A $2,000 Hose Job
Just as we get used to the toll taken by the passage of years, from carrying reading glasses to keeping a bottle of Advil by the bedside, owners of older…
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Russian Roulette, Ferrari Style
I have a client who has purchased many modern Ferraris over the phone with no inspection, including an F50, a pair of F40s, a 550 Maranello and numerous 360 coupes…
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456S and 550S: Just Used Cars
The 550 Maranello and 456 GT and GTA are today’s state-of-the-art grand touring Ferraris, offering supercar performance in a luxurious and very stylish package. Yet in the past year these…
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Clone Wars
Of the 33 250 TRs originally built by Ferrari, there are at least 46 in existence today. As with Alfa Monzas, Bugatti Grand Prix cars and Jaguar D-types, this TR…
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F40 & F50: Bucking the Trend
While 360 Berlinettas and Spyders, 456 GTs and 550 Maranellos and Barchettas are dropping in price, F40s and F50s are increasing in value. Why? 360s, 456s and 550s are all…
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The Modenas are Falling
Paraphrasing Oscar Hammerstein II from “Showboat,” “Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, and I’m gonna watch new Ferraris depreciate till I die.” One of the extraordinary things about the “instant…
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1951 Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta
Ferrari S/N 0148A is part of a very aristocratic lineage of Ferraris, as it is equipped with the famous Lampredi V12, which would go on to contribute to Ferrari’s first…
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Which Ferrari for the Mille Miglia?
The Mille Miglia is the ultimate vintage car event, and a Ferrari is the ultimate car to drive in it. Which Ferrari to pilot, however, depends on your checkbook and…
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1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta TDF
Twenty-six-year-old Luigi Taramazzo’s first success with S/N 0911 GT (one of the most famous and successful of all Ferrari racing cars) came shortly after taking delivery in 1958. He brought…
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Low-Buck Horsies
Like locusts, e-mails seeking advice about enny-level Ferraris descend daily. Each time SCM reports on a 400i or Mondial 8 selling for under $20,000, readers check their Visa card limits…
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