not. i believe that euro prices are better than us prices, as evidence of this, look at the recent dino ebay auction. i think we are having a knee-jerk reaction here in the us.
Wouldn't it have been an interesting car to bring over to the US? I was a little amazed by the total lack of response to that post. I saw the car today and it looked to be in very fine fettle yet not a 100 points car looking at the carpets but I'm no Dino expert of course. For as long as it's still on their website, the details and countless photos can be found here: http://thegallery.hexon.cx/s7a7942a98a90e2d5db3f00f162982210/details/?sid=300361 The Gallery is one of the more prominent dealers in The Netherlands but also renowned for being "expensive" but this car seemed to be priced fairly especially when comparing it to the Sheehan Dino.
1974 GTS, 34k miles with original tools, manual, beach chair covers, targa boot, key fob, it is not concourse but in excellent conditions, 34 k miles and it runs beautiful. Image Unavailable, Please Login
