This car was sort of a sad tale. I bought it in Chicago at Continental Motors, the Ferrari dealership there. I took my son who was then about 13 to go see it and later buy it. It was really cool as I had never been to Chicago and the dealer was just unloading off the truck straight from the factory a red F40! The sad tale began when a number of years later I consigned it to a shop on Santa Monica Blvd. Without my knowledge they sold the car with no title, kept the money and closed up in the middle of the night and fled the country. After years of litigation I recovered money from the LA bank that was involved in the sale with the dealer and one of the owners in England. A bad memory for sure!!!
Dino GTS #08246
I owned Dino GTS 08246 for a number of years. The good old days, I bought it for $75,000!!
Dino GTS #08076
I owned this car for a short time when I decided to restore my first Dino. I kept this as a reference until I finished my restoration.
Guards Red 993 Turbo!
Classic air cooled Porsche 993 Turbo. One of my favorite cars and one that will be in my permanent collection. I love the proportions of the 993 and with 400 HP this car scoots!
Outing before restoration to begin
I brought it to cars and and coffee where Dino was the featured marque. About 7 or 8 nice Dino’s there.
Body and Paint
Mel’s car is back at Steve’s now that the parts have been stripped off. So now we watch the Maestro do his magic in bringing this Dino back to it’s glory. In the meantime the parts are refurbished, the chrome is done and interior redone.
Ferrari Heritage Certificate
The Ferrari Heritage certificate shows this car was delivered in Rosso Chiarro. This car has a lot of the impossible to find parts.
More grungy parts!
More parts taken off that will all need thoroughly cleaned, lubed etc. before they can go back on the car after paint. These parts are never taken off in most cosmetic restorations. Most people buy cars based on the paint and interior when there are a lot of issues that are neglected. With the price of these cars now, it is definitely worth it to spend more and do it right.