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Greg Garrison customized 4 seat convertible

Discussion in '365 GT4 2+2/400/412' started by bitzman, Jan 29, 2013.

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  1. bitzman

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    I found a picture , rear 3/4 view of the Greg Garrison Ferrari four seater convertible and remembered that I never heard the complete story on that car.


    A 1984 I think One website, ConceptCars.com has a 2008 story by Daniel Vaughin lists it as
    Chassis Num: PROTO4120E0065201
    Engine Num: 18667
    Vin Num: ZFFYX31X0G0065201

    It was a large car, magenta, perfect condition, wire wheels, which he told me at a concours that he had designed by Scaglietti as the last car he did.

    This may have been the carbon fiber convertible I heard about earlier. The same website says it was created in 1984 though its VIN identifies it as a 1986 model.

    The website says the " passenger compartment is a tub consisting of fiberglass, carbon fiber and Kevlar, taking advantage of each material's performance characteristics and formattions such as honeycombs and sandwiches. "

    Oddly it the website says: ."The four-wheel independent suspension with coil springs and tubular shock absorbers are from a Mondial" but the car appeared to be more 400 sized.

    The website says " is a lightweight car that weighs just over 1400kg and is nearly 400 kg lighter than the 412 from which the drivetrain is borrowed. Power is from a V12 engine with Bosch Mechanical fuel injection system and dual overhead valves. It displaces 4943cc and produces 340 bhp. The gearbox is a five-speed manual. "

    Though it seems a far cry from the F40 the website claims "After this very advanced car was completed, it was used by the factory as a long-term endurance tester. The results of the study were used by Ferrari's engineers and designers to further examine and understand the efficacy and durability of composite materials and structures in road vehicles. Three years later, Ferrari introduced the F40 which featured a composite tub structure and soon after, the Ferrari 384 was introduced which also took advantage of composite materials in its structural design. "

    In 2007 it was brought to the Gooding & Company auction held in Pebble Beach, CA where it was estimated to sell for $50,000 - $60,000 but ended up selling at $110,000 including buyer's premium.

    My question is: i thought I saw a picture of a 400 convertible with a body more like the 400 so maybe if there were two convertibles made by Ferrari this was the second one? Also does anyone have an opinion on whether it sold for too much at Pebble Beach considering Ferrari wasn't releasing pictures of it beforehand as a show car, so it is more in the category of "factory mule." Did Garrison ever say what he paid for it? I think if he were alive when it was sold he would have thought it should go for much more...
     
  2. Argento839

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    One of the most hideous cars to wear a Ferrari badge...
     
  3. bitzman

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    One is the FIAT badge, I think that might have been a legal thing--it could be paid for out of a Fiat budget .
    The second one that is less modified from a 400 body, it has a down market rear end that looks like a much less expensive car. Pavesi is a firm that has been making custom bodywork for years, they did the Stutz Blackhawks and the Pantera targas. I think their main business though is truck bodies
     

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