Ferrari Mailing List: Re: New Ferrari Classic Car Division

[Charles G Perry IV (charles]

It really struck me as more of a money maker for Ferrari than anything - not 
the cost of the certification so much as the work they intend to gain from 
it. If they are keeping all the old tooling around, and stashes of old 
parts, and restoration demand is not making expedient use of them, let's 
create the demand by reminding well heeled owners why their car isn't quite 
good enough.

I think for many who have enough interest to proceed with the inspection, 
the stigma of black marks on the inspection is intended to spur them to have 
new parts cast or do whatever else the car needs to become perfect (even if 
it's only 5/50 perfect). I'm sure Ferrari's pricing on custom re-cast parts 
would make Kerkorian barf up his spleen...

-- charles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LS" <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Charles G Perry IV" <charles [at] carolina-sound.com>
Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] New Ferrari Classic Car Division


> It will offer uneducated and impatient buyers piece of mind. It's a sign
> of changing times I guess...why do the work, when someone else will do it
> for you?
>
> I'd rather research a car and be involved with the inspection personally
> and bank the $$$ for some maintenance and/or mods.
>
> Are we, as a society, getting dumber?
>
> LS
>
> --- Dave Quick <dave [at] davequick.com> wrote:
>
> > My spin on it....
> >
> > WASTE OF MONEY.
> >
> > Spend the money on gas and major services.
> >
> > But everyone has different opinions.  ;-)
> >
> > I guess I'd do it for a 98 point+ 1960s GTO or an old school Modial 4
> > cylinder racer or something but for any of the 1970+ cars I don't
> > personally
> > think it would make a difference in selling/buying price and the guys
> > with
> > the pre 1960s racers can go ahead and run their cars through this
> > inspection
> > for grins and the cost of it is a rounding error on their dinner tab
> > when
> > they take a group of folks out at the 21 Club in NY or Arpège in Paris
> > or
> > wherever folks think is trendy and expensive today.
> >
> > -dq
> >
> >
> > On 11/5/06, JAshburne [at] aol.com <JAshburne [at] aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Erik
> > >
> > > I've wondered what the benefits would be for doing this with our not
> > so
> > > expensive models, such as Mondials and 400i.
> > >
> > > What do you hope to get out of it?
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 11/5/2006 2:44:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > > judge4re [at] gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > My  Mondial will be going through the process over the winter.
> > >
> > > On 11/5/06,  Paul Bennett <pbennett [at] macnet.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > "New life for  old prancing horses
> > > > Ferrari now caters for its classic car owners with  a new division.
> > "
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1&xml=/motoring/2006/09/16/mfclass16.xml
> > > >
> > > >  ...the Classiche division will establish the provenance of
> > > your  Ferrari
> > > > and issue a certificate of authenticity. Inspections will be
> > carried
> > > out
> > > > either at Maranello or authorised centres throughout the  world.
> > Every
> > > aspect
> > > > of the car will be checked for technical function,  originality or
> > > compliance
> > > > with the factory specifications. Ferrari can  then restore the car
> > using
> > > > original or remanufactured parts made, in  some cases, on original
> > > tooling;
> > > > before the end of this year it will  start building new heads and
> > > cylinder
> > > > blocks for certain  models.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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