What's in a Number

Guys, another inquiring mind question. According to various sites, even on this forum, (100) 355 Series Fiorano (sn# 115426 - 116521 )were made for the US market from March 1999 to the end of production. 74 of which were the F1. Does that mean all 355 F1 made post March 1999 are Series Fiorano? And how does one verify it by checking to see that the serial number falls between these numbers (115426 - 116521 )?

 

The wealth of knowledge on his board and no answer. I guess we can file this one along with "who shot JR?" and "Where is Jimmy Haffa Body?".

 

I'm not a math wiz but according to my calculation, between (115426 - 116521) is 1095. Here's logic one. If Farrai uses every consecutive number to assign a Fiorano car, it implies there are 1095. We know this is not the case because only 104 were made. This leads me to logic two. Divide 1095 into 104 and we get 10.5. Assuming every car serial number increases by 10 it would make sense but not exactly. The first car S/N is even. Increase the next S/N and so forth by 10 results in the last car assigned an even S/N. The last car S/N referencing to the numbers above is odd. So here I am at logic three. The proven best way of tracking manufactured goods is to assign a systematic numerical numbers to them. It appears Ferari didn't use any logical order to assign S/Ns. And so the question remains. I think I better go find Jimmy Haffa body.

 

A family member is looking to get a (1999)355 F1 Fiorano. I saw a few listed for sale. I guess my question, is there a concrete way to indentify a series Fiorano car. A badge on the dash or a cross drill rotor don't mean much. Carfax doesn't specify either.

We know they were made during the last 3/4 of 1999. If we can verify that all 355 made during those periods are series Fiorano, then manufacture date on the car is proof. There has to be a veritable proof.