It's the bible of serial numbers. I got mine "used" off Amazon for about $12. It looks brand new. It is published in more than one language, not sure if it's a Euro or domestic publication. Ferrari Serial Numbers (English and German Edition): Matthias Urban: 9783898807111: Amazon.com: Books
I'm hearing there's a super-low mileage 1989 328 GTB available in So Cal. Does anyone know where it is, and who has it?
Duane, Taking into account the fact that the Data Base is updated almost daily, and that the book was printed in 2007, you need also the supplements, which bring a lot of new information: at least the # 1 for "old" Ferraris (up to the 550) and the # 2 and # 3 (just published) for new Ferraris. Rgds
Prugna car added and information added to US cars in Europe. Thanks nero and bertrand59. Regarding M. Urban's database, I trust his information. -F 1986 61013 RC/Beige Nov 85 LFSC 61015 RC/Beige Nov 85 Foreign Cars Italia 61041 Nov 85 Wide World of Cars 61141 Nov 85 The Collection 61177 Nero Met/Beige Nov 85 Shelton textured spoiler 61181 RC/Nero Nov 85 61239 RC/Beige Nov 85 Barrett 61243 Nov 85 Ferrari of Denver 61327 RC/Beige Dec 85 LFSC leather rear shelf, brown dash 61347 Arg/Beige Dec 85 Bob Sharp Motors 61411 RC/Beige Dec 85 61587 Nero/Beige Dec 85 Newport Import 61731 RC/Beige 61759 RC/Beige 61793 RC/Beige FAF Motorcars 61805 RC/Nero 61813 RC/Beige 61899 salvage 61973 RC/Nero 62027 RC/Beige Jan 86 Symbolic 62165 RC/Beige 63449 63701 Bianco salvage 64291 RC/Beige Classic Ferrari 65045 Nero/Beige June 86 Hollywood Sports Cars 65339 RC/Crema 65529 Nero/Nero Jul 86 Steven Kessler Motorcars 65645 Jul 86 66241 RC/Nero Jul 86 66511 RC/Beige Sep 86 Classic Ferrari 66711 Nero/Nero Sep 86 1987 66801 Sep 86 67033 RC/Beige Sep 86 Wide World of Cars 67251 Oct 86 salvage 67255 RC/Beige Oct 86 Continental Motors 67527 RC/Nero Oct 86 67775 RC/Nero Oct 86 Newport Imports 68233 Nero/Nero Nov 86 Symbolic 68647 Dec 86 68671 RC/Nero Dec 86 69027 RC/Nero Jan 87 69179 RC/Beige Jan 87 69459 Grigio/Blk 70147 Bianco/R Mar 87 Algar 70249 Mar 87 70697 Bianco/Beige Mar 87 LFSC 70739 RC/Beige Mar 87 Monterey Ferrari, in Europe 71125 Grigio/Grigio Apr 87 Newport Imports 71487 71549 RC/Beige -inner door handle change- 71721 May 87 72029 RC/Beige May 87 72549 Jun 87 72629 RC/Beige 73339 RC/Beige Jul 87 73341 Jul 87 73367 RC/Beige Jul 87 Motor Imports 73369 Giallo/Beige Jul 87 Woodland Hills Ferrari 73953 RC/Beige In Europe 73965 RC/Beige 74051 Sep 87 74273 RC/Crema Sep 87 LFSC 1988 74609 Giallo/Beige Sept 87 Sports Car Exchange 74747 RC/Beige 75063 RC/Beige Oct 87 Foreign Cars Italia 75125 RC/Nero Nov 87 Foreign Cars Italia 75267 RC Nov 87 75373 Bianco/Beige Nov 87 75478 Nov 87 75593 RC/Beige Dec 87 Ron Tonkin 75808 RC/Beige -outer door handle change- -emblem on mirrors- 75912 Arg/R Jan 88 Miller Motorcars 75962 RC/Nero Jan 88 76013 RC/Crema Jan 88 76110 RC/Nero Jan 88 76140 RC/Beige Jan 88 Algar 76235 RC/Beige Classic Ferrari 76493 Blu Chiaro/Crema 76514 Arg/R Feb 88 LFSC 76518 RC/Beige Feb 88 LFSC 76585 76617 Mar 88 76632 RC/Beige Mar 88 1988.5 -convex wheels- 76633 RC/Beige Hollywood Sports Cars 76667 RC/Beige Newport Imports 76717 77028 RC/Beige In Europe 77068 Nero/Nero Apr 88 The Sports Car Exchange 77262 RC/Beige May 88 Ferrari of Denver 77338 RC/Beige May 88 FAF Motorcars 77365 May 88 77394 RC/Beige May 88 77691 RC/Beige 77808 RC/Nero Jun 88 78112 Verde/Bruno Jul 88 