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3787GT

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So last year at Monterey, 3787GT sold for $121,000 after undergoing $40,000 of restoration work. Today it is on eBay for $40,000, less engine and steering wheel. What a waste. Seems like you could have found a pre- restoration car to swipe the engine from and everybody would have won.
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Re: 3787GT

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Please tell me this is an ebay scam.

I think I'm going to be sick. I owned 3787 for one year. I imported it from Spain to FL. It was originally a Swiss car I think. That is/was a fantastic GTE, incredible color combination. It was mechanically sorted; I drove it every week for a year and never had any significant mechanical problems at all. It started every time. I can't believe this; I'd never have sold it if I thought this would happen.

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does not make any sense. Something must have gone sideways in between the resto and the donation of engine. The car is right next door to me, as well.

BTW, I finally convinced the california dmv to let me have black plates on my 1963 GTE. It took 3 tries, because the first two times...the sacramento bureaucracy spat my app back out, mostly due to the errors from the local office. I kept the euro plate in the front, right under the new black and yelllow ones. I bought a matching set on ebay, oooh, about 5 years ago? Luckily...they were "free and clear", as the seller claimed.
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I know there are certain individuals out there who shall not be named that can justify this action all day long, but I believe there will be a day when there will be real regret in chopping up a GTE, no matter what shape.

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Unfortunately, not a joke. I was told about the car prior to it being listed on ebay. Apparently the engine will be used as a spare for a 250 SWB. Julio Batista (on Fchat) of Madrid Spain owned and restored it prior to its importation into the US.

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That's correct. Julio Batista traded it to Pueche (very nice shop outside of Madrid), and I bought if from Pueche and had it shipped it over. Julio really fixed it up nicely, it was in really great condition when I bought it. I sold it to someone in Illinois (through Ed Waterman) and apparently they put even more work into it before it was sold at RM.

It's a shame to ruin such a nice car for the sake of a spare racing engine. Aren't there other spares lying around or at least a crappier donor.

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I´m not only sad but angry about practices like this. She looks realy very nice and it´s a shame to part her out. There must be someone to find who reanimates her.
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That "riche" SWB owner was saving money! poor guy.
A new made engine at Ferrari cost about 160K USD. naked of course !
The first engines they build were a DISSASTER.
I have seen three-3- cracked blocks.
after the owners make a reclamation at the factory the renewed engine was broken in less then one week.
Simply trash.
I have no info on the last or later they build now.
its a pity about that car #3787GT

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But: Rebuilding this 3787 Engine will waste about 60K EUR - with the wrong number on it.
I don´t think the SWB owner was saving money, he only blows engines - and knows that - and needs more engines to blow.
poor guy...
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Re: 3787GT

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Kinda funny they they thought it was important to post the Classique Certification huh?????

Looks like if you had a GTE needing a full resto that this would be a much cheaper way to go.
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Re: 3787GT

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Should have bought a car already sacrificed for a crappy replica and used that engine. Any original car no matter how bad should now be saved, but a car that has already been converted in to a replica is fair game ... for anything.

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Mike Sheehan is selling an NOS F40 engine ( http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/ca ... 0ENG-25627 ) for $40,000. Now how can we wedge this engine into the GTE...
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Re: 3787GT

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It wouldn't sound right.
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Or look right... Or be right... But fun?
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Re: 3787GT

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Fun - yeah O.K.,,, I'll give you that.
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