Eurospares: Exoticar slaughterhouse? Parts heaven? Both!
This Ferrari 330 GT is gonna die so that others might live.
Eurospares, based in Essex, UK, specializes in spare parts for Italian cars, boasting 12,000 square feet worth of spares for Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis. As The Independent reports, if you need headlamps for a Lamborghini Miura, a steering column for a Ferrari 360, or a chassis and body for a BB512, the people at Eurospares have your back. But spares for out-of-production exotics need to come from somewhere, and this is where some readers might find themselves feeling queasy.
Eurospares honcho James Pumo gets parts from all around -- in some cases, from sources his father formed relationships with many, many years ago. Sometimes, however, the parts received don't come piled in shipping boxes; sometimes, they arrive as a whole, like the Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 you see above. Nice, right? Don't get too attached. As Eurospares details on its website, rust issues and a problem in one cylinder mean that the old stallion is going to get fully dismantled and parted out. It must die so that perhaps another 330 in need can be returned to its former glory. For car guys, witnessing the company's breakup operations must be akin to a vegan getting a tour of a slaughterhouse -- horrifying and mentally-scarring. On the flipside, to owners seeking the final piece of a restoration/repair puzzle, Eurospares is like that mythical pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. It's all about perspective, we guess. Those of you interested in seeing what's scheduled to head to the big garage in the sky courtesy of Eurospares' blowtorch-wielding car slayers, click here. It might make you a little sad, though, so don't say we didn't warn you.
[Source: The Independent]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
garlinski 8:10PM (5/02/2008)
It's exactly like an accident (i think there's a little pun intended).... you can't bare to look... but you just have to... so sad... so sad...
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Johnny 8:15PM (5/02/2008)
"this is where some readers might find themselves feeling queasy"
"must be akin to a vegan getting a tour of a slaughterhouse -- horrifying and mentally-scarring"
"is like that mythical pot of gold at the end of a rainbow"
I just want to say Alex you do a fine job writing. keep up the wit!
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Quattrofan 8:25PM (5/02/2008)
akin to a vegan getting a tour of a slaughterhouse -- horrifying and mentally-scarring...
phew, a penchant for drama huh, Alex?
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Quattrofan 8:35PM (5/02/2008)
Wait..... I am too young to be sure.... but ....is this an 8 track player in that car? And an Elton John Live "8 track cartridge" in the center console? And Niki Lauda connection...Wow! Just amazing piece of automotive hisotry....
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/userImages/breaking/large/44_5.jpg
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Abhi 8:55PM (5/02/2008)
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/breaking2.asp?page=19#
It's the car from the Top Gear 70's supercar challenge!
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Benfolio 10:06PM (5/02/2008)
.....and it's not a real SS!
Tragedy 9:05PM (5/02/2008)
Good riddance, overrated piece of eurotrash.
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Shiftright 9:10PM (5/02/2008)
You have no heart, no soul, and know nothing....
Tragedy 9:37PM (5/02/2008)
So by saying that I'll assume you own this particular Ferrari. It's the only way you can have authority to make such a claim. Moron.
Rick 11:26PM (5/02/2008)
I second that. Your response obviously shows your endearment to corporate, mass produced (likely by rednecks) products. Your shear inability to appreciate anything European certainly makes you a candidate for a front lobotomy. Please don't breed.
ckm 4:52AM (5/03/2008)
My dad actually owned one of those. It was fast, much faster than most anything of that vintage. We once took it up to 140mph on a disused runway.
Oh, and it sounded like nothing else when it was in tune. Which was not often, there was a reason the owners manual explain how to tune the six double barreled Webers.
My dad finally sold it just as 3rd gear synchro started to go.
Hardly a piece of Euro trash, really. But I'm sure your Toyota Camry is far more exciting to drive...
Derek 9:47PM (5/02/2008)
Parting out a car isn't so bad (unless it is a very restorable example) because it allows others to continue that might otherwise be scrapped.
What hurts is seeing cars go to the crusher. Like a walk to the gallows...
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Benfolio 10:07PM (5/02/2008)
Flood damage???? Engine and trans are good???? Lemme get that Testarossa, always wanted one, can have it cheap right?????
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Jordan 10:17PM (5/02/2008)
Could we do this with humans? Can we go body part shopping at the prisons? I may need a kidney and I tell the guard to get me a guy I pick and the doctors tear him apart and give me his organs?
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Dolemite 10:35PM (5/02/2008)
That sort of thing already happens. It's called China.
Westside T.O. 12:51AM (5/03/2008)
HAHA!
Mobius_1 12:02AM (5/03/2008)
No sacrifice, no victory
Sorta applies here
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CarbonBlack 1:14AM (5/03/2008)
I couldn't work there!
I would like to take a tour though,
I love junkyards, I can't imagine how cool that place must be!
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CEMan 6:05AM (5/03/2008)
I would kill to work there. Dismantling Italian rides, What a cool gig.
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SPG 8:54AM (5/03/2008)
You want to cry about some beautiful classic cars?
How about a rotting Muira?
How about a Countach sitting in a field in Texas?
http://www.supercarforums.co.uk/chatforum/viewtopic.php?t=30&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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