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Rocket

Rocket

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So I've been thinking of selling the TA and getting something new. I thought about a Corvette but finding one I like that hasn't been modded is the real work. I thought about a new Camaro SS and the more I look at them the more I like them. I've liked the new SRT Challengers since they came out but they cost more than the Camaro.


The other day I was looking online and I came across a few Ferraris that I liked. While they may not be the best I think it has the classic Ferrari style. I came across an '85 328 that looked decent. The interior looked great but the paint was one big swirl. What do you all think about this body style?

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Classic. I love it.

A girl ahead of me in High School got one for her 16th birthday. She b*tched to her parents that they bought a red one so they had it painted black. Well the guys at the body shop crashed it. Classic story of a spoiled brat. When they got it back she actually drove it to school and the let her park in the faculty lot. What a B!
 
Only problem with an older Ferrari like that is you'll be paying through the nose for any maintenance or service needs that will come up.... and probably you'll have a hard time finding parts or a good mechanic to work on it.

My vote goes to the Camaro SS.
 
I love that Ferrari, it reminds me of the one Tom Selleck drove on Magnum PI.

While I do love some of the newer designs the one in the photo is a classic!! :bigups
 
C. Charles Hahn said:
Only problem with an older Ferrari like that is you'll be paying through the nose for any maintenance or service needs that will come up.... and probably you'll have a hard time finding parts or a good mechanic to work on it.

My vote goes to the Camaro SS.
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I thought about that a lot. I'm not sure I have patience for problems. There is a great exotic car shop down the street from where I store my car.

BobbyG said:
I love that Ferrari, it reminds me of the one Tom Selleck drove on Magnum PI.
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That's exactly what I thought when I saw it.
 
Records, records, records when it comes to the 3 series Ferrari's. They are going up a well maintained earlier one is not so bad to work on.
If you can find one a 77 Euro Dry Sump is one of the more desirable ones. The back is alot cleaner looking. The gtb's don't have some of the water issues a GTS does(targa).

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Concours.John said:
Records, records, records when it comes to the 3 series Ferrari's. They are going up a well maintained earlier one is not so bad to work on.
If you can find one a 77 Euro Dry Sump is one of the more desirable ones. The back is alot cleaner looking. The gtb's don't have some of the water issues a GTS does(targa).

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Did you work on that one John? The back end does look a lot cleaner
 
Rocket said:
Did you work on that one John? The back end does look a lot cleaner
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The top and bottom pictures are the one I work on. I get to drive it on a regular basis during the season. I can personally say it's a wonderful vehicle on rallies and very predictable. That particular one (1977) is one of the fiberglass prototypes. Most of the late 70's look the same. The Euro's have the sunken in bumpers which also
cleans them up (many people do the conversion) That model just reminds me of the 288 GTOs which I luuuuv.
 
Personally I love the 308/328 and have detailed quite a few of them (probably close to 30). Here is what I can tell you (and I'm not an expert).

Get the best one you can afford. Many of these cars have stories and not good stories. I have several friends that bought these and both spent months looking for a good example, its worth the time and wait.

The 328 is a good model because it is considered that last of the Ferrari's that you can fix at home. The parts are cheap (for Ferrari's) but expensive compared to everything else.

Go to FerrariChat.com and spend some time in the 308/328 section.

I have probably driven at least 15 of these cars. There is a night and day difference between a well maintained one and a junk one. The junk ones drive like old cars, the well maintained ones feel tight and drive almost like new. They feel like go-carts with a glorious Ferrari V8 sound.
 
Todd Helme said:
Personally I love the 308/328 and have detailed quite a few of them (probably close to 30). Here is what I can tell you (and I'm not an expert).

Get the best one you can afford. Many of these cars have stories and not good stories. I have several friends that bought these and both spent months looking for a good example, its worth the time and wait.

The 328 is a good model because it is considered that last of the Ferrari's that you can fix at home. The parts are cheap (for Ferrari's) but expensive compared to everything else.

Go to FerrariChat.com and spend some time in the 308/328 section.

I have probably driven at least 15 of these cars. There is a night and day difference between a well maintained one and a junk one. The junk ones drive like old cars, the well maintained ones feel tight and drive almost like new. They feel like go-carts with a glorious Ferrari V8 sound.
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I started to PM you to ask what you knew about them. I saw a 308 for sale in Florida the other day. Needed some detail work but didn't seem bad but pictures can be deceiving



For now I'm still looking and trying to decide. I want to take my time on this and pick out a nice car. I rushed into the TA and regretted not waiting a little longer to find the right one
 
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