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Cost Of our First Dino 246 in 1973

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  1. Patek

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    As you see the Radio was a big deal. We bought this one in Atlanta from "Baker Motors" in Buckhead. We drove a Daytona Sypder the same day, it was fly yellow, but drove like a truck and the dino was way more fun. So, the $21,000 Daytona did not come home. But really we would have sold it when it hit $45,000 thinking that would have been all the money. Back then Million Dollar cars did not exist. Preston Henn bought his 275 for about the same money, and he still has it, was offered, he said, $15 Million Dollars for it in Pebble Beach.
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    Patek, Sep 25, 2012
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  2. James_Woods

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    This was the first Ferrari I ever drove (1972) - as I recall, they were about $13,000 in 1972.

    They wanted about $3,000 over my 1972 Porsche 911T coupe.

    I didn't buy it because I wasn't sure it was a "real Ferrari".
     
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    Wow interesting
    I bought 08318 from Baker in 1978
     
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  4. BigTex

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    That's fun...I recently bought a detachable face Blaupunkt CD player from an Art Car guy....$50 cash.

    Times HAVE changed!!
     
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    We should all make such good "mistakes"!
     
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  6. Rock

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    expensive radio, great to see period items
     
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    Just out curiosity do you still have the car. tell us ,more about the story of this car .. very cool..
    Larry
     
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    funny and interesting historic document.
    any pics of the car?
     
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  9. Patek

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    No we sold the car in about a year, we got a new Ferrari every year, so we did not keep them as a possible collector car.
    I have some photos somewhere. I think someone in here told me that it lives in Ohio.
     
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  10. MS250

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    Great story !

    Thanks for sharing.
     
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    Just to keep things in perspective, total expenses including room and board at Stanford in the early 1970's was $5K for an academic year. :)
     
    Pantdino, Sep 30, 2012
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  12. Edward 96GTS

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    1981 usc dental school. Tuition only. $25k per year. Not including room and board.
    Ed
     
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    21k daytona seems cheap for the time
     
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