Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Actual Ferrari content

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Just checked with my son. He also saw it, it was on Mulberry Dr. Apparently something electric, the guy said it simply quit. 

Hans. 

On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 2:58 PM Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:

Brian:

You likely know of the 288's in your area.  Perhaps this story sounds familiar:

My daughter-in-law was driving home to her house in Marietta (a little
ways east/SE of Indian Hills CC).  Just a couple of blocks from home,
there was a red car broke down in the residential neighborhood.  She
stopped to offer assistance, and immediately noticed it was a 288GTO.
My son is a gearhead, and thus she recognized what it was.  Said the
guy was very nice, and had a call in for help.  She took a few photos
of it.  No question it was the real deal, the engine lid was up and
she got a pic of it too.  This was about, uh, maybe 3 years ago.

Hans.

On 10/21/21, Brian Keegan <bks281 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> I got a ride in a 288 many years ago. It had a vanity plate that said
> "QUICKIE"
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> 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.
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> Wheelspin in 2nd and 3rd gear...
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> LSJ
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> On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 11:31:02 AM EDT, A.J. <newgent2tx [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
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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.
>
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> On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 10:19 AM Rick Moseley
> <ramosel [at] pacbell.net<mailto:ramosel [at] pacbell.net>> wrote:
> 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.
>
> On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 05:38:14 AM PDT, Grahame Reinthal
> <grahame [at] reinthal.com.au<mailto:grahame [at] reinthal.com.au>> wrote:
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> 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
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> The 288 is the car
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> It’s a shame too many dirt balls own them
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> On Oct 21, 2021, at 1:10 AM, Peter Rychel
> <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com<mailto:dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>> wrote:
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> Good, now I have it in writing.
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> 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?...
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> Peter
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> Psssst . . . . kid . .  . comehr
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> 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.
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> Now all I gotta do is find one for you.
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> Sinecera
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> Guido (all Italian) Sarducci
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> I’m looking forward to it as well!
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> 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).
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> It is really something to see them side by side to compare.
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> The ride height, track and wheel offset looks the most noticeable.
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> I want to hear your opinions on the chassis balance differences given the
> different engine layouts.
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> Could be interesting and fun!
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> On Oct 17, 2021, at 23:48, Peter Rychel
> <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com<mailto:dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>> wrote:
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> 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.
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> With the weather changing, I’ll probably only get the chance to swap cars
> with him next spring.
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> Peter
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> This is a great reason to consider a T along with the good performance
> upgrade over previous models.
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> Have you driven a 3.2 back to back yet?
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> On Oct 17, 2021, at 02:33, Peter Rychel
> <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com<mailto:dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>> wrote:
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> Not entirely.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> There’s a detailed thread on F’Chat specifically for the T. Totally do-able
> at home.
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> 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.
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> Peter
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> Can you do the timing belt without dropping the engine since it has that
> door?
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> On Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 2:19 AM Peter Rychel
> <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com<mailto:dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> 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!
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> Peter
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