Whatbs the best ENTRY LEVEL Ferrari

I too am just starting to look at Entry Ferraris. The GT-4s have cought my attention because of the Barret Jackson car search show that I'm sure most of you have seen. There's a unique car for sale here in california: A euro '75 208 GT4 that is registered as a 74. (no smog which is a bonus) The motor was rebuilt to 3 liter specs (to what degree I have not yet researched) From what I've read so far, the cylinder liners, pistons and carbs are the main differences. There are enough quirks to bring the value down I'm sure, but if it is a good driver for a low price, isn't that what it's all about anyway? Or is it a can of worms to stay away from?

Most everyone got introduced to Ferraris while watching Magnum PI. My entry purchase was 1982 308 DTSi. Since then, I have owned a second 308 GTSi and a 79 308 GTS. They were fun to drive, everyone recognized them as Ferraris and you didn't have to worry about someone dinging your door or stealing your mirrors. Now my favorite car is a 550 Maranello...but I would suggest the 308 as the best entry level Ferrari...in whatever form.

[mack pence]

I need some help. What does everyone think. What would be the best entry lvl that I would be able to work on pretty easy. I am a pretty good mechanic but only every worked on older american cars.

1986 Mondial with 26k miles on it for 29 thousand dollars

1993 Mondial T Conv. 24k miles on it for 31 thousand dollars

1987 328 GTS 73k miles on it for 35 thousand dollars

[imjames407]

Ferrari is much expensive one.So i don't want to say anything about it.Its really a great car.Thats it.

[wyo550]

Why buy a 20-30 yo Ferrari for what the lifetime cost of maintaining it is likely to be? A better investment would be a 10 year old Porsche or even a Corvette...unless you just want to tell people you own a Ferrari that is out of date in terms of features, styling and can't be driven much because it's a Ferrari from the days when real men drove their Ferraris 1-2,000 miles a year (and that's all the durability that was manufactured into the cars at that time).

[wyo550]

I'd go with a 355 or 360 in the sports class or a 550 as a GT; in order to get more modern features and performance. For the money, an even newer and higher-performing Porsche would be the better buy, dollar-for-dollar.

[KingOfTheRoad]

Now what about the Mondial? I always see them for low prices. Now I'm relatively new to the Ferrari world but is there anything particularly wrong with it or is it just the fact it wasn't anything groundbreaking to Ferrari?