Challenge Stradale stolen !!!

Very sad

Hope they find it unscathed.

 

That’s terrible. How did it happen?
It’s got to surface sometime. I will keep my eyes peeled.

 

that is horrible! Good luck

 

Did the owner leave the keys in it or give it to a valet for parking?

How could the car be stolen?

 

spare parts now

 

how does a cs just dissapear!!!! its bright freakin read and a FERRARI! someone must of seen something...

 

I don't think I've ever been in a position to say that "a CS was not that special on the roads..."

Bummer it got jacked. I hope it works out OK.

 

It is probably in Albania or Kosovo right now.

 

Hahaha!! Yep!!

 

I really feel sorry for the owner. To have your car Ferrari stolen during a track event would be horrible. Good luck to him.

 

Couldn't agree more, most prestige car's stolen in Europe end up in former communist block country's with fairly basic vehicle registration laws........if you have a few thousand dollars the car will be titled with no docs or questions asked!

 

I have heard that with GM cars there are only so many combinations available for the secure key remote. So, if someone had a series of remotes one could effectively go through a parking lot trying each remote he had until responded.

A friend recently had his Range Rover stolen in SF. When it was located (obviously while thief was still using it), there was a plastic file cabinet containing blank title forms and a large group of GM remotes taped together! Obviously, these were very professional crooks with a leg up on master remote availability.

Do you think this is possible with Ferrari?

Most electrical and alarm components in the Ferrari's are made and supplied by Delphi which was a GM subsidiary!

 

You can't really trust any anti-theft device 100%. I know of a dealer that had 4 Ferraris stolen off their lot years ago. From what I remember, the theives knew the dealer shut off the batteries with the shut-off knob, and they knew there was a loophole in the alarm electronics where you had a little bit of time to break in the car, turn the battery on, get the ignition tumbler turned, and get the car started before the system could engage the electronic remote kill-switch. I wonder if someone figured out a loophole in the current alarm systems.

 

betcha that guy is drivin it like he stole it!

 

I have a Viper car alarm installed in my 1982 Ford Fairlane(aftermarket alarm installed in 1999) In the manual it says it has over a billion rolling codes. That means the code/frequency changes everytime you lock and unlock the car, so its harder for a theif to 'crack' the code, as its always changing. You would think, in this day and age, that all alarms from the manufacturer would have rolling codes, to help prevent theives making off with your pride and joy. Maybe Delphi alarms are not like this?? Cheap sh*t!!

 

Eastern Europe or the Middle East.

 

The alarm is not Delphi. Every system in that car (except F1) is German. The alarm is Bosch.

 

Yes that's true about the alarm. I did forget that one.

However, with the number of Delphi tags and ID's I have seen in my 360, apparently not all the systems are German in origin.

But more importantly, how could that CS be stolen? Is there an inherent weakness in the alarm system as Michael FVM alludes to?

 

Sorry to hear I hope you find her safe and sound.

 

Geez that really sucks, I remember an F50 got stolen from a hotel a couple of years ago, a car like that you would think would turn up by now. Makes me wonder if there is anyone willing to try the same thing with an ENZO or FXX?

 

sad news - the vin is now posted on the ferrari club oesterreich website too, as the car was registered in vienna.
could you p.m. the name of the owner or your contact email, if we hear or see anything ?

 

That F50 did turn up eventually. Sheehan had an article about it in a copy of SCM a while ago. Apparently, it was being sold by a foreign dealer (located in Japan if I remember correctly).