...and maybe post some better pictures of the car?? :D
They have a front view at http://jalopnik.com/5045962/1958-ferrari-250-pf-recovered-in-connecticut-15-years-after-theft-in-spain
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=196197&highlight=stolen+ferrari+cavallino The ad also appeareed in the print version of the FML. Paul
Thought it appropriate to link these together: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=138004938#post138004938 rik
Many years ago, a "technical consultant" on a film I was shooting gave me to understand that one should never buy an expensive car that was (or had been) registered in the great state of New Jersey. More than that I am not prepared to say.
...or has a lot of scratches over the ID numbers! Jalopnik seems to imply the purchase price $$ seemed to reflect a factor for "dimished value"....I'm not so sure?
Isn't that what I just said? I wonder if the possessor (I won't say owner) behaved in a manner that might indicate an awareness of the car's status. Did he/she attend Ferrari events or was it only driven on the dark nights of a new moon?
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http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/0799GT.250GT.Cabriolet.SI.htm No one seems to have hidden the VIN#. Or where the car was.
Here's it's very public appearance clearly listed years ago: http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/events-stories/events/2005/greenwich-concours-d-elegance-greenwich-connecticut/greenwich-concours-d-elegance-greenwich-ct-gallery-1/index.html I for one am not rushing to judgement...
My comment was not to be taken (too) seriously and was meant to be entertainingly speculative. However, I do think the conduct with the car is a good indicator that the possessor did not know of the car's status. That said, a lot of expensive, stolen cars were known to be sporting NJ plates during a certain period.
The collector should have thought something was up when he paid only $550K for a vehicle worth easily 2 million! The would be a clue I would think to a collector, unless he knew what he was buying and willing to take the gamble.
Hello my friends, Who was the lawfull owner in Spain, when the car was stolen? If it has been mentioned, Sorry for the repeat. What will happen now? How long will anyone conjecture to think, before the lawfull owner, from Spain, be able to take possession of the car? He has waited a long time... Ciao...Paolo
Barney Hallaby the owner was involved a failed business partnership with the guy in Spain, etc,etc. It is already in the courts and lawsuits are flying. Nobody cared when they were $500,000 but now the value estimates are really high, some one in Spain started to pay attention!
Must be nice to NOT CARE about the authenticity of a half million dollar investment. I look for proper serial numbers on any clunker that I buy. But it still surprises me how many collector car buffs don't seem to know anything about serial numbers. Big fat sheep just waiting for a fleecing by the wolf.
Followed that one a while back and read all the silly arguments, Wow.... the long arm of the law. Sooooo ........... you buy a car at auction or from a "dealer" how do you know it's got a clean title?
