Rescuing a Ferrari 328 GTS

It's time for Barkaways to rescue another Ferrari!
This 1 owner 328 GTS had been stored for many years in an underground car park in London before Barkaways were enlisted to get it back up and running again. Watch as we bring the car out into the sunshine for the first time in well over a decade and take a closer look at what is needed to recommission this classic 80's Ferrari.
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[@cogboy302]

The 308/328 is one of my favourite Ferraris. I love the shape.

[@jeannoelsandrazie1874]

Agree...

[@ZagelMedia]

So true. They look very similar to the 288 GTO without the $4,000,000 price tag lol

[@ricardorgomez]

I was going to say "I would use air to clean off the initial dirt as you don't know if some of it is caked on really good and you don't want the paint damaged by power washing it.....". Well, so much for that idea. Paints looks amazing though... Yes, when restoring a car like this, all the rubber and electrical bits have to be replaced. That's just a given. Then flush out all the liquids that have been sitting in there. Then restore whatever else needs restoring. Mostly all the little tiny bits. One of my all-time favorite cars. And still very serviceable. Not into cars much anymore but would still love to have a Ferrari 328GTS. One of the most perfect looking cars ever. And looks to be a blast to drive.

[@supersonique001]

Although it's understandable that after a passing the family would just park it, however, any car that sits unused (like airplanes btw) are not happy and perish. They are meant to be used and worked. The cost later on to rejuvenate or bring back from the dead is usually prohibitive especially with exotics. Beautiful job bringing her back!

[@mattkirk8404]

Love the common sense approach to recommissioning it, what a gorgeous car!

[@aaronerskine3401]

thank you for bringing this back to life

[@technique275]

Thank you for explaining the recommissioning of the car. Keep up the great work. Atb.

[@carlorizzo5308]

Wow so sweet God Bless ♥️ I hope they all get to enjoy it for years to come

[@remontoirewatches]

Fantastic work as always. Really informative 👏

[@fduran6993]

Excellent project and professionalism.

[@helluvatime4562]

I love the video. Those are not brake pipes, they`re flex hose. I was a dealership tech for many years and I`ve got to say, what you`re doing is much more rewarding.

[@batchmate7002]

Really interesting video. So pleased to see the car in such great shape again. Well done!!

[@j308s7]

What a great story,waited ages for this one! Lovely pre-abs example.

[@michaelkoloc-jx6kv]

I am so impressed! All good/great mechanics ought to video major works to show truth and help inform owners or potential owners of special vehicles needs! I will be saving this video for the future.

[@timday6087]

Really enjoyed that; thanks for the upload!

[@paulmackay6376]

I had a 328 GTS and second gear was always "difficult" until the gearbox warmed up.....I bet the gate broke with someone trying to force the gear change. I always went 1st to 3rd until everything was up to temp.

[@robertwhitten265]

I had an 87 328 and I did the same. I always skipped 2nd gear when starting from a dead stop, not because of the gear issue but to save clutch. I had no reason to accelerate hard so going to 3rd from 1st was no big deal. I ended up replacing the clutch anyway but it wasn't too expensive, 1400 USD.

[@carlylekhan7007]

Absolutely Fabulous that you have Recommissioned this Beautiful. Thanks for Sharing. Greetings from Trinidad 🇹🇹

[@aymaneoubad5057]

Glad I found this channel ! Cheers !

[@Kellsboro]

Beautiful work with bring that 328 back to top working order.

[@cobra1010]

Wow, you really know what you do and what you are talking about! Such a pleasure to watch these videos! So much to learn!

[@josephtdi8764]

Fantasist video, it should have way more views

[@martinholmes100]

Thanks for sharing this, Ian! Very interesting & informative.

[@MrAlpinab7]

what a masterpiece !

[@mark_n_r]

Great video and backstory.

[@majorp7967]

Excellent job, great video. Thanks gentlemen.

[@kopanomofokeng6562]

I really hate the rear spoiler on the cars. My favourite Ferrari but I want one without the spoiler!

[@tomedian]

nicely done sir!

