The really sad part was that the 348 came after the 328, which in my opinion was one of the best 3 series ever made, it had a decent amount of torque, great PINN styling and GM type air conditioning which the 308 lacked. In victory you deserve Champagne In defeat you need it!
Scars are Tattoos with better stories !
Clyde Romero 678 6419932
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Sent from my iPad The 348 was in fact the car that almost bankrupt Ferrari. Ask around. Dealers were dying with this car and it has the lowest resale of any of the 3 series. It had the most service bulletins of any Ferrari bar none! They caught fire and had numerous other major faults. The quality control was basically non existent and with the new motor placement it compounded all the another issues. It was a true shit box ! In victory you deserve Champagne In defeat you need it!
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I"m reading Mauro Forghieri's book on his years at
Ferrari. Very very interesting for the technical side of racing and the lack of
money of the early years and through the 60s.
No gossip here. Not the Bernie Ecclestone's book.
Far from "Hey I just made tea" (A MUST FOR ANY F1 FAN).
I have learned to respect Enzo Ferrari even more by
reading this book. EVERYTHING he did was for his racing cars. NOTHING ELSE. Even
in the early years, other teams came and went even if they were able to beat
Ferrari with innovations, but left because money was scarced. Enzo kept
going.
Near the end of Forghieri's years at Ferrari
is also the period where Enzo was ill, not in great shape to command. Sharks
were all around trying to get ahead seeing Enzo was not as in control as he used
to be. You can tell Forghieri is frustrated. Suddenly the writing takes a
different direction. The suits from FIAT took over.
Then on page 232, Forghieri writes: "The 408/4RM
was unveiled at the 1987 Detroit Motor Show and generated a great deat of
interest. But when the project was finished I clashed with Maranello's director
of production who was cold towards the car, saying it embodied too much advanced
technology for Ferrari. The 348 sports coupé was introduced right after that, a
"Ferrari" built in line to FIAT traditions suitable for vehicles of limited
power output and was the lowest point in the history of the cars from the
Prancing Horse. Among its many defects, was a chassis that deformed to the
point where the metal sunroof wouldn't even return to its housing."
The Forghieri moved to Lamborghini after 27 years
and 5 months. Chrysler had bought Lamborghini.
I've read a lot of negative things about the 348
through the years. And every time, somebody comes up to defend it.
Fortunately.
Any thoughts ?
Michael Savard
1981 308 GTSi
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