Wrecked F-50,Classiche Certification,then motor changed

Reading the thread; Jim Spiro ex F-50 at Co-Part,(post #35) lists all the service records. In April 2008, an inspection and payment was made for Classiche Certification application. Then in AUGUST 2009, a new, replacement motor from Ferrari(the records say it cost $99,999.00, was installed, by Ferrari of Houston. People should remember the Classiche ONLY reflects the condition of the car at the time of the inspection. Does any one know, was the original motor for that F-50, totally hand grenade beyond repair? Was it kept by Ferrari of Houston, and sent back to Ferrari as a "core", & does Ferrari sell, rebuilt/remanufactured motors?

 

The point of the Classiche Certification,is that after a period of time, what is that piece of paper really worth? Any time a car is driven, there is a chance of a wreck, now it does not have perhaps all it's date coded glass & sheet metal, engines do let go, transmissions have to be replaced, and so on. The Classiche Certification, after a period of time, does NOT necessarily mean, that car your contemplating buying, is as original as it may have been at one time.