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On March 20, 1958, Kimberly sold this car to Karl Kleve, a Cincinnati, Ohio car collector and WWII Manhattan Project scientist. That same Bill of Sale mentions a small under dash fire. While
disassembled, stored outdoors in a wooded 2-acre lot, the stripped down chassis, parts of the body, radiator & gearbox stolen (without engine) 0384AM was stolen from Kleve in late 1988 . Kleve passed away in December of
2003, age 90, while still trying to recover his stolen Ferrari.
In 1989 the FBI made arrests. two thieves pled guilty to Interstate Trafficking of Stolen Goods, revealing that 0384AM had been exported. Meanwhile, the stolen portion of Ferrari 0384AM surfaces with Jacques
Swaters, Brussels, Belgium via broker Guy Anderson, Atlanta, GA, USA 89-90* - reconstructed in Italy, new block by Nuova Lunelli, Modena, I - identity taken from 0394AM, which was only an engine originally.
Belgium officials impound the stolen portion as "0384AM". Upon learning of this, Kleve seeks its return. In 1990, mysteriously and despite suspect paperwork with a $4,500 price, the Belgium officials
release the impound on 0384AM. Jacques Swaters appears as the purchaser for an alleged price of $100,000.
In 2000, identity changed back to 0384AM*. As of April 2012, the car is under court order the stay at Ferrari HG in Maranello, Modena, Italy till the legal situation
still cleared.
In 2013, The court ruled the car be sold at auction and the proseeds to be split between the two parties. The auction is to held at on 27 Jun 2014, by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale.
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* info stated from the Ferrari 375 Plus Registry
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