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I didn't get a ride, but did see Paul Allen's
(Microsoft) 288 GTO at Ferrari of Seattle various
times over the years in the service bay. The license
plate was BLAZERS (He owned the Portland NBA team)
Also got to actually sit in his brand new Enzo, before he took
delivery of it.
Gary
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I
got a ride in a 288 many years ago. It had a vanity plate that said
"QUICKIE"
I've only had a ride in a 288 so far but it was memorable. The
idle is lumpy and the noise was quite good for a turbo car.
Wheelspin in 2nd and 3rd gear...
On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 11:31:02 AM EDT, A.J.
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The 288GTO has long been my dream car. Was house hunting about a year ago
and just about died when we walked into a garage and the owner had a 288GTO
and a Pista in there. That 288GTO was (and remains) one of the most
drool-inducing pieces of machinery I’ve ever encountered in person.
As for the 280SL, I learned to drive in a ‘67 250SL that my dad had owned
since ‘73. Eventually sold it because parts were getting too hard to come by
to keep it running properly, then less than 5 years later Mercedes started
producing those parts again. Rat bastards. Selling that car is one of the few
true regrets I have in my life. Fantastic little cars.
Me too Grahame, the 288
GTO could be my all time favorite Ferrari.
We had a doctor friend
(now deceased) who lived up Hwy 50 and was a very unassuming gent, very
quiet. His wife had died in her late 40s of Cancer. He
participated in the Pantera Club events once or twice a year. He also
owned a 288 GTO along with a Countach S and a few other significant cars...
including my old Europa (long story). One day in the late spring of
1992 asked me if I could help him getting the 288 from the shop in town to
his house in the hills.... sure. He picked me up in his little black
Mercedes 280 SL and we went to the shop. I assumed I'd be following
him home in the Mercedes, but hey, I'd be following a 288, so that's cool in
it's own right. He settled the bill, tossed me the keys to the 288
and said "You know where I live, see ya there. I have a stop to make
so take the long way and don't wreck it". "There is a key to the side
door of the garage, put it inside the 4th door"... there were 9.
I can still remember every bit of that route. Turbo
lag... wasn't as bad as I'd been made to believe and when it hit...
who cares. It hit hard.
His kids (2) were idiots
and he referred to them as such. He wasn't pleased with their life
choices and didn't want to leave them the cars. Before he died, the
entire collection was sold to an ex-pat American living in Japan. He
gave all the money to cancer research. I really wish I'd
known... I couldn't afford the GTO, but I would have bought my Europa
back. And maybe the 280 for my Mom. She always wanted one.
The woman probably didn't drive 3000 miles in her lifetime, but she always
wanted a little Mercedes.
I
absolutely love 288GTOs. To me they are the beautiful, ultimate
_expression_ of the 308/328 design trend – and certainly a quantum leap in
performance from what preceded – but turbo lag, anyone? That’s part of the
fun! I have seen a 288GTO here in Australia being driven as it really should
be – very hard – including on a skidpan! Turbo lag meant the skidpan
results were very entertaining, to say the least!!! But good on the
owner! Especially as this particular car is very collectable with
great provenance, having been a gift from Enzo to the original owner, who
was a well-known F1 driver of the day! Life is to be lived – cars are to be
driven. As Mark Twain supposedly said – “Dance like nobody’s watching;
love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live
like it’s heaven on earth.”
Cheers,
Grahame
The 288 is the car
It’s
a shame too many dirt balls own them
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RF4-4EVR
Scars are Tattoos with
better stories !
If you have no enemies,
you have no character !
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Good, now I have it in
writing.
As long as you’ll sign
the check (or how we spell it up here in Kanada: cheque), I’ll take you up
on that offer!
As a young kid visiting
Hollywood Sports Cars in 1988, they had two - TWO – 288 GTOs in their
showroom. I almost passed out! I was so in awe. The salesman mentioned
that one of them belonged to the rapper, Ice-T.
Jokes aside, that is a
dream car and would be one that I’d love to own (after winning the lottery
that is). I think they’re still in the $2.3 to $2.5 million range?...
Peter
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Psssst . . . .
kid . . . comehr
You wanna try
something 328ish but a bit more pop? Try a 288 GTO. Twin turbo and
so scary an F-1 driver sold his off.
Now all I
gotta do is find one for you.
Sinecera
Guido (all
Italian) Sarducci
I’m looking forward to
it as well!
I’d still like to try
out a 328... After a drive in that P.O.S. 308 QV I tested this past
spring, there’s gotta be way more to that model/type than what I
experienced (man, what a let down that was).
Peter
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It is really something
to see them side by side to compare.
The ride height, track
and wheel offset looks the most noticeable.
I want to hear your
opinions on the chassis balance differences given the different engine
layouts.
Could be interesting
and fun!
No. My friend has a
3.0 Cab. Because of COVID, I saw him and his car at a recent C&C
event for the first time in about two years. It was great to compare the
cars side-by-side and it’s amazing the length Ferrari went to change
every body panel. Subtle details like the hood and head light pods are
completely different! The T has one less grille slat and the headlight
pods are longer because of it.
With the weather
changing, I’ll probably only get the chance to swap cars with him next
spring.
Peter
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This is a great
reason to consider a T along with the good performance upgrade over
previous models.
Have you driven a 3.2
back to back yet?
Not entirely.
It helps for
gaining access to the cooling system hoses and also the tops of the
timing belt covers, but you can’t do the whole job through there.
You can do it from
underneath if you remove the gas tank. There’s this video by Ratarossa
on YouTube using a 355 as an example, but the same process applies to
the Mondial: www.youtube.com
- DIY timing belt job There’s a detailed thread on F’Chat
specifically for the T. Totally do-able at home.
It was the deciding
factor for me getting the car. I was always under the impression you
had to drop the whole subframe out of the car, but you don’t. The less
systems you have to disturb (electrical, brake, clutch, A/C, etc), the
better.
Peter
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Can you do the
timing belt without dropping the engine since it has that
door?
The
Mondial has had a few issues pop up since I got it, but nothing
serious and I’ve been able to get it fixed and up-and-running
quickly.
The
last couple of times it had hard starting issues so, checking it out
further, the fuel pressure regulators were leaking by and I wasn’t
surprised, as these do fail after years of use. No biggie. I
finished up the job this afternoon and made two videos:
Part
1: https://youtu.be/R9yDRJrgrcc
Part
2: https://youtu.be/8aZ6rXSqj8g
One
thing I do enjoy is having that access panel/trap door behind the
rear seats. This and other jobs are made so much easier because of
it (as well as the convertible top folding away, as you can just
lean in and have complete access). I wish the GT4 had something like
this!
Peter
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