Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Dangermouse » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:19 pm

1965 330 GT?
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Darren C » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:42 pm

330 GT 2+2 Series I built 1964, sold Jan 65!

Came across this today on fleabay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FULLY-LOADED- ... 4d07e7d728

Books sell individually for several hundred quid, so thats about £8,000.00 for a paper tag :shock:

Shell is now sitting on a new chassis with wheels!
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Dangermouse » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:09 pm

Damn, I'm good :)

What do I win???
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Darren C » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:11 pm

Dangermouse wrote:Damn, I'm good :)

What do I win???



A ride in it when its done. :thumbsup:
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Admin-bloke » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:21 pm

Darren C wrote:330 GT 2+2 Series I built 1964, sold Jan 65!

Came across this today on fleabay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FULLY-LOADED- ... 4d07e7d728

Books sell individually for several hundred quid, so thats about £8,000.00 for a paper tag :shock:

Shell is now sitting on a new chassis with wheels!


Chuff. ...

Just got over this how much this piece of paper costs........

Don't tell me you bought 2 !
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Darren C » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:37 pm

:lol:

No, not paper labels just yet. I'm Saving for an engine Nick....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FERRARI- ... 500wt_1182

At $175,000 USD it will still probably need a £125,000 GBP rebuild. :shock:
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Dangermouse » Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:23 pm

Fcuk me !!

$175k for an engine with god knows what wrong with it !!!! You would be a brave man to buy that.
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby bozzzydmc » Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:29 pm

Am I nuts ..



Yes you are and I wish I was too ;)
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Dangermouse » Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:59 pm

Here's one we prepared earlier


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From a car show here at the weekend.
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Re: Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

Postby Darren C » Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:19 pm

Thats just plain internet motoring Porn, Dermot. :lol:

Your shot was the "after".......here's my "before" :shock:

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One of the reasons I went for a 330GT is that it has the SAME Chassis, engine, suspension, brakes etc as a 250GTO :D
But in a more practical 2+2 Pinninfarina dress. Enzo himself had a 330GT as his private and preferred Ferrari.

Problem is since 250 GTO's now fetch over £30 Million, more and more 330GT's are getting broken (parted out) for spares or Donors for 250GTO recreations (250GTO re-body) as a consequence the price of parts far, far outweighs what a car is worth as a whole. For example you could buy a 330 and sell JUST the engine alone for more than the car cost you, and the Chassis too is worth nearly the same as a complete car. Purists are holding onto 330's and businesses are simply breaking them :(
Soon there won't be many left and that's when a £200K car becomes a £3Million car. ;) They only made 43 RHD cars and half have already been broken for spares.
Certain Ferrari's like "Motorshow" cars are Uber rare, and fetch much more money.
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Like maybe a certain white RHD car that is being restored at the moment. :shock:
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