[@rogerkastoun3143]

what an informative and scary video, thank you!

[@ZagelMedia]

It turned out great, but for the future, don't pressure wash dust/dirt first. Here you pressure washed and then used the foam canon, but you just blasted all the dust and dirt into the paint instead of letting the foam do the work, which could cause some bad scratches.

[@utopian2222]

I enjoyed that, thanks! 👍

[@thomastraddles1204]

Great video

[@honda4185]

Awsome job done! Aln i think of is Magnum!🚘

[@BlessByYou777]

Great job mate

[@boblivingston4841]

Brilliant well done.

[@daveglover6115]

Well done, a great story and result! By the way, that gear shift looks like it's been unbolted and turned back to front, as it's leaning way too forward, the knob top then likewise repositioned...

[@saintsmccastle3521]

Hello! The shape of that car is beautiful and the colour is.......perfect.....new subscriber...Cheers!!.

[@johnstoner2384]

Ian what a great job of a 15 year old Ferrari 328 G T S , is a bit of a mess but not a lot of rust or rot in the undern flour ,but what a great job don well and drives very well

[@richardwells4370]

Great video some lucky lad will get his hands on this . 👍

[@CK_youtube]

Brilliant!

[@theRCLlama]

I love this channel so much 🙌🙌 very informative in the event that I win the lotto and buy a classic Ferrari lol

[@deamondeathstone1]

But I thought that being near a Ferrari like this made a moustache and Hawaiian shirt mandatory?

[@jwrappuhn71]

Excellent.

[@leavingasap843]

So many vids like this now makes me think they sprinkle baking flour on a car an say it’s a barn find rehab!

[@tacfoley4443]

Yup, that exactly what one of THE foremost Ferrari specialists in Western Europe does to attract the attention of a klutz like your good self. Grow up.

[@juneserrano9206]

Goergeus

[@atticusbastow839]

hey that's the Collecting Cars Podcast theme lol

[@PittsBird]

Maybe the gate was cut instead of breaking, in an attempt to get quicker 1st to 2nd shifts? There are aftermarket grates with modified shapes for that purpose. Also, I'd be putting some new tires on based on age. Lastly, put the steering wheel on the proper side of the car (hahahaha)

[@1979jon]

The gold plating on the engine is a massive deal

[@egroom53]

It’s a shame y’all didn’t include all the mechanical and cleaning footage.

[@FergusPol]

The air con system was I believe originally filled with R12. How did you regas the system as I'm told the modern stuff is incompatible?

[@corrioliseffect]

Is the stick backwards? Isn't it supposed to be angled towards you rather than away from you?

[@Iblis666ful]

The lighting if awful in this video at times. Very difficult to see what you are referring to. The topic is really interesting though.

[@thepurplesband]

Every single piece of rubber will need to be replaced, every seal, every fluid, every pipe, every hose, everything re-greased. This is why cars with higher miles are a better bet as they have to have these things replaced as they are serviced every year.

[@fearview]

13:34 is that a Bosch ?

[@paulkhoury8685]

What is the approximative budget for reconditioning a car like that ?

[@tacfoley4443]

I remember an acquaintance in UK having a giallo 308GTB 'brought back to life' after a fifteen-year layup, not unlike this. His car, however, had a few paint issues where a broken gutter had allowed rainwater onto the front, and that alone cost around £12K to put right. Ignoring that, much as with this gorgeous 328, all pipes, noses and bushes needed replacing and some engine-work was necessary, along with new tyres of course. Figure on around £30K and you won't be too far out.

[@fredsalfa]

Could I ask how much all that work cost?

[@user-ql9vv3zm6k]

Good morning very good cars FERRARI

[@getdachillax]

very nice, how much?

[@bradfordmcdermott2063]

It was in beverly hills cop 2 begining awesome intro of course tony scott was amazingly copied miami vice camera on ferari in intro

[@SpacedOdyssey]

So what would the retail value of a car like that be ?

[@aCivilServant]

At a guess £80-£100k, but they're going up all the time, and fast. :)

[@mohamedzulkifly8966]

Its worth Saving'

[@alexbatson]

What's this car worth now??

