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87 Ferrari 288gto (originally A 328gts) Pure Fun - Drivers Car - No Reserve!!!! on 2040-cars

Year:1987 Mileage:61142 Color: Red /
 Black
Location:

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Removable hard top
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: ZFFXA20A6H0068459 Year: 1987
Make: Ferrari
Model: 328
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: Custom
Options: DVD player, Upgraded Sound System, Extra trunk space, Leather Seats, CD Player, Convertible
Drive Type: RWD
Safety Features: Racing seat belts
Mileage: 61,142
Power Options: Power Locks, Power Windows
Sub Model: GTO / GTS
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Black
Disability Equipped: No
Number of Cylinders: 8
Number of Doors: 2
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Where to begin... well... how about the beginning.

I bought this car in March of 2012. It previously belonged to a California doctor, who would drive it to the track on the weekends. He had installed a GTO bodykit on the car, upgraded the wheels to Simmons wheels from Australia - they are apparently very expensive, high quality, sought after wheels. He also had added a racing fuel control unit, an alarm system with remote locks for the doors, a roll cage (which looks great! and I imagine was installed to meet race track regulations), upgraded seats, and racing seatbelt harnesses, along with a dash modification to allow more legroom for taller drivers. I'm 6'1'' and fit perfectly fine in the car (even with my size 13 shoes).

3 days after I received the car, I was driving down the highway when a piece of road debris (a tire from a crash the previous day that was left by the clean up crew on the shoulder, struck by a driver in front of me, bounced off the middle wall, and went right into the front of my 328GTS).

Well, the damage was pretty minimal, as seen in the picture but the insurance company gave me a check and said fix it since they were unable to get the replacement GTO front body panel/lower, so I did. It took some searching, dozens of phone calls, and while the repair work took about 8 months, everything was finished beautifully!

Total cost of paint and bodywork replacement and repair was approximately $9,000, plus $700 for the radiator, $2,000 in new speakers, sub, amp, upholstery fixes, etc... All performed within the past 8 months.

Title was never modified, is clear, and in my hands. Insurance company actually told me that they don't total out collector cars (defined by being over 25 years old, and I'm guessing that the amount they paid never would have totalled this girl out anyhow).

The radiator was replaced with a custom made Griffin radiator (their factory is about 20 miles from my house and I know the owner, so he made sure to it right).

The GTO bodykit, with newly upgraded GTO mirrors, entire car was stripped and painted Ferrari Corsa Red (FER 300/9) by the best paint and body shop in my town, bumpers were renewed with fresh black paint, Ferrari insgnia's updated.

Note - The Ferrari Prancing Horse, and "GTO" Emblems go with the car (permitting I find them soon!), I had them, set them somewhere, and I just haven't had a chance to find them, and put them on yet (running multiple businesses takes away from your free time dramatically).

Tires are in good condition, car is in good running order, everything works correctly. She isn't as fast as my Testarossa, but she really is a lot of fun especially when you take her down the twisty roads. She is super easy to drive, with a great clutch, light easy steering, amazing cornering, and gets more attention than Pamela Anderson in her 20's.

 That said, now that I've got my Testarossa, and I only have room in the garage for one car (and a few Ducati's), so I need to sell my 288GTO /328GTS.

Services - All services are up to date, this isn't a car that's been sitting, rotting away. She's been driven and kept in great running condition. You'll find nothing but problems on those "super low mileage" examples - things like cracked, dry rotted hoses, ovalled cylinders, etc... but not on this baby.

She starts right up, and if you don't plan on driving her for an extended period of time, has a quick disconnect switch for the battery.

The bad - There are a couple unfinished (as I would call them) details about her:

  • It could use new foam weatherstripping to go between the top and the driver/passenger windows for a better seal. (maybe cost you $10 for the strip of foam and the glue from any auto parts store).
  • It really should have a quad tip racing exhaust, I know this is a catalyzed, CA car, (though it does have racing headers) but if I was going to keep it I would have ripped off the catalytic converter/muffler that's on there and put a proper exhaust on it.


Otherwise if you're looking at this car, I'm sure you know all about these Ferrari's already. Like how this car is the last Ferrari that can be quickly and easily serviced without crazy amounts of special tools or knowledge.  The engine does not get removed for services, oil changes take a normal person 30 minutes to perform, all spark plugs are rather easily accessible, and this is really cool - there is still a company that makes a Supercharger kit that is completely bolt on boosts power by 50% and costs about $6,000.

Don't wait, the magnum era Pininfarina designs are only going up in value, they have some of the best features of all the Ferrari's, cost virtually nothing to maintain, get about 16-18 mpg, and are pretty damn cheap to insure (I use progressive).

Service, and owners manuals are free online, and I'll give you the copies I have.

Pictures do not do this car justice! Please I posted a few videos on youtube of her, you can view them here by clicking the links below:

http://youtu.be/pBET6-xiYQc
http://youtu.be/x_I7uFLkgUs
http://youtu.be/Boz4Ckyl0CY
http://youtu.be/HOhOve5d9i4

(Please forgive the somewhat tacky, unprofessional style of these videos - I'm no expert, just a man having fun)

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask! I'll answer them to the best of my ability.

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