550 Maranello article - they'll be £200k before you know it!

[priley]

jtremlett said:

olour change might be straightforward but it always poses questions as to why and whether there is something hidden in the history. There might not be but it raises questions.

This car was for sale at Wimbledon Carriage Co in Feb 2015 for £63,995. Then at Slades in June to August 2016 for £89,950. Then private sale Jan to Feb 2017 for £72,950 then £69,950. Then again August 2017 to Jan 2018 for £68,950, reduced to £67,950 then £64,950 then £63,950. Then at KHPC in Jan 2018 for £64,995 although listed as sold almost immediately. No sale at Bonhams July 5th Goodwood auction.

So, quite an interesting (to me anyway!) little graph of asking prices for this one car over the last four years or so.

That's my old car! I bought it from Wimbledon and eventually sold it through KHPC. Took it on a fantastic trip through Europe with my then fiancé, now wife. I'd sold my 612 to get it and now I'm back in a 612 as we have a little one! I'd forgotten about the colour change; the paint job was good. I believe KHPC put a new clutch and cambelts on it as well as sorting front end stone chips and sticky switches. The shields and painted wheels are not my doing.

[ooid]

Mogul said:

Hard to see real value in ‘a breaker’.

Eurospares have this low Kms LHD in which was written off in 2019. I wonder what parts have been stripped off it at this point?

Only special builders would want the drivetrain. I suppose that the majority of the body could be carefully salvaged and could help get another car that might be faced with a write-off for non-structural damage.

I think I saw this after the accident.. it was just heathrow exit? Sad scene...

[21ATS]

Mogul said:

Hard to see real value in ‘a breaker’.

Eurospares have this low Kms LHD in which was written off in 2019. I wonder what parts have been stripped off it at this point?

Only special builders would want the drivetrain. I suppose that the majority of the body could be carefully salvaged and could help get another car that might be faced with a write-off for non-structural damage.

That car was immaculate before the accident.

It was in storage and a tree fell on the roof of the building in which it was being stored during a storm, the owner is a member of Fchat.

Here's the thread where he broke the news:- https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/my-550-h...

Edited by 21ATS on Friday 27th September 13:56

[cayman-black]

Bloody hell thats terrible.

[ooid]

Well, If the one I saw another maranello at heathtrow, they are still not rare than I guess??

[neutral 3]

Just seen this. Big fan of the 550 ( But sadly never been in one )
Has anyone on here viewed the red 550 that is for sale on the A414 Ongar to Chelmsford road ?
Think it's on @ £79,995 passed it many times recently on the R1, but not had a chance to stop and take a look !

Edited by neutral 3 on Tuesday 15th October 23:09

[phib]

21ATS said:

That car was immaculate before the accident.

It was in storage and a tree fell on the roof of the building in which it was being stored during a storm, the owner is a member of Fchat.

Here's the thread where he broke the news:- https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/my-550-h...

Edited by 21ATS on Friday 27th September 13:56

I have often thought about buying such a thing and putting a classic Ferrari body on it, something lik a 250 SWB but from memory the wheelbase is too wide.

If it was RHD I would probably buy it and do it

Phib

[ferrisbueller]

phib said:

21ATS said:

That car was immaculate before the accident.

It was in storage and a tree fell on the roof of the building in which it was being stored during a storm, the owner is a member of Fchat.

Here's the thread where he broke the news:- https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/my-550-h...

Edited by 21ATS on Friday 27th September 13:56

I have often thought about buying such a thing and putting a classic Ferrari body on it, something lik a 250 SWB but from memory the wheelbase is too wide.

If it was RHD I would probably buy it and do it

Phib

Wheelbase is about 3" out, the track is about 11" off......

[cgt2]

Pretty sure one of the Italian coachbuilders did something like that a few years ago.

And there was definitely a short run of Zagato 575's.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mc14/monaco/lot...

Edited by cgt2 on Tuesday 15th October 15:19

[ferrisbueller]

cgt2 said:

And there was definitely a short run of Zagato 575's.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mc14/monaco/lot...

Yes. And aren't they absolutely gopping.

[Mario149]

I've been out of my 550 (most recent Ferrari i owned) for 5 years now, but good to see them returning to vaguely sensible values so more people can enjoy them

[MDL111]

ferrisbueller said:

cgt2 said:

And there was definitely a short run of Zagato 575's.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mc14/monaco/lot...

Yes. And aren't they absolutely gopping.

They are a bit challenging to the eye
Good on the owner for doing 28k km in it (also quality advert, given it states 23k km while the pic of the speedo shows 27.9x)

[ferrisbueller]

MDL111 said:

ferrisbueller said:

cgt2 said:

And there was definitely a short run of Zagato 575's.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mc14/monaco/lot...

Yes. And aren't they absolutely gopping.

They are a bit challenging to the eye
Good on the owner for doing 28k km in it (also quality advert, given it states 23k km while the pic of the speedo shows 27.9x)

And the pictures appear to be from 2014.

That aside, what a wasted opportunity. The person who commissioned it is entitled to his taste, obviously. However, something like a reimagined 250 SWB on the 575 underpinnings could have been quite something but that would be unlikely given it was Zagato who were asked.

[cgt2]

I saw one in the flesh at Villa D'este around 7 years ago. I thought it didn't look that bad in the flesh but nowhere near the original, so a bit of a pointless exercise but then Zagato have had a few of those over the years!

[phib]

This will be interesting to watch !
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2000-ferrari-5...

[kith]

phib said:

This will be interesting to watch !
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2000-ferrari-5...

Indeed, it could very well struggle to make much over £50k in the current environment.

[bertie]

kith said:

Indeed, it could very well struggle to make much over £50k in the current environment.

Why would you try to sell at the current time?

[phib]

bertie said:

Why would you try to sell at the current time?

Cash needed one assumes ?

[ferrisbueller]

Owned for 6 months?

[jtremlett]

ferrisbueller said:

Owned for 6 months?

Barkaway's had it for sale in October last year. They were asking £79,995.