I Bought Back My First Ferrari

Would you be willing to share the name of your shop?

We're always on the lookout for high quality firms like this.

Thanks - DM

 

Will you have them remove the fiberglass tub off the chassis?


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? Are you talking about the left and right fiberglass floorboard?

 

Yes I was referring to the interior. I visited a shop in Toronto that was restoring a vetroresina gtb and they had completely stripped the car down to the bare chassis and I thought that was a very thorough approach although expensive. On my gt4 I was surprised how many panels were bare metal on the backside.


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My first Ferrari experience was in a car with a very similar color scheme, but it was a '76 GTB. The orthopedic surgeon down the street bought it new and had it parked in the driveway. I had nose pressed to the glass when he came out with the trash. He offered me a ride and I of course accepted. We went around the block. He told me that the worst thing about the car was that he had to be going 100mph to put it in 4th gear. I of course believed him.

I decided that day that I'd own one. It's in the garage, where it's been for 20 years.

 

GOD, i'd love to have #70377 returned to me!

she was my first ferrari and only one.

replaced her with a 2017graphite-blue porsche boxster 718.

fantastic car, i'm too old for it! too many notes!

 

#70377, do you confirm ?

 

# 70277. sorry

 

Congrats, Epic spec for a 308. Could easily be mistaken for a 90s car.


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I am very much looking forward to pics of the finished product (and maybe a video to hear the Tubi pipes!)

 

Interested to do so?

 

Correct Rosie, I was at the factory in Nov '83 and '84, and there were no shields. In '98, they were on all cars except those specifically ordered without them (as I would've done)

 

You have a very, very clean and nice car. My '78 GTB wasn't that clean when delivered new 43 years ago. Paint was pitted, cracked and had orange peel but that's how they were back then (pre '83 when painting was done off site, or so they said). I laugh and/or get pissed off when people tell me I must have had a cheap repaint done on it. But that's how it was delivered and that's how it will remain.

 

Just curious, are you keeping all of the big brake parts?

 

Great thread and even better story!! love the blue. I even love the gold wheels, and I’m really not a ‘gold wheel’ type of person…

well done and please keep posting your progress.

best.

Mark

 

Wouldn’t mind the list of performance parts if available to purchase

 

Yes, I would be interested in hearing more about the big brakes parts. Who’s are they?