Ferrari Mailing List: Re: SteveJ's Classiche'd F40

[Adam Green (FlatCrank]

In my humble, it's a matter of suitability and provenance.  If a car has been disassembled and reassembled for any purpose other than maintenance or factory authorized mechanical service, the continuity of the car requires scrutiny and cannot be of the same value as a vehicle that is demonstrably unmolested.  These are the "sensibilities" of investment grade asset holders rather than the likes of me, more concerned with the compression and leak-down numbers, or the feel of the synchro on 2nd and 3rd. : )  Show me an F40 that's being driven on the track in earnest and maintained sensibly, and I'm a buyer -- the Classiche C of A would be a valuable assurance that the given example will honestly transport me back a couple of decades to relive echoes of a path less traveled.  I would want to be driving a car that is the authentic article, otherwise, what's the point?  Much as I admire the elite cars and travel far and wide to enjoy them, a best-in-show prize winner, well, I'd be worst possible buyer of the elite time capsule examples.  I had my chance circa 2000-2001 when I was being oh-so cautious with good examples of the then unloved F40 under $200K, now, the fickle finger of the collector set has anointed the 40, as well they should have done from its first moment, and I'm just another wistful bystander.  I can't imagine a future when we'll look back on a 430 Scuderia or 360 CS with the same sense of history or marvel.  Times change.  I guess I should be optimistic and look forward to being around twenty years hence to find out!

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 5:52 PM, George P. <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi List,
 
I read the posts about SteveJ putting his F40 through the Classiche program for certification.  Of course, any car gaining the certification could make changes at a later date, *possibly* negating the certification.
 
Why do I say *possibly*??  Here's my thinking....  Steve has certain mods on his car, which he could reverse to gain the certification.  If he then reinstalled those mods, and for some bizarre reason *did* decide to sell the car, could he say the car IS Classiche certified - "if this box of spare parts I have are reinstalled"?
 
Just thinkin'....
 
gp

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