1986 Ferrari 328 GTS
Three decades in California, 42,000 documented miles
Overview
- No accidents or damage reported to Carfax
- Books, tools, both keys and the stamped service book present, documented from delivery in 1986
- Four decades of service records: Ferrari dealer maintained from 1986 to 2026
- Major services documented in 1998, 2009, 2015 and 2017; belts done at 41,589 miles
- Just 14,000 miles across its last 35 years; 42,144 at its most recent service
- Targa-top 328 GTS, the most usable of the classic V8 Ferraris
Specifications
The Photos
The Provenance
- 1986Built
A 328 GTS — 3.2-litre V8, targa roof, Pininfarina body.
- 1986Delivered new in Texas
Its stamped Owner’s Warranty and Service Book records the first 1,200–1,500 mile service at Classic Ferrari in Richardson, Texas, in June 1986.
- 19877,500-mile service
Stamped again in Richardson, Texas, by Classic Italia.
- 1989West to California
The 15,000-mile service — timing belts, plugs and smog certification — at Ferrari Technologies in Orange, California, at 21,715 miles.
- 1990sFerrari of San Francisco
Carfax records begin in 1991 at 28,006 miles; a 30,000-mile major service follows in 1998 at 34,986 miles, along with the factory front-suspension recall.
- 2009Major service
Water pump, camshafts, CV boots, steering rack, coolant hoses and A/C at Ferrari/Maserati of San Francisco — 40,772 miles.
- 2015Timing belts again
Major timing belt replacement service with cam seals, fuel filter and fluids at 41,589 miles.
- 201725,000-mile scheduled service
Ferrari San Francisco / Maserati of Marin — factory 24-month maintenance, four tires and alignment at 42,008 miles.
- 2026Serviced, then east to New York
Annual oil service, four new tires, fuel hose and sump-cover gasket at Ferrari San Francisco in March at 42,144 miles; titled in June and registered in New York in July.
- NowOffered by Hidden Roads Project
Stock C022 — by appointment, New Jersey.
The Documentation
Compiled here is everything you need to make an informed decision, and to keep this transaction as transparent as possible.
The History
The V8 Ferrari that got everything right
The 328 is where Ferrari’s mid-engined V8 formula matured: the 3.2-litre quattrovalvole V8 behind the seats, Pininfarina’s cleanest evolution of the 308’s lines, and the reputation as the most usable, most dependable classic Ferrari of them all. The GTS adds the lift-out targa roof — open air with the silhouette intact — and it is the configuration collectors reach for first.
This example
A California car for over three decades, with a Carfax paper trail running from 28,006 miles in 1991 to 42,169 miles this year — barely four hundred miles a year, across long custodianships, with a steady rhythm of service and inspection records the entire way. It came east to New York in the summer of 2026.
The file
What sets this car apart is the paperwork. It still carries its books — the U.S. owner’s manual, consumer information, warranty statement, wiring diagram and leather folio — and its Owner’s Warranty and Service Book is stamped from new: Classic Ferrari in Richardson, Texas in June 1986, Classic Italia in 1987, then Ferrari Technologies in Orange, California by 1989. From there the invoices take over: the 30,000-mile major service in 1998, an extensive freshening in 2009 — water pump, camshafts, steering rack, coolant hoses — a major timing belt service in 2015, the factory 25,000-mile service in 2017, and an oil service with four new tires in March 2026 at 42,144 miles. Forty years of receipts, arranged in order and posted below — along with the original tool roll, tool bag with spare belts, bulb and fuse kit, and spare plugs.
The Market
The 328 GTS is the blue-chip entry point to classic Ferrari ownership, and the market prices documentation above almost everything else: continuous history, low genuine mileage, and honest paint decide where an example lands. A thirty-year, single-state paper trail is exactly what buyers pay up for.
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