Am I nuts, or just a compulsive car restorer?

[tourettes tony]

I am following this TT

[bandit]

Love it Darren, no doubting it will be to your usual high std, when its done.

[lukebrynycz]

Wow! Looking forward to seeing this one done.

[Darren C]

Just when I thought I was the only one that could make a silk purse out of a sow's ear I saw this....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-FERR ... 4d087c5307

[mec]

Christ !

[Darren C]

For now Mec, I'm just saving for a rusty, chipped and tatty Keyring

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FERRARI-KEY-RIN ... bf&vxp=mtr

[mec]

hells bells these prices are ridiculous, i take it you know people who know people so you can get your bits a bit cheaper

[Darren C]

Exactly Mike,

Once you attach the word "Ferrari" to the part it quadruples in price, then add the word "classic" and it's times by 10
This makes me very mad as the engineering is very crude, yet the mystique makes the price ridiculous.

But like most classic cars you can cross reference stuff, which although is a long frustrating way of buying parts for your car it does save money. Last week I saw a rusty long past it rear brake caliper on US ebay for £1399.00 it looked so bad I doubt it could be refurbished. However it did show the Dunlop-Girling code. This cross referenced to a Jaguar MkII 420 1963 with larger piston. You can buy them brand new from a Jag specialist for £300. That's £1000 less than a rusty good for nothing piece of junk on ebay.

But unfortunately it's not that easy to trace everything and the stuff that's just specific to the Ferrari (body & trim items) are the most costly. To the point where it's cheaper to manufacture them yourself than buy an original. eg the secondhand front grill for £12,000. I reckon you could make a good new one for less than £1000.

[Darren C]

This is simply the most stupid price I have ever seen.......£2000.00 for an EMPTY CARDBOARD BOX that the tool kit was packed in on route to a dealership, with ferrari printed on it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Origi ... 7488469796

[mec]

really come on !