275 GTB/4 Day One

[VIZSLA]

Originally Posted by Napolis

That's what I did when the Countessa dropped her Diamond earring down mine.

She did that in your car too?

[275GTBSaran]

Originally Posted by UroTrash

Unscrew your shift knob.

Unscrew the two Phillips screws on the gate. Lift the gate up and out.

Retrieve your key.

Thank you! Sounds like a good plan. Should be able to manage that.
A Comtessa would suit a 275. Now I have to go out and find a nice one...first I will retrieve my key. Thank you.

[275GTBSaran]

Originally Posted by Napolis

That's what I did when the Countessa dropped her Diamond earring down mine.

I hope she was wearing Graff or Harry Winston

[S Brake]

Incredible car, it will look perfect in its original color combination as well.

[Napolis]

Originally Posted by VIZSLA

She did that in your car too?

High maintenance Girl...

but worth it.

[Napolis]

Originally Posted by 275GTBSaran

I hope she was wearing Graff or Harry Winston

A little something passed down to her. Not sure who originally gave it to Lucrezia Borgia.

[Jeff Kennedy]

Saran,

You asked about returning to the original colors. I am completely in favor of returning cars to their original color specificatiions - interior and exterior.

Jeff

[simonc]

If you want a good anti-theft device try one of these -

http://www.hillengineering.co.uk/cat...ocks-c-21.html

Discrete and effective

You put the car into reverse and drop this onto the gear-lever gate and then lock it. I means ypu cannot move the gear-lever. I use them on my cars and they work great plus company owner, Paul Hill, is a real gentleman.

[275GTBSaran]

Originally Posted by simonc

If you want a good anti-theft device try one of these -

http://www.hillengineering.co.uk/cat...ocks-c-21.html

Discrete and effective

You put the car into reverse and drop this onto the gear-lever gate and then lock it. I means ypu cannot move the gear-lever. I use them on my cars and they work great plus company owner, Paul Hill, is a real gentleman.

This sounds great. I just looked at it. Does this fit a 275 aswell?
Thanks you for your help I appreciate. Buying from a Gentlemen always makes things nice.

[UroTrash]

Originally Posted by Napolis

That's what I did when the Countessa dropped her Diamond earring down mine.

Originally Posted by Napolis

High maintenance Girl...

but worth it.

I had a girlfriend like that once!

Kept dropping her french fries between the seats.

It least I have a snack when I cleaned the car!

[ggjjr]

Originally Posted by Napolis

That's what I did when the Countessa dropped her Diamond earring down mine.

Jim,
you can't just throw that out there without more of the story!


George

[petearron]

Originally Posted by 275GTBSaran

Here is what my car will look like in the original color. Everyone is telling me to keep it Red but I am for changing it into the original Blue / Beige combination.
Any other opinions?

The blue is nice, but unless the car needs paint now I would hold off until it really needs it and gather some chips, a respray color change will be a major undertaking and probably take a year to complete.

When the car needs some paintwork I would change it back blue then.

[275GTBSaran]

So the time has come. The car has been dismantled and is in the process of being stripped bare in order to be repainted in the light blue Azzuro Salchi. I have also decided to do the interior in the original beige. I received an offer from a good firm here in Zurich for USD 45'000 but find this on the very high side. What is your opinion? What is reasonable to calculate when redoing the interior of the 275 GTB/4?

Thank your help/ answers. E
ps: This is what the car will look like once finished. Photo credit Bonhams.

[miurasv]

Rob O'Rourke (son of Kevin O'Rourke, Mototechnique) in the UK may be able to give you some advice. See here: http://www.coachtrimmers.com/index.aspx

[275gtb6c]

Originally Posted by 275GTBSaran

So the time has come. The car has been dismantled and is in the process of being stripped bare in order to be repainted in the light blue Azzuro Salchi. I have also decided to do the interior in the original beige. I received an offer from a good firm here in Zurich for USD 45'000 but find this on the very high side. What is your opinion? What is reasonable to calculate when redoing the interior of the 275 GTB/4?

Thank your help/ answers. E
ps: This is what the car will look like once finished. Photo credit Bonhams.

Ok, 45000.......is he using leather from the Angolian Yellow Bison penis upper skin for this?

ciao
Oscar

[bigodino]

Originally Posted by 275GTBSaran

So the time has come. The car has been dismantled and is in the process of being stripped bare in order to be repainted in the light blue Azzuro Salchi. I have also decided to do the interior in the original beige. I received an offer from a good firm here in Zurich for USD 45'000 but find this on the very high side. What is your opinion? What is reasonable to calculate when redoing the interior of the 275 GTB/4?

Thank your help/ answers. E
ps: This is what the car will look like once finished. Photo credit Bonhams.

You might want to contact Henk van Lith for a professional and correct advise on the interior:

http://www.carinteriors.nl/

[JazzyO]

Henk has a reputation for being expensive in some circles (I'm not giving my own opinion here), but he would charge you significantly less than $45k, that I can guarantee.

Of course, you might have to wait for a very long time before your car is finished as he is fully booked up for quite some time and he is a one man band. I got too frustrated waiting so I walked away from having my TVR done by him.

He does very good work and he is the only guy that can provide leather using the original Connolly process and in the original colours.


Onno

[JazzyO]

Originally Posted by 275GTBSaran

Here is what my car will look like in the original color. Everyone is telling me to keep it Red but I am for changing it into the original Blue / Beige combination.
Any other opinions?

Change it back! Too many red 275's in any case, but it is also such a lovely period colour.


Onno

[miurasv]

There is Luppi in Modena which may be much nearer for you than the UK source I suggested: http://www.tappezzerialuppi.com/profilo_uk.htm

[275GTB]

Luppi everytime for me , he done my 275GTB interior - perfection!