Before many of the statements become a manufactured reality! Some ground facts should be considered. All endurance participants in GT class a derived from a production model made by a manufacturer. Thus built by that manufacturer, Kessler, Michelotto and other alike are tuners or in simple automotive language hot roder’s. Tuners take a manufactures car and modified them to meet series regulations and/or specs to uniform or fit a diverse field of different manufacturer cars and models to function within a box of ranges. Manufacturers road cars are modified by tuners / hot roders within a frame if regulations and series. In the case of Ferrari since its incursion into the endurance LeMans or GT Comp world starting with the 348GTC LM have been privateer teams some partialy assisted
Are you just attempting to stir the pot here? For the sake of it do you have any documentation or anything to back your opinion?
2618 for sale (loooooong time on the market) and now at RM Sotheby’s Car at Auto e Moto d’Epoca in Padova, Italy Same for 2480, long time on the market 2019 Gipi Motor (€650.000) 2020 Classic Racing Cars 2022 Veloce Cars
I ended up purchasing 18905 - one of eleven Michelotto group 4 cars built. An extensive restoration is in its immediate future and it’ll be returned to gruppo 4 specs as delivered from Padova for testing at Fiorano by René Arnoux in 1983.
Congrats, hope you are having Michelotto Automobili do the restoration. I have several projects with him currently and the quality is amazing.
For sale again sn 2440 The car that attended the Solo Michelotto 2019 event at Mugello. https://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/listing/2006/ferrari/f430--gtc/89231
Earlier than 1989, but a pretty relevant car is up for auction at RM - THE EX-CARLO FACETTI, ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING, 1975 FERRARI 308GTB BERLINETTA GPE IV - Chassis no. 18855. Not a Michelotto car but period built and lots of race history. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa23/paris/lots/r0047-1976-ferrari-308-gtb-vetroresina-group-4-by-scaglietti/1314176 Image Unavailable, Please Login
In The Netherlands is a 308 Group IV conversion for sale at €245.000 ex VAT. Export out of the EU: 0% VAT Webers, not a mechanical fuel injection system with Kugelfischer and throttle bodies.
December 2017: sn 2868 Ex Taisan car for sale: http://www.markdonaldson.com/car/2013-ferrari-458-gte 550.000 GBP incl all spares Pierre Ehret bought it. Restored by Michelotto Engineering. December 2022: https://www.dkeng.co.uk/ferrari-sales/1729/blue_chip_competition_cars/ferrari_458_gte.html Unkown asking price
Foitek 308 group iv (F106AB20905) with Michelotto engine and period race history and owned by Pozzi CEO coming up: https://www.classicdriver.com/de/car/ferrari/308/1980/951939 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
in China is a 2016 488GT3 Evo 2020 for sale at €430.000 sn 4226 in France an ex SMP Racing 458GT3 sn 3428
20905 (auction link above) in car video while the car was running a Tour Auto event. What a soundtrack:
430GTC sn 2624 ex AF Corse is for sale in Belgium Location of the car: Germany POA car was for sale in 2018 on classic driver. Image Unavailable, Please Login