DeTomaso Mailing List: October 99, Message #50

Dear Don,

	You know, I think that I saw this guy and this car run at Poconos about 2 or 3 years ago.  The "little" car ran well and wasn't completely accepted by the prancing horse purists.  Come to think of it, I think that they weren't too keen on any of the non factory, non N.A.R.T. track cars.  A rather odd attitude, I thought.

		Cordially,  Chuck Engles

-----Original Message-----
From:	PanteraDon@aol.com [SMTP:PanteraDon@aol.com]
Sent:	Friday, October 01, 1999 8:50 AM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	Ferrari 308/208

In a message dated 9/10/99 4:47:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
MikeLDrew@aol.com writes:

<< 
 Chuck wrote:
 
 >Good test...what is the size of the 308 engine ?  (I suspect <3000cc)
 
 >>>I dunno, but I DO know that for the Italian market only, that car was a 
 208, not a 308.  Basically a smaller (sleeved?) two-liter version of the 
 3-liter motor in the 308, fitted with a factory turbo ('cause turbos weren't 
 taxed!)
 
 Mike
  >>

Aha... the bell rings...

An old friend of lister Mike Trusty and a new friend of mine, who lives in 
the Florida Keys, owns one of those "208"  cars.  This particular car was 
"stolen" from the Ferrari factory and eventually turned up in the U.S. where 
it was eventually confiscated and sold to our friend.

He has it turbo'd and tricked with a lot of non-Ferrari stuff and is 
therefore non-persona grata with the gold-chained prancing horsey crowd.

The car is gun metal gray and moves like a scared rabbit!  Needles to say... 
he smokes those unsuspecting 308 weenies!


DonM in Miami
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