Ferrari Heritage Certificate/Original Vehicle Colours

The Ferrari Owner's Site (www.ferrariowners.com) had removed the ability to request a heritage certificate a while ago. I asked about it and got a reply that they were changing the interface so it would be unavailable for a few weeks.

Today I noticed that a new option, Original Vehicle Colours, is available. This looks similar to the original heritage certificate, though the verbiage no longer specifies that the numbers of 'original mechanical units' match the originals when the car was built.

It is simpler to request. Only the chassis and engine (internal motor number) numbers are needed. So one no longer needs to disassemble the tunnel or use a mirror to get the transmission number. And for some cars where the transmission or differential have been replaced, this paperwork is now available. They have the same restriction, basically a carbureted car, for availability. However, the model drop-down contains injected cars, so there is an inconsistency. I don't have an injected Ferrari, so I couldn't try to see what would happen. Perhaps someone with a later model can try and post the results.

So I think that people were getting confused with the 'Heritage Certificate' and the newer Ferrari Classique Car Certification (that starts with a 500 Euro application), so they changed the heritage certificate to this new document.

 

Mine also were made available. Not only the colors were in the wrong places, but the engine type (209, 128F, etc.) was in the space marked for the chassis number.

If you look at the example on the request page, you will see the same errors. I wonder if anybody bothered to check the final product?

I notified Ferrari of these errors and asked for corrected copies.

On one of my cars, the Pininfarina and Ferrari records disagreed on the original paint color. I noticed this when I got a Heritage Certificate a while ago. I asked about it and finally Ferrari issued a new certificate with the Pininfarina version. The Colours document for this car just has blanks for both the exterior and interior colors. I guess that's how Ferrari solved the discrepancy.

 

Ferrari just rolled out their new 'improved' website. The owner's section is now closely embedded with the main website. You have to look hard to find the link for owner's section in the lower right. A direct link I've bookmarked before (http://www.ownersferrari.com) still works.

I logged into my account and found it mostly useless now. They lost one of my 'previous' cars. All of the previously requested heritage certificates/original vehicle colours (OVC) documents are no longer to be found (or I couldn't find any link that listed them). They 'lost' the build sheets in the last go-around. There is no classic documentation section where one used to be able to download owner's manuals, CSIA and homologation certifications. This is where one used to be able to request an OVC and see any that had been issued.

It looks like the owner's manuals, CSIA and homologation certifications are available by selecting one of your individual cars. Then a list of documents show up for that model only (but nothing for my 330 GT, just the 250 and 308).

There is a lot of access to the Ferrari store (and ads for same), current models, current model configurations, etc. In other words, unless you want to buy some stuff, I don't see any reason to bother to visit.

 

In response to my inquiry about an OVC document:
Dear Mr Chesbro,

thank you for contacting us.

Regarding your kind inquiry, we regret to inform you that the Original Colours Certificate is not available anymore on the new Ferrari website.

However, should the vehicle be older than 20 years, we are pleased to confirm that you may write directly to Ferrari Classiche at the following e-mail address: [email protected]

Ferrari Classiche is our department dedicated to the defence of the marque's historical patrimony and created to promote and protect the authenticity of Ferrari vehicles and where we verify the conformity of the vehicles and issue exclusive certifications for original cars.

As an alternative you may refer to your trusted Ferrari dealer who will be pleased to assist you in receiving the Certificate for your Ferrari.

Hereby we are pleased to provide you with the contact details of the Ferrari dealer closest to your area:

AUTOMOBILI ITALIANE, LLC.
12TH AVENUE 1401 SEATTLE WA 98122

Tel: +1 206 329 7070
Fax: +1 206 329 7073
Email: [email protected]

We would like to remind you that on the official Ferrari website www.ferrari.com you can find the complete list of Ferrari official dealers. Once you get to the landing page, please click on "Locations" on the bottom menu and then select your country area.

Should you need any further information and assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our best regards,

Ferrari Customer Care


Oh well, that was the last 'free' thing that Ferrari would supply to an owner of an older car. I guess that someone has to support the 20 million dollars that they will spend on a new rear diffuser on the F60 (current F1 car) so they can be competitive. It just won't be me.