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Old 09-11-2011, 05:45 AM   #1
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I want it with a red interior and i want to know if i can buy it with a different interior an change it to red interior? Please , need advice!!!


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Money talks!!!! Of course you can change the interior. But you might want to hold out for red.


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Definitely, plenty of places around that can retrim the interior.


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Yes this can be done, but as WETPET says....money talks. This will be an expensive change to make. How much red do you want? All leather surfaces and carpets red? Or just change the tan bits over to red? You may get lucky and find a 512TR with a red interior being parted out somewhere...but odds are a professional shop will have to do this work. I have seen a regular Testarossa with a redone interior by a high end shop and the results were stunnning to see. Every seam and joint was perfect, much better than factory....but the cost was in excess of $5,000 too. It sure did look nice though!
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Pablo- You worry about the darndest things. Most of us would worry about price, condition, records, originality, etc and all you are worried about is a red interior. I think your priorities might need reordering.

Paint and interior can always be changed. Especially if you have a bottomless wallet. Most of the GTOs have been repainted numerous times, some have even been rebodied two or three times. My favorite Zagato SWB has been four or five different colors. The car is the important thing. Paint and leather are like lipstick and make-up. Change it to make it beautiful in your eyes.

All this "no paintwork' stuff is ridiculous.


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There's a 512M on ebay now. Not sure of the interior or anthing else for the matter.Not much detail
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The one on ebay is red/tan, as were the majority of the limited 500 they made

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Thank you guys , very good advice! Please give me the address or web site of the great places that do nice interiors.


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Money talks!!!! Of course you can change the interior. But you might want to hold out for red.
Wetpet , why hold out for red? Please explain me. Thank you.


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The one on ebay is red/tan, as were the majority of the limited 500 they made

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Andrew , thank you , but i am looking to buy it for use in Barcelona! If you know some info for that , i will apreciate it


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Pablo ... it's nice to see a man with a plan

Might be worth contacting some well known Ferrari traders like Sheehan

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Thank you guys , very good advice! Please give me the address or web site of the great places that do nice interiors.
There are a few places in the UK that do very good work. Nigel should be able to provide a few recommendations.


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wait for one with a red interior and save a bunch of money.


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There are a few places in the UK that do very good work. Nigel should be able to provide a few recommendations.
Nigel is a very difficult man to reach! I have called many times but he is too busy to talk


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Nigel is a very difficult man to reach! I have called many times but he is too busy to talk
I will ask him to give you a call tomorrow.

He can be difficult to reach sometimes.


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I will ask him to give you a call tomorrow.

He can be difficult to reach sometimes.
Thank you! He finally did call. I think it worked.


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wait for one with a red interior and save a bunch of money.
Yes , i think you are right! I will wait. If you know an F512M low miles and with some nice red interior , i am the guy.


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Thank you! He finally did call. I think it worked.
Excellent. Hope he can help.


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