AutoHaus 78166 RC/Nero Jul 88 Hollywood Sportscars 78225 RC/Beige Jul 88 78555 RC/Beige Sep 88 Ferrari of Washington -shocks change- 78680 RC/Beige Sep 88 78702 RC/Beige Sep 88 78714 RC/Beige Sep 88 Ferrari of Houston 1989 78881 RC/Beige Oct 88 Harris Imports 78894 RC/Beige Oct 88 spoiler delete 79054 RC/Beige Oct 88 79076 RC/Beige Oct 88 79124 RC/Beige Oct 88 Ferrari of Houston 79349 RC/Beige 79392 RC/Beige Nov 88 Big Red's Sportscars, OK 79422 RC/Nero Nov 88 Aristocrat Motor Company, KS 79659 RC/Beige Dec 88 79663 RC/Beige Dec 88 Ron Tonkin 79710 RC/Beige Dec 88 79730 RC/Beige Dec 88 Wide World of Cars 80029 RC/Beige 80050 RC/Beige Jan 89 LFSC 80054 RC/Beige 80281 Nero/Nero Feb 89 Auto Gallery 80364 RC/Tobacco 80377 RC/Beige 80667 RC/Beige 80682 RC/Beige Auto Torino, in Europe 80882 RC/Nero 81053 RC/Beige 81066 RC/Nero salvage 81569 Prugna/Crema 81203 Arg/Nero 81597 RC/Beige 81750 RC/Nero 82332 Giallo/Nero Walnut Creek Ferrari 82526 RC/Beige 82566 RC/Beige 82669 Giallo/Nero 82906 Verde Scuro/Beige/Brown Dash last 328 GTB imported to the US
Oh yes, I am aware of the supplements. I am not a historian or a VIN guru. The 2007 book is fine for me as it does have my 328's in it, including a notation that 61553 (my avatar picture) was a factory-delivered Boxer trim paint scheme. I heard it was a 1 of 12 scheme for the 328. I don't own that car anymore but I wish I did.
@ Furmano: In this old post (three years ago) F-Chatter "AMA328" spoke about his 1989 GTB which was Prugna / Crema: UNLESS there are two Prugna / Crema '89 US GTBs, which is highly doubtfull, this must be the one... http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328/377105-pretty-prugna-2.html But as said before, I have respect for privacy. @ Duane: Yes, there have been a lot of additions since 2007, as far as 328s go; and yes, the OEM boxer paint scheme on 328s is very rare...never seen one to this day in Europe. Rgds
About a month ago I saw a GTS with BB paint. Got a very good look at it and it was original. As I recall it was only the second or third I have seen so yes, on a 328 it is very unusual.
I'm stilll curious where he got his basic information on serial numbers for cars. This would be a huge task for one person to do on his own, so did he get a lot of help from Ferrari? If not, where???
No help from Ferrari whatsoever, but from a network of dedicated enthusiasts and fellow trainspotters who report each and every Ferrari they see for which the VIN or chassis number can be identified, which is usually not very difficult, as you know. The passion of collecting chassis numbers is addictive (and can lead to serious disorder...). Lots of persons have been keeping lists, by models, etc...exactly what Furmano is doing here for US GTBs, and it works on the same principle: every volunteer with an information willing to contribute just does so. Matthias lists have approximatively 75% of all Ferraris built; he took over the lists from Raab, so these are not exactly new. The database is now acesssible on line, and contributions can be sent on-line also (http://www.f-register.com) And, by the way, Matthias is active on this very forum. Rgds
As a group, people interested in this sort of thing share information. Matthais, as neofer mentioned, started by building on prior work by Raab and has received contributions from a great many people. Ferrari really has no interest in participating.
