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  1. Todd308TR

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    #1 Todd308TR, Sep 3, 2016
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    1988 Ferrari Testarossa with Norwood twin-turbo modification. $85,000 or best offer.

    I am retiring from the US Army soon and moving to Costa Rica and have too many “irons in the fire.”

    THE PROBLEM:

    Cylinder #1 exhaust valve guide leaking oil. A shop in Birmingham, AL did pressure and leak down tests on all cylinders with pistons at Top Dead Center and Bottom Dead Center, all were 95% or better at both locations. This eliminates something drastic like a flipped piston ring or cracked sleeve. We hoped it was a turbo seal so both turbos were rebuilt including new oil lines. The good news in all this is you should be dropping the engine to place a hardened differential carrier and transmission input shaft anyway so you at least get a “twofer” for the labor charges.

    THE SAD NEWS:

    While at the above shop she was pushed into a pole. A local paint and body shop performed all the body work. Their “aluminum guy” said he would make the new/used fender better than the original. I think he did a great job.

    The cabin has normal wear for her age and mileage. Driver left seat bolster is loose.

    VIN: ZFFSG17A6J0076866

    Mileage: 34,300

    THE REST OF THE STORY:

    I bought this TR off Ebay in May of 2014 as a total impulse buy. A year later the Army moved me from Saudi Arabia to Italy, and I’m still in Italy. She is truly my dream car and it makes me sad to sell her, but like I said just too much going on and changes in my life. I was home for Christmas and washed/waxed and put a nice coat of leather conditioner on the interior; and placed a new car cover on it. The TR is located in climate controlled storage in Birmingham, AL.

    This cars history only goes back to the Norwood modification. That owner put about 500 miles on it, and then it sat in his warehouse. They thought the oil burning problem was PCV related, and new parts did help temporarily.

    I have the title.

    1,000 Horsepower!
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    #8 97AutoXVette, Sep 3, 2016
    I just pee'd a little....

    Looks like a blast of a car and an honest, well sorted post. I'm sure this car would be a blast of a drivers car, and be loads of fun stories for car shows and the weekend cars + coffee events. GLWS op, on an awesome, unique example!
     
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    #9 Todd308TR, Sep 3, 2016
    LOL. Yeah it's a blast and sounds like a race car.

    Not mine obviously, jump to the 48 second mark.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yap8MjLlsKc
     
  10. Bradwilliams

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    #10 Bradwilliams, Sep 3, 2016
    My friends father had one of these back when I was in high school. Not sure if it was norwood, but it was a black twin turbo and had a terrible spoiler put on the back and targa topped. I think he even had nitrous oxide put in it as well. It was an 86. He sold it to a Canadian who picked it up and attempted to drive it all the way home from Carmel Indiana.
     
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    Probably a Koenig?
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    #12 Jon Von Bon, Sep 3, 2016
    F'N cool Todd. GLWS
     
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    #13 FLORIDAsnakeEyes, Sep 3, 2016
    I just love how your life is going...lmao. I am from the Army as well. It's funny I can see how people who have not been where we are, could say "this guy is crazy" until you live that life (living...everywhere..).

    Anyway GLWS and CR, nice. Have a lot of ex-pat friends there. Seems we all get the briefings then leave the U.S. in droves..
     
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    #14 Chrispy300, Sep 3, 2016
    Attempted? What happened? :eek:
     
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    #15 Todd308TR, Sep 4, 2016
    Thanks
    Yeah, there is a W4 in my shop looking at Panama.

    I want to know too.
     
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    #16 88Testarossa, Sep 4, 2016
    Holy ****, that's an incredible car. Norwood no longer produces the carbon/glass engine deck lid. Lots of TR owners would kill to have yours.

    GLWS!


    Sent by itsy bitsy electrons
     
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    #17 Todd308TR, Sep 5, 2016
    Spread the word guys. Someone out there wants this unique car. Thank you.
     
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    #18 blue_myriddn, Sep 5, 2016
    Good luck with the sale, I remember the first time I saw that car for sale - an amazing vehicle!
     
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    #19 Enzojr, Sep 5, 2016
    My Gawd just staring at that engine ......scares me ;)
    GLWS
    someone on here will spot this in a day or two and snatch it up.
     
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    #20 Gated, Sep 5, 2016
    Very cool car. I remember reading about these as a kid in Road & Track.

    Do they do anything to the gearbox to reinforce it given that it's a weak point on the regular car already?
     
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    #21 Todd308TR, Sep 6, 2016
    No they didn't, that's why I state in the ad that you should put a hardened differential and input shaft in the transmission.
     
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    #22 Todd308TR, Sep 13, 2016
    Well time slips away, and leaves you with nothing mister but, boring stories of....Ebay days...
     
  23. umsneeze

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    #23 umsneeze, Sep 13, 2016

    Did the owner of this TR also have a DP 935 Porsche and 560 SEC AMG? And live in Winterwood?

    I rode in a black TR with Targa that was in Carmel in the mid 80's.
     
  24. DoctorV8

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    #24 DoctorV8, Sep 16, 2016
    Agreed!
     
  25. Bradwilliams

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    #25 Bradwilliams, Sep 16, 2016
    Yes on all counts. Not going to mention his name on here. Are you from the area?
     
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