Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Digest, poopyhead blues

[Scott Carpenter (scscottc]

Here is a link to an article about it.. including a picture..

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/03/ferrari-threatens-to-take-legal-actions.html

Scott


On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 3:46 PM, <BRIGANDBAR [at] aol.com> wrote:

>
> 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
>
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