Info added to 82566. -F 1986 61013 RC/Beige Nov 85 LFSC 61015 RC/Beige Nov 85 Foreign Cars Italia 61041 Nov 85 Wide World of Cars 61141 Nov 85 The Collection 61177 Nero Met/Beige Nov 85 Shelton textured spoiler 61181 RC/Nero Nov 85 61239 RC/Beige Nov 85 Barrett 61243 Nov 85 Ferrari of Denver 61327 RC/Beige Dec 85 LFSC leather rear shelf, brown dash 61347 Arg/Beige Dec 85 Bob Sharp Motors 61411 RC/Beige Dec 85 61587 Nero/Beige Dec 85 Newport Import 61731 RC/Beige 61759 RC/Beige 61793 RC/Beige FAF Motorcars 61805 RC/Nero 61813 RC/Beige 61899 salvage 61973 RC/Nero 62027 RC/Beige Jan 86 Symbolic 62165 RC/Beige 63449 63701 Bianco salvage 64291 RC/Beige Classic Ferrari 65045 Nero/Beige June 86 Hollywood Sports Cars 65339 RC/Crema 65529 Nero/Nero Jul 86 Steven Kessler Motorcars 65645 Jul 86 66241 RC/Nero Jul 86 66511 RC/Beige Sep 86 Classic Ferrari 66711 Nero/Nero Sep 86 1987 66801 Sep 86 67033 RC/Beige Sep 86 Wide World of Cars 67251 Oct 86 salvage 67255 RC/Beige Oct 86 Continental Motors 67527 RC/Nero Oct 86 67775 RC/Nero Oct 86 Newport Imports 68233 Nero/Nero Nov 86 Symbolic 68647 Dec 86 68671 RC/Nero Dec 86 69027 RC/Nero Jan 87 69179 RC/Beige Jan 87 69459 Grigio/Blk 70147 Bianco/R Mar 87 Algar 70249 Mar 87 70697 Bianco/Beige Mar 87 LFSC 70739 RC/Beige Mar 87 Monterey Ferrari, in Europe 71125 Grigio/Grigio Apr 87 Newport Imports 71487 71549 RC/Beige -inner door handle change- 71721 May 87 72029 RC/Beige May 87 72549 Jun 87 72629 RC/Beige 73339 RC/Beige Jul 87 73341 Jul 87 73367 RC/Beige Jul 87 Motor Imports 73369 Giallo/Beige Jul 87 Woodland Hills Ferrari 73953 RC/Beige In Europe 73965 RC/Beige 74051 Sep 87 74273 RC/Crema Sep 87 LFSC 1988 74609 Giallo/Beige Sept 87 Sports Car Exchange 74747 RC/Beige 75063 RC/Beige Oct 87 Foreign Cars Italia 75125 RC/Nero Nov 87 Foreign Cars Italia 75267 RC Nov 87 75373 Bianco/Beige Nov 87 75478 Nov 87 75593 RC/Beige Dec 87 Ron Tonkin 75808 RC/Beige -outer door handle change- -emblem on mirrors- 75912 Arg/R Jan 88 Miller Motorcars 75962 RC/Nero Jan 88 76013 RC/Crema Jan 88 76110 RC/Nero Jan 88 76140 RC/Beige Jan 88 Algar 76235 RC/Beige Classic Ferrari 76493 Blu Chiaro/Crema 76514 Arg/R Feb 88 LFSC 76518 RC/Beige Feb 88 LFSC 76585 76617 Mar 88 76632 RC/Beige Mar 88 1988.5 -convex wheels- 76633 RC/Beige Hollywood Sports Cars 76667 RC/Beige Newport Imports 76717 77028 RC/Beige In Europe 77068 Nero/Nero Apr 88 The Sports Car Exchange 77262 RC/Beige May 88 Ferrari of Denver 77338 RC/Beige May 88 FAF Motorcars 77365 May 88 77394 RC/Beige May 88 77691 RC/Beige 77808 RC/Nero Jun 88 78112 Verde/Bruno Jul 88 AutoHaus 78166 RC/Nero Jul 88 Hollywood Sportscars 78225 RC/Beige Jul 88 78555 RC/Beige Sep 88 Ferrari of Washington -shocks change- 78680 RC/Beige Sep 88 78702 RC/Beige Sep 88 78714 RC/Beige Sep 88 Ferrari of Houston 1989 78881 RC/Beige Oct 88 Harris Imports 78894 RC/Beige Oct 88 spoiler delete 79054 RC/Beige Oct 88 79076 RC/Beige Oct 88 79124 