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£105K Dino?

Discussion in '206/246' started by f328nvl, Nov 29, 2006.

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  1. f328nvl

    f328nvl Formula Junior

    Nov 10, 2004
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  2. 4redno

    4redno Formula 3

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    Wow, that is a chunk of change.

    I think 1989 was fuelled by speculators. I think 2006 is fuelled by collectors with real money. That being said, the Ferrari market rise over the last three years has been mercurial and a bit scary.
     
  3. yasmin

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  4. rwk360

    rwk360 Formula Junior

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    Never heard of "Bramley" as a dealer, but if "1972/L" means it's a 1972 L-series, (as everyone here knows) there was no such thing. Also there were no GTS L-series. These misstatements and multiple misspellings in their very sparse ad don't engender much in the way of confidence that they know much about their car, and prob not Dinos in general.
     
  5. rwk360

    rwk360 Formula Junior

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    On second thought, maybe "1972/L" means left hand drive?
     
  6. StephenShoubridge

    May 28, 2006
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    L mean Uk reg for 1972
    I think its my neighbours, if it it is very good car
    New to this web site and normally live in the UK
    Been restoring a RHD 1972 246 GTS for last 3 years
    Bought it in about 50 boxes
    Will post pictures when get back to the UK on Sunday as in Florida at the moment have had all panels replaced, not one bit of filler
    All fiberglass has been totally replaced

    Stephen
     
  7. Crawler

    Crawler F1 Veteran

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    #7 Crawler, Nov 29, 2006
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    You're right. Our Dino was first registered in the spring of '74 and was an 'M' registration. I guess it depends on when the cutoff was, but as I recall (and we're talkin' 30+ years ago that I lived there), it was (still is?) August. If I'm correct, L registrations took effect in August of '72.

    It makes me wonder how much our immaculate, one-owner car might be worth...
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  8. f328nvl

    f328nvl Formula Junior

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    Maybe it's just the silly season as 80-90% of these cars are sold in the spring here.

    L is the year as discussed above and the changeover was 1 August. We now have two "year" changes in new format plates. Thus this year is "06"/"56" depending on which of the two periods the car is registered in.
     
  9. dignini

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    Confusing?!
    "L" as you say was late 72 early 73, "M" late 73 early 74.
    Mine being March 73 is an "L"
     
  10. synchro

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  11. synchro

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    This month's Hemmings is out, the cheapest 246GTS is at the $160k level and it has several defects;
    - strange mouse hair on the dash,
    - "extra" piping on the doors,
    - the Daytona seats look too flat, missing the correct insert application
    - "updated" outside rear view mirrors,
    - a black steering wheel

    http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/ferrari/246gts/303283.html
     
  12. tx246

    tx246 F1 Veteran
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    Nov 4, 2003
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    that "strange mouse hair" is the type currently available. it has a bluish black color rather than the dark grey color of the old kind.

    i agree, the seats look off. without seeing the car, it could just be the photos.
     

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