My 308 GTB #33007 STOLEN!!! Please share...

At least here in Germany legislation sometimes changes. In Sept. 2016 a high court here declared this regulation as invalid.
No matter how long it took for the classic car to reappear, they have to hand over the car to the owner, who has to reimburse the damage sum.
Like said, it only applies to special classic car insurance agreements.
Main reason was, that the insurance companies could otherwise benefit from value rise. The judges also took the special emotional relationship of the owner to his vehicle into account. Go figure!

Best from Germany
Martin

 

Awesome!!

 

That’s great news! I don’t suppose the criminals did a major service and installed a new set of tires before you got it back

 

Great news Mick!

 

Do you have any of the details about how it was stolen, where it’s been and how much it was driven?

 

Wonderful news and a just reward for your perseverance Mick.


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Tell us about the 3.5 years of legal issues.

 

Yes...and how it came in the hands of the people offering it for sale in Belgium...didn't they knew its origin was not legit?

But great news indeed; glad to know that she is yours again.

Rgds

 

Very good news Mick, i hope we can meet sometimes in the summer!!

 

Yeah, I’d be curious to know how the sellers reacted when their two buyer prospects showed up with police to confiscate it.

 

Unfortunately, in the "Little (Good (?)) Old Europe", the across-border operation is usually the prefered option for anyone trying to get rid of a stolen Ferrari. Therefore, as a buyer, you always have to be extra-careful when buying a Ferrari from a nearby country: it might be a bit tough, or even insulting, for the honest sellers, but when buying from a nearby country, the car's history MUST be absolutely 100% complete, and clean: every step in ownership, owner's names, all service records...no blanks whatsoever...especially if the car was sold new in one country, then was resold in another...and then again, sold again in another one.
It doesn't mean that across-border buys are dangerous, BUT if there are any blanks in the history, alarm bells MUST be ringing...

Therefore, should Mick be willing to share, I would be interested to know what the belgian seller had to say...

Rgds

 

Mick- Good news story and congratulations! I'm looking forward to hearing how your post-reunion evaluation goes... i.e. how did 33007 fare over the years, what all needs to be done to bring her back to par?
v/r Paul

 

Mich, congrats after such long story. Hoping to hear more details at sometime. Maybe see you at one of the Dutch F meetings.

 

Fantastic news, Mick! That must have been nerve-wrecking 3.5 years... I think we all feel very happy for you.
Robert

 

So awesome you found it and got it back! Congrats

 

Congratulations on everything! Long wait, it's worth it.

How many KM did they make in the Ferrari in that time?

 

This even better news – congratulations, young daddy If/when this whole bloody situation is over and car events are possible again, let me know if you are taking 33007 to some event. Would be great to meet up again, maybe at the OGP like we did... what must have been 15 or more years ago!

 

That's amazing!

 

I'd be curious how they didn't check to see if the car they had was stolen....

 

Did they change the # on the sterring column as well or just the # in the engine bay?