RC/Beige Oct 88 Ferrari of Houston 79349 RC/Beige 79392 RC/Beige Nov 88 Big Red's Sportscars, OK 79422 RC/Nero Nov 88 Aristocrat Motor Company, KS 79659 RC/Beige Dec 88 79663 RC/Beige Dec 88 Ron Tonkin 79710 RC/Beige Dec 88 79730 RC/Beige Dec 88 Wide World of Cars 80029 RC/Beige 80050 RC/Beige Jan 89 LFSC 80054 RC/Beige 80281 Nero/Nero Feb 89 Auto Gallery 80364 RC/Tobacco 80377 RC/Beige 80667 RC/Beige 80682 RC/Beige Auto Torino, in Europe 80882 RC/Nero 81053 RC/Beige 81066 RC/Nero salvage 81569 Prugna/Crema 81203 Arg/Nero 81597 RC/Beige 81750 RC/Nero 82332 Giallo/Nero Walnut Creek Ferrari 82526 RC/Beige 82566 RC/Beige Jul 86 82669 Giallo/Nero 82906 Verde Scuro/Beige/Brown Dash last 328 GTB imported to the US
I just acquired 68233, putting the final touches to the sale today, it will be arriving at my house tomorrow. I will contribute any additional information that I can get to this registry when I can. Regards,
Info corrected. -F 1986 61013 RC/Beige Nov 85 LFSC 61015 RC/Beige Nov 85 Foreign Cars Italia 61041 Nov 85 Wide World of Cars 61141 Nov 85 The Collection 61177 Nero Met/Beige Nov 85 Shelton textured spoiler 61181 RC/Nero Nov 85 61239 RC/Beige Nov 85 Barrett 61243 Nov 85 Ferrari of Denver 61327 RC/Beige Dec 85 LFSC leather rear shelf, brown dash 61347 Arg/Beige Dec 85 Bob Sharp Motors 61411 RC/Beige Dec 85 61587 Nero/Beige Dec 85 Newport Import 61731 RC/Beige 61759 RC/Beige 61793 RC/Beige FAF Motorcars 61805 RC/Nero 61813 RC/Beige 61899 salvage 61973 RC/Nero 62027 RC/Beige Jan 86 Symbolic 62165 RC/Beige 63449 63701 Bianco salvage 64291 RC/Beige Classic Ferrari 65045 Nero/Beige June 86 Hollywood Sports Cars 65339 RC/Crema 65529 Nero/Nero Jul 86 Steven Kessler Motorcars 65645 Jul 86 66241 RC/Nero Jul 86 66511 RC/Beige Sep 86 Classic Ferrari 66711 Nero/Nero Sep 86 1987 66801 Sep 86 67033 RC/Beige Sep 86 Wide World of Cars 67251 Oct 86 salvage 67255 RC/Beige Oct 86 Continental Motors 67527 RC/Nero Oct 86 67775 RC/Nero Oct 86 Newport Imports 68233 Nero/Nero Nov 86 Symbolic 68647 Dec 86 68671 RC/Nero Dec 86 69027 RC/Nero Jan 87 69179 RC/Beige Jan 87 69459 Grigio/Blk 70147 Bianco/R Mar 87 Algar 70249 Mar 87 70697 Bianco/Beige Mar 87 LFSC 70739 RC/Beige Mar 87 Monterey Ferrari, in Europe 71125 Grigio/Grigio Apr 87 Newport Imports 71487 71549 RC/Beige -inner door handle change- 71721 May 87 72029 RC/Beige May 87 72549 Jun 87 72629 RC/Beige 73339 RC/Beige Jul 87 73341 Jul 87 73367 RC/Beige Jul 87 Motor Imports 73369 Giallo/Beige Jul 87 Woodland Hills Ferrari 73953 RC/Beige In Europe 73965 RC/Beige 74051 Sep 87 74273 RC/Crema Sep 87 LFSC 1988 74609 Giallo/Beige Sept 87 Sports Car Exchange 74747 RC/Beige 75063 RC/Beige Oct 87 Foreign Cars Italia 75125 RC/Nero Nov 87 Foreign Cars Italia 75267 RC Nov 87 75373 Bianco/Beige Nov 87 75478 Nov 87 75593 RC/Beige Dec 87 Ron Tonkin 75808 RC/Beige -outer door handle change- -emblem on mirrors- 75912 Arg/R Jan 88 Miller Motorcars 75962 