Banking on Ferraris
From $17 million in 1990, 330 GTO s/n 4561 would have to sell for $47 million today just to keep pace with the cost of money One doesn’t have to…
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4-Seat Supercars
Part II: Bring the kids. Contemporary 2+2s Modern four-seat Ferraris are user-friendly, entry-level supercars. You might compromise on the number of seats, but not on performance. Last month I reviewed…
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Room for Four
Part I: More seats, less money. The early 2+2s In the late 1950s, Aston Martin and Maserati found a very lucrative market niche supplying GT cars to owners who wanted…
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Modding the Prancing Pony
There’s always been a direct connection between how much fun your sports car is, and how fast it goes. Best of all is a machine that makes all the right…
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Enzo Crashes: Repeat as Needed
As virtually everyone in the car world knows, on March 26 actor Eddie Griffin crashed a Ferrari Enzo at Irwindale Raceway in L.A. while practicing for a promotion for the…
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Ferraris by the Numbers
Trainspotters are an odd English subculture who first wandered into the moors in rain, sleet, and snow during the Victorian era, recording serial numbers painted on the sides of passing…
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Pre-Sale Inspections—Here We Go Again
The daily drama of selling ultra-high-end Ferraris provides continuous material for this column, but the sale agreement is only the beginning of a long process. A sale should always include…
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Why a 50% Hit Means Nothing
I note an interesting division in my stream of phone calls and emails. Buyers of pre-Boxer era Ferraris ask about future appreciation, while buyers of the late-model V12s—the 456s, 550s…
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Serpentine Issue, Straight Answer
Maintenance has always been a large part of owning a Ferrari; if you are mechanically inclined, consider an older car you can work on yourself. Either that, or seriously research…
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The Madness of Crowds
Back in the May 2004 issue of SCM, I wrote how muscle cars—Hemis in particular—had soared past comparable Ferraris. In May 2005’s SCM, I noted that prices for muscle cars…
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