Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Classiche

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

End of the day, they're all just cars.  I made a legitimate offer on a P car of $6.5M in 2008 when I thought that this is where I really wanted to spend money.  I've since come to the conclusion that I can have just as much fun (and the same level of headaches) off a $16k Mondial that used to belong to another list member that I would by liquidating part of my commercial real estate portfolio to buy a car that doesn't generate cash flow. 

 

In other words, I sobered up and am happy to still have paying tenants...

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:27 PM, George P. <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

All,
 
Just to add a couple of lira to the discussion...  I have an acquaintance here (and since it's up to them, not me, to acknowledge this publicly, I'm going to be deliberately vague) with a vintage Ferrari racer.
 
Said racer suffered a thrown rod, so the engine was rebuilt.  Said racer suffered another thrown rod, so the engine was rebuilt again, but with more investigation as to the cause.  Cause was determined to be an oil tank which did not deliver sufficient quantities of oil to the engine when under high stress.  So, oil tank was redesigned, built, and installed.  Engine runs great.
 
But!  When car was submitted for Classiche certification, the oil tank was deemed "inappropriate" and forced to change back to original style.  Even though said oil tank was crap and resulted in two engine failures.  [Speaking only for myself here, I find it terribly hard to believe that Ferrari/Classiche actually *KNEW* what style/design of oil tank was originally installed in that car, all those years ago!  But that's just me....]
 
It was said earlier that some changes are allowed by Classiche.  I won't argue this point, but will also say "perhaps not always...."  Or maybe it just depends on who you are or how deep your pockets are. 
 
gp
 
[p.s. - SteveJ - Well said!!]

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