History of the Cizeta V16T

Looking good Brian

 

just in case anybody is wondering how to get hold of a copy

http://www.16cylinder.com/how_to_order.php

 

Thanks again Mr. Zampolli.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwvACUoQC-8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfmcfPsLwo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5NgGQr2u4I

 

Brian,

How is the book coming along?

 

will there ever be more than 20 cars?

 

Book is getting there - the rate I'm getting to assemble the book layout results in NRN (not right now) - when time is available. The writing, the pictures, it's all done (and has been for a while) - it's just assembling it all together.

 

From the samples you showed us earlier, it will be worth the wait.

Thanks

 

you guys probably are already aware of this but the Uk based Ferrari specialist Talacrest (used to be part of the Symbolic group and are now no longer trading) had a white Cizeta in their workshops for quite a while. I am sure that they were shoehorning a Testarossa engine and running gear into the car buit couldn't be sure of this, Does anyone have any further details? I am certain they had the car because I bought two Ferraris from them and the car was there each time I visited.

 

This might be a very stupid question but how do the doors open on that car?

Is it typical Lambo doors? or gullwing?.

 

Sounds like one of the cars from Brunei that was apparently hacked by Pininfarina to replace the original 16-cylinder lump with a Ferrari flat-12. There is one like it here in the USA in the Marconi Musuem.

The doors open normally - hinged at the front and swinging out from the side of the car.

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The car was crap. It had been butchered so badly that they couldn't do anything with it. I spoke to the owner about it and he wasn't too enthusiastic about it to say the least. He said the person who buys it will never make a profit and the reason he's not doing any work to it is because he would never make any kind of profit on it. I saw the car and it was in BAD shape. The price on it was rediculously low, they were practically giving it away.

 

This is really sad

 

Both cars from Brunei that were hacked were black.

Uh, unless things have changed, they wanted the price of a used 360 sans the 512M motor. If it's drastically changed, hell, I'll buy it (email me offline wiht the price).

 

Nevermind. I got confused with the price you told me it was worth and the price they were asking I saw the car and there is no way it was worth that much. I should have taken pics of it.

 

It's sad - that car has been heavily modified from the back window to the exhaust (frame), and would require extensive work to put back to original. In the end, it's not worth the cost.

Sadly, this car will never sell at what they want, and never be worth what it would take to complete it w/Ferrari drivetrain. I wish they'd just write it off as a loss, take what I offered them (which was a fair price), and be done with it.

 

What would you do with it?

 

Restore it back to a Cizeta - seriously. But not at the price they want, it makes it not economically viable.

 

Did you see the car?!?!

 

Its much smaller than I thought it would be. It didnt look much bigger than the 348 it was parked next to.

 

Yep - I have some detailed photos. Regardless, restoring it would be cheaper than building a new one from scratch - if the price for that particular car were dropped significantly.

 

for your info.....there is a czieta in singapore.......yup the place where i live.....it is located at the top of the ferrari showroom......not many people know about the cars existence in singapore.......the ex owner is the sultan of brunei !

 

The blue car - it was actually never delivered to the Sultan. The car still has delivery miles on it. Snap some pics!

 

I like Cizeta mark, for me, it's the similar that Vector mark, nice and rare cars.

Brian, for little model car in 1/43 scale, you have 2 marks,

Gilles

Voiturette (in metal body) - coupe
Alezan (in resin body) - coupe prototype and second body and roadster.
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I have both Alezan cars, but my Spyder was modified from a coupe before a Spyder existed from Alezan.

Where did you get yours? I'd like to get one.

 

in the French specialized stores, one can find it.

Mine comes from Italy, Microsprint, it assembles me also some of my rarest models.