Ebay 250 GTE

jsa330 · Post by **jsa330** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:32 am

Here it is, for those of you looking.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 48952&rd=1

Michael Bayer · Post by **Michael Bayer** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:40 am

I am at a loss for words.......Michael Bayer 1967 330GT #9727

Yale · Post by **Yale** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:46 am

That car has been like that at least since 98 when Jerry Curtis sold/traded it to "Forza" who was selling it for 17,000 in 1999. The ebay seller didn't do the headlight cut or the engine replacement. Maybe Jerry did. Yale

william · Post by **william** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:37 am

Bluecat, you had my hopes up!!!!
What a disappointment.

William

lukek · Post by **lukek** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:52 pm

Great. I will not be able to eat the whole day.

jsa330 · Post by **jsa330** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:26 pm

It is disgusting. I wonder what happened to the Ferrari engine & drivetrain.

kare · Post by **kare** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:38 pm

[quote="bluecat49"]It [i]is[/i] disgusting. I wonder what happened to the Ferrari engine & drivetrain.[/quote]

PF Coupe 1273/GT was parted out by FAF in Tucker, GA in 1976 and later converted into 250 GTO-replica using engine 2573GT.

Best wishes, Kare

jsa330 · Post by **jsa330** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:43 pm

I remember a thread on here a couple of years ago where someone posted a pic of a GTE with a similar 275 GTB-style headlight treatment, but done much better-- it was really good looking. The rest of the car wasn't butchered, either.

kare · Post by **kare** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:36 pm

[quote="bluecat49"]I remember a thread on here a couple of years ago where someone posted a pic of a GTE with a similar 275 GTB-style headlight treatment, but done much better-- it was really good looking. The rest of the car wasn't butchered, either.[/quote]

Look at Tom's entry "Interesting GTE" dated 1/21/02. Easy to find with the Quick Keywords Search -feature in bottom of lower left frame (just type in "3597").

Even if not as rough, this car also looks very tail heavy in a side view. This is why Pininfarina originally extended the front fenders having first designed it with PF Coupe/S.2 Cabriolet type nose.

Best wishes, Kare

jsa330 · Post by **jsa330** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:27 pm

kare :

Thanks for the engine info and lead to the other pics.

Yes, it looks better in the front diagonal view of a nice car. The straight-on side view of the Ebay car shows how important the headlight design was to the production cars. The front becomes over-shortened with the cutout headlight treatment, and throws off the balance, giving that tailheavy look.

Rudy van Daalen Wetters · Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:25 pm

Fright pig....what a shame.

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001

mark · Post by **mark** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:02 pm

I cannot and will not look at this post without comment. The poor person that owns this car clearly lacks dignity and for that matter shame.......

jsa330 · Post by **jsa330** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:28 pm

0 bids so far...a barn find GTE with a V12 that hadn't run in 25 years would have 10 by now. Tom Shaughnessy's not even interested--his name usually hits the bidders list early on these. Maybe he's planning to snipe it at the end.

Post by **tyang** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:40 am

With the amount of body modifications on this car, it's pretty much useless. Finding glass for this car alone can cost a couple of grand! Shaughnessy has plenty of engineless cars to keep him happy.

Tom

derfgte · Post by **derfgte** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:19 pm

i picked up this dogg for a fun hot rod, 5k for a toy is a cheap, in my town no one can tell it's not "correct". better to have one running than rusting
smiles