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I spoke to Ferrari about putting my 400i through the program when it was
first introduced but I never did. I seriously doubt it would have added more
value to the car but it would make it easier to sell. If you have to choose
between two cars that are similar in the same price range the certification
would hopefully push somebody my way. That was the thinking at the
time......
BR in the
UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i
(RHD 74,000 miles)
Searching for the right 512TR
1997 Fiat
Barchetta
1985 Bertone X1/9
2003 BMW 530d
1991 Alfa Spider S4
LHD
1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD
2010 BMW 320d
In a message dated 28/10/2011 14:40:38 GMT Daylight Time,
wade [at] fortunemotors.com writes:
I have an 88 328 that went through the Classiche
program and in my opinion on THAT car it was useless. The owner spent $5k to
get a book with some documents in it and a badge for the dash board. Plus the
car has several mods to it that were completely over looked by the Classiche
tech. I really didn't understand the sense behind doing this to the car but
since it wasn't my money why should I care. It is a really cool binder and
badge but in my opinion a waste of money on a 328. I think the only cars that
could benefit from this program are vintage HIGH dollar collector cars NOTHING
else
Wade
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:29
AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] SteveJ's
Classiche'd F40
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Adam Green <FlatCrank [at] gmail.com>
wrote:
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!
Let's say it's vintage only....there's a good chance that
these cars will not be remodified after going through the program. Most of
these owners barely drive their cars....now they're gonna make subtle
changes to them?
Nothing is perfect in life, but a car that went
through the Classiche program with a strong PPI has to be enough to satisfy
the most demanding buyer. :)
FG
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