Ferrari Classic Parts

Last week I took part in a little tour of Ferrari Classic Parts. For many years now, the worldwide franchise for parts for Ferraris out of production has been with Maranello Concessionaires. The Classic Parts building which, at one time was their service centre, is a short distance from the famous Tower Garage which has been home to Maranello's sales operation for 60+ years.

Maranello's is now owned by Sytner's which, in turn, is part of the Penske corporation. We were told that Roger Penske has a particular soft spot for the Ferrari Classic Parts operation and stops by whenever he is in town, knows everyone's name and likes to know what is going on.

You might think that shelves of cars parts wouldn't be terribly interesting but here are a few pictures so you can make your mind up.

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Where appropriate, parts are re-manufactured. If possible, by the original manufacturer. But, if not, by alternative suppliers. Note the parts on this shelf are labelled as pattern parts for remanufacturing.



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While we were there, one of the staff members was doing CAD drawings for a Testarossa transmission part. Apparently, Ferrari don't always have (or maybe won't always share!) the original drawings. But also, in this case, there is a known point of failure in that particular part so the intention is to strengthen it but without moving the point of failure to another part.

 

Apparently, the packaging depends upon the supplier, so oil filters, which all come from the original manufacturers, may be in the yellow Cavallino boxes or not. If I remember rightly, the blue and white boxes are for 360s and do still say "Ferrari" on them.

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If you need a new windscreen...

I particularly noticed a section of F50 screens if you should need one.

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Parts are packaged and shipped worldwide.

Although, contractually, Maranello's have the franchise for all Ferraris out of production, the Factory have not actually fully handed over models beyond the 348 although Classic Parts stock parts for later models as well.

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The earliest recognizable part I saw was an original left hand front wing for a 250 Lusso. If you need it you might want to get your order in!

Pictured below you might recognize front bumpers for US-spec 348s, a rear panel for a 365 GTC/4 and F40 side panels amongst other things.
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Or perhaps you are looking for a replacement door?

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If I remember the numbers correctly, Classic Parts stock some 35,000 different lines with a book value of around £55 million (GBP). If they don't have something in stock they will search for it and, as mentioned, remanufacture (subject to a worthwhile minimum number).

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If you need a new engine for your 512 BB (carb) then, you're in luck. This one is brand new and has only ever been through its original bench testing. You might need deep pockets though...

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The website is www.ferrariparts.co.uk where you can look for the relevant parts and see the contact details. If you look under Diagrams and select the relevant model you can see the relevant parts, prices, availability etc. Here is the diagram for 308 GTBi/GTSi steering box, for example www.ferrariparts.co.uk/diagram/ferrari/308-gtbi-gtsi/030-steering-box-and-linkage