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Discussion in '365 GT4 2+2/400/412' started by carguy246, May 21, 2008.

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  1. carguy246

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  2. Pcar928fan

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    VERY NICE!!! I can't wait to get one myself! Hope I get lucky and get one that does not need $$$$$ of attention! Hope you got a good one like that too!

    Best, and thanks for sharing!

    James
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  3. dstacy

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    Way to go!
    Tell us about it, serial number, where you bought it, etc.
     
  4. Jeff Kennedy

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    Is this the salmon/tan from FML?

    Jeff
     
  5. carguy246

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    Serial number is 65455. The car is in California. I have not actually seen it in person, so I will provide more details once it arrives. It was checked out by an independent shop. It is showing about 16k miles. The A/C needs a charge and the TRX tires are old. It has a few minor oil leaks, excellent compression. The exterior, interior and engine look excellent in the photos. And most importantly, it is a 5-speed. Can't wait to take it for a drive when it arrives in a few weeks.
     
  6. carguy246

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    Yes, it was in FML.
     
  7. Ashman

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    Congratulations! What color is that? It looks mainly red but with a coppery tone to it.

    John
     
  8. wrxmike

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    Nice, never seen that color combo before, but it looks classy.

    M
     
  9. Ak Jim

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    Ok, here is the dumb question of the day, what is FML? Thanks!
     
  10. 400iGuy

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    Ferrari Market Letter published for 32 years by Gerald Roush. www.ferrarimarketletter.com Check it out!

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  11. Jeff Kennedy

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    Carguy246,

    Missed mentioning that the car looks wonderful. Based upon your other car I can expect that this one is also to a high level of perfection. Very interesting color combination; had been wondering what "salmon" was going to look like. Was this a standard offering color or a one-off custom order? Do you have the paint code?

    Jeff
     
  12. Ak Jim

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    400iGuy thanks for the info!
     
  13. carguy246

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    Thanks. I don't know the official Ferrari name for the color. I am trying to find out.
     
  14. Christian.Fr

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    Good purchase, congrats! he looks new..i love this car superbe lines
    which color is? Do you have pictures for inside?
     
  15. coachi

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    i owned this car briefly in 1988. It is a "red" color per Ferrari, I called it salmon pink. Interestingly, it had a miles/hour speedometer rather than the km/hr, it had 4500 miles or so when I had it. Congratulations. I even talked to Chuck and was thinking about buying it back. Funny, I looked at my papers and they brought back many fond memories.
     
  16. dstacy

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    According to the records I have, a majority, but nowhere close to all, of the 400's in the US have MPH speedos.

    Some have "stickered" speedos where a sticker was placed over the face of a KPH speedo. That makes the speed fairly accurate, but the mileage is off. Those are pretty easy to spot if you pay attention and look close. Check around the turn signal indicator and a lot of times you'll see the white line of the paper sticker.
    Others have a true MPH speedo. Ferrari did begin to offer a MPH speedo as a factory replacement part.

    Because the MPH conversion was done after the car left the factory the mileage on any 400 series car is always suspect. Remember that a MPH speedo was NOT required to pass EPA/DOT and get into the US. You never know how many miles the car was driven before the conversion.
    For those of you who don't know; it is really easy and takes less than 3 minutes to change the speedo on a 400 series car.
     
  17. Ashman

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    Hence the reading on the odometer is perhaps the LEAST important consideration in evaluating the condition of these cars! The actual PPI with compression and leakdown readings, visual inspection, the presence or absence of service records etc. all will be more important.

    John
     
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    Don't make me laugh. Nothing takes 3 minutes when working on the 400 - of course, you have to tell the wife "I'll only be a couple of minutes"!

    Aidan
    BTW, that is a stunning 412.
     
  19. Ashman

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    LOL! Changing/Disconnecting the speedometer is probably the only thing on a 400i that doesn't take a lot of time!
     
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    Congrats! Happy and Healthy motoring.
     
  21. Fritz Ficke

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    Real words of wisdom John. I looked at a few 400's and the one with the most miles on the speedo (57K) checked out the best. Made the 22k and a 36K car look like real rags??? Shown milage and real milage can be very diffrent.
     
  22. carguy246

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    congrats!!! love the interior!!!
     
  24. FERRARI-TECH

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    That looks great, congrats
    I love these cars
     
  25. FERRARI-TECH

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    Hey koisokok, It might be as clean as your's !!!!
     

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