Mondials For Sale

One of the posts made hit the nail on the head to me when the person stated that there are different kind of buyers for these kinds of cars meaning some people can buy one that has been sitting for years and perform all the mechanical labor themselves while others don't have the time or just don't care to work on the cars and prefer to pay someone else to work on them. Others like me like to tinker and do detail stuff, I can do minor mechanical stuff but I know what my capabilities are and I'm not going to be tearing into a motor but most of the needs that this car had were things I could handle. I think the buyer got a really good deal.

 

I agree that it was an honest car judged too harshly. I would also say its an example of the problem with BAT, which is a site geared to flippers and collectors, not so much the enthusiast who drives and maintains their classic car. My guess is that the acceptance of the car was conditional on the seller setting a relatively low reserve. When I sold my vintage BMW (a rust-free 2002 with a rebuilt motor), I could get it accepted only by offering it at no reserve. The people who frequent the site know this, and that's why you saw them bidding in the minimum increments: $27,250, $27,500, etc. If the car was auctioned by a flipper, the reserve would be high so the seller and make a profit, and so people make bigger bids, rightly thinking that it makes no sense to bid incrementally if you're under the reserve. I saw the exact same pattern with this Ferrari that I saw with my BMW. The real enthusiasts who knew 2002's appreciated the fact that the rocker panels were solid enough that it could be supported by oem jack that pushed up on the lower rocker panel; the BAT crowd focused their criticism on the cracks in the dashboard from the Arizona sun. With this Mondial I liked the fact that it had an upgraded fusebox and was in excellent mechanical condition; the BAT crowd focused on the lack of AC and the paint.

 

That entire auction just made me sad. It looked like a decent car that had been maintained but had a few issues, like they ALL do. Its amazing to read some of the questions asked during these auctions by people who seem to know as much about Mondials as I do about the Martian rover. Learning is always a good thing, but there are people out there who just want to troll as well. The fact that there seemed to be a bit of rancor between the seller and the high bidder was also too bad. Everyone puts there car up for sale for their own reasons, but it would have been hard to let the car go for that kind of money. This helps to reinforce the "cheap Ferrari" reputation of these cars. The reserve must have been yanked at the end, or set too low for a reason known only by the person selling, as is certainly his perogative. I thought the seller who seemed honest to a fault, deserved better, both in cash and in treatment from the BAT peanut gallery. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this one back on BAT in a few months with a higher reserve.

 

Hello all,
Here my 3.2 coupe from 1988
Just follow the Link and contact me for any questions

https://www.tutti.ch/vi/51011938.htm

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1987 Ferrari 3.2 coupe on BAT - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-ferrari-mondial-3-2-coupe/

Seems a little controversy for this one, but still, could be nice.

GLWS to whoever owns it!

 

Wow! a slightly younger sibling to my 87 coupe. Very cool.

 

Looks a little rough...

 

If the seller of the above BAT car is a member here, please give me a PM. I’m interested and local to you. Thanks.

 

The BAT car above (1987 red/tan coupe) "was bid to $39,250" so I assume it didn't hit the reserve.

 

In the comments section the owner stated that his reserve was 45k. He also said he had a wholesaler offer him 40k before the auction.

 

Google is your friend. Search by his BaT name. You may find his email address/contact info. I did.

Better hurry though. He dropped another note on BaT that looks like he is selling to the wholesaler.

 

Thanks guys. I’ll try to get a hold of him.

 

I wonder if the wholesaler is one of our Houston-area Fchatters that owns a small dealership and has a fondness for Mondials? He has two other 3.2 Coupes in this color combo...

2cam

 

Been watching this for awhile, but I have no real way to park it in my garage. Would end up having to sell my QV anyways. Kind of wondering why it hasn't been picked up. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/624168582419965

 

Not me on this particular car.

I do have three Mondial 3.2 coupes right now. One will be coming to the market soon, and it's going to blow everyone's mind (low mileage, extremely rare and beautiful color combo, fully documented, multiple Cavallino award winner... ok, I'll stop teasing...)

 

With a price to match I am sure. This one is cheap. Needs some love but cheap.

 

Another 87 3.2 convertible on BAT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-ferrari-mondial-3-2-cabriolet-13/

Black/Tan, 27k miles, clean carfax, seems clean overall, currently at $41k, bidding ends in 2 days.

 

I saw that this morning, was trying to figure out why they bought metric rims for it.

 

LOL... I saw that too but thought it was a typo... I didn't read the details.

My guess is that it had some sort of after-market rims or maybe 348 rims and the owner/seller wanted to go back to OEM look but couldn't find OEM wheels for a 3.2. Just my guess.

James

 

The owner said that it did in fact come with aftermarket wheels so he got in touch with Coker tire and they recommended the metric wheels. I would of gone with superformance rims.

 

The metric rims may be an odd choice when other options are available. However, they are OEM correct for this car. 87s were built with either metric or 16 inchers. So it's not "wrong" to go that route. Just more expensive. Superformance rims are not OEM "style" for a 3.2 Mondial. If it were my car, I'd have searched for 16" OEM 3.2 rims and make things easier down the road for tire selection.

 

Nice! Did you pick up the ‘86 Grigio Coupe in Houston by chance?

2cam

 

For an 87, it has the clean convex spokes but $500 per tire sucks. I have only seen metric tires on the early chromadora wheels

 

Sold for $50,125.

 

I love Grigio don't think I have ever seen a Grigio 3.2 coupe.