How do you trace the history of a classic Ferrari
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Go to www.ferrarichat.com and there is a vintage section in the forum.
It is frequented by lots of prominent collectors/dealers (Joe Sackey, Jim Glickenhaus etc. etc.) someone will know.
It is frequented by lots of prominent collectors/dealers (Joe Sackey, Jim Glickenhaus etc. etc.) someone will know.
harald mergard's site is also a mine of info - http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/ferrari.by.serial.number.summary/index.html
edit - just cut and paste URL - cannot get link to work or google barchetta
edit - just cut and paste URL - cannot get link to work or google barchetta
Edited by rossb on Monday 15th August 16:15
rossb said:
harald mergard's site is also a mine of info - http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/ferrari.by.se...
Fixed 
Mileage ? Colour ? http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/23679/index.h...
johnnyreggae said:
Mileage ? Colour ? http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/23679/index.h...
Thanks for that. The above information seems to go up to 2008. The car has been resprayed in Rubino Rosso and had a new interior in beige which is apparently the original colour combo. And if the pics are to be believed it looks gloriousThis is the one at Modena Motorsport, is it not? It is a fantastic machine, I've been drooling all over it over the past two months.
As a first port of call, I would phone Uwe Meisner, the owner of Modena Motorsport and just ask him straight-up for the info. His shop has an impeccable reputation in vintage Ferraris and the likelihood of him doing anything dodgy would seem very small to me. Then as a second port of call I would phone Marcel Massini - he has helped me with history on all my classic Ferraris. Third, as has been suggested, FerrariChat vintage section - quite likely someone knows the car. Once you know a bit more about the history (for instance which dealership the car was first delivered), you might be able to track down additional information. I found some lovely stuff at Maranello Concessionaires' archive on my UK Boxer.
If you go and see the car in Germany, then try and convince Uwe to let you talk to the owner. I insisted on this when I bought my GTC and it was very helpful to both of us (a bit of a special case because he wasn't sure he was selling. I'm sure he was checking whether I was a worthy possible owner as much as I was checking if he was a good owner). But the owner will tell you all you need to know. The car is a reflection of his love for it.
To me, all indications are that this is a fantastic example. I hope it works out for you! If I had the money, I'd have beaten you to it already....
Onno
As a first port of call, I would phone Uwe Meisner, the owner of Modena Motorsport and just ask him straight-up for the info. His shop has an impeccable reputation in vintage Ferraris and the likelihood of him doing anything dodgy would seem very small to me. Then as a second port of call I would phone Marcel Massini - he has helped me with history on all my classic Ferraris. Third, as has been suggested, FerrariChat vintage section - quite likely someone knows the car. Once you know a bit more about the history (for instance which dealership the car was first delivered), you might be able to track down additional information. I found some lovely stuff at Maranello Concessionaires' archive on my UK Boxer.
If you go and see the car in Germany, then try and convince Uwe to let you talk to the owner. I insisted on this when I bought my GTC and it was very helpful to both of us (a bit of a special case because he wasn't sure he was selling. I'm sure he was checking whether I was a worthy possible owner as much as I was checking if he was a good owner). But the owner will tell you all you need to know. The car is a reflection of his love for it.
To me, all indications are that this is a fantastic example. I hope it works out for you! If I had the money, I'd have beaten you to it already....
Onno
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