20 Ferraris You Shouldn’t Resist
I’ve known Keith Martin for more than 20 years and have been involved with SCM nearly from the start. In the earliest days, 1989–90, he was buying and selling Alfa…
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Sorry, You Can’t Get That Part Here
Much has been written—both positive and negative—about Ferrari Classiche, the arm of Ferrari set up as an official certifying organization for its cars. For decades, Ferrari had no interest in…
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The (Ever Increasing) Sum of Its Parts
Thanks to feedback from readers, virtually every column inspires a follow-up column. In “Opening Pandora’s Black Box” (December, p. 48), I wrote that “the older Ferraris, from the 512 BB…
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Convertible Assets Indeed
Throughout the week of March 12–17, the demise of Bear Stearns sent a shudder through the world’s economy. If, like me, you consider The Economist fun reading, and you survived…
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What Emerging Markets?
The flow of Ferraris to the U.S. began in October 1948 with Tommy Lee’s purchase of 166 MM Barchetta s/n 0002M at the Turin Auto Show, quickly followed by Briggs…
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Crunching Ferrari’s Global Numbers
Decades ago, when negotiating with bankers for our first seven-figure credit line, I was asked, “What is the annual global Ferrari market, in both dollars and cars?” While I’ve long…
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Where are Ferrari’s Future Classics?
One of the frequent questions that crosses my desk is “Which current Ferraris will become classics like the Lusso, 275 GTB, or any of the collectible earlier Ferraris?” Sadly, the…
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A Dose of Reality in Your Ferrari Dreams
Recently, one early-morning caller wanted an “F1 Ferrari.” That afternoon, another emailed wanting “a race car,” and a later caller wanted either a 246 GTS or a 550. While buying…
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Death By Storage
The daily drama of selling older Ferraris provides a constant supply of material for this column, as the same set of problems endlessly repeat themselves in slightly varying scenarios. Rather…
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Opening Pandora’s Black Box
A subscriber recently wrote, worrying about future maintenance costs of late model Ferraris: “My only fear is the outdated computer-controlled systems and the way obsolescence will drive maintenance sky-high for…
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