Articles

For over fifteen years, Michael Sheehan has written articles for many magazines including Forza, Sports Car Market, Cavallino and Ferrari Market Letter. Currently Mike writes a monthly column for Sports Car Market entitled “Sheehan Speaks” and the “Market Report” for Forza. The following list contains many of his articles. If you enjoy them, come back from time to time as we plan to expand this list regularly.

Articles for Sports Car Market
2011
January	Cracking Ferrari’s Enigma Codes
2010
January	Death of a Dynasty
February	Chasing the Market Down
March	Dashing Euro Dreams
April	250 GTO Sets Ferrari Record at $26m
May	Classiche Lite
June	An Inexact Science
July	No article this month
August	Ann Landers on Ferraris
September	Greece and the Ferrari Market
October	The Snowball Effect
November	High-End Ferrari Buyers Show up at Monterey
December	Finding a Ferrari for $100k or less
2009
January	60 Years and Three Ages of Ferrari
February	Ferrari Tests Its Brakes
March	How Many Ferraris?
April	The Bottom Line in Scottsdale
May	When 25 Miles Doesn’t Matter
June	The Lambo Dealer, the $12m Swindle, the Slammer
July	The Myth of Low Miles
August	The New Reality
September	Cautious Buyers Raising the Bar
October	Only in America
November	Defining the Pre–Purchase Inspection
December	Personalized Road Jewelry
2008
January	Death by Storage
February	A Dose of Reality in Your Ferrari Dreams
March	Where Are Ferrari’s Future Classics?
April	Crunching Ferrari’s Global Numbers
May	What Emerging Markets?
June	Convertible Assets Indeed
July	The (Ever Increasing) Sum of its Parts
August	Sorry, You Can't Get That Part Here
September	20 Ferraris You Shouldn’t Resist
October	Laws of Diminishing Returns
November	Highs and Whys in Monterey
December	New Day, New Rules
2007
January	The Madness of Crowds
February	Serpentine Issues, Straight Answer
March	Why a 50% Hit Means Nothing
April	Pre–Sale Inspections—Here We Go Again
May	Ferraris by the Numbers
June	Enzo Crashes: Repeat as Needed
July	Modding the Prancing Pony
August	Room for Four
September	4–Seat Supercars
October	Banking on Ferraris
November	Collecting Ferraris for art's sake
December	Opening Pandora’s Black Box
2006
January	Fake Ferraris for Fun and Profit
February	Restoration to the Highest Level
March	“Barn Find” Ferraris Can Die in Their Sleep
April	What’s In That Shed
May	When Japan Ruled the World
June	New Faces, New Tastes
July	F is for Ferrari and also for Fun
August	Eight Ferraris to Aim For
September	Cheap But Not Inexpensive
October	Don’t Let Restorers Go to School on Your Car
November	Building a Replica 250 SWB by the Numbers
December	Can You Afford $10.27 per Mile?
2005
January	Looking At The New Ferrari F430
March	Deferred Maintenance, Deal Killers and Diminishing Returns
April	All About Daytona Conversions
May	American Iron versus Ferrari Bargains
July	Ferrari Movers and Losers
August	Favorite Ferraris Under $100k
September	Five Best Ferraris Over $1,000,000
October	Restoration Escalation
November	The Punch of Deferred C/4 Maintenance… And How I Leaned Into It
December	The Golden Age in America
2004
January	The 275 GTB/2—Sorry Guys, The Cheap Ones Are All Gone
February	The Bad Boys: F40, F50, and Enzo
March	Ferrari vs. Lamborghini, The Early Years
April	Ferrari vs. Lamborghini, Part II: Lambo Closes the Gap
May	Don't Look Now, But 'Cudas Are Worth More Than Daytonas
July	Ferrari: The Factory GT Racers
August	Ferrari Enzo vs. McLaren F1
	1998 McLaren F1
October	Ferrari’s Little Brother: Tracing Maserati To Today
December	Choosing a Gullwing or a Ferrari
2003
January	A $2,000 Hose Job
February	Four Cams and Four Seats: 456 Meets 365 GTC/4
March	The 512 BB LM: Finally a Winner, After All These Years
May	Thumbs Up for the Lusso
June	Please Stand Back While We Smash Your Hood
July	The Dollar is Falling! The Dollar is Falling!
