Is there such thing as a (reasonably) attainable Ferraris?

[javadog]

There are no significant loads being fed into that structure while it’s on the rotisserie...

Things are different when you drive one in the real world. My experience with 911 Targas goes back 40 years, believe me when I tell you, they do flex. I once drove one of mine after someone had failed to completely latch the passenger door. It was shut, just not well enough. The first left hand turn in earnest, it opened itself back up. Good times...

[Shaun @ Tru6]

off course there is, all it wants to do is fold in half.

I've found that Targa's flex a lot more with stiffer suspensions, as you would expect. My 84 with 22/29s, etc. flexed considerably more than with its stock suspension. What a great car that was. And an excellent pick-up truck as well.

[RWebb]

who was the racer who said he liked the 911 targa flex?

[manbridge 74]

M.n.d.

[javadog]

1986 Ferrari Testarossa, first (drive) gear. Low miles. Extensive pitting guarantees hi contact pressure with the driven gear. makes sexy growling noises.

$50, or best offer, plus shipping.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by rcooled

A recent thread had a video from Heidi & Franny's Garage chronicling their purchase of an '84 308QV. They paid something like $34K for the car and wound up having to put another $26K into it right off the bat to make it right. The purchase price of older Ferraris just gets you in the door...it's the maintenance and upkeep costs that put a real drain on your wallet. That's unless you've got all the right tools, a well-equipped work area and can handle most of that stuff yourself.

Ahhh, the cost of feeding egos. All in for $65K. At the start, a 0-6 time of 5.7 listed.
Hmmmm....but it's a Ferrari, right?

[Nader]

Back in '00 when I got my 87 Carrera, I thought I was set; that was it, I've got the car of my childhood dreams, and I'm set! Then after a taste of Alfas and Ducatis, I felt the increasing tug to Ferrari. A few years ago, I got a 348. Cost less than an air-cooled Porsche of equivalent miles and condition. It's the last of the durable Ferraris that you could service yourself. After spending negligible additional dollars to fix niggling little issues myself (sticky interior bits, few stray electrical gremlins, and tightening the parking brake), my 348 has been a dream.

It's worth now about the same as my excellent 87 Carrera. But the Ferrari is sooo much more car; more performance, more special, just another level. So glad I took the plunge, and I strongly suggest it to others who might be interested. If at least to check off a box before you die (bucket list?), or whatever.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by javadog

I wish I had bought an F40 or a 288GTO when I had a chance. Now they are stupid money.

Ha! My friend bought a 250 GT Cabriolet (about a ‘62 - it’s the squarish looking one) and a 400 Super America from the same guy in the same deal in about ‘73. He drove the 250 home while I trailered the 400. I don’t think he ever drove either one after that. He sold then in the 1990s to fund his retirement. His ROI was 1000% or so.

I keep thinking about a V-12 Ferrari. Stupid money indeed.