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Sold F355 Spider, 1997, Gated 6spd, Swatters Blue/Tan, Fully sorted/documented

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  1. ketel

    ketel Formula 3

    Aug 6, 2007
    1,352
    Sausalito, CA
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    This is a fully sorted and fully documented Swatters Blue over Tan F355 Spider. Best color combination. This is a gorgeous example of the classic F355 in the legendary open top Spider with 6-speed gated shifter configuration. All records since new. 58k miles.

    Current owner is an active Ferrari Club and 348/355 Club member and has owned it for the past 8+ years. Not a dealer or speculator car. Fastidiously maintained throughout its life. Fresh Engine-Out Belt Service. Over $8k in recent receipts, over $100k overall. Comes with a 2-inch think folder of receipts and records. Needs nothing but a new home.

    All the niggling things these cars are known for – faulty factory headers, sticky switches, etc - have been tended to and all upgrades have been done to coax this 355 into its fullest expression:
    • Fabspeed headers
    • Fabspeed Carbon Fiber airboxes (better airflow)
    • Kingsborne spark plug wires (stronger spark)
    • Maranello X-OST sports exhaust (incredible 355 sound)
    • EVO hyperflo Catalytic Converters
    • Gold Connector kit wiring harness upgrade (fewer electrical gremlins)
    • Challenge Grill (better airflow; more aggressive looks)
    • carbon fiber door sills
    • Prancing Horse floor mats
    • Fabspeed Red Silicon airbox connectors (better airflow)
    • Hill Engineering belt tensioner
    • Hill Engineering shifter knob
    • New blue top
    • Upgraded SPAL fans
    • Upgraded Alpine stereo and JL Audio amplifier with bluetooth/handsfree
    • Switches refinished by Sticky No More
    • Covercraft cover
    These upgrades were done over 8 years to make the car perform as well as possible without altering its classic looks. Cosmetically the vehicle looks as original. So, no cheesy wheel packages, or other less than tasteful alterations. No expense spared. Car also comes with all original parts (original airboxes and connectors), manuals, service books, leather pouch, leather tonneau cover, toolkit, fire bottle, keys, remotes, etc.

    Asking $69,999 obo. The vehicle is in the SF Bay Area. Serious inquiries only. text: 415-810-1598

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  2. Bigilo

    Bigilo Karting

    Sep 28, 2013
    243
    San Antonio, Texas
    What a beautiful car!
     
  3. 355dreamer

    355dreamer F1 World Champ
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    Apr 3, 2006
    10,469
    DC Metro
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    I don’t this it will last long at that price! Great looking car!
     
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  4. JSinNOLA

    JSinNOLA F1 World Champ
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    Mar 18, 2002
    18,776
    Denver, CO
    Very nice.

    Tan top or black top?
     
  5. ketel

    ketel Formula 3

    Aug 6, 2007
    1,352
    Sausalito, CA
    Blue top. It's listed in the ad ;-)
     
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  6. avi

    avi Rookie

    Oct 5, 2020
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    Hi do you have a picture with the top up or the picture of the whole car? Thank you
     
  7. Natkingcolebasket69

    Natkingcolebasket69 F1 World Champ

    High mileage but very nice and well maintained ! GLWS


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  8. SpencerMarks

    SpencerMarks Karting
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    Jan 15, 2017
    171
    Woodstock, Georgia
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    Spencer
    Just so I make sure I read this right, this car comes with service receipts, totaling over 100k?...
     
  9. azcarguy

    azcarguy Formula Junior

    Nov 21, 2003
    455
    AZ
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    Marc
    $3500-4000/annually in service cost + nicely chosen and almost necessary upgrades to bring this car up to a very drivable and reliable state, seems about right for year and model to me. It ain't a Honda.
     
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  10. ketel

    ketel Formula 3

    Aug 6, 2007
    1,352
    Sausalito, CA
    Since new, so yes. The car is 24 year old, so...that averages about $4k a year.
     
  11. ketel

    ketel Formula 3

    Aug 6, 2007
    1,352
    Sausalito, CA
    Thanks. High mileage is a hot topic among this crowd, obviously.

