Oddball 550 1998 Ser # 110675

This weekend I've been scouring the internet and adding to my spreadsheet.

I found this very odd 1998 550....looks like it was traded in at Audi of Lexington back in May of this year.

https://www.audioflexington.com/used/Ferrari/1998-Ferrari-F550+Maranello-Lexington+KY+-058398690a0e0ae77514c14f35f7ec6e.htm

I didn't know if anyone knew this car?

I'm not sure I've seen one with this set of options. Odd interior color combo, daytonas, plus carbon plus alcantara plus LOTS of quilted leather....AND...a dedication plate for what I'm guessing is the American Italian Cancer Foundation of NY.

I'm sure ALL the maintenance is deferred by the looks of those tires.

Just found it odd, wanted to share and see if anyone knew this one.

 

I called and talked with a sales man. He is going to let me know if they have more than just the one black fob.

Allegedly zero documentation on the car which seems odd and he thought the cam belts were original....which would also be shocking if true.

With all that being said, I wonder what the absolute low end of wholesale is for a 550 right now?

 

I think @tazandjan point/comment is perhaps carbon is so rare on a car of that model year that maybe that was it or it was maybe even "all special per piece"?

 

With an potentially scary deferred maintenance bill and that "unique" interior.....that car can't clear market even close to the ask.

I'd be curious to know what the green/green 550 (Ser #113664) in Maryland (Fleming Ultimate Garage) traded at...as another "unique" color situation.

https://www.flemingsultimategarage.com/vehicles/3640/1999-ferrari-550-maranello

 

I saw that one last night as well. @ferraridriver would appreciate that Grigio Ingrid!

If I recall from all my reading on old threads I think @darth550 also used to have a Grigio Ingrid. I thought I recalled that there were only 5 in 2000 imported (9 Grigio Ingrid globally in 2000)....from Nathans book registry?

 

@ferraridriver Dave, for what it's worth, the registry only shows shields and tubi's so the registry wasn't complete for this specific car. Your's might be the most fully factory optioned Grigio Ingrid in any model year.

 

@bracketz Michael, if I can help with your search, I'm always interested in helping....if you are looking for something specific. A few guys here have been really helpful kicking ideas my way via DM/Conversations (you guys know who you are)!

I love the hunt.....thus the covid era BaT pricing thread I created.

I think I know the specific 550 I want (also NorCal local to me which is convenient). The owner is not in a hurry to sell and I love the hunt and am also not in a hurry so in the meantime I'm enjoying the search and all the digging and learning.

There is one specific 575 I also reached out to a guy recently on and haven't heard back as I am still also considering doing a F1 to 6MT conversion if I found a very well optioned car at a reasonable price.

p.s regarding that co-part Massachusetts salvage situation. Isn't that depressing about CarFax and the omission. Goes to show how important the PPI process is (and how amazing all that huge money flying around at BaT is in that those buyers just ignore so much basic stuff).

 

Awesome, good luck and when it clears and the deal is done, let us know. @climbernyc just semi-recently took down a fantastic Blue Pozzi. He was birddogging as hard or harder than I have been.

 

@climbernyc agreed. I've seen so many grigio titanio cars I'm turned off by them. Rosso Corsa makes sense from an eventual resale perspective but I'm an extremely long hold kind of guy (I rarely sell anything).....I have always loved TdF but your Pozzi is equally as attractive if not more. If the right deal came along for a car with the "wrong" color I suppose a wrap could always be done.

That carspotting thread I posted that Blanco at Laguna Seca this year I personally thought was gorgeous. My wife was getting a little annoyed with my search and "reporting in" to her this weekend and I think the last straw for her was when I told her she better hope I don't find a well optioned white one! ;-)

 

I don't find that offensive at all! ;-)

Regarding my last comment on Bianco.....I just scanned Nathan's registry real quick and I guess if was looking for a Bianco 575 that search might take forever as I think a 575 in Bianco was never delivered to the US (only 550's).

There were only SEVEN documented 550 ever delivered in Bianco (plus one Barchetta)...only 2 delivered to the US: Nathan's book/registry did not list the Bianco that is in Russia.
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/car-spotting-550-in-bianco.629849/#post-147480278