Ferrari Mailing List: Re: A reason for a 328

[Brian Keegan (bks281]

There are many parts for the 328/TR era cars that are NLA. The list grows every month it seems.

Phil, you need to specify which lens (the thin upper lens with three sections) or the lower fog/driving lamp. Also US & Euro lenses are different. Repro lenses for either 

have been reproduced.

Briann

> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 20:56:13 -0500
> From: philville [at] dejazzd.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] A reason for a 328
> CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> To: bks281 [at] hotmail.com
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> 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?.
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> 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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