Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 308GT4, was something...

[francis newman (francis]

I'm very late to the party. Just catching up on some reading as I've been too 
busy to keep up with things.

Rather an apt discussion as I'm in the process, after all these years, of 
buying my first Ferrari - a blue 79 308GT4 (Euro of course - being over here). 

Having read what everyone has said, one of the reasons I have gone for this car 
is precisely because it DOES have carbs. I don't want a daily driver. I want 
something old school with a great sound that I can occasionally really enjoy. 
If I want something trouble free that still goes like stink, but in fact is 
pretty boring, I get in my 2.8L V6 Turbo GM Vectra thingy!

I have always loved the Bertone shape, even more so now, and I love it in blue 
so as long as it all goes through, week after next if all goes according to 
plan, I'll be a very happy bunny :-)

I'm no mechanic so probably won't be doing much taking things apart in the 
engine compartment, but I'm looking forward to giving the car a bit of TLC. It 
needs a bit of professional work done on the body, but nothing too scary or (I 
hope) expensive.

I think I've got a good deal, and certainly over here these cars are going up 
in value at a good rate.

Anyway, I'm now 64 and if I don't do it now I never will. And with interest 
rates as they are I might as well put some of my pension money into something 
that I don't think is going to go down in value, and enjoy it a bit more than 
having it sit in a bank account earning not very much.

Francis


On 7 Feb 2014, at 14:43, Clyde Romero wrote:

> Clyde says
> If you like carbs great
> And I don't hate your car
> The reason carbs went away is because of fires, emissions, and starting 
> problems just to name a few
> As for styling if you like it buy it
> It wasn't a big hit so Ferrari dropped it
> Most people want a car any car they put a key it in an go 
> If everyone liked carbs we would still be watching black and whit TV and 
> flying airliners with round engines!
> That's what Clyde says!
> 
> Clyde Romero
> 
> In Victory you deserve Champagne
> In Defeat You Need It!
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> On Feb 7, 2014, at 9:12 AM, "Doug & Terri" <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
> 
>> Nice description FG.  Well done.  I hope you sent cLYdE a personalised  and 
>> signed copy.  Ah ah ah
>>  
>> Only problem I find now with our 308 GTS which is in the restoration process 
>> are parts are Ferrari 288 GTO expensive and one would do better looking for 
>> replacement rubber parts in a convent in France than we can any place else.  
>> Drat
>>  
>> Onward
>> DOUG
>> 
>>  
>> From: Fellippe Galletta [mailto:fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com] 
>> Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 2:58 AM
>> To: DOUG
>> Cc: The FerrariList
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308GT4, was something...
>>  
>> I agree that the 308 GT/4 has gotten better with age and is a very cool car. 
>> While it is very, very similar to a 308 GTB, there are enough differences to 
>> make it special in its own way.
>>  
>> It's basically what a 308 would look like if Lamborghini created it....just 
>> look at the Urracco, and the taillights of the Jalpa.
>>  
>> A '73 series I, standard ("euro") spec would be my pick, modded with 16" QV 
>> wheels and modern rubber. I'd also prefer it if it had Dino badges as 
>> opposed to Ferrari. Don't believe you see too many of those around. 
>>  
>> This car would be more interesting to me than just about all other 308s 
>> except the carbureted euro GTBs, and maybe even the GTS as well. GTBi/GTSi, 
>> and any 308 with US bumpers is too much for me to handle. 
>>  
>> Some of the GT4s have the same problem of course. 
>>  
>> Carburetors and cars old enough not to need catalytic converters.....life is 
>> good. :)
>>  
>> FG
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Rick Lindsay <richardolindsay [at] 
>> gmail.com> wrote:
>> Since we're sharing opinions, I'll toss mine in: I think the 308GT4 is 
>> absolutely beautiful. Yes, Bertone's designs are more space-age angular than 
>> Pininfarina's curves, but no less visionary. What I can claim is that I feel 
>> no natural attraction to most Zigato designs, and some I find to be 
>> butt-ugly!
>>  
>> clYde finds anything with a carburetor to be a firey death trap. That may 
>> play a role in his dislike ofvthe GT4. He hates my 308GTB for that very 
>> reason. But there is nothing on Earth that sounds better than a bank of 
>> Webers.  And I have to admit that my all time favorite auto-music comes from 
>> the six dual choke Webers on a first generation Countach. My 308GTB comes in 
>> second. And I bet Rob's GT4 ties with it for that position.
>>  
>> You know what opinions are like, and mine is no different. Such is life.
>>  
>> -rick
>> 
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