Help with importation

Hello,

I am working on getting a Ferrari registered in the US. It looks like it was brought in without jumping through all the required hoops and I need to fix it. I inherited the car and don't have access to all the paperwork. Could anyone send me a copy of a letter from Ferrari (with your personal and car details blacked out, of course) stating that their car complies with US safety guidelines (FMVSS I think?). I would like to sell the car and I'm working on finding someone who can help me with the process. I would like to not involve the local dealer, apparently the person who died had a bit of a rough relationship with them. They were also a bit of a celebrity, so I'd like to keep it as quiet as possible out of respect to the rest of the family.

I understand an independent shop can do the necessary inspection, but I want to be sure I ask them to do the right things.

Thanks very much for any assistance that can be offered. Please feel free to PM if more information would help. Apologies if any of the above is incorrect, I am not an expert in this area.

Sincerely,

Lorval

 

Thank you for the suggestion. The car is a Ferrari FF. 2012 model year, though I believe this one was manufactured in 2011. We think it was originally sold in Canada. As far as we can tell, it does comply with all the required standards for US importation.

Much appreciated.

 

Ah, right. Thank you. I always assumed with the VIN you could get the history.

I spoke to Ferrari of North America. I was a bit surprised, but the we're not helpful and seemed a bit put off by having to speak to me directly. They told me they would not provide one unless I worked with a dealer. I believe an independent may be my only hope. If anyone would be willing to send me one directly, or if there is another way to understand what needs to be in it, that would be great. Even just retyped text in a PM without the letterhead or anything would help.

Thank you all for your kind assistance.

 

Thank you. It does have the EPA sticker. Instead of the FMVSS sticker, it has the Canadian version below. The VIN does match the one on the car.

I think if I could replace this with the identical US version, it might work. Again, any suggestions would be gratefully received.

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The 8th digit is the letter "A". Can I please ask the significance of that? Thank you very much.

 

It is surprising to me, as I understand these are very expensive items. Perhaps the idea of customer service is different in Italian culture. Though I have had several Italian tailors who were very gracious in spite of being extremely talented and having a wait list for customers. I suppose automobile manufacturing might be a bit of a rougher trade, though I have no expertise whatsoever.

 

Thank you for the follow up. And excellent questions.

it would be very difficult to get it into Canada as well. Their customs would likely want the same forms. Plus there are duties, transport costs, currency exchange costs and, as of this week, 35% additional tariffs. That is quite a haircut to take.

As to why I am jumping through these hoops, in the US, the executor of an estate has a duty to try to maximize the value to the beneficiaries. I knew I was taking on that requirement when I agreed to be named as such in the will. And only a small percentage of the proceeds will be mine. There are aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, nieces, attorneys, etc. I am not complaining. I would honestly do this even if it wasn’t the legal requirement (they are lovely nieces). We are very fortunate that our relative was kind enough to share his good fortune and hard work with us all. But it is a lot of work to sort it all out and I am trying to do the best job I can.

I will keep working on this. Thanks to all who have posted and messaged me. Have a nice weekend.

 

Apologies if anything I posted seemed evasive. I am nothing like knowledgeable about these types of cars. I don't even own a car, I live in New York City.

I am one of the beneficiaries of the estate. I am also the executor. I am responsible for disposing of the items that aren't specifically bequeathed to anyone. That includes this car. I will receive a share of the proceeds.

I was not planning on spending any significant estate funds to facilitate the sale. I assumed that getting the necessary paperwork would not be a huge expense. Perhaps a few hundred dollars for an inspection and some administrative fees. It's a small fraction of what we are spending for inspections and repairs on the benefactors' house to prepare it for sale.

I'm sorry if not posting the VIN makes this impossible. There is a desire for privacy in this situation, and I don't know what the VIN would enable someone to learn. When I put it into google it does seem to lead to a lot of information.

The car has a number of stickers. I apologize for not posting them, I did not realize they were important to the question. Please find them below. If I inadvertently posted something that would enable someone to identify the car's owner, I would appreciate it if someone could message me so I can remove it. I believe the first sticker is the emissions sticker that was asked about. The car does not have a DOT sticker (if I'm correct that refers to the United States Department of Transportation). I do not know why it has a reference to the US EPA in the first sticker, rather than the Canadian agency, but refers to the Canadian Motor Vehicles Safety Regulations in the picture I posted yesterday. That seems very odd to me, but there may be an explanation I am not aware of.

I'm sorry if this question is unusual or suspicious. To be clear, I don't necessarily need a copy of the letter, I am just looking to understand what the contents need to be. Perhaps I can find a similar letter from another manufacturer and work from there. I don't know if there is something particular about this car that leads people to do unsavoury things. I do realize a Ferrari is not an ordinary car, but that is the extent of my knowledge. Thank you again for your help and apologies if my discretion made this more difficult than it should be.

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Thank you for the references, I will contact them.

Sorry, I downloaded a recent sticker to try to ascertain if there had been changes. The correct one is below.

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