    For me, I wasn't looking for a garage queen, a showcar or a showroom 355 to impress people at the monthly Cars and Coffee. Nothing wrong if that's your thing, but anyone who's owned this era Ferrari before will tell you they need to be driven regularly. Maintenance is not crazy on these cars if you treat them right and give them regular exercise. There is a reason the Ferrari mascot is a horse. Like a horse, you cannot leave it in the stable by itself, unridden, for months and then show up one day and want to take her out for a gallop. She'll probably buck you off or, at least, there will be stable full of poo waiting for you. The 355 is no different. It requires attention. There are plenty of sub-10k mileage 355 out there if someone wants a showroom car to look at. But if you actually want to drive it, you're looking at lots of bills to get those garage queens into a state where their reliably driveable and able to be enjoyed on a moment's notice. No flat battery, no dried out hoses and belts, no fouled gas or oil, no seized parts. Just a great car. That takes regular exercise, fluid changes and light maintenance.

    Besides, 58k over 24 years is barely 2,400 miles a year.
     
  12. ketel

    ketel Formula 3

    Aug 6, 2007
    1,352
    Sausalito, CA
    Sure. DM me your address. I have plenty more pics but the FChat rules wouldn't allow me to post more than a few.
     
  13. Natkingcolebasket69

    Natkingcolebasket69 F1 World Champ

    My 355 spider has 45k miles so I agree;)


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  14. SpencerMarks

    SpencerMarks Karting
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    Jan 15, 2017
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    Woodstock, Georgia
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    I’m aware, I own one. Still seems high but that’s the reputation of the 355. Beautiful sounding car though.
     
  15. ketel

    ketel Formula 3

    Aug 6, 2007
    1,352
    Sausalito, CA
  16. JSinNOLA

    JSinNOLA F1 World Champ
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    Mar 18, 2002
    18,776
    Denver, CO
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  17. Sancho22

    Sancho22 Karting

    Oct 24, 2018
    178
    Northern New Jersey
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    Laszlo Szanka
    My 355 spyder has 45k too
    Nice car GLWS!
     
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  18. Jakuzzi

    Jakuzzi Formula 3

    Mar 26, 2005
    2,072
    PR, TX, GV
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    Jaime
    ANY car that is driven regularly will give you the least problems and money expenditure. :)
     
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  19. Tarek307

    Tarek307 Formula 3
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    So silly how in Ferrari world people consider this "high mileage" ..come over to the Porsche side of things with the real men and see 150K miles is when you start talking "high miles" lol

    Beautiful LOW MILEAGE car here..less than 60K miles for a 24 yr old car is barely driving it!
     
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  20. technom3

    technom3 F1 World Champ
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    Mar 29, 2007
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    Ohh boy... Porsche guys flip if the car has more than 5k miles. It puts it in a different category for them.
     
  21. technom3

    technom3 F1 World Champ
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    Mar 29, 2007
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    Any more interior pics
     
  22. Zamboniman308

    Zamboniman308 Formula Junior

    Feb 2, 2020
    463
    Chicago IL
    If being able to actually drive your 355 is a goal, I couldn't agree more to this. My 355 is about to roll 54K miles. Having performed ongoing upkeep since ownership, my head spins with the thought of trying to make a low mileage example "road worthy". Ours gets around 2k a year which equates to a couple drives a week during nice weather. Mileage is the last thing on my mind. When the opportunity presents, we drive. The mileage falls where it does, life is short and the experience in the 355 is glorious. If I were shopping with the intent of being able to drive, anything less than 40K miles at this age would be a red flag in my mind. Rule of thumb, there better have been a minimum good fresh tank of gas run per season.. if not many tanks.
     
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  23. Zamboniman308

    Zamboniman308 Formula Junior

    Feb 2, 2020
    463
    Chicago IL
    I think mine is roughly similar.. I've never officially added them up but I recall rough skimming them and commenting to myself that the car has been bought twice over. at 54k miles, she has quite a impressively full 3 ring service binder. I will say the majority of that was early, some warranty. She seems to have settled a bit after getting the early sorting out of her system. Headers, guides, and then the typical stuff with routine engine outs with while you're in theres.. which has been a good handful of times at this point. The bright side is there's never a hard bolt to remove :)
     
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  24. nsx2F355

    nsx2F355 Formula Junior

    Mar 12, 2013
    707
    SLC
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    Tony
    So so tempting!! Dam. More pics pls.
     

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