RC/Nero Jan 88 76013 RC/Crema Jan 88 76110 RC/Nero Jan 88 76140 RC/Beige Jan 88 Algar 76235 RC/Beige Classic Ferrari 76493 Blu Chiaro/Crema 76514 Arg/R Feb 88 LFSC 76518 RC/Beige Feb 88 LFSC 76585 76617 Mar 88 76632 RC/Beige Mar 88 1988.5 -convex wheels- 76633 RC/Beige Hollywood Sports Cars 76667 RC/Beige Newport Imports 76717 77028 RC/Beige In Europe 77068 Nero/Nero Apr 88 The Sports Car Exchange 77262 RC/Beige May 88 Ferrari of Denver 77338 RC/Beige May 88 FAF Motorcars 77365 May 88 77394 RC/Beige May 88 77691 RC/Beige 77808 RC/Nero Jun 88 78112 Verde/Bruno Jul 88 AutoHaus 78166 RC/Nero Jul 88 Hollywood Sportscars 78225 RC/Beige Jul 88 78555 RC/Beige Sep 88 Ferrari of Washington -shocks change- 78680 RC/Beige Sep 88 78702 RC/Beige Sep 88 78714 RC/Beige Sep 88 Ferrari of Houston 1989 78881 RC/Beige Oct 88 Harris Imports 78894 RC/Beige Oct 88 spoiler delete 79054 RC/Beige Oct 88 79076 RC/Beige Oct 88 79124 RC/Beige Oct 88 Ferrari of Houston 79349 RC/Beige 79392 RC/Beige Nov 88 Big Red's Sportscars, OK 79422 RC/Nero Nov 88 Aristocrat Motor Company, KS 79659 RC/Beige Dec 88 79663 RC/Beige Dec 88 Ron Tonkin 79710 RC/Beige Dec 88 79730 RC/Beige Dec 88 Wide World of Cars 80029 RC/Beige 80050 RC/Beige Jan 89 LFSC 80054 RC/Beige 80281 Nero/Nero Feb 89 Auto Gallery 80364 RC/Tobacco 80377 RC/Beige 80667 RC/Beige 80682 RC/Beige Auto Torino, in Europe 80882 RC/Nero 81053 RC/Beige 81066 RC/Nero salvage 81569 Prugna/Crema 81203 Arg/Nero 81597 RC/Beige 81750 RC/Nero 82332 Giallo/Nero Walnut Creek Ferrari 82526 RC/Beige 82566 RC/Beige Jul 89 82669 Giallo/Nero 82906 Verde Scuro/Beige/Brown Dash last 328 GTB imported to the US
81750 is advertised at Marshall Goldman for sale with 2600 miles on the odo. No pictures yet as for today. Rgds
While looking for some history on the GTB, I came across this registry. I joined to be able to contribute. I own 82526. It is as listed: RC/Beige. Built July 1989. Is there any other information that I can provide?
Thank you for the information. Who was the original dealer? It should be stamped in the warranty book. -F
She was born in Maranello, July 1989, spent her early years (in a collection) in The Netherlands. For the first 12 years, was not driven. In October 2001, was imported, at 35km, by Steve Harris Imports. In May 2002, with 165 miles, left Utah to Southern California. I have owned her since 2002, driving to 415 miles. However, 2002 (turbulent times), my commitments necessitated having to leave the car. It once again was mothballed (inside climate controlled, engine was run but not driven, etc.) Ten years later, I'm back. She was taken out of solitary confinement and I drove to 900+ miles, but she needed some work (seals, hoses, etc.) Recently completed a Major service and returned home to me yesterday! Now in my garage as pretty as the day she left Maranello, nearly 26 years ago. Odometer is at 998. I should take a picture when I hit 1000.