Dino GT converted to GTS sold, did anyone see the car?

serial number 03128, described as :



The GTS was the targa-roofed spyder version, which offered the open air experience of a true sports car to Dino buyers. Rarer yet than the coupe versions, they are highly prized by today's Ferrari enthusiasts.

The matching numbers Dino Spyder offered here was converted to open configuration early in its life by Ft. Lauderdale Ferrari main agents Shelton Ferrari. Finished in attractive metallic silver with deep red Daytona-style seats (black inserts), it is fully equipped with power windows and the rare and desirable factory air conditioning. Cromodora alloy wheels are the final detail to this most sought-after specification.

The subject of a three-year restoration by Flashback Motorworks of Atlanta, over $200K has been expended on this terrific Dino to provide its new owner with another 35 years of driving pleasure. The odometer reads only 29,000 original miles, and is attested as accurate. This is an extremely attractive example of an open Dino ? a worthy tribute to Enzo Ferrari's only son.


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sold for $142,500 +13% premium, or just north of $161k dollars. this is the first dino gts "conversion" i have seen sell in several years. i know of one other. how many of these are out there?

would this car be the dino equivalent of a daytona conversion? it's good money for a coupe and poor money for a spyder, or is it?
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i spoke with someone who had done a conversion back in the eighties. his line of thinking was $20k for the work, $50k additional money at sale. it didn't quite work out that way for him. i could see if a car was crunched, maybe, doing it, but the coupe lines look so much better. if something like this was to be done, i think it would look much better if done like the yellow 206 with the "targa" panels.

the sales result is interesting, kinda middle-ground. based on what nad described the car as, it seems a little more interesting. does anyone know who bought the dino?

 

it was auctioned by rm this past weekend

 

interesting that the auction result changed from $142k to $156k. the rm auction doesn't include premium

what is the real dino market? i can't even say. today is st. patricks day (3/17/08). i know of at least 6 dino's that have sold in the us in the last 2 weeks at very strong prices. to be honest, i was starting to question the "value" of the dino in the us.

the dollar is weak, but it is expensive to import a car into europe because of the duties and taxes. looking at what is still for sale (world wide) and what is for sale in the us, is the real market. even though a couple of dino's have sold, until the dead come out of the catacombs, i think there is still more growth in value. there have been so few basket cases to come to market, and the ones that have have sold for strong prices.

it makes no sense. unless, of course, you factor in the basket cases are being "restored", and even then you have to ask what happens when they hit the market.

forgetting that, i still am curious as to how many "conversions" are out there