['75 308 GT4 (Peter)]

Its been a while since I posted here, thought I'd get back in touch with things.

I haven't been doing much with my car, because I had taken it in to a well-known body shop here in Vancouver for some cosmetic repairs and thus was out of my hands (first time in four years! All this time, when the car needed work, I did it. Unfortunately, I don't have a spray-booth!). I had a small dent in the nose (don't ask...) which I hadn't taken care of for the longest time, plus numerous paint chips and blemishes which really stood out with black paint. Considering I was having all this work done and it was needing paint-work, I decided to have "extra" work done, I returned the car to its original paint scheme: Black with lower matt-Black Boxer trim! Totally unique for this car! This is how it left the factory back in '75.

Here are a series of pics of it, plus details shots. Its now looking perfect for Monterey and Concorso Italiano!

 

['75 308 GT4 (Peter)]

Thanks for all of the compliments guys. Andrew, I've got all my accommodations taken care of, but I'll be more than happy to offer you a ride I agree, the matt-black is very subtle... Just what I wanted. I'll be interested in seeing people's reactions to it at C.I.

4kids, they are the (optional when new) 7 1/2 x 14" Campagnolo rims. My spare is strangely a 6 1/2" (again, Campagnolo Pentastar design), which does look flatter than these.

 

['75 308 GT4 (Peter)]

...so, euhm?
what's up with that dent in the nose?
:roll: :wink: :green:

Ha ha, the dent is gone!

I guess I'll tell... It happened last year. I was driving into the town I live and I wanted to get into the left-turn lane, but the traffic was backed-up quite a bit... There was a narrow opening inbetween the truck ahead of me and the curb of the turning lane... I missed the curb but hit the bumper of the truck!! You've been to North America before so you'll know that the trucks are big and tall and because of that, the bumper of the truck hit the nose instead of the bumper. I didn't even make a scratch on the truck. I was pissed off to say the least. Here's a "before" picture of the damage. I got over it soon after, because it was a simple mistake, lack of attention. It is metal it has been fixed. Just was one of those stupid things...

 

['75 308 GT4 (Peter)]

Here's the "after" pic. Bye-bye dent!

 

['75 308 GT4 (Peter)]

Looks like some good work. Are you entering the car in the concours?

No, because there are too many small details which would deduct points, like aftermarket electronic ignition, fuel and coolant hoses, Borla exhaust, absent emission system, etc... I'm just displaying it.

I don't need an award to tell me my car is perfect, because in my eyes, it is... Its the way I want it!

 

['75 308 GT4 (Peter)]

You bet DJ. I know you're going to love the way the car looks when you see it in person. We should (I don't want to say "I hope" because that'll jynx it) have good weather again this year for the Italian car show.