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  1. Fre-rrari77

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    #51 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
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    #52 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
    As you can see from the pics, these are the ones from the website of the garage that was selling the car. I still need to make arrangements to get the car home and I will take many more pictures than.

    I'm also planning of documenting the journey of giving it back it's authentic identity in a YouTube channel called: Puro Dino
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    #53 Zenobie, Jun 26, 2025
    Congrats............solid price!
     
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    #54 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
    Thanks Zenobie! :D We'll have to meet up in Belgium somewhere once I have him back on the road -lol
     
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    #55 Portofino, Jun 26, 2025
    Congratulations looks well kept .
    From the pics it needs …..
    1- knurled thumb nuts on the air box ,minor correct detail.
    2- some foam placing around the radiator esp the top attached to the front hood . Quite important to aid cooling . Otherwise air escapes around instead of going through the fins .

    Not sure it came with those wheels being early a twin dizzy .
    Mid 76 I believe they went to single . They came with Chromadoras back then .

    edit missing firing order label on airbox and a label on the coolant tank - available @ Superperformance.
     
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    #56 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
    Thanks a lot, @Portofino — and please don’t hold back! - lol
    I’d really appreciate it if you all could point out anything and everything you spot that isn’t period-correct for chassis 08788. The goal is to bring this car back to its pure original Dino spec as faithfully as possible, so all feedback is welcome!

    So far, here’s what we’ve already identified as not correct for an early July 1974 twin distributor GT4:

    1. Wheels – The current 5-spoke style wheels are not correct for this chassis. It should have the Campagnolo/Cromodora 6.5J x 14" wheels with the Dino center caps.

    2. Front badge – Currently has a Ferrari nose badge embedded into the bodywork. The plan is to remove this (weld in fresh sheet metal) and restore the car to the oblong Dino badge layout.

    3. Rear script – A Ferrari script is present. This will be replaced by the correct Dino 308 GT4 script.

    4. Prancing horse on rear – these were not fitted until Technical Bulletin 266/8

    5. Steering wheel center – Currently fitted with a Ferrari horn button; needs to be swapped for a correct Dino button.

    6. Paint color – Originally Bianco Polo Park, now repainted in red (Rosso Corsa?). Plan is to return it to the original white.

    7. Interior – Appears to be original in material and layout, but has signs of age which is totally fine. But for some reason there are rivets in the door panels. These need to removed and the panels restored.

    8. Engine bay details – Many small items like clamps, nuts, and finishes are likely to need correction, and the knurled airbox nuts you mention are already going on the to-do list!
    The dream is to get this car Classiche-certified eventually (is that mad?), so we’re collecting as much detail and expertise as possible before making any irreversible decisions.
    Thanks again for your input — I truly welcome more!
     
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    #57 Portofino, Jun 26, 2025
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    Front badge
    If you remove the grill under the bumper ( easy screws ) and look up you might find the recess for the original Dino badge .A lot inc mine as it happens had then filled and a Ferrari badge . So you might not need a new front panel .


    I would gradually go down your list with the low fruit ( my pic stuff ) first . Run down those correct ones Michelin tyres before doing the wheel / tyre combo , Spend a yr driving it , getting to know it enjoying it now the “ hunt “ bit is over .
     
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    #58 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
    Yeah you're so right, the first milestone is to give the engine the service it needs and get it driving. That will be goosebumps all the way - lol

    When it comes to the nose badge: the person who did the nose badge on this car put more effort into it than Ferrari themselves did from May 1976 onwards. Ferrari just put the badge "on" the bodywork of the nose, the person who did this badge had it embedded into the bodywork! - lol
    So yeah, that'll be a bit harder to correct again, but will be worth it in the long run - :p
     
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    #60 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
    Hi @steved033

    Yeah, that is certainly in the planning!:D The white exterior with the blue interior (that's still original) will be gorgeous!
     
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    #61 Portofino, Jun 26, 2025
    Also the problem with colour changes …..like this to red is that they have lost the matt black colour around the rain gutters on the lids .Check out the engine pics of the Ops and mine post #57 .

    In effect it’s a two colour job to do it right the chosen ( was often re sale red back in the 80s ) and the fresh black matt for the lid gutters .
    Front lid gutters have lost the matt black too . The last paint job , however great has lost the matt rain gutters .

    As said don’t rush into a colour change , take your time and research + research + research before instructing the body shop .
     
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    #62 Portofino, Jun 26, 2025
    You may find these helpful in the research .
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    Matt black grill vents - a lot get repainted in body colour ^

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    Inside the filler cap ^ - again easily repainted in body colour ^


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    Gutter and crucially the height of where the black meets the body colour . + the light boxes ^ .

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    More gutter detail ^
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    That foam strip adhered to the underside of the front lid . + foam around the sides ^
    Also the spare wheel , it’s this way round and there’s a leather retaining strap ( out of sight ) ^

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    More gutter paint details ^

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    The boot retaining spring mount should be Matt black too .^

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    The fit of the carpet to the wheel wells and more black detail .

    Disclaimer - not saying mine is correct , just identifying details that need to be chased before a body restoration aiming for Classiche certification.

    We use ours for classic rallye s .



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    #63 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
    Thanks a million @Portofino !!! :D That's some really cool detailing to look out for.
     
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    #64 steved033, Jun 26, 2025
    Awesome! Enjoy it in good health!

    Mine's Avorio with Pelle Beige/Panno Marrone.
     
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    #65 Fre-rrari77, Jun 26, 2025
    To quote Jason Camissa; yours is smoked and mine isn't :p
     
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    #66 steved033, Jun 26, 2025
    His is Avorio too...
     
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    #67 LE06, Jun 26, 2025
    Congratulations on your new Dino!
     
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    #68 FrisianDino, Jun 26, 2025
    Nice Dino Frederic !!

    I think it stayed in The Netherlands from 2000 till 2016 and it was already red then with the 5 spoke wheels.
     
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    #69 francisn, Jun 26, 2025
    On the interface between body colour and black on the opening lids, the body colour should go to 6mm from the edge before going to black.
     
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    #70 dyerhaus, Jun 26, 2025
    Well done, well done!
     
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    #71 Fre-rrari77, Jun 27, 2025
    Ah that's cool to know! I knew it was owned by somebody in the Netherlands at one stage yeah, any other information is always welcome! ;P

    Will be interesting to trace it's history from Italy to Belgium.
     
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    #73 Fre-rrari77, Jun 28, 2025
    That is really cool information to have I'll certainly get in touch with them and start building the history of 08788 - thank you so much!!!
     
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    #74 Fre-rrari77, Jun 28, 2025
    And so this crazy story starts, I still can't believe this happening, live just seems so unreal at the moment.
    I'm meeting up with a friend of ours that is in to classic cars and he doesn't know yet about this crazy turn my life took - lol - I'm hoping he's going to be very excited and wants to give me a hand with getting the engine prepped for it's first big service to get him on the road again.



    For now, I hope you like the very badly edited short (really need to get my kids involved in this - lol) and share with all the petrol heads you know, like it and most importantly - SUBSCRIBE

    THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS
     
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