My sentiment exactly... I love Verde Germoglio, but not at the almost $100K up-charge.
So get the red one and do a bare metal repaint in lime green. I can't imagine you'd come anywhere near the difference in price on the paint job.
Really like the green one. Clean early example, even has the plastic flat inside door release handles. Never seen this on a euro version before. The red one could probably never be smogged here in Cali with the mods made and lack of air pumps, etc.
This GT4 was in Berlin previously, very nice example. If you think the price is a bit high, you'd be surprised to hear that another two 308 GT4 sold already for 90K/$116K each in the last months here. Both were very well restored and very original. One of the 308 GT4s which have been sold: http://www.mariobernardi.de/mario-bernardi/english/cars-sold/ferrari/1980-308-gt4-detail/index.htm Dino 308 GT4 prices rising are probably influenced by the premium prices Dino 206 and 246 GT fetch nowadays so collectors and classic dealers have rediscovered the Dino 308 GT4 as part of the rare family of (originally) non Ferrari branded cars. I've searched the last 6 months in the european market for an original kept 308 GT4 Series 1 as a good starting point for a restoration and it was not that easy to find anything acceptable. Anything below 30K was not really worth looking at from my experience (i have even been offered a "top" car for 30K, which had moldy carpets and an engine compartment which looked like it newer ever has been cleaned out). For a nice and original european 308 GT4 you probably need to spend 50-75K now. This will get interesting, i think the times where the 308 GT4 was under the radar are kind of over ;-)
I'm a bit surprised to hear that, but not in disbelief. I agree with you that I think their time is coming albeit slowly. Not sure how much the 246 pricing us affecting all of it. I think the styling is certainly becoming more appealing and its not looking like a dog anymore, not that I think it ever did. Unlike some other models the GT4 really shines in some colours and fades in others. Odd colours and darker ones really make them pop. Red imo is not the best colour to really appreciate its lines. Also most of the GT4 people see are run down and it shows badly when they are. But when a car that has been gone over like the lime green one is shown, WOW what a great looking car. I kinda wish the GT4 had its own section here, it may be a 308 but its not a "308".
I also like the US rear valance. This US rear in Azzurro Met,( 106.A.32 Salchi ) was recently up for sale and priced in the mid twentys and I believe sold promptly...with the priceless original trunk carpets included. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes, that is #10764 and I recently picked up the car and drove it 575 miles home to Charlotte, NC. I actually bought this car after missing out on the gold car with the blown engine (#10220) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
This car has sold. I was interested in it, but couldn't get the seller to talk to me about it. This seems not to be an uncommon experience on BaT.
I just missed the car at Bernardi's a few months ago. I believe they're still showing it as for sale on their web site.
Congrats! You closed before Phil went to OZ, nicely done. The color combination is amazing and it has some terrific documentation and all the bits. Enjoy it in good health. SOLD! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Common courtesy seems to be a diminishing commodity. How difficult is it to send a simple email thanking someone for his interest and briefly explaining the situation?
Good day Jack, Totally agree... I routinely get e-mails personally and for business and it seems that very few respond appropriately. Perhaps it is a failing on my part, but I treat e-mail communication that same as if I would be speaking with someone in front of me... Indeed, common courtesy is not very "common" these days. Cheers, Sam
a 246 sold for 427,000 at Monterey.... they are cuter cars handle good but if they are a better car than the GT4 is debatable. maybe we will see al the GT4 shipped to EU countries much like the flight to japan in the last bubble!
Perhaps we need to rebrand these cars? Like Fave mentions these cars have 308 engines but they are not 308's, in fact some have 2 liter engines. Perhaps we should drop the 308 thing and go with DinoGT4? Perhaps we can capture some of the Dino cache and maintain the idenity of our unique Bertone 4 seat design. So does "DinoGT4" work or "il gobbo Dino" the "hunchback Dino"? Any thoughts from brand building experts? Lets make it official?
I think now that the other Dino's are getting top dollar we can all stop saying "yes it is a Ferrari, look at the engine what's that say?" And like our other Dino brethren call it what it is a Dino GT4. Maybe start taking all the Ferrari emblems off the cars as well?
+3 and start our own board called... "dinochat"... jk! Regarding branding the dino 308 GT4 / 208 GT4... How about din08 (pronounce Deen-Oh-eight)?
I always say "my Dino GT4" because it's not a 308, it's a 208 in my case. And no one knows what that is haha!
I see no reason to refer to my car as anything other than a Ferrari GT4. Or a Ferrari 308 GT4. Or a Dino. Or a Dino GT4. Or a Dino by Ferrari. Or or or... these cars are a nomenclature confusion, but I don't really care. It makes it more interesting and amusing to confuse the unknowing. I find it funny that at one point, people would go out of their way to put extraneous Ferrari badges on the cars, and now we occasionally speak of removing the horsies on the wheels and putting on early style Dino glitz! While the plethora of names makes little sense and adds some confusion, the car really speaks for itself via the clean lines, wonderous sound, and the par excellence driving experience. Jonathan Denver, CO
