RE: Ferrari Daytona Spyder: Spotted
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365daytonafan said:
Car sold for $2.172m at RM's Monterey sale back in August. Even accounting for import fees that's a big dealer mark up.
Not really though. Monterey charges, I think, circa 10% buyers premium. shipping will be (relatively) cheap and of course the real bonus, as the car is over 30 years old and originally made in Europe, only a £50 admin fee. So we are at, let's say $2.5 all in. There's a few other costs but minor in the scheme of things.Exchange rates at the time were about 1.35 to the pound so let's say 'profit' landed £500k.
However, you can't escape 'margin' scheme for used cars. £100k gone to HMRC.
Left with £400k
Add stocking charges (perhaps 2%month) so give or take, so another
£40k on £2 million. Per Month
lets say the bugger stays in stock for 6 months.....
Less £280k
And parts....
Not exactly the cheapest.
JM is an authorised Ferrari 'Classique' dealer so that'll cost a bit...
I'd be surprised if, at the end of the day, he clears £80k.
Having said that, as we all know, a cheeky GAP and Paint will sort the profit
Raul Julia at his best, I ADORE that film!
And honestly, the car sounds, the car selection itself, the 70's-ness of it all, it's just brilliant. Cannonball Run in comparison is a bit of a poor relation really even if I feel it's always been the more famous of the 'Great Race' genre - side note, the Tony Curtis/Jack Lemmon film is another good one though not exactly for the cars(!)
Gumball Rally was where the real car film was I reckon, if you look past the slapstick and cheesy moments you'd probably expect from it including a random appearance of Colleen Camp as a Franco conquest
Every race should start with someone saying...Gumball
As for the crazy priced Daytona, it's the car I'd have from the film. The v12 sings at times, the scene of it flying through NY at "full-pelt" always makes me smile. On the other hand, I never thought a huge amount or the 427. Both great cars in their own right but come on...Ferrari Daytona
And honestly, the car sounds, the car selection itself, the 70's-ness of it all, it's just brilliant. Cannonball Run in comparison is a bit of a poor relation really even if I feel it's always been the more famous of the 'Great Race' genre - side note, the Tony Curtis/Jack Lemmon film is another good one though not exactly for the cars(!)
Gumball Rally was where the real car film was I reckon, if you look past the slapstick and cheesy moments you'd probably expect from it including a random appearance of Colleen Camp as a Franco conquest
Every race should start with someone saying...Gumball
As for the crazy priced Daytona, it's the car I'd have from the film. The v12 sings at times, the scene of it flying through NY at "full-pelt" always makes me smile. On the other hand, I never thought a huge amount or the 427. Both great cars in their own right but come on...Ferrari Daytona
TIGA84 said:
TVR1 said:
Add stocking charges (perhaps 2%month) so give or take, so another
£40k on £2 million. Per Month
lets say the bugger stays in stock for 6 months.....
Less £280k
Stocking a car costs £40k per month?£40k on £2 million. Per Month
lets say the bugger stays in stock for 6 months.....
Less £280k
365daytonafan said:
Car sold for $2.172m at RM's Monterey sale back in August..
Which is this one isn't it?https://www.opumo.com/magazine/classic-car-find-we...
This one also claims to be the car from the Gumball Rally and sold for $1.65 at RM's Monterey sale in 2013:
https://www.rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/MO13/Monter...
Now that one is chassis number 14829 and it looks like it replaced chassis number 16467 which crashed off screen. 16467 crashed a second time (on purpose) in the film A Star is Born. After 16467 was wrecked on that film, Ferrari US importer Luigi Chinetti, then had Michelotti design a unique body for it, somewhat like a TR7 crossed with a Reliant Scimitar SS1.
http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detai...
The Gumball car did not have wire wheels, but I guess they could have been changed. None of the convertibles except the one in this article had black sills, in fact I've never seen another 356 GTB/4 convertible with a matt blacked out bottom half.
So who's got the identity wrong here then? One of the big auction houses or dealers should have some egg on the face? The car for sale looks to be chassis number 15007.
http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detai...
Edited by cookie1600 on Tuesday 12th December 12:20
Hahahah I spent a good 2 minutes wondering how the price of a Ferrari 308 had gone up so much in such a short space of time when i reread the article and realised it was a Daytona.
There are those among you wondering how someone could mistake a 308 for a Daytona.
There are those among you wondering how someone could mistake a 308 for a Daytona.
Edited by rastapasta on Tuesday 12th December 13:51
TooMany2cvs said:
TIGA84 said:
TVR1 said:
Add stocking charges (perhaps 2%month) so give or take, so another
£40k on £2 million. Per Month
lets say the bugger stays in stock for 6 months.....
Less £280k
Stocking a car costs £40k per month?£40k on £2 million. Per Month
lets say the bugger stays in stock for 6 months.....
Less £280k
I’d still think it’s a big markup (even at today’s exchange rate it’s £1.605m, plus buyers fee, shipping, insurance, registering the car etc etc)
And to echo a previous post, run me at the stake but I think a plexiglass model coupe is far more attractive....
I realise I’m in the minority but these do absolutely nothing for me. As others have said, I prefer the Coupe but I really struggle to see the aesthetic beauty of these. I’m 34, and as child recall Rover SD1s on the roads (which I believe took their styling cues from these) and so perhaps it just reminds me of a big old Rover. I like the 80s Ferrari (288 etc) and I like the non-Daytona 365 look too, but these just look a bit bland and boring to me. Back end not bad but the front just a bit meh…
Edited by MrHooky on Wednesday 13th December 14:29
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