The F50 Thread

104799 is leaving the USA and will go to a new home in India.
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Interesting that F 50 asking prices in FML are reaching Enzo asking prices. They also seem to sell faster.

 

True.

I just sold 104746 with around 4,500 miles for a tidy 7-figure sum and both buyer & seller were very happy.

I think F50s are simply being remembered and recognized as very cool cars, the last Ferrari Supercar with a manual gearbox etc.
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I know of another F50 that sold in the 7 figures very recently

 

Sounds right. My count on the USA cars in excess of $1m in recent times if you include the auction car is 4. Of course there could be others.

 

2 Auction cars
The 4,000 miles car you sold
Plus the one my friend bought

Did the black one sell in the 7 figures?

 

No, cant say a number but that's the high-mileage/engine replacement car that was asking $695k at a point.

 

Not with 55K miles on it and a new engine. The ask was $695,500.

1995 Ferrari F50 Serial Number 104799 - main page

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Is/was that a Texas car, specifically Houston?

 

Whoa,that is a surprise.Eagerly awaited!

 

Yeah !
Let's see in which city it lands
It's going to be the first Ferrari hypercar in India and i doubt if it's going to stay here permanently .

 

Years ago it lived in Houston with Jim S as his second F50. He drove it to work every day for a number of years, ergo the mileage.

 

I thought so.

Thanks.

 

Would be awesome to put 50,000 miles on a car like that.

Black F50
MM Enzo

 

I hope that is the case but its a little difficult to believe given the import laws in the country. Non-RHD cars cannot be imported into India (unless by a diplomat for personal use) and even importing RHD requires a move of residence along with other hassles.

 

True.

Actually you cannot import any pre-owned car in India,unless its a case of transfer of residence,where you have to show that you have owned the car for atleast a year in the original country of purchase.No LHD cars are allowed in India unless its for Homogolation or testing purposes.

And even if you do manage to import it,customs and other various duties will add up to around 100%,so you pay double to register it in India.

 

As Andrew suggests, these laws are quite unreasonable, but they are the laws there - thanks for clarification, by the way.

Anyway, I doubt you'll be seeing an F50 actually driven on the roads, as it might simply exist in a private collection.

 

I was at Maranello yesterday and saw a red F50 as part of the Supercars special exhibit at the museum. What was particular about this model was that it had a keypad in the dashboard to the left of the steering wheel as well as a mechanical device to block the shifter in place. My guess is that both of these are anti-theft modifications installed aftermarket. I was not able to get the VIN. Anyone know of this car?

 

Here it is:

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Lovely exhibition!

Gr. Martin

 

Andrew - That photo was taken March 22th, 2007. It was snapped at this event:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2007/03/redwood_city_ca/

Here's another that I have which contains the EXIF.

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