Walt....do you know this car? The price seems a bit steep given the current market and the condition of the car. It is just about my dream car though.....if it comes down...just might.... http://www.f40.com/inventorymanager.php?action=view&Id=85020
Depends on who did the restoration work. These cars can cost some $$ to restore. Price seems high to me as well but I am out of the market for a while.
Unrestored, at least not recently, with rust bubbles in spots. Just finished an appearance on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___1962-3500-GTI-Rare-Coupe_W0QQitemZ130265424655QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130265424655&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245
This 3500 is a GTI that has been converted to Webers. Although some may view this as a plus I would think that for this kind of money you could find a restored original example. Also, it retains the GTI cam cover with ugly block off plate and after market air cleaners. I thought the Ebay price was correct.
Interesting this came up... I was watching a special about this F40 dealer from CT on one of ComCasts HD channels Sunday evening... I believe the show was call Chasing Classic Cars... Anyway, the dealers owner found a red 3500 in California, brought it back to CT and ended up selling it for about $80K or so.. It was unrestored, but had been brought back to life by the dealer... Seemed like a nice enough fellow... I believe his name was Wayne Carrini, but don't quote me on that... I did enjoy the 3 half hour segments I watched... BTW... He also discovered a Ferrari Daytona Spyder (in an unusual color) that was once owned by Herb Chambers (huge auto dealer in the Northeast)... Chambers repurchased the car out of Denver and it is or was being restored... This to was a good episode... Mike D.
A friend checked out this 3500GTi for me when it was owned by the prior owner in Virginia. This was only a few months ago. Calling this car "restored" is a stretch. The prior owner seldom drove it therefore count on having to debug the car. The cosmetics were just "so - so". I left with the feeling that this was the type of car that was being maintained on a budget ... in other words, "fix it the cheapest way possible". I like the color combination, although it is not original to this car. Ivan
Italiafan why would you stay away from this dealer? It looks like a pretty accurate description based on thecarnuts friends take on the car, after all the car was represented as being restored in 1991. Being a dealer in Az. I always wonder how negative responses result from descriptions of cars.
Price, title, comments about being maintained on a budget. Nothing very striking really. Perhaps I shouldn't have been so strong in my statement about the dealer, just not the right car for me... I meant no offense.
here it comes what I have: AM101.2476 Nov. 1962, grey/red, Touring-no. 12478, 5-speed, wire-wheels New to Carlo Bonazzi Verona/I 1986 with Kurt Schneider Newton.CT./USA 1991 restored and repainted d.-blue/red 1993 sold to owner who offered it for sale via F40 MOTOR SPORTS Portland.CT./USA in Nov. 2008 on Ebay. Non original 4-pipe exhaust fitted, converted to carbs, non-original carb-filter. Ciao! Walter
To be clear, I was involved with this car before the dealer bought it. I have no idea what improvements the dealer may have made since I had the car inspected.
Based upon his show and the Maserati he flipped from a find in the desert.....basically started the car, cleaned i tup and turned a huge profit. I get the same "feeling".....
F40 Dealer not a bad dealer, been around a long time, and if ur intrested in car and would like someone to check it out and take detailed pics of car let me know i am not far from them, i live in CT
Italiafan, FWIW...a friend of mine purchased a BMW 850 from this dealership. He said that the person he dealt with was a pretty nice guy and that he would definitely purchase another car from him. I would take LilPhil's offer to go check the car and take more detailed pictures and if you do pull the trigger don't forget to get a PPI. Just restating what you probably already know. Good Luck!! Bill
I have no horse in this race, but what exactly is wrong with the dealer's actions? He found the car, bought it right (willing seller and buyer) taking the risk that it might "start" as easily as it did, and sold it with full disclosre that it needed to be restored to a dealer in Belgium who will likely restore it (to some degree) and sell it onward. What did the CT dealer wrong?? Am I missing something?
Nothing wrong. Just don't want to be the guy that pays all the mark up. It's cool, I'm not ragging on him. My wife would kill me if I bought another car right now, the 550 ink on title barely dry. Love the 3500 though, will be a great collector's car after the economic downturn turns around again...