August	NO SCM ISSUE THIS MONTH
September	Not Sale-Proof Anymore
October	Your First-Time Ferrari
November	Of 13-hp BMWs And 310-hp Ferraris
December	What $200,000 Buys Today
2002
January	F40 & F50: Bucking the Trend	Text | PDF
May	If It Sounds Too Good to Be True...	Text | PDF
June	The Summer Bounce	Text | PDF
August	Michelotto, Ferrari’s Tuner	Text | PDF
September	The Ups and Downs and Ups of the 250 GTO	Text | PDF
October	Pay to Play — Restoring a 250 SWB	Text | PDF
November	The ABCs of 348s, 355s and 360s	Text | PDF
December	The Good and Bad of 456 GTs and 550 Maranellos	Text | PDF
2001
February	The Grinch Who Almost Sold the GTO	Text | PDF
May	A Two-Year 2 + 2	Text | PDF
July	Importing an F50: A Tragi–Comedy in Two Acts	Text | PDF
August	Importing an F50: Part II Ferraris and Cans of Coke	Text | PDF
September	The Valve Job Wars: Alfa vs. Ferrari	Text | PDF
November	Which Ferrari for the Mille Miglia?	Text | PDF
	1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta TdF	Text | PDF
December	The Modenas Are Falling!	Text | PDF
	1951 Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta	Text | PDF
2000
January	Which Boxer For You?	Text | PDF
February	Grand Touring Bargains	Text | PDF
March	F50 GT, A Very Exclusive Club	Text | PDF
April	Vector, Another Fantasy Flop	Text | PDF
May	The 250 LM: Fast But Nasty	Text | PDF
June	The $7,000 Paint Job	Text | PDF
July	The Best Ferrari Vintage Racer	Text | PDF
August	An $11,000 Ferrari Fender Bender	Text | PDF
September	Your Basic Million–Dollar Toy	Text | PDF
October	The $15K Side Marker Lights	Text | PDF
November	Replica’s R Us	Text | PDF
1999
January	A 288 With a Salvage Title	Text | PDF
February	Save On Restored Cars	Text | PDF
March	A Rising Tide	Text | PDF
April	Chasing The Market	Text | PDF
May	Going Topless	Text | PDF
June	Move Over Daytona	Text | PDF
July	Pay To Play or Walk Away	Text | PDF
August	Digital Buying	Text | PDF
September	The Last Factory Hot–Rod	Text | PDF
October	Pay More, Get Less, Lose More	Text | PDF
November	Due Diligence	Text | PDF
December	Thank You, Mr. Gates	Text | PDF
1998
March	Cutting Cars for Fun and Profit	Text | PDF
April	The Best Ferrari Under $50,000	Text | PDF
July	No Speculators
August	U–Race Ferraris
September	Racing Vintage Ferraris
October	2 Cams or 4?
November	Ferrari Bargains
December	Rebuild or Just Buy More Oil?
Articles for Sports Car Market Pocket Price Guide
Volume 5
	Five Best Ferraris For Daily Driving	Text | PDF
Articles for Ferrari Market Letter
1999
26 June 1999	Lost and Found	Text | PDF
25 Dec. 1999	Ferrari Club Australia National Meet	Text | PDF
1997
15 Feb. 1997	Ferrari 500 Superfast	Text | PDF
26 Apr. 1997	400 Superamerica Cabriolet	Text | PDF
2 Aug. 1997	275 GTB “1965 Cliente Competizione”	Text | PDF
1996
20 July 1996	Lightning Isn’t Going to Strike Twice	Text | PDF
17 Aug. 1996	Ferrari’s Daytona Prototypes	Text | PDF
12 Oct. 1996	Ferrari 512 BB/LM “Silhouette”	Text | PDF
Articles for Car Magazine
1993
December	The Last Race	Text | PDF