Finding more information about the history of my 550.

Have you contacted a dealer and provided your VIN? they can give you warranty information along with screen shots of the build data.

 

I did the same with my TR. Got all the history till 1988 on it.
Ferrari helped me a lot with proof of ownership; now almost all of help except ferrari of Fort Lauderdale who said they don’t do that and change their systems bs kind of thing.
I managed to get from them line items of what was done by them but not the actual copy of the bill. Still pretty good though


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Maybe it's just a Virginia thing, but...I've never encountered a shop that doesn't use the VIN number!

 

Not sure if this is the case in the US, but the UK provides the names of previous owners. People are much easier to track down now on the internet, and owners can be happy to talk about a special car like ours, and may have photos and other stories to bring your car’s history to life.
I am amazed how few dealers put the work in for this when they sell cars; it makes a difference to know who the owner was and what they did. You may even unearth missing bits - I have been sent all kinds of things (luggage bags, torches, etc) by previous owners.

 

Im too scared to call Ferrari of Beverly Hills and ask, Id probably get brushed off immediately. What was your approach calling the dealer? Sales guys aren't always the friendliest when there is no money at stake for them.

 

Just ask for the service department, that has always worked for me.

 

This reads like 'Europe' is a country ! It isn't and the different countries there still have different rules so knowing your car's origin might help but I suspect for most what you seek will hide behind personal data rules

 

What country was it first delivered to, and, if different, do you know what country it lived in before being exported to US?