360 New purchase - Trying to track down any info on my new car

I am the new owner of a 2001 360 F1 spider. I purchased it with ZERO records or books, however I am fairly experienced in these cars and it was a great buy. The color is a one of one (I suspect) Blue Pozzi over white leather with blue alcantara inserts. All challenge grills (front/rear), carbon racing seats (in white/blue alcantara) and all the silver interior pieces were finished in blue pozzi. They installed a massive JL audio system with sunken amps in the boot with plexiglass windows and led backlighting to showcase the inner workings of the amps. JL subs behind the seats surrounded by white leather and custom door sills to encase the large cables. All speakers were updated and a bluetooth head unit added. The car has mint Avus racing parallel spoke 3-piece wheels in 19X8 in the front and 20X11 in the rear.

The car is a euro spec car with perfect paint and interior. Not a scratch or even a hairline. The car was a once in a lifetime spec so I had to get it. Whatever it needs, I'll replace.

I checked the timing belts and they appear brand new with brand new tensioners and serpentines. The AC compressor is new also. The clutch is a Kevlar unit with only 10% wear. All fluids were new and the tires were BRAND NEW, but dated 2013-2014, meaning the car sat for about 10 years prior to my purchasing it.

I got the car for an amazing price thinking that it wouldn't make the 2 hour trip home but I've been daily driving it for 3 months now and I've racked up about 3K miles. So far, I've flushed and replaced all the fluids, F1, gearbox, engine oil, filter, coolant and replaced coolant hoses, F1 relay, taillight harnesses and some other things with more coming.

I'd really like anyone's help if they know anything about the car. It spent time in Texas and California, from where it was originally imported and spent a year in customs. It's not your average Ferrari so hopefully someone has to recognize it. I suspect there is an interesting story behind this car.

 

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This is great.

Ok, there have been mods made since that ad. The steering wheel does not have the suede cheap cover. It is blue original. Also there are no subs in the photos. The interior color though I believe are original only because the entire rear (behind seats, where you remove to access door) is the same matching materials/colors. Also, my air intake boxes are refinished in blue pozzi.

Definitely the same car though. The title shows exempt as it read only 17K when I got it. I ran a SD scan on the TCU (which I verified as a Eurospec 2001 first gen) and it totals 47K miles when all gear travels are added up.

 

I did get it at Carrio.

 

Also, someone replaced the entire dash with a brand new one after those photos were taken. Zero shrinkage and new texture is very obvious. No sticky issues as this was also already addressed. Finally, my calipers are OEM yellow with Ferrari logos. They don't appear resprayed, unless they completely disassembled them and used the proper paint/stencils.

 

I also notice the photos show a black face tach. Mine is yellow.

 

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Honestly I don't believe in PPIs, especially for the price I paid. I've had PPIs overlook critical things and I've had PPIs mis-diagnose simple things as major. I've completely disassembled and reassembled many Ferrari and Maseratis in the past, including the F1 systems so I'm a fairly good judge. Don't get me wrong, for the average buyer a PPI is mandatory, but I've done personal PPIs on rare exotics (I've owned quite a few) for buyers in the past and I am the most discriminating you'll ever meet.

The Ferrari dealer showed it was purchased at the factory in Italy by a guy named Hans then shipped over grey market in 2001. Unfortunately Modis won't show details on factory deliveries, only dealer sold vehicles.

All the car's glass is original and etched except for the driver's window. Coincidentally, the hinges on that door have snapped posts ( I noticed when aligning the door). This may indicate an accident but there is no evidence of repaint of repair with the panels removed, so it would have had to be above the sill, if it happened, and the carfax shows no accidents (although I don't trust that).

Anyway, I'm a huge fan of the F1 gearbox and I love the fact that the recent years of gated-manual obsessions on the internet have driven values down on the F1 cars. I'm the former owner of an F1 Quattroporte which I drove daily for over 130K miles and my Aston Martin which I just sold on BaT with 135K miles. I plan on driving this car so we'll see how it works out!

 

Haha agreed. Like why would someone dump all this money into a car just to liquidate it? Just doesn't make sense. I get the repo, but since then full service was performed and additional customizations were made. I paid less than the $59K asking price btw. Someone took a hit more than once on this car. Hopefully a shop owner, former owner, or a federal cop (lol) will see this post and say "Hey, I now that car!"

 

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I took it straight to my friends at the dealer when I purchased it. Modis won't give info on Euro cars, or at least not this one. It shows basic things and the original purchaser and from the country of origin but that's about it. If the car spent time in Europe then it would be logged in Modis but this car was immediately exported and imported in California and none of the records are available in US on the B vin cars from what I was told, or at least if it is available, it's spotty. I know the original purchaser first name was Hans but don't recall the last name. That info came from Modis.

Yes, mine was built in late 2001. The car has approximately 50K miles now according to the TCU. I am confident that the TCU is original due to it being a euro TCU from 2001. US models had a different TCU update sequence and it is date stamped as all of them are.

I am curious more about the vehicle's life in the past 10 years. A substantial amount of money was spent on the car. For example, it appears that the entire car was disassembled and resprayed. I've judged a few car shows and an exhibitor at Barrett Jackson so I'm fairly good at recognizing good paint work. This car is amazing. I'd estimate the paint job of this caliber to be around $25K or much more. I see no evidence of an accident but someone updated the car with new dash board, audio system, belt service, brake calipers and tires just prior to my driving it, although the date stamp on the tires is 10 years old. Seems they were 90% done with a full resto and just walked away and let it sit for years.

 

More than one person told me this was Missy Elliott's old 360. She apparently had a few over the years, all 360s. A quick google search showed her MTV Cribs episode of her cars, and sure enough there was a Blue Pozzi spider with challenge grills and chrome Avus wheels. But the wheels were different style, calipers were red and interior was tan. Possible that mods were made later but who knows.

I sent a request into the MyFerrari app with my VIN for access.

I've been replacing various parts on the car and will continue (just got a few boxes full of parts yesterday also), so keep an eye on my threads to see what's going on with the car if you're interested.