Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Lets start a FERRARI thread....'75 308 GT4

[cdatte (cdatte]

I bought an 89 mondial - t and that seems to be a pretty good one for 
the price. It was long enough I could fit in it and it was a 2+2.
I spent a bunch of time looking and reading and talking to people, 
for the $'s it's probably the best deal for V8's.
My budget was to stay under 40k.
It has 4 seats and kids can fit.
If you go this route, you'd want an 86-88 and it's called a 3.2.  89 
and up it's up in the 40k's - 50k's

TR's - 1984-1986 are really good deals if you want a 12cyl.  I found 
them in the mid 40k's.

You should have a look at these books
http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-Ferrari-1947-2003-Covello/dp/0873494970/sr=1-27/qid=1167929626/ref=sr_1_27/102-6664895-8946544?ie=UTF8&s=books
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Ferrari-Restoration-1974-1994-Mondial/dp/1870979788/sr=1-30/qid=1167929626/ref=sr_1_30/102-6664895-8946544?ie=UTF8&s=books

look at these reviews
http://www.ferrarilife.com/classified/guides.php
http://www.ferrarilife.com/forums/
http://www.ferrariclubofamerica.org/FuseTalk/categories.cfm?catid=3

NOTE: The 308's/328's are surprisingly small, if your anywhere close 
to 6' it'll be a squeeze.
Steering wheel is very low and can only be adjusted in/out, not up/down

in the early 308's(carburated) electrical systems are problematic. It 
got better when they switched over to the fuel injection.

The cost of getting the engine in/out has a lot to do with which 
model to pick also as the backend's have different designs as you go 
from the mid 70's vintage to the late 80's vintage.  In the late 80's 
they have a backend section and the whole engine/trans etc. drops out 
with the frame.


At 05:10 PM 1/3/2007, jim wrote:
> How about an actual FERRARI thread???
>
>
>
> I've been given the green light by my lovely Wife to investigate a good
> looking but not yet PPI'd '75 308 GT4 that looks interesting to me.  It
> could be my 1st Ferrari, unless Jenkins will sell me his 328 for $25K then
> it will be that one. :-)  What I am interested in is feedback from the list
> on this particular model.
>
> Would this make a good 1st Ferrari if it checked out?
>
> How is the parts availability?
>
> Is it relatively easy to work on for the DIY'er? (My list memory says yes it
> is, but I'll be searching the archives if they're still up)
>
> I could ask a thousand questions, so let's start with comments from the
> F-List gallery..
>
>
>
> Why am I looking at this car you ask?   Well, for one, the price is right
> (sub 20K).  Two, I like the style. Three, its my favorite Ferrari color!
>
> Why not a newer 308 or even a 328 you ask?  Well, with 2 young kids and a
> lovely Wife who doesn't really understand my need for a F-car, plus saving
> like crazy so we can retire before we go back into diapers, I'd better not
> spend that much now.
>
>
>
> Thoughts, suggestions, comments?
>
> TIA,
>
>
>
> JIM
>
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