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    Ferrari 308 GTS

    Perusing this market. They appear to be undervalued.
    Since I'm often mistaken for a very disfigured, short Tom Selleck I thought it might be fun.

    Next Dino?
    Good years/bad years?

    Don't stone me; as close as I get to F-cars is my Fiat 600.

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    The 'earlier' carbureted 308's, both open and closed cars are coming on strong.
    Good history, well maintained, low mileage.... some'o, same'o
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    In 1980 at the Long Beach Grad Prix a guy asked me...

    What do ALL Porsche owners have in common? I replied "I don't know... What?"

    He said "THEY ALL WANT A FERRARI!"

    I said "I can definitely relate to that"

    So I bought a 1974 Dino Spyder 8 months later. The car had 22,000 original miles with Original Paint... Today that same Dino still sleeps next to my Speedster and my 911S. The Dino now has 27,400 original miles and still has the Original Paint.

    I also bought a 365BTB/4 Daytona (I called the Rocket Powered School Bus) because it was Sooo damn heavy on the clutch and Steering. and I bought a 206GT Alloy Body and later a 330GTS (V12 Convertible) Fly Yellow... They are all gone except my first Ferrari the Dino I still own.
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    yes, 3x8 cars are appreciating rapidly.

    JUST this year they have increased by 30-50%. A decent 328GTS is now $55-65k. Thats a driver. A show car is over $100k.

    We went to an auction in Austin last weekend where they had several Ferraris. A 77 308 GTB that was a 3 in terms of condition sold for $51k before buyer premium.
    328s have the reputation of being the best of the breed. The most desirable of the 328s are the late 88s and 89s. The 89s had ABS and different looking wheels. Most seem to prefer the older concave wheels.

    I too am looking

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    I would agree that a nice 308 of any year is undervalued. While values(especially of GTBs) are on the rise in Europe, they remain very affordable in the US-with recent upward movement. As an owner of many early P-cars and F-cars over the years, I can't for the life of me understand how a 911T can have a market value higher than a nice 308. I have a nice GTB in the current stable and its a very special machine and a delight to drive. Service costs are not as bad as you have been led to believe, nor are most parts. They are still analog cars and a home mechanic can do most of the work. A good one represents fantastic value at this point in time. It is critical to find a cherished example though as an unloved, neglected car can quickly sink the budget-unless purchased cheaply with the understanding that the owner will do much of the work.

    Here's mine:

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    67 911 , 69 911S, Ford V Ferrari 906LH, 85 Carrera...and-gasp! a bunch of Corvettes, Musclecars and Italian crap(330GTC,GTA/M,308GTB)

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    They look good, but the build quality on those late 70's and 80's cars left a lot to be desired. Similar to an XKE. Just read Donahue;s comments about when they raced that Ferrari at Daytona. Even on the race cars the quality was just not there.
    David

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