Our method · The record of your Ferrari

We keep the record of your Ferrari

We research your Ferrari by chassis number, document what we can establish and show which parts of its history are still missing.

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Inside Maranello Data

The work behind the record

A look inside our research. Film in preparation.

Why we do this

Every Ferrari will outlive the people who own it.

Its history should outlive them too.

For decades it sat in drawers, garages and memories nobody could search.

Now the pieces can be found, read side by side and kept.

So we keep them, for whoever holds the keys next.

New archives join regularly. A record that looks finished today can still grow.

Independent · Based in the Netherlands · Run by Ferraristi

01 · How we do it

From scattered paper to one record

A car’s past is rarely in one place. It turns up in archives, auction catalogues, workshop drawers and family albums.

Find
We search our archive and our partners’ by chassis number. Former owners and workshops add what they kept.
Check
Each piece is traced to its source and compared with the rest. A repeated claim doesn’t count twice.
Keep
Everything goes in order, with its source. The gaps and open questions stay in plain view.

A black-and-white frontal photograph of the 308 GT4 with registration 00-RR-11, dated 1979 — Pieces from the published story of S/N 13462, the owner’s own research.

A warm-toned period photograph of the dark 308 GT4 from the side, undated — Pieces from the published story of S/N 13462, the owner’s own research.

One record a buyer can trust, an owner can keep and the next owner inherits.

Contributions & rewards

02 · Check the claims

How we check a history claim

An account, a document and a checked detail carry different weight. Follow one example: a car that was repainted.

Illustrative example · Stated01 · Account

A former owner remembers a repaint

“I remember having the car repainted.”

A named person’s account, without reviewed supporting documents.

What this tells you

A useful lead. It does not confirm when or how the work was done.

Illustrative example · Documented02 · Document

An invoice records the repaint

Document: Dated workshop invoice
Work listed: Exterior repaint

We note the invoice’s date and who supplied it.

What this tells you

There is written evidence. Its origin and reliability still need checking.

Illustrative example · Verified03 · Check

The workshop confirms it issued the invoice

Check made: Issuing workshop contacted
Result: Workshop confirms the invoice is its own

We record the check, who made it and when.

What this verifies

Who issued the invoice. It does not verify every detail of the work or the whole car.

These labels apply to individual claims, not the entire car. Conflicting accounts stay visible.

Read an example record

The next step · MDC · In development

From individual claims to the whole history

We are developing a grade for the quality and completeness of a car’s history, with a separate measure of confidence in the evidence.

1–10

History gradeQuality & completeness

A–E

Evidence confidenceReliability of the evidence

In development. Not included in either Chassis File option. Our examples have no assigned grade.

What will the grade mean?

A written assessment explains each grade, its evidence and its gaps, with reviewer and date. It judges history only: not condition, value or ownership. MDC 0 means rejected provenance.

Your record · In practice

Start with your Ferrari

Ask what information may be available for your Ferrari. Start with a free Chassis Check; you can decide on a private Chassis File afterwards.

Run a Chassis Check

Who can see my record?

Your Chassis File is private. The public Register contains selected, approved stories without private documents or personal details. Ask us about arranging access for a new owner; sharing permissions and previous owners’ privacy need to be checked.

What happens when you find more?

Chassis File (€395) includes 12 months of checks and alerts; new information costs extra. Chassis Plus (€1,395) includes 24 months and all discoveries through our archive and research partners during that period.

Private purchases and owner-funded rewards are separate under both options. After the included period, optional checks and alerts cost €99/year; further information costs extra. You keep everything already delivered without renewing.

See the Chassis File options

Where does the information come from?

Our archive and research partnerships span the USA and Europe. We are building our network in Japan. What is available varies by car.

Former owners, workshops and other contributors can also offer material separately. Any purchase or owner-funded reward is agreed in advance; voluntary contributions are welcome. A workshop may be a research partner or a private contributor. We explain which terms apply before any charge.

Share what you know

What if two accounts disagree?

We show the disagreement and explain any later correction. Copies of the same document do not count as independent confirmation. For a question that needs a dedicated investigation, explore Maranello Forensics.

Will there be a printed edition?

A printed edition and numbered certificate are in development and excluded from both digital options. The certificate will identify the file and edition; it will not authenticate the car or replace an inspection or Ferrari Classiche.

Will I be able to check whether a file has changed?

A feature in development will let you compare your copy with the issued version. Editing the contents changes its check code.

Try it with this sample entry

Change a word to see the check code change.

Check codeCalculating…

SHA-256 demonstration. Compare with a trusted issued copy. The code detects changes; it does not prove authorship or history.