I would hope that Ferrari would just reassign 85397 to the chassis? I assume that the car will not be released by the authorities (to anyone) until this is sorted.
Allow me say that this has been an amazing read from post #1 to post #453.... simply amazing, it has read like a mystery novel that you just cannot put down once you have started the read...yet this is not a novel, but a true story with every conceivable twist and turn (& red herring's) one could imagine...also allow me to express my deepest respect for the knowledge and tenacity of dozens of posts and the FChat posters on this thread... I have clicked on most, if not all, of the links people posted in this thread and gained even more valuable insight into the authentication process as well as the surprisingly large market of fraudulent VIN's etc...'Caveat Emptor' for sure. The info on the multiple links within the posts has enlightened me in learning more about the F40 then I imagined possible. ... simply an amazing education and for Free... Lastly, there is no doubt that Marcel Massini is a World-Class authority on F40's, along with other Ferrari's I'm sure, as well as a Source & Sleuth of epic proportions... well done and thank you.
Well unlucky for the perpetrators that the OP super sleuth Aircon aka The Troublemaker, picked up the serial number duplication.
The "real" 90969 in Sydney has found a buyer who is fully aware of its history. Car will remain in Australia, in another state.
Interesting story. Thank you Aircon. Reason for switching serial number may be. Dodging tax. Car had a huge crash. Stolen. Part of some settlement battle e.g. divorce. Something else?
Can we have audio clips like Clubhouse so we can say "For ****s Sake" with an accent?! - asking for a friend
I have never heard of falsifying a serial number on a Ferrari due to divorce. Maybe a Lamborghini, but not a Ferrari. Hmm... now that is a bad divorce.
i haven't signed in here for such a long time but reading this thread made me log back in. Fascinating amounts of information and knowledge between FChat members. I read that the chap in Dubai was selling/sold a number of cars off to pay for legal bills, the reason why I was intrigued is because the Zonda Cinque roadster is firmly my ultimate car and I saw it was registered to the UK last year and has since been sold to someone in Portugal. Sadly my euromillions ticket number didn't appear for me to win the jackpot and purchase the car, so back to working hard instead
Hi the car wasnt sold to Portugal , the same dubai owner was here on hollidays and made roadtrip from Cascais to Porto. The cars was shipped to UK again.