Ferrari Mailing List: Re: A reason for a 328

[philville (philville]

I missed the first portion of this mail, Britts commentary on the 328 and parts 
availabity, 
Parts like lenses are becoming very difficult to find....any one happen to have 
a LF lens for an 86 328 GTS?.

Thanks, Phil
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---- Mike Fleischer <themightytoe [at] gmail.com> wrote: 
> Ah but here is the thing...
> 
> If you truly loved her, you wouldn't care if she wasn't all original...  
> You'd be keeping her forever so what does it matter if some bits make 
> her lose "resale" value when you won't be selling her?
> 
> It sounds like keeping it all original is a great idea for holding the 
> car's value, but clearly there is a lack of commitment in doing that :)
> 
> If I were to have a 328...  (can't do it though, too many hours watching 
> Magnum PI as a kid prevent me from not hearing the show's theme song 
> every time I see a 308 or 328...)  Tubi exhaust (or similar), better 
> tires, better brake pads, and god anything to make the car actually go a 
> bit faster :)  I have said this before and I will say it again...  Very 
> little good came from the 1980's (OK the 2nd Star Wars movie was 
> decent)...    Emissions control went in in the mid 70's and was in full 
> effect by 1980...  Making most all cars suck.  This may be why most cars 
> that predate about 1975 are worth so much more than what comes 
> later...   Of course I was just a lil tyke back then, but I definitely 
> recall my parent's 76 Stingray, and 79 Trans AM as being nothing close 
> to the 71 Nova my Dad used to have... 
> 
> BR,
> Mike
> 
> 
> Britt2Asa [at] aol.com wrote:
> > Personally I don't understand why you would want to modify a 328 at 
> > all. Changing it changes the car and it is no longer a 328. If you 
> > want something faster or more reliable than buy a different car, or 
> > build a kit car. I want my cars in period. At the local FOC meeting at 
> > a local pub here in Telford Thursday one guy brought his Daytona. Lots 
> > of cars are faster and nicer to drive than a Daytona but to him its 
> > the car he wanted (he has owned it since 1983).
> >  
> > In terms of parts always being available for 328's they aren't over 
> > here. Try to get a front fog lamp. Or a fuse box. Or almost any body 
> > panel (maybe you can get used bits from scap cars but insurance 
> > companies over here wont fit used parts to insurance repairs so you 
> > can't get them)
> >  
> > In 2001 almost everything was available. For my 400i in 2004 
> > everything was available until I stripped the marenello warehouse of 
> > the last factory bits for use on my car! Parts are disappearing for 
> > 328s. Need an ECU? Forget it,. Of course you may be able to use modern 
> > bits and re-engineer things but then the car isn't original. Then it 
> > isn't a Ferrari, its a kit car. Over here in the UK non original parts 
> > would DESTROY the resale value of the car. I wouldn't buy anything 
> > that wasn't 100% as it left the factory. Not everybody feels this way 
> > of course but I bet more people do than would admit....or maybe it an 
> > American thing to modify so much....
> >  
> > Lastly on 328 values, a really really nice 88-89 328GTS here will 
> > fetch about 35k so close to the 45-50k mark of Phils car. If I could 
> > move back to the states tomorrow and the car was a very very good car 
> > I would pay 50k no problem. For the right car who wants to mess around 
> > for a few thousand?
> >  
> > Regards
> >  
> >  
> > BR in the UK
> > 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
> > 1980 400i (RHD 74,000 miles)
> > Searching for the right 512TR
> > 1985 Bertone X1/9
> > 2003 BMW 530d
> > 1991 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
> > 1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
> > 2010 BMW 320d
> >  
> > In a message dated 04/06/2010 16:24:17 GMT Daylight Time, 
> > fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >     On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Fortune Motors
> >     <wade [at] fortunemotors.com <mailto:wade [at] fortunemotors.com>> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >         I currently have an 89 328 in my shop doing performance
> >         upgrades to it.
> >
> >         Electromotive Tec GT system, and am rebuilding the fuel system
> >         on the car,
> >         changing everything over to a larger throttle body with
> >         electronic fuel
> >         injection. After all is done we estimate to increase HP by 25%
> >         It does away with the garbage mechanical fuel injection system
> >         also going to
> >         direct fire ignition. Much more reliable and cheaper to
> >         maintain overall.
> >
> >
> >         Wade
> >
> >
> >     These are cool and "kosher" upgrades that should be done on all
> >     older fuel injected Ferraris.
> >
> >     FG
> >
> >
> >
> >
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