Euro QVs in North America?

Judging from the photos that were posted there was more body filler in the front end and right rear quarter then there was sheet-metal to slap it on.

 

Just wanted to update #43987. She has been sold and now resides at the Sarasota Classic Car Museum.

 

VIN: ZFFLA13B000054767

 

VIN: ZFFLA12B000051329

Location: North Carolina

Related thread: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328-sponsored-yellow-compass-group/504968-fair-price.html

 

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I think I found one...
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/ferrari/308-gts/1984/364976

This car may not be in the US anymore, however, it spend the majority of it's life here, so, thought it should be on the list for history's sake.

ZFFLA13B000050407: The 308 GTS QV offered here was ordered new by a prominent developer from Mexico. The car was imported to the US arriving in Houston, TX. From there it was sold in 1991 to a Houston, TX resident who also had a home in Laguna Beach, California. The car would go on to be with that same owner for 24 years.

 

Euro QV's are the best. The car looks very clean and could be a 16k mi (or 16k km if just the face plate was changed like a lot of euros) but who knows. One year showed 100k more miles and is probably a mistake since I doubt they put that many on it in one year. I think the wheels are polished, not chromed, still not as good as original and they are 390's.

The seats look amazing. Could they be original? I haven't seen a cavalino on the headrest in color like that, I though they were all embossed.

Curious what it eaches since I have a very similar car except mine is already registered in CA. The listing doesn't say anything about it being titled in CA even though the dealer is there. I'm assuming Nevada title still.

 

I am following your thread with a lot of interest since you opened it, and I've just looked carefully at your pdf. You listed 46041 as a Euro version but take a look at post #58 of this thread:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328-sponsored-yellow-compass-group/61994-308-assembly-sequence-numbers-3.html

According to a french QV register, you also have 51761, a black/black GTS in Pittsburg if you can find some more info about it….

 

More than the "A", it is more on the 78 that I based my deduction.
If it would have been a Euro car, this assembly should have been around 250 for a GTS.

There is also the "April 1983" date of manufacture which tilt for an American car. At the time of the post, it would have been not common to be so precise on an European car which has no doorjamb.


Concerning the French website, I am not the owner and I do not know him.
It is an old flash player website I can't send you the direct link to the page but as it is in French, let me write you the way from the first page:

- Intro page, you can skip it clicking on the yellow link down right or click on the yellow car at the end of it.
- On the bottom right, there is 2 cubes, you click on the top one "N° de Série"
- Then on the new window, you click on the bottom right button named "Listing des 308 QV"
- Then on the new window, you click on the right bottom button named "par N° de Série"
- Then click on GTSi 1984 (mid button right column)
And you should be able to scroll down to 51761.

You have all the other number in your list, this one is much less complete than the real QV register nevertheless you have a lot of French cars the owners of which do not rarely communicate their number but we go away from the subject of the comment on this point.

There is some errors in that website especially concerning markets destinations so be cautious but as the informations on that car was precised, maybe it is the owner whom gave them.

Sorry for the explanation if you do read French but here it is:

Ferrari 308 Quattrovalvole

 

I verified with former owner Fred Byram of Ga. that the car indeed is a european market car.


Wade

 

which one ? the 46041 or the 51761, I'm afraid I don't understand.

 

46041


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Then the information given on the assembly thread is wrong.
A Euro GTS QV can't have this number in the sequence (78), the chassis is surrounded with number which lets think rather of between 255 to 260.
If you know the owner, may I ask you to help on this ? Then maybe, you can add the information in the good thread about assembly sequence better than being off-topic here unless Thomas Magnum allows it...

 

Here's one you don't have Mark, this is a 1983 Euro QV Silver with Nero int. imported and owned by Wilt Chamberlain
ZFFLA13B000043241

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my thoughts exactly, not sure where it is now, I lost track of it around 2008. the seats do not look altered at all, all I can see is his head sticking out the targa top LOL


Wade

 

And correct me if I'm wrong but that car had been imported in 1983 !
(I don't remenber where I get this info but that's what I have about that car....)

 

May be the report on assembly number was just the # stamped on the front hood frame which might have been changed previously with a US one? Just some thoughts.