The Lambo Dealer, The $12M Swindle, The Slammer
In early November 2008, I received multiple early morning phone calls and emails telling me that Lamborghini of Orange County had just closed its doors. My first thought was how…
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When 25 Miles Doesn’t Matter
In late January, the owner-principal of an authorized Ferrari dealership emailed an unusual question: “Do you think there is a retail price difference between an Enzo with 990 miles and…
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The Bottom Line in Scottsdale
Last summer’s Monterey auctions defined the top of the collector car market, and Scottsdale has delivered a new bottom line. It’s pretty hard to argue the collector car market isn’t…
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How Many Ferraris?
In my two previous columns, I divided Ferraris into the Enzo-era cars (1947–73), the Fia-era cars (1973–91), and the Montezemolo-era cars (1991–present), and I outlined how each generation fared differently…
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Ferrari Tests Its Brakes
In last month’s column I discussed how Ferraris have evolved through three distinctive eras in the past 60 years: Racing-based evolution of the Enzo Ferrari era Mass production of the…
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60 Years and Three Ages of Ferrari
Over the last 60 years, Ferraris have evolved through three distinctive eras: the Enzo Ferrari era, the mass-market Fiat years, and the present high-volume exotics from Luca di Montezemolo. The…
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New Day, New Rules
Six months ago we received one or two calls or emails a day from people who wanted us to help them to market and sell their Ferraris. Today we receive…
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Highs and Whys in Monterey
The 2008 Monterey auctions brought together the largest collection of high-dollar collector cars ever offered anywhere on one weekend. Four of the auction houses featured multiple top-level GT Ferraris, with…
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Laws of Diminishing Returns
I recently received an email regarding a 430 Scuderia that had hit a deer, with the damage described as “very lightly hit, the bumper is scratched and the hood is…
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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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