The 1958 Ferrari 250 Pininfarina Cabriolet, s/n 0799GT, which was seized by the Connecticut State Police on September 4, 2008, has been returned to its owner. View the court order returning the car to him at Sports Car Market. The car was reported stolen from a Spanish warehouse in 1993. The owner of the car, SCMer Barney Hallingby, who purchased the car in November 2000, has maintained that the car was properly purchased and is rightfully his. The authorities involved now appear to concur with Hallingby.

Like many classic Ferraris, 0799GT has a long and documented history, as noted in SCM timeline at SportsCarMarket.com. SCM has been following this case since it began.

Hallingby has gotten his Ferrari back, but attendant legal issues continue. Hallingby has sued Gerald Roush and his Ferrari Market Letter, and John Barnes and his Cavallino magazine, for libel and slander in relation to this case, with $5m in damages sought.

SCM will continue to post more information as the case unfolds.

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