Thanks for the reply but what I am interested in is the fact that pictured texture is considerably different from my 348TS and if so there were two types used between models and I was not aware of that difference. Just curious if the two models used different top textures. The one shown on that 355 has a much finer texture than what I am familiar with.
The tops are generally interchangeable, but yes in my experience the 348 has a coarser texture than the 355. I had a painted top on my 355 GTS and bought a 348 top from England in black. Looked great, but when comparing to other black 355 tops I could see the difference in the grain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Forget the exterior paint, what turns me off is the condition of the engine bay. Oil residue, water marks, and dust/grease every where (including underside). You can also see the valve covers with the cracked (heat exposure) red texturized paint/coating. Even if this owner claims it was serviced regularly and had all of its scheduled engine out major services, how did he not elect to have the covers removed and reconditioned? Also, why was the rest of the engine bay not cleaned and reset as best as possible when the work was done? To me, this looks like a car that was maintained with the bare minimum needed. Why the obsession with clean engine bays? It's not car vanity, it's about being able to spot any new leak much more easily. Clearly, this owner was more of a "I'll worry when I see a stain/puddle on the garage floor".
And so what? It's nothing more than a car. You can pretend it' something else, you can pay for it like it's something else, but it ain't. We buy these things because of misplaced passion. Bottom line, take the badges off them and they aren't even great cars.
Lol that’s a good one John had a chuckle at the last line. Granted I’d still love it all the same, as it will still look the same and sound the same even without the badges. But I suppose if you only rev it out to 6k you miss the sound part anyway and then it’s just based on looks, which don’t benefit the drive so I see your point.
John, I'm sure you were joking but I've had three professional race car drivers, one of them a Rolex Series driver, drive my F355 Challenge at Daytona, Sebring, and Watkins Glen. All of them said the F355 was a very capable and well-balanced race car. Barry
I love my 2 Ferraris. I've loved Ferrari since I started watching F1 back in the 60s. But I definitely bought them out of passion for the brand, not because I think they are well built, reliable cars. For that I buy BMWs and Porsches. Look at an example. Everybody goes ooooh over the gated transmission. Then there are a kizillion pages of posts asking with oil to use in the trans to make it shift smoother because it's so notchie with this or that oil, or doesn't shift into 2nd when cold. And that's an attribute? Heck, my '49 Ford with column shift shifted smoother. But since it's a Ferrari trans, that on it's best days is way worse that a Mazda Miata, it's some how the bee's knees. When you get to my age and have been driving these cars for 35 years you just start to be honest. If they didn't say Ferrari on the hood most of us wouldn't own one. And besides, it's so boring around here any more some one has to stir the pot.
EYou know Elliot, about that 6k things. I kinda do the same thin in my Cayman S with PDK. Even in auto mode I fond myself pulling the upshift paddle manually before the car would normally shift when my foot is in in. I always shift early on the street because I like going through the gears more that ringing it out. For me the idea of a manual trans is rowing through the gears, 3 pedal or PDK.
LOL. A black horse on a yellow shield some how makes you overlook a whole lot. I just had to change a steering rack bushing on a car with 25k miles...lol sjd
So it looks like the yard stick yellow GTS on BAT was a no sale at $80,355. Funny thing is, I was watching the end of the auction. The $80,355 bid was placed at 4:33. Then there were bids that continued up to about $88k as people appeared to sneak in under the 2 minute rule until about 4:50. It kept going and I got bored watching. When I went back to check the bid, the auction was over and the bid had been rolled back to $80,355 and the other bits were taken down. Weird. All I can figure is that the first bid above $80,355 was past the 2 minute limit so the auction was declared over even though the bidding kept on.
Im having the same issues but if u clear the cache and/or using chrome the proper price is shown Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
And they followed it up with an f1 gts with sport seats - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-ferrari-355gts-f1/
Man, for a site geared toward enthusiasts I really don't get why BAT insists on listing all the superfluous details. Wow this car comes with a "200mph speedo" and a "mid-mounted 3.5-liter DOHC V8" along with "drilled metal pedal covers". How about telling me how old the tires are? Or the type of muffler it has? Gotta read through dozens of comments and sift through the 100 pictures just to try to find basic information.
YACC - Yet Another Challenge Car. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1997-ferrari-ferrari-f355-challenge/
Beautiful example and well restored although those seats are from a 360 challenge. Great that it has a street title. Unfortunately for the seller, as documented in the challenge records thread, this is not “the” one and only Robb Report car and simply had new stickers applied by the seller in 2019 to resemble that car. but Paul Newman drove a different yellow challenge car. “Graphics which are said to be removable have been added to replicate the Robb Report livery worn by an F355 driven in the Ferrari Challenge by Paul Newman in 1999.” So why even bother. It’s not that car. Why show the Paul Newman photo? It’s not that car. This car has a separate and successful history in its own right. So love the car and its own history. But would rather see a historically accurate livery. Feel free to review the serial numbers in the thread in the challenge section where this is easy to see during the North American Series. I’m sure the buyer will enjoy the car outside of that. Robb
I agree with Robb. This is a pretty clean 355 challenge example. Even has the non cross-drilled Brembo rotors . Calipers appear to be in excellent condition and they are usually rough. Ducting looks almost new and those are usually destroyed and expensive to replace. The H&R springs was a smart choice for street driveability. A plus in my opinion. The 360 challenge seats look off in the 355. Too big, bulky, and ugly . 348/355 challenge seats will set you back another $4-5k IF you can find them. The car also appears to have the U.S spec challenge front bumper (with side markers) and a Euro-spec rear bumper (without side markers) and wider license plate area, which is a plus imo. New owner should consider deleting the front side markers for a match. The engine bay pics don't show if this has a regular heat shield (with bypass cutout) or a challenge heat shield (without bypass cutout), but it appears to be black. Challenge ones are red. The suede steering wheel is also a plus. According to Robb, it is long discontinued and probably worth $500-1000. Nothing will devalue a car faster than an ugly steering wheel ... well.. maybe ugly seats. Perhaps this is the challenge car for @JAM1
