Mystery 308 QV bought at auction

Run a Carfax. It will show what cities it was registered in and you can call the local dealer or mechanics with the VIN to see if they ever worked on the car.

 

how about some more info that would help,vin#,where the cars was,year made

 

Here is the Carfax report for you. I hope it helps you. Jeff

10/24/1984 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Elmhurst, IL
Title #B6501606 Title issued or updated
First owner reported
Loan or lien reported

09/30/1992 Illinois
Inspection Station
Downers Grove, IL Passed emissions inspection

10/05/1993 Illinois
Inspection Station
Downers Grove, IL Passed emissions inspection

09/27/1994 Illinois
Inspection Station
Downers Grove, IL Passed emissions inspection

02/15/1996 Illinois
Inspection Station
Downers Grove, IL Passed emissions inspection

08/12/1998 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Bloomingdale, IL
Title #T8224147015 Title issued or updated

10/28/1998 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Chicago, IL
Title #T8301259007 Title issued or updated

10/20/1999 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Arlington Heights, IL
Title #T9293296016 Title issued or updated

09/12/2000 Illinois
Inspection Station
Palatine, IL Passed emissions inspection

06/19/2001 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Palatine, IL
Title #T1170868032 Title issued or updated
Correction to record
Exempt from odometer reporting

08/28/2001 Illinois
Inspection Station
Palatine, IL Failed emissions inspection

09/05/2001 Illinois
Inspection Station
Palatine, IL Failed emissions inspection

09/13/2005 Online Listing Vehicle offered for sale

04/10/2006 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Spring Grove, IL
Title #X6100671059 Title issued or updated
New owner reported
Loan or lien reported
Exempt from odometer reporting

04/18/2006 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Spring Grove, IL
Title #X6108853099 Title issued or updated
Loan or lien reported

05/04/2006 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Spring Grove, IL
Title #X6124853058 Title issued or updated
Loan or lien reported
Exempt from odometer reporting

09/09/2008 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept. TOTAL LOSS VEHICLE
Title or registration issued
to insurance company

09/10/2008 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Elgin, IL
Title #X8254694159 SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
Loan or lien reported
Exempt from odometer reporting

 

What did that car over the block for? It would have to be super cheap to overcome the salvage title and the misc work stil necessary to make it driveable.

 

Could it have been a flood damaged car. It looks to good for a salvage car. The rear damage doesn't look that bad unless the suspension and transaxle are damaged. Looks like a good rebuild for someone.

 

Post in the IL regional section to see if anyone in the Spring Grove area was familiar with the car or previous owner.

 

I just went on wades site to see if this car was on it and it was,the car was first sold in calif,heres the site www.308qvregister.com


1983 Ferrari 308 GTS

Chassis # 46867 US Model

Nero Daytona with Nero

Production date : July 1983


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04/84 Purchased by Alan Rocca of Lombard Il. from La Jolla Ferrari in Ca.

07/99 Offered for saly by Continental Motors of Hindsdale Il. with 19,000 miles

09/99 Sold to Richard Tuttle with current mileage of 26,600

but it not the same color,so was it painted b4 or what? And how true is car fax?

 

I have a friend who owns a car lot. He runs carfax for me occassionally. I never get detail like this. I just ran one on a 308 and it came back with 2 entries. I thought in recent years all states reported during inspections and registrations.....

 

Carfax sucks and it is only as good as the reporting that they get, I have seen at least 3 cars I know were total losses and they had clean carfaxes. Then a car like this that looks just fine other than a little damage to the rear and it is a total loss? WTF unreal.. even if it has drivetrain damage I can see that being a total loss you blow up your motor the insurance company doesnt total the car.

And many states do not have yearly inspections so some cars will never have that much info.

 

Carfax is a guide line at best, and is full of short comings. I have posted here before the discrepencys of Carfax. Let me list some again just for information. We see vehicles frequently in our service facitlies for pre purchase inspections that look very good from the street but upon detailed inspections they have had severe crash damage and repaired. You might wonder how this can happen, and not be listed thru carfax.

Carfax only reports what is reported to them. If for expample you own a car and have an accident that requires repair, and if your insurance company repairs the damage THEY ARE NOT under any obligation to report collision history to Carfax dispite what carfax advertises. Carfax has no legal or official tie with insurance companties, state motor vehicle departments what so ever. As a matter of fact some states have a privacy law that forbids carfax from obtaining official records from these states.

A good share of their information comes from dealers and license agencies,that report some service history,title and transfers. They usually cut a deal with Carfax to get a reduced rate on carfax reports by selling carfax this information. Basicly the dealer or license agency is selling your personal information to an internet sorce. The information that carfax has obtained is not necessarily accurate official or complete by any means. Do not take their report as the last word.

There is no 100% perfect solution for finding the real story about a used car. There are some states now that require insurnace companies to list and report salvage, flood damage and bio-hazard cars, either with a branded title or a salavage certificate. Use carfax as a start point only, like computers garbage in garbage out, its only as good as the information they get. There is no substitution for a hands on physical inspection of a potental purchase by a reputable service facility that deal or truly knows the vehicle you are interested in.

Howard tr0768
1981 308gtsi
Maserati spyder

 

Carfax can't tell you if you're looking at a good car, or a pile of junk. However, it would be foolish not to check it even when looking at a great car. If there is a problem, such as odometer discrepancy, or even a simple error, you might not know until you try to sell to the next guy.

 

first sold in Calif,now comes back home,thats great,is it black becuase it looks blue in the pic's,

 

Any way you look at it, you have probably saved another 308 from an ugly demise. Well done! I have bought two cars in the last 6 months - just because they needed to be saved; '62 Triumph TR3 and a '61 M-B 180b. Some day they'll go to another good home...