Independent Ferrari Mechanic in Mill Valley/SF?

I'd be interested as well.
So far I've used the mechanic that worked on my Porsches for the last 10 yrs because I've got a great relationship with him. He used to work on the 3x8 cars in the 70's-80's so he is familiar with the quirks but I would like to find a mechanic that is set up primarily for F-cars.

Thanks in advance.

 

I had very good experience with "Waterfront Automobili" 1310 17th St
San Francisco, CA 94107. Phone: (415) 861-2223 . It is in the Potrero Hill area of San Francisco (pretty close to the Baseball stadium). They only work on Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis...
125$/hour

 

I sent this thread link to my buddy Kris, who may make some time to help you guys. He put my 308 together from boxes (As it was taken out of Wayne Hynes shop last year in Livermore). Kris is a hot mechanic and knows his way around these cars. He just rebuilt my front suspension and just about did it with his eyes closed. When he was done, the alignment was dead-nuts on!!

 

And from what I hear, both Pete and Kris know a lot about dead nuts!

--Dan

 

ouch.




Thanks Peter.

 

Hard to beat Patrick Ottis in Berkeley.
(510) 849-3553

He takes care of my 328 and my Daytona.

His name is so good it is often mentioned in FML ads when people sell their cars.

 

He just threatened to kick me in mine if I tried to help him a lot! He gets things done a hell of a lot faster without Ten-Thumb Pete helping!

 

Or is that three-bolt Pete? (ouch!)

--Dan

 

(sorry pete..told him about the chain/chain-ring issue.)

 

LOL (You goober!)

 

Oops.....

 

I currently have a car at Valtellina in Sausalito:

http://www.valtellina-automobili.com/

http://www.valtellina-automobili.com/main.html

 

Yes, Patrick Otis is consistently recommended. He was recommended by Tony Palladino, also frequently recommended. When I once called up PO, I was told they were so busy that they were considering not accepting new customers. That was about three or four years ago.

In San Rafael, there is an independent shop called Giorgio Motors, run by a fellow named Giorio. (Not sure of spelling.) He's been in the biz many years and sounds like a nice guy. He was referred to me by Dave Hillman, the parts manager at FoSF for the Maserati Bora I had at the time, which I sold before taking to Giorgio.

Giorgio's shop is somewhere near FoSF's service center in San Rafael.

BTW, I would not assume FoSF is necessarily a reliable source of service. AFAIK, they have only one or two guys that work on older cars. A guy named John worked on my 328 but forgot to put the spare back in the trunk, which I accidentally discovered before leaving the premises.