[@johnstoner2384]

Ian lovely car now ,if it was for sale how much will it be worth in a auction ? it's a very nice Ferrari now it's clean

[@Cevan42]

You sound genuinely shocked that the rubber bits need replacing after sitting for so many years.

[@porscha901]

Ferrari owners club. If you love these cars

[@baasbowing]

I was sure the car was going to lunge forward when you started it the first time without checking whether the gear shifter was in neutral…

[@simon196429]

😍

[@ericcindycrowder7482]

It’s been away from UV light and no heat cycles for over a decade. I bet that garage was partially if not fully climate controlled. I predict this will restore very well with minimal material degradation. Also, I know the 328, along with the 308 is a transverse engine design. This allows for many repairs to be performed with the engine in the car, like you did. The later models with longitudinal engine requires engine out for most services. This being the case, I would have though you would remove the engine and gearbox for servicing but I guess I am wrong. Also, I was around driving cars in the 80s but I never drove anything nice until later, consequently I never had an aftermarket car alarm in the 80s. I didn’t know the fact that fancy/luxury cars required (aftermarket) alarms to be fully covered by insurance. Maybe this was a UK/European thing and not in the USA I’m not sure. It sounds like a grifting SCAM place on the insurance companies by the aftermarket car alarm industry. I always thought aftermarket cars alarms were a scam and were more trouble than they were worth. Thankfully all newer cars came with a nicely integrated factory alarm/immobilizer system.

[@robertelliot9508]

Why didnt you mot it?

[@francescotrovato4340]

Metti i sottotitoli in italiano

[@JoeSmith-nu8oo]

I bet it is way past the service dates😆

[@edwardwatt7986]

I am just listening to a talking head talking up his bill!

[@oskadavid2964]

The generation of people who made such a boastful car have all gone, todays generation of designers just haven't got it

[@BIBIWCICC]

Hilarious a Ferrari in London, as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike. Did make me laugh on the test drive when he went on to the terrible UK roads. It probably needed another rebuild then!

[@volkerkonig9376]

@Gertrude. Nobody said, that this beautiful Ferrari will be used mainly in London. You can do marvellous yourneys into the lovely countryside or to scotland or even - forget brexit- to south of france, as the british loved to do.

[@ellislr7731]

𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓶 🙏

[@sl5946]

Sad that people would let this happen to a beautiful car

[@daveglover6115]

I think that the family just forgot about it!

[@sl5946]

@@daveglover6115 must be nice to have enough cash that you just forget about a Ferrari 😂

[@broyout3586]

@@daveglover6115 They probably didn't forget about it, but I would guess nobody really took ownership of it. The widow was occupied enough with the loss her husband, and didn't know her ways with what basically was his precious toy. But didn't want to part with it either. I think the occupation by this car of this parking spot in the center of London for 15 years may very well rival the value of the car.

[@richardstock1]

Argh its not a barn find... what is it with this new buzz word.. its been parked up for a few years and neglected.. Its not a barn find for goodness sake. I attended the Silverstone Auction at the classic car show recently and everyone now for some reason thinks that if they put Barn find on their sales advert they can sell what is a bad condition neglected car, for more than its worth. Show me pictures of a rare car in a UNPAID storage place under sheets and totally forgotton about (i.e not paying for storage every month).. then you may have a barn find...

[@Wreck-Gar]

I'm with you on this. I'd rather an advert said stored in a heated garage. Barn find to me says covered in dust and bird crap, full of mice nests and piss and the interior and wires chewed to bits. How this means it's worth more money baffles me!

[@donjuan150]

Disappointing you don't respond or have any connection with your followers....

[@wilhamcobly3805]

I love the videos where you take a mint car, coat it in fake dust and then show off your washing skills

[@tacfoley4443]

You think that's what happened here? You've obviously never heard of Barkaways before.

[@tomandersson5089]

i heard that Magnum wants his car back!

[@donjuan150]

His was a 308 GTS....sorry big Magnum fan here.....

[@tomd4581]

If anyone out there has one with reg C… KRO let me know