More parts problems

I needed a front sidelight lens for my Mondial t, so I called the major UK supplier (who lists the lens at £62) to find out that "yes we can supply but the lens is NLA and you have to buy the "whole thing" for £155.
Well I thought , the lenses are a bit tarnished anyway, so I ordered it.

What arrived yesterday was just the lens....at £155 plus VAT and postage....£197 (about $300) Did not even include the screws.

I called about this but that appeared to be the price. If I wanted the screws I had to buy the "whole lamp assembly" at over £600 ($900)

I was also told that it was "limited stock" meaning when they are gone there are no more from Ferrari.

Care has to be taken when ordering "classic" parts from Ferrari to identify what you are actually going to receive! Don't assume that the part will come with mountings/screws etc, and be prepared for the fact that these items may be NLA.

 

Sorry....these abbreviations are often country specific! I remember years ago spending ages trying to work out what the American "NOS" stood for.
It was the days before internet forums and there was nobody I could ask.
I decided it meant "Not Often Supplied" which was totally incorrect....I believe it stands for New Old Stock.

 

Maranello UK have three warehouse floors full of boxes of parts for "classic" Ferraris.
However a lot of it is not catalogued, which means they know that they have the parts you want, but can't even begin to guess where they might be.

When I enquired about a part for my Mondial "the computer says we have two of those there's no location" so " we may never find them"

The guys there are really helpful, but if they have boxes of parts piled from floor to ceiling "We bought all the classic Ferrari spares from Ferrari Italy" then I guess that some will become lost in the system.