Steve has finished the body work and the car is now in it’s second primer.
Second Primer
No Bumpers
As the previous owner had shaved the bumpers as well as where the trunk latch was and the front Dino emblem, bodywork and fabrication of parts needed to be done to get the car back to original.
What is Oro Kelso??
Oro Kelso was a special color painted on only 3 Dinos. Steve K. at surface masters is currently painting this color on an original car delivered in this color. The owner bought it in boxes and will be comimg to my shop in early January to hopefully get it all back together.
Off to Paint
The car has been stripped and ready to o to Steve’s for about 4 months
Ferrari Puma Golf
My friend is the chief designer at Cobra Golf. When Puma bought Cobra his group was given the assignment to develop and design a whole line for Ferrari. The day the group started the brainstorming they had me bring over my Scuderia to get their creative juices flowing. Two years later they had me bring my Dino for the launch. He gave me a driver as a thank you!
2004 Challenge Stradale
My third one! Hopefully I’m smart enough to keep this one. 8,000 miles, factory stripe and Rosso Scuderia.
What color was this car??
The owner hadn’t decided on a color but was leaning towards blue. We were told this car was originally silver. As I was stripping it down there right in front of me was a remnant of the original color. The car came from the factory wearing Dino Blue Metallizzato, the owner decided that’s what it will be. I really like this trend with owners going back to original colors.
08450 Arrives today
I was contacted by a guy in New York who had stumbled upon dinorestoration.com and loved the two restorations I had done and wondered if I would be willing to take on a new project. Of course I said yes and in one day’s time I picked up the car in Los Angeles and brought it to my shop. It will mostly be a cosmetic restoration although the engine will come out for new synchros. As soon as I have it apart it will go to Steve Kouracos for one of his fantastic paint jobs.
