Beautiful Classic Ferrari

[StuMI16]

Is it just me , or is this tatty , used and clearly loved Car a Million times better than something thats being restored , i hope this thing live on like this before a "renovation" ruins it

[Monster26]

Nope not just you.

[MarkwG]

Yep, I'm OK with that, but that may be because that's not one of my favourites anyway. A 250 Berlinetta Lusso & I'd set the dogs on him!

Edited by MarkwG on Friday 18th September 14:12

[williamp]

Lovely. A 250GTE. Unuual in that the rear suspension has both cart springs and coil spring. Now becomming very rare as most were chopped into 250SWB or GTO replicas

[a8hex]

Looks like a bit of a work in progress motor :-)

Me, I also like my old cars to look old.

[Google [bot]]

I'm with you. Something of a black 'rat' Ferrari.

[ettore]

williamp said:

Lovely. A 250GTE. Unuual in that the rear suspension has both cart springs and coil spring. Now becomming very rare as most were chopped into 250SWB or GTO replicas

I think it's a 330 GT2+2. Still rare though for the same reasons!

I think it looks lovely just as it is.

[AndrewW-G]

ettore said:

williamp said:

Lovely. A 250GTE. Unuual in that the rear suspension has both cart springs and coil spring. Now becomming very rare as most were chopped into 250SWB or GTO replicas

I think it's a 330 GT2+2. Still rare though for the same reasons!

I think it looks lovely just as it is.

Series 1 330 Gt2+2, not to be confused with the 330 America 2+2 which was essentialy a 250GTE with the later engine fitted and fitted with cart springs with dampers & additional coils on some cars and not on others!

ETA

Edited by AndrewW-G on Friday 18th September 17:51

[alsaautomotive]

Yes it's an S1 330 GT 2+2.
That particular car has been around & well known for some time
Personally (notwithstanding what I do for a living!) I think it looks fab.
We get the occassional 3x8 series car in for minor work in similar condition, but really never any of the older V12's.
Alan Clark had the right attitude in many ways

[Caruso]

I saw the same car a few years ago at the FOC Concours. It got more attention than the eventual winner!

It's amazing how it looks so distressed without actually being very rusty.

[woodytype S]

Judges at car shows now look the patina on cars!I won best in show with 48 year old crome.It still looks fairly good,but with a certain amount of patina. The car that came second had had a £60,000 renovation!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Edited by woodytype S on Saturday 19th September 08:23

[barchetta_boy]

alsaautomotive said:

Yes it's an S1 330 GT 2+2.
That particular car has been around & well known for some time
Personally (notwithstanding what I do for a living!) I think it looks fab.
We get the occassional 3x8 series car in for minor work in similar condition, but really never any of the older V12's.
Alan Clark had the right attitude in many ways

AC was right on the money with his contempt for the "Pebble Beach" ethos. Didn't he once write that all prize winning cars should be taken to a circuit and thrashed round 5 laps at 10/10ths before prizes could be awarded. Only cars that could take that would win - I love that!

Joel

[RW774]

same back brakes as the XK150.

AndrewW-G said:

ettore said:

williamp said:

Lovely. A 250GTE. Unuual in that the rear suspension has both cart springs and coil spring. Now becomming very rare as most were chopped into 250SWB or GTO replicas

I think it's a 330 GT2+2. Still rare though for the same reasons!

I think it looks lovely just as it is.

Series 1 330 Gt2+2, not to be confused with the 330 America 2+2 which was essentialy a 250GTE with the later engine fitted and fitted with cart springs with dampers & additional coils on some cars and not on others!

ETA

Edited by AndrewW-G on Friday 18th September 17:51