Ok maybe 2 owners .. the rest seems to much risk, all the parts missing seems an absolute nightmare. I own a few Ferrari’s and Porsche from the 90’s that’ I bought new so I know exactly what has happened to the cars .. a 993 GT2 done 6k and a 993 Turbo s 7k and a 355.. all bought new and still own.. these 5 or 9 owner cars for me are un buy able .. the only people that it works for are the brokers who try and sell the dream which seems to turn into a nightmare..
A one or two owners car can also be a nightmare if not properly used/maintained/stored. Although hopefully as original as possible, a very few owners car doesn't guarantee no hidden stories and no problem. I have personally no interest in a time capsule that cannot be driven and have no problem with a multiple owners car with a well documented history and, more importantly, thoroughly inspected by a true expert.
Well said. In today's world, more & more new & affluent people coming into the car collecting hobby have little interest in time capsules, they are requesting cars that they can use on the road and on Ferrari-related events such as Reunions, Rallies, Cavalcade etc. Even Piero Ferrari himself uses his F40 on such events, as if to say, thery are for driving, period. I have sold many cars from their 1st owner, sometimes they're in great condition, often not, it all depends on the original owner and his/her commitment to maintaining the car, whilst bearing in mind that throughout the late 80s, 90s and 2000s when the cars were worth little, many ran them on a shoestring budget and neglected to service them, and some happen to still be the original owner only because they've forgotten about the car and not because they loved it so much. You have to take each car on merit and have it thoroughly inspected by a true expert as you say. I have seen certain cars with more than a handful of like-minded owners within a certain community who passed down a tradition of meticulously maintaining a car, and as a result the car has had a great life despite a number of owners, so the notion that low ownership automatically means impeccable original condition is flawed, anyone espousing that is an amateur. These days, the only ones I see selling a dream that I know about are individual owners making up what represents an unrealistic utopia with Ferrari Supercars in a thinly-veiled optimistic attempt to justify why their own car is worth more than true market, what's funny is some of these very cars were not particularly well looked after in period but their condition and provenance is being rehabilitated to look as if they were.
I'm not sure where the notion of low ownership automatically means impeccable original condition, you would be an fool to think that, the point of low ownership would be speak to the owner direct as cars with say 10 owners it's nearly impossible to correlate a perfect epitome, and cars that have travelled the world even harder, not impossible but in my 30 years collecting and sourcing cars it's never been an task that i would entertain. As you say cars from the 80's and 90's etc with multiple owners paper work is always lost... As I said in my previous post, its a very sad market as you say Joe when owners rehabilitate the condition and provenance to justify their cars worth.. These are the ones that are alway past on.
You clearly implied that above several times, it's a mantra that many people espouse, but as Jack Congo and myself have pointed out, there are lots of exceptions, and you have to take each car on it's merit, we have purchased low-mileage cars from 1st owners that were neglected and could only be described as a restoration project, little or no records etc.
I think you have miss interpreted what I said, I never implied that at all.. the small print is the importance .. the same when you buy cars
www.ferrarichat.com No misinterpretation, you said, and I quote: "I think the safest route to a purchase is to find a one owner car..." which clearly implies that's the route to impeccable original condition. I'm offering an experienced professional alternative view, one which may save some people reading this from costly mistakes.
The whole sentence reads " I think the safest route to a purchase is to find a one owner car that everyone knows about.. in a good way... so at least you can speak to the owner and hear it from the horses mouth "
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I don't know what I'm more amused by. That another 'extremely low mileage' 288 GTO is being offered with a turned-back odometer, or that a 288 GTO was ever offered for sale in Maine. I've spent a lot of time there - does anybody know where it was?
In second half of this video, is car in question. When car went to Europe, odometer must have been rolled back some.
In video, person from Curated states car could have been stored/preserved better. If the case and mileage issue, 6 mil is crazy.
Someone I know spoke to 'we are curated' about 57725 and the possible odometer issues mentioned here. They were told that they showed great records of all the service history (every 2 years etc) and that Marcel Massini had changed his history report on the car. Marcel - is this correct as I have a friend who is looking for a car like this. thank you
hi marcel A friend is looking for a 288 GTO and he spoke to 'we are curated' about 57725 and the possible odometer issues mentioned here. He was told that they showed great records of all the service history (every 2 years etc) and that you had changed your history report on the car. Marcel - is this correct as I have a friend who is looking for a car like this.
Does anybody know of a 288 based in the North West of England? Had the reg plate ending in FTU I think? Just drove past it and had a genuine 'holy **** that's a 288 GTO!' moment Sadly no photo due to driving but my word it was pretty. I'm sure I would've seen one in the museum as an 11 year old when I went to Maranello as a kid but i don't remember so that's the first I've ever seen in my book. Hopefully not the last.
That should be 54243. It has the license plate B133 FTU. Image Unavailable, Please Login Picture by Alex Penfold
Cheers! Checked Exclusive Car Registry and looks like it's part of an extensive collection including two McLaren F1's. Much as I love the 288GTO, I wished I'd have seen an F1 instead! Wonder why it was in Southport of all places? At least 200 miles and a three/four hour drive away from London.
