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Erich Walz (Deleteall)
Junior Member
Username: Deleteall
Post Number: 162
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 10:04 pm: | |
Kit cars are like a girl with implants. They're not real and you know it, but they sure look good and are still a lot of fun to play with. |
David J. Smith (Darkhorse512)
Junior Member
Username: Darkhorse512
Post Number: 179
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 7:40 pm: | |
I dunno guys, 64$K? (They couldn't even find a V12 Columbo for conversation's sake.)
For that kind of money I'm seeing '94 348 Spyder, '89 TR, '82 512bb, 246, '68 365 GT 2+2, '59 259 PF coupe, or a '64 330 GT 2+2.
And thats just the high end of that price range. There are way too many good real Ferraris out there for as much if not less money.
Who would buy this? |
Horsefly (Arlie)
Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 780
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 7:12 pm: | |
I found their web site. http://www.calspyder.com/
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Horsefly (Arlie)
Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 779
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 7:08 pm: | |
Erich, do they have a web site? If they have their own frame, then it becomes a legitimate car in my way of thinking. Build one of those with an aluminum small block Chevy engine, and I would be happy to drive it. When gas goes up to $10 a gallon, nothing is going to be on the road anyway.
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PSk (Psk)
Junior Member
Username: Psk
Post Number: 155
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 6:58 pm: | |
A cheaper Ferrari (say 400i, or 308) would be better than any replica ... even one with a Ferrari engine. You will tire with the continue questions and harassment.
In the end no matter how well made, and what it is a replica of, it is still just a kit car.
In the end would you not rather own a real Ferrari that sounds and drives like a Ferrari, not a something else ... or a real something else, like an Alfa, Lancia or Merc.
Pete |
Erich Walz (Deleteall)
Junior Member
Username: Deleteall
Post Number: 161
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 6:27 pm: | |
The Modena is still being made, but has now been updated (Precision Design is the company, or something like that). It has always used its own tube frame. The 1972 designation is likely because the engine. Often times kit cars go by the date of the engine for DEQ/registration purposes.
Jason: I've seen them in person and they are good. The ordinary (bad) connotation for kit cars simply doesn't apply here. You can get them in kits or turn-key. The kits include everything you need that you can't source else and runs about 10K. |
Horsefly (Arlie)
Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 774
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 6:12 pm: | |
They use to give those away as major prizes on Wheel of Fortune. Wasn't Modena the company that Ferrari got angry at for selling those replicas? (Them and McBurnie that were building the Daytona replicas as used on Miami Vice.)
If the Modena used its own frame, that means it is an entity unto itself and not just a rebody of a Corvette frame. If you buy it, drive it, and somebody asks you why it's not a real Ferrari, tell them to give you a few hundred thousand dollars and you will gladly go buy the real thing and take them for a ride.
But the fact that it is listed as a 1972 makes me wary. I don't think that the Modena was being made back then. I distinctly remember the Wheel of Fortune game show giving away some of those Modenas in the 1980s. So that should be at least a 1982 model or later IF it uses an original Modena frame. If they list it as a 1972, then it must be a rebodied 1972 Corvette or something else. In that case, I would rather have an original 1972 Corvette than a kit car.
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David P. Smith (Dave330gtc)
Junior Member
Username: Dave330gtc
Post Number: 76
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 5:47 pm: | |
Don't do it, Jason. You will grow to hate it and will always have to explain what it is and what it is not. |
wm hart (Whart)
Member
Username: Whart
Post Number: 753
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 5:43 pm: | |
At least buy one that has a ferrari engine, and a few italian parts. See the Alleghretti (sp) Cal. Spyder K/O at autosportdesign. |
Jason Wesoky (Wesokyjb)
New member
Username: Wesokyjb
Post Number: 29
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 5:32 pm: | |
I have been thinking about which Ferrari to make my first, and I've always kept in mind the possibility of a replica. Personally, the 250 Cali is the most beautiful car ever produced. I was curious as to everyone's thoughts regarding replicas. I know they're not Ferrari's, but I'll never be able to own a real Cali, so maybe something like this is the next best thing? |
Jason Wesoky (Wesokyjb)
New member
Username: Wesokyjb
Post Number: 28
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 5:00 pm: | |
Got the low-down on the car, I was just too curious. All of the following info is from the dealer.
It was built by a California company called Modena manufacturing something or other. They no longer exist, but they built about 190 of these cars on their own proprietary tube frame with independent coil suspension. It's got a Ford (I think) v-8 in it with Weber carbs and has about 375bhp. It has a fiber glass body with connelly leather and wool carpets. The dealer said they acquired it at auction about 10 days ago and have had about 4 of these cars go through their dealership before all fetching b/t $50k and $70k depending on how good it was. It is a Cali replica. |
noel smith (Noel)
New member
Username: Noel
Post Number: 37
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 4:47 pm: | |
looks like a knockoff to me, a cali spyder, early 60's, if it was real it would be way more money. very pretty car though, it may have been on ebay last year, i sort of remember it. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 3595
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 4:35 pm: | |
I don't know, I thought maybe at first a modified 365 GTS, but those SN's stop at 12,500 or so. SN 14611? I can't find that anywhere. 365 2+2 that was modified to make it look Californish? |
JP Lavigne (Jpl)
Junior Member
Username: Jpl
Post Number: 60
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 4:35 pm: | |
It's a kit car and is called a Modena. It's probably based on a 72 vette. So it is an accurate description, just not exactly what you thought it was. I am pretty sure this is the model that was in Ferris Buellers Day off. |
Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: 91tr
Post Number: 1423
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 4:33 pm: | |
it's a replica...(although not a bad looking carb set-up on that V8) |
Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member
Username: Ronsupercar
Post Number: 439
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 4:28 pm: | |
I think they just don't have a clue.. |
Jason Wesoky (Wesokyjb)
New member
Username: Wesokyjb
Post Number: 26
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 4:25 pm: | |
http://www.parkplaceltd.com/webinventory/details.asp?id=1540
This car is listed as a 1972 Ferrari Modena. I'm sure someone here can help clear this up for me, but I have never heard of this model. Is it referred to as something else usually? It looks like the 250 California. Thanks for the help. |