Ferrari Mailing List: Re: collection of manuals

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

Now, I very rarely sell anymore because everything is free on the internet.

What’s WSM ?

 

WSM – work shop manual?

 

As far stuff free on the internet – that’s quite helpful when your objective is to fix something – BUT to have the original factory stuff?  Cool.

 

To have free stuff on the internet is like collecting pictures of the cars.  If you are a nut ball and collect these manuals - careful though – MarParts made some very nice factory approved copies. 

 

How to tell the difference?  Easy – first page it says MarParts.  From the outside MarParts manual rivets are painted blue – OEM is not rust free exposed steel and lastly, the four clips on MarParts open all at the same time – OEM is 2 x 2.

 

My paper collection (OEM and MarParts) goes from 1975 208 gt4 to the last paper manual – I think for the F360.  There may be more.

 

There was a time, pre-eBay (sort of), you couldn’t get ANY manual unless you were factory approved.  Then the dam broke and so did dealers – and I bought their inventory as best I could.  The fun ones are the 288 GTO, F40 and F50 stuff.

 

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Michel Savard
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:40 PM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] collection of manuals

 

Wow! That was a hell of a collection. Not many people can brag about having so many of those manuals from the same company. That’s A LOT of money on those shelves.

When I bought my Ferrari in 2001, I bought a photocopy of the parts manual on eBay for $25.00 u.s. Since then, I sold 148 photocopies of my parts manual on Ebay, Relays (30), owners’ manual (19) and Wiring Diagram (29). I wish I had met your friend. I could have made of little fortune selling photocopies of his collection. Ah! Ah!

Now, I very rarely sell anymore because everything is free on the internet.

What’s WSM ?

 

Michael savard (1981 308 GTSi)

On Apr 30, 2020, at 4:31 PM, Robert Garven <rgarven [at] gmail.com> wrote:

 

Michel,

 

That was part of his collection, I got a few WSM and parts books, they were like new.

His stories though were the best part.

 

On Apr 30, 2020, at 6:33 AM, Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca> wrote:

 

What are the blue books ? Parts manuals ?

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

On Apr 30, 2020, at 12:42 AM, Robert Garven <rgarven [at] gmail.com> wrote:

 

All,

 

Well I didnt get the red book….:-)  

 

 

Here are some pics Harold sent me. Il scan some more he sent in Enzo bedroom etc…

The second one was what he brought back from a trip to Italy.

He had a large collection which was sold after he passed. I ended up with his helmet, Ferrari calendar (very cool),

the starfighter, and an f1 steering wheel enzo gave him. He also sent me an autographed picture of Piero, and I bought a few really rare items from him.

Unbelievable guy, not sure why he never had a Ferrari but like me obsessed with the brand, and I know he saw that in me! He was tremendous collector 

and had file cabinets of ever brochure of other crazy things like checker cabs if I remember. I think he flew a recreation of the wright brothers first plane.

I was getting around to asking him about the UFO’s at WPAFB, when I didnt hear from him, and learned he passed. Like Peter and all of you, some of my

best friends have been made staring into this box………

 

<Harold Helmet.jpeg><Harolds 1997 Trip 1.jpeg><Harolds 1997 Trip 2..jpeg><Harolds Book & Magazines 2.jpeg><Harolds Files small.jpg><P2220016.jpeg><P2220023.jpeg>

 

On Apr 29, 2020, at 8:16 PM, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

 

Okay, makes sense. You told me about Harold, but I didn’t realize he was that close to the top. I also didn’t realize he was still around when you met Piero and got in touch with him. Very cool! And you also saved yourself a couple grand!

 

Pete

 

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From: Robert W. Garven Jr.
Sent: April 29, 2020 1:05 AM
To: Peter Rychel
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari Birthday

 

I met Piero Ferrari at one of the rodeo drive car shows and had a short conversation with him. I became friends with a gentleman on the Internet who was one of Enzo Ferrari‘s personal friends, Harold Angel who was actually the attorney general of Ohio at one point. 

 

He told me lots of crazy stories but he was close friends with the Ferrari family inner circle. He even had a painting made of a race that Enzo hung in his personal bedroom at Fiorano. Enzo Ferrari said he liked him because since he did not own a Ferrari he didn’t feel like he was a customer. When he would go visit Enzo in Italy he would always loan him a Ferrari to drive around the country. When you’re when he went there he said he wanted a GT four but Enzo says why do you want that because let me loan you a boxer but Harold insisted on the Dino.

 

Long story short he got me in touch with Piero and I reminded him of our meeting at the car show and asked him if he could take up some information on my car. Unbelievably the day of the course 40th birthday I received a package in the mail and it was the build sheet.

 

I struck up a very intimate personal online relationship with Harold and one day he went in for a minor procedure and passed away. I started out buying a few little items from him and ended up getting the helmet that Ferrari gave him to drive around Fiorano.

 

Very strange story but true. If you guys are interested I can share some more of the photos he sent me.

 

 

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