Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Digest, poopyhead blues

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In a message dated 3/17/2008 5:16:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:

When is  a Ferrari no longer a Ferrari? When an owner adds 6-ft of  
metalwork  between the front and back of the prancing stallion,   



Ken:
 
You don't know where there is a web photo of that car, do you? I'd  really 
like to see the look of it.
 
IMNSHO, and subject to the disclaimers below, I'm not sure Ferrari would  
prevail if they did take him to court. In some jurisdictions they might be 
found  
to have filed a frivolous lawsuit and end up paying his attorney's fees as 
well  as their own, and also paying a dealer to reinstall any of the parts that 
were  removed. You hit the nail on the head, he paid for the car and it 
belongs to  him. He bought the Ferrari emblems with the car and they belong to 
him 
as well.  And if his title still calls it a Ferrari that is what the car 
legally is and  the folks from the factory may not like it, and may not be 
liable is 
a component  fails but that should be where the process ends. I cannot recall 
the name of the  U.S. warranty law,  "Magnuson" something if my aged brain is 
not too  confused, but I think that under our law it would be incumbent upon 
them to show  that the modification caused the failure of any part under 
warranty or they  would pay for the warranty repairs as well.
 
Now, I can't speak for the U.K. but in the worst case he ought to ship it  to 
the right U.S. jurisdiction and then just dare them to say something about  
it. If you can afford to add that much to a 360 the shipping and title fees  
should be no step for a gentlemen of such means.
 
Dr. Steve  

1964 Rolls  Royce Silver Cloud III...........1975 Pontiac GV Conv.
1980 MB  450SL..................................1982 RR Corniche
1985 MB 280 GE  G-Wagen................. 1985 GMC Brigadier 20 Ton 
Winch/Wrecker
1988 Rolls  Royce Silver Spur................1990 Cadillac "Eagle" Hearse
1994 F-350  Powerstroke 4x4................1995 Ferrari 348 Spyder
1996 Bronco  ......................................2000 Lincoln Town Car
2004  Excursion...................................(+ Audrey's 2x MB's)
and  a
1976 Fire Truck...................................HAHN, WARNER &  SWASEY- 
DUPLEX 
DIVISION  HOWE  APPARTUS . MODEL #R400 FIRE  TRUCK w/a 100' Tower


Dr. Stephen B. Spies, CES,  CFI
Director, Forensic Sciences Laboratory
Explosives Engineering  Technologies

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