Holidays at Ricambi America

For the life of me, I can't figure out why our Ferrari parts business actually gets "crazy-busy" around the holidays. I thought most folks would be busy buying gifts for their spouses, children, co-workers, etc. instead of thinking about their Ferrari in a snow-bound garage. Boy, was I wrong!! This week, Ricambi America has shipped more Ferrari major service kits than I can remember in a long time. I think it must be folks getting ready to work on their Ferrari in the New Year, and just want to have all their Genuine Ferrari parts in the right place and ready for work.

Next week we'll also be installing one the first Ferrari 348 Challenge Grill kits. It is an aftermarket item to transform the back of the Ferrari 348 into a round-taillight treatment similar to the F355 and 360. Fingers crossed, it should look great!

Rare Metals at Ricambi America?

Well, its not exactly rhodium or palladium, but we did get two very cool, very hard-to-find Genuine Ferrari parts into inventory at Ricambi America today. First, is a matched set of original 348 Competizione exhaust manifolds. I'm not quite sure what the difference from a standard 348 manifold might be (probably dimensions and sampling ports), but it's pretty amazing nonetheless that something like this still exists!

Huh? You didn't know that a Competitzione version had different manifolds? Actually, in our visual parts diagram you can see the references to the difference countries and versions of Ferrari manifolds: 348 Exhaust System (shown as part #23)

The second 'rare metal' that we received today is a wheel nut for a Ferrari 512BB. Although we at Ricambi America don't specialize in the classic Ferraris, when I saw this available for a nice price, it was too hard to pass up! We'll just pop it onto the shelf and see what happens.

Assuming everything goes smoothly with FedEx Customs tonight, I'll have an amazing Ferrari diagnostic computer in my hands tomorrow morning. :)

Wearable Ferrari Parts!

Earlier this week, I was delighted to open a box from a colleague of mine in Italy and discover two outrageously cool, genuine Ferrari parts - a Gore Tex Ferrari F1 Pit Crew jacket, and a fleece Ferrari F1 Pit Crew vest. Both items are from the 2004 season, and are in perfect condition. The jacket is currently listed for sale on eBay using our Ricambi America account, but I suspect it won't sell. That's perfectly cool with me -- I already have a version of this jacket, but the new one fits a little better. With the full Ferrari racing team logos, and complete Marlboro sponsorship, it is a gem.

On an unrelated note, I'm delighted that our holiday 2008 advertisements are now running in Prancing Horse, Cavallino, and Forza Magazine. We at Ricambi America spend a lot of time thinking about how to effectively convey the value proposition of our Ferrari Parts, and I think we've hit a home run with this current series. Stop by your local book store and check them out, or see our complete series on our website here: Our Advertisements

Two fun Ferrari parts arrived today!

It's pretty busy at Ricambi America this week, but I wanted to post up two very cool Ferrari parts that arrived from Italy and England this morning.

First, we obtained an extremely rare F40 headlamp. Not easy to get, and even harder to photograph properly, this is one of those cool Ferrari parts that makes unpacking cold boxes a whole lot more fun! Sadly, it's not for our shelf and is already destined for a customer in a different hemisphere of our little Earth.

Next, we received from Hill Engineering some fantastic re-manufactured versions of Ferrari tool 95972906 for torquing the F355 heads. The Ferrari version of the tool is a piece of junk which breaks/bends within a few uses. For a serious professional F355 technician, this is a fantastic tool to add into the bin. Custom Ferrari parts from Hill Engineering are always vastly superior to OE ones, and this is no exception. With redesigned teeth, stronger steel, and a more attractive price, we expect Ferrari shops to scoop these up quite quickly.

....and one more item arrived but I'm not posting any pictures just yet :)