Here is the link to the thread showing all the work that was done on a GT4 I got from Al.
Since it's brothers to my other car 409 & 410 I would probably never sell it, but like any other
old car I’m not sure I live long enough to sort out all the issues with it. First off it turns out that
the engine was replaced in Italy before was imported into the United States which is kind of
a big deal. I was trying to figure out what happened and see if Ferrari actually replaced it as
part of a warranty claim, but I think the trail is cold on that one. Engine is a very early GT4
engine # not sure what that means. Al was a nice enough guy, and Brian and all his team did a good job,
but I think to get it done perfectly would've cost another hundred thousand, which I did not have.
Al is dropped off the radar and won't answer phone calls or emails from me. He was a fair and decent guy
at least to me, as he took the car back to Florida and fix a bunch of issues I had. It's hard to take a car
completely apart and put it back together without having problems even at Pebble Beach you see it.
I did find out it was owned by several interesting Italians the last being a chef in Venice.
As to that other car 10688, that was owned by a southern California gt4 buddy of mine
Dom Vittella. He took pretty good care of it. I am also shocked at the paint they did on there.
I can't believe any reputable paint shop would paint a Ferrari like that……….
As for the rust, on these old Ferrari’s, you can't drive them in the rain, park them outside,
or wash them with the hose…. PERIOD. Any car that never had any of the above will have very little rust.
Any car that was treated to all the above will have rust all over, that's just a nature of the beast.
Rob
I'm glad these cars are getting a bit of respect I wrote a long letter to Cavallino complaining
About the price section on this model hopefully they'll start being more realistic, but I doubt it.
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The shop completely restored 5 and freshened up a couple more. Every stud, nut, bolt was replated.
Even made new A/C hoses in house.
Took out the fiberglass floor/front bulkhead for repair while the bare shell was sent out for a chemical dip/strip.
Even duplicated the red fibers visible in the original fiberglass when replacing or repairing. Made new aluminum belly
pans in house. Hade new correct Euro spec mufflers made. Everything we did was x5. OCD times 5.
Even restored the very first 308gt4, s/n 7202. Amazing to see all the ongoing development throughout the series
with bare shells sitting side by side on rotisseries. #7202 had the oval chassis tubing in the rear configured in such
a way as it appeared they were attempting or thinking about a non-transverse mounting of the engine.
Hopefully Rob and Mr. Keegan will chime in here. Rob’s second was a nut and bolt restoration that Brian ran to ground in the parts collection. Guy in Florida did several and the process was amazing. Essentially a brand new GT4 built in 201? I think Brian said the guy in Florida did 3 of them?
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