| Author | Message | ||
| David P. Smith (Dave330gtc)
Junior Member Username: Dave330gtc Post Number: 98 Registered: 3-2002 |
That was at the Marchetti farm in Lemont. Those were great events in the old days; beautiful 12 cylinder cars, professionally landscaped grounds, and Italian food and music. I looked forward to that day every summer. | ||
| J Michael Jordan (Fonce_r_cheval)
Junior Member Username: Fonce_r_cheval Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2002 |
I remember seeing a 250 GTO Spyder in bare aluminum at Ferrari Fantasia years ago in (?) Plainfield, IL. 90's if memory serves(which she sometimes doesn't). I've got a picture somewhere... | ||
| David P. Smith (Dave330gtc)
Junior Member Username: Dave330gtc Post Number: 97 Registered: 3-2002 |
Hil used to drive the repro GTO around in it's bare aluminum. It looked pretty awesome with no paint also. | ||
| David J. Smith (Darkhorse512)
Junior Member Username: Darkhorse512 Post Number: 204 Registered: 10-2002 |
Wow! Frank Beard's house is almost offensive! I knew I should have stuck with the guitar lessons! | ||
| Dirk de Jager (Dj_dirk)
Junior Member Username: Dj_dirk Post Number: 64 Registered: 2-2002 |
are all those ferrari's from that drummer? | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1456 Registered: 8-2002 |
Yes, the first GTO Spyder Gerisch built was done in 1992 with help from Hillary Raab, Jr. It was constructed on a stripped out PF coupe chassis that Hil had had lying around since the late 1970s. There's a nice article in Prancing Horse #104 (3rd quarter, 1992) that covers the project. | ||
| Michael Wogronic (Michael_fvm)
Junior Member Username: Michael_fvm Post Number: 52 Registered: 4-2002 |
Mark Gerisch also built a yellow GTO spyder for a well known Ferrari historian and collector in Indiana. It looks fantastic in yellow as well. | ||
| Bert Kanters (Bert308)
New member Username: Bert308 Post Number: 29 Registered: 11-2002 |
Do a google search for "Velorossa". No comments from me on what you'll find though... | ||
| william speer (Wspeer)
Junior Member Username: Wspeer Post Number: 220 Registered: 8-2002 |
does anyone know where the car is or what happened to it? | ||
| Thomas L. Fielde (Lugnut)
New member Username: Lugnut Post Number: 3 Registered: 4-2003 |
I've got tricked! Yeah, it figures. I wasn't able to find it in the Ferrari history. But you have to admit that it is a pretty good replica. | ||
| John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
Member Username: Futureowner Post Number: 596 Registered: 3-2002 |
daddy like | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1445 Registered: 8-2002 |
The car pictured here is s/n 3919 GT, a 250 GTE rebodied by Mark Gerisch's Von Genaddi Design of Manitowac, WI for ZZTop drummer Frank Beard. | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 765 Registered: 2-2002 |
There were no factory GTO Spiders. The car shown was built or modified by someone other than the factory. | ||
| Thomas L. Fielde (Lugnut)
New member Username: Lugnut Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2003 |
Thanks...!  | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3459 Registered: 8-2002 |
Thomas - awesome...! Welcome to FerrariChat...! Thanks for posting that, definitely an awesome car... | ||
| Thomas L. Fielde (Lugnut)
New member Username: Lugnut Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2003 |
Hello. Is the GTO Spyder hot or what...! http://www.conceptcarz.com/folder/vehicle.asp?car_id=605 Anyone out there who knows how many was made? I guess it is pretty hard to get hold of one, is there any kit car or replica producers that make this one.At a good quality? What is the pricetag on an original one in mint condition? Ooops, that was a lot of questions, but i'm just a bit eager to gain knowledge about this beautiful dream... |