Spotted: Italian winter beater

[rookie101]

Saw this a lunch today. I died a little inside watching him take it through a piece of crap brush car wash.:eek:


http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll3/stewa607/Picture012.jpg

[corsvette]

That poor poor car.:facepalm:

[calgarygts]

I see this parked at the safeway downtown on 8th street from time to time. Saw it just a couple days ago covered in dirt/salt. Pretty pimp beater.

[n1zm0]

one can only hope its a GTO kit car, it's probably real :( but iirc they're not that expensive these days, that is one of my favorite Ferraris, i've had a die cast Burago 1/18 Group B GTO model since i was really young, was my favorite out of the 30+ sitting on the shelf.

edit, it's a 308 actually isnt it? even less expensive i think.

[Clever]

The owner must be a baller on a different level to not care about that beautiful car.

[dj_rice]

:confused:

[Shlade]

lol wow... id never drive that in winter..

[scat19]

Hmmmm.

[core_upt]

have seen him bombing around the Mt.Royal/8th Street/17th Ave area a few times in the winter.
Must be a winter beater.

[turbotrip]

good for him :thumbsup:

[importracer1]

Wow!

I wonder whats his summer ride?!!

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Id drive it in the winter. IMO cars are meant to be driven/used.

[beyond_ban]

Props to driving it year round (I've seen him on and around Glenmore/Crowchild), but i cant believe the micro marring (thanks 2EFN) his paint is going to receive from the brush wash. That much dirt, mixed with the dirty ass brush deserves a major face palm. Why not wand it? Go touch-less at least...

[600rr]

haha this guy lives by my parents house, always see him driving in it in the winter. He has done so for the last 4 years iirc, he drives it in the summer as well. I think it may be his only car, younger guy drives it most of the time, and i have seen his dad drive it on occasion.
I dont know how much money that old of a car would be worth currently. It migt be justafiable to drive a ferrari that age all year round :dunno:

[legendboy]

I saw a porsche gt driving around that looked like that :cry:

[Neil4Speed]

He's a good buddy of mine, Used to have it in Hawaii for a bit.

http://www.freewebs.com/globalcustomdesigns/magnum10.jpg

http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Tom_Selleck/magnum_pi_tom_selleck.jpg
:D

[vengie]

I see this on quite a regular basis. I think its pretty sweet he drives it personally. :clap:

[sneek]

It is sweet to see him driving it. It sucks to see that he takes a brush to that gorgeous red paint job. Personally one of favorite Ferrari designs. I don't think I would drive it in the winter simply because of the materials it is made of. AFAIK Calgary uses salt on the roads, and that destroy a car pretty quick.

[Redlyne_jr]

this dude lives like 5 houses from me.. drives it as a daily man.. old guy? iv talked to him a couple times... to be honest they arnt that expensive anymore..:dunno:

[zieg]

Meh, I saw a gtr on the roads a couple weeks ago when it was really bad. Made me wonder if launch control on ice would still work/void the warranty. :rofl:

[gqmw]

Man...that wash kills me a little inside. But I don't see it being a problem that he's driving it all year round, cars are meant to be driven.

[nonlinear]

is that a brush wash, or touchless?

[rookie101]

Originally posted by nonlinear
is that a brush wash, or touchless?



It's a nasty ass brush wash. I work next door and we have nicknamed it "the mangler".

[Clever]

Originally posted by rookie101




It's a nasty ass brush wash. I work next door and we have nicknamed it "the mangler".

OUCH.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Gross car in gross weather

[soloracer]

I posted a picture of it in another winter beater thread. The car is a 328 and not a 308. I spoke the owner at a gas station once. He was older and very soft spoken. The car had some paint damage on the drivers side front fender - looked like a tire mark/scrape.

[D. Dub]

Originally posted by turbotrip
good for him :thumbsup:


Exactly -- itsa a car -- drive it

[m10-power]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Gross car in gross weather

Haha totally agree, ugly slow ass shitbox. As for them being cheap, sure to buy used but the maintenance is horrible.

[se7en]

Originally posted by Neil4Speed
He's a good buddy of mine, Used to have it in Hawaii for a bit.

http://www.freewebs.com/globalcustomdesigns/magnum10.jpg

http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Tom_Selleck/magnum_pi_tom_selleck.jpg
:D

What....no one else noticed this?

I lol'd

[Disoblige]

Yeah you can see from the pic that there is one visible blue brush there. But yes, brush washes suck.

[Deetz]

I've seen that car around the past couple of winters too. He drives it pretty slow, ha ha

[Dope7]

hahah oh wow thats pimpin

[soloracer]

Originally posted by se7en


What....no one else noticed this?

I lol'd

I guess I am a child of the 80's because Magnum PI was one of my favorite shows and I would like a nice 308 in the garage some day.

[mr2mike]

Originally posted by 600rr
haha this guy lives by my parents house, always see him driving in it in the winter. He has done so for the last 4 years iirc, he drives it in the summer as well. I think it may be his only car, younger guy drives it most of the time, and i have seen his dad drive it on occasion.
I dont know how much money that old of a car would be worth currently. It migt be justafiable to drive a ferrari that age all year round :dunno:

Not his only car. He parked in my parkade downtown. I believe he's got a jag too for the summer but mostly drives that Ferrari. Yes, winter drives it but he does drive it carefully, watched him angle it into the on ramp a few times.

[Dope7]

just got the news from a friend, its a Replica.

and the guy is building another Replica Lambo. FAIL. :facepalm:

[01RedDX]

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[kevie88]

Originally posted by soloracer


I guess I am a child of the 80's because Magnum PI was one of my favorite shows and I would like a nice 308 in the garage some day.


Me too! I loved seeing the Ferrari rip around.. Little did I know how painfully slow those cars are haha

I'd have a 328 4 valver in a heartbeat.

[revelations]

haha... replica, nice.

Ferrari would probably shit their pants if they ever saw one of their cars in a cosmetic condition like that, being driven in these awesome conditions. ;)

[dino_martini]

You guys feel bad for the car?

its meant to be driven. Like I know that is a tired argument, but if he/she can afford to drive it in the winter. Do it up, IMO :dunno:

I've seen tons of Bentleys, Porsches, Audi R8.

Cars worth more than the lowly 308.

Still love that car though.

[DonJuan]

I figured it was a kit. Who would do a kit of a 308 GTS tho? Thats kina gay. At least do the GTO or something. If you are a real big Magnum PI fan then sure I guess.