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Ferraris Ride Unusual Tides
The Monterey auctions have again redefined the auction world’s segment of the collector car market, and, as usual, Ferraris are in the top tier of cars. Gooding offered 13 Ferraris with one no-sale for a 92% close rate and $40,276,500 in sa...
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from the November 2012 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
An Evil, Clever 599 Sting
The 2007 Ferrari 599 at the Cavallino Classic concours that year, before it later became the object of an elaborate scam attempt Our story begins with 2007 Ferrari 599 s/n 150098, the 26th U.S. model 599 built, in Grigio Silverstone with Bord...
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from the September 2012 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
High-End Ferraris Booming
We all know that the planet went into recession in 2007 — and fell off the proverbial economic cliff on September 15, 2008, when Lehman Brothers was thrown into bankruptcy. The Dow dropped 500 points on that day — and then even further. Ba...
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from the August 2012 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Ferrari’s Perpetual Parts Problem
We continually have older Ferraris in pre-sale or pre-purchase inspection and stay involved in the follow-up work or additional work requested by clients. There isn’t a day that goes by without hearing of ongoing parts problems from the many...
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from the July 2012 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Just Used Cars
I am often asked why I don’t traffic in or write about more Fiat-era cars, such as the 308s, 328s, 348s and the 400s, BBs and TRs. The answer is simple. One of the great realities all Ferrari dealers and brokers know all too well is that the b...
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from the July 2011 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Avoid Conflicts with Pre-Sale Inspections
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 I’ve been selling Enzo-era cars since there were only Enzo-era cars. It is both interesting and telling that the Enzo-era cars (built from 1947 to 1974) closely parallel my age group—the all-too-rapidly aging Baby-B...
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from the June 2011 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
When is Fast too Fast?
This month’s column focuses on three related points. First, I do a lot of expert-witness work, so I’m consulted on many horrifically wrecked Ferraris, which is very sobering. I also get emails from Ferrari Internet chat groups monitoring...
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from the May 2011 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
Ferraris and Bidding Wars in the Desert
If several well-heeled buyers want the same car on the same day, a very high price can be the result For classic car lovers escaping the winter snows, it doesn’t get any better than this year’s Scottsdale auctions, with collectors spendin...
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from the April 2011 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
A Princely Collection of Rotting Cars
The air conditioning was off, but the tropical sun was not, so the Ferraris and McLaren F1s sat and cooked Prince Jefri’s 550 Spider at Monaco Imagine seeing hundreds of high-end Ferraris, Lamborghinis and McLarens—many with hardly any mil...
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from the April 2011 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
A Ferrari 328 with Needs is a Friend’s Bad Deed
My column takes a slightly different tack this month, as SCMer Aaron Greenburg sent in this letter asking for some advice on a 1988 Ferrari 328: I’m interested in trying to put a value on a Ferrari 328 that I inspected the other day. The car i...
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from the December 2010 Issue written by Michael Sheehan
 
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