My new original Hollywood Sport Cars plate frame

Neat! Where did you get it? eBay?

 

I've been trying to find an old Newport Imports frame for my car. It was ordered and delivered through that dealership.


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I bought a frame off eBay last summer from the (defunct) Monterey Ferrari dealership and finally mounted it a couple of weeks ago. Its where my car was originally purchased, but I thought it was ugly. Now that I have it on, I am warming to it. A green frame on a blue plate on a red car.

 

I would love to see a pic of your license plate frame. I'm from Monterey and remember driving by as little boy just staring at the Ferrari's in the windows. Now that I have a 308, It's kinda nostalgic for me to find an ORIGINAL frame from Monterey Ferrari.

 

Here ya go.

Unfortunately they are extremely rare and there are concours people on the hunt for them. They do pop up on eBay. (No, mine is not for sale.)

Red white and green are the colors of the Italian flag. Maybe that has something to do with the choice of using green as the background color. It doesn't match that well with the blue and yellow license plate though (which has been on the car since new).

Do you know what years the Monterey Ferrari dealership was in business?
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As far as I can remember back, it was just a small little ocean front glass showroom on Del Monte Ave in Monterey about 1980 or earlier (i was just 7 years old). It could have been there much earlier. Then it moved into a new building in Seaside California which is just a mile north on the same Del Monte when the city of Monterey reclaimed that ocean front property to make it a public park. It was there until about 1994 or so because I remember going years earlier to see the new F40 when they received one and I drove myself there. After that, Ferrari moved out and its now a Jaguar Dealership.

 

Nice plate frames. Nice to have one that matches the original selling dealership.

 

I have an original plate frame the same, with Ferrari Beverly Hills on it. Is this a rare/sort after plate?
I imported my 308 to New Zealand last year and this frame came with it. Not sure if it's the cars original place of purchase because it's a euro spec.

 

Great score! I have a Ferrari of Los Gatos frame on my car.

I'm a little ticked off at EBay though! I collect plate frames and I've been trying to find a Hollywood Sport Cars frame for a long time. I also have it on saved search but they never told me about this one!!! Lol. Congrats on getting it.

 

I got a frame from Walnut Creek Ferrari, CA. I had it on my Fiat for year before I sold it. I am now super glad that I took it off the Fiat and kept it. It may go on my 328 now.

Looks very cool... mat black with gold lettering WALNUT CREEK on top and FERRAI on the bottom.

I wish I had gotten more...Same time I got two kef fobs that were about $20 at the time that are on Ebay for $200+...I wish I had gotten 4 key fobs.

 

If anyone runs across a "Big Red Ferrari" plate from the dealership that was in Norman, Oklahoma in the 80's, I'd love to buy it. Very nostalgic!

 

81 308 GTSi from FAF in Atlanta


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When I was a kid back in the 60's and early Seventies. It was British Motors of Monterey. Not exactly sure when it became an official Ferrari Dealer but I remember Ferrari's on the lot in the early 80's. A Canadian friend of mine almost bought a Giallo Daytona Spyder from them for $16,000.
It would coincide with when Ramsey Ferrari / Fiat left the area. We used to frequent both lots as kids all the time in High School.

I'd love to find one. I have a Green/Chrome Monterey Rolls Royce - Jaguar Plate frame that I found at a swap meet years ago.