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Edvar van Daalen (Evandaalen)
New member
Username: Evandaalen
Post Number: 46
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 6:28 am: | |
You're right that 003 was at Symbolic for a very long time. But now it's in Australia. Last month it made its first appearance on an Australian track ....
Regarding the destroyed chassis: when Ferrari sold #001 to Art Zafiropoulos in California, they told him that it would be the ONLY F50 GT that Ferrari was going to build. Then they made #002 and sold it to Japan, telling that it would be the last one built. And then they made #003 for Jim Spiro in New Orleans, again with the same story. Mr Zafiropoulos was not happy with this and started a lawsuit against Ferrari to prevent them for building even more cars. And it seems that he won this battle .... |
Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
New member
Username: Amenasce
Post Number: 16
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 1:14 pm: | |
maybe the first 3 owners didnt want their car to lose on value |
89TCab (Jmg)
Junior Member
Username: Jmg
Post Number: 188
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 1:07 pm: | |
The story on the car at Symbolic was tax related...the owner needed to pay a 100 or 150% tariff to bring it in. (I can't remember which.) When I was last there (late August), the owner had reached an agreement to pay something less and it was due to be shipped the following Monday. Not sure if it happened, but that was the story that morning.
- JMG |
Mr. Doody (Doody)
Junior Member
Username: Doody
Post Number: 93
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 11:22 am: | |
or, there was some IP infringement on ferrari's part, and as part of the settlement they had to destroy unsold units.
it's a theory.
doody. |
Ernie Bonilla (Ernie)
Junior Member
Username: Ernie
Post Number: 211
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 11:08 am: | |
The only thing I can think of is that Ferrari didn't want any reverse engineering going on? |
Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
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Username: Hugh
Post Number: 26
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 15, 2002 - 7:55 pm: | |
Hmmm? Strange. I would also like to know why that was mandated. That's a stiff ruling. Also, the 003 chassis has been sitting at Symbolic Motors, here in Southern California for a few years now, apparently the owner lives in Australia, and prefers to have it sit, rather than risking it being damaged in transit. |
Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
New member
Username: Amenasce
Post Number: 15
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 15, 2002 - 7:50 pm: | |
http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/summary/SN.F50.GT.htm
why the 3 remaining chassis were destroyed by court order ?
anyone knows?
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