The official replica/re-creation thread

What makes you determine that it is definitely a replica? Do you have some personal knowledge of this particular car, or is there a visual clue to the replica-ness?
BT

 

I know the originals quite well, and this is definitely not one of them.
Some of the visual giveaways are the shape of the headlights, height of the carburettors, exhausts, shape of the rear fenders and the shape of the air intakes on the rear fenders.
I am not able to idenity what it really is, but my best bet is either s/n 7099 or 7123 (both are rebodied 330 GT's).

 

I do not think it is a Tempero.

http://www.temperocars.com/makes/59testarossa/59testarossa.html

 

Where is Marcel when we need him and his huge knowledge?

That unmuffled engine must sound quite spectacular with the acoustics of a parking garage!
Ed

 

It seems to me that it has a PF badge on the side (allthough hard to see). That doesn't seem right on a Fantuzzi built body. Other than that it looks really good but doesn't match any of the real cars in detail.

 

It's a convincing Ferrari 250 TR59 replica.

Only two survive 0768TR, 0766TR which currently have the numbers 8 & 7.

http://www.*************/cars/2956.html

 

Thanks Wayne for pointing this out. I always thought that PF only put their badge on Ferraris that were built by them and that PF designed bodies built by others like Fantuzzi or Scaglietti never had them. For instance the prototype of the 365 GT/4 BB had PF badges because it was built by them but the Scaglietti built production BBs never had the PF badges. One's never too old to learn

Best, Peter

 

The Morgan Adams is a local concours in Boca:

http://www.morganadamsconcours.org/

 

Just came across this 196 Dino reconstruction at classicscars.com
The ad says it was built 15 years ago and is located in france.
Has a 2400 V6 Dino engine.......it's for sale but no price is stated P.O.R.
Interesting left hand drive and similar to the TR250.
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Wayne, great links, thanks.
Cars look nicely done, beautiful!

 

Have we proved yet that this is not a real car ... just because we poor people would not park our historic Ferrari in a 'car park' does not mean the owner wouldn't.

There is an English Alfa 8c owner that constantly parks his car outside his nightclub in the middle of London (somewhere) and uses it close to as his daily transport ... even fell asleep at the wheel of it and awoke when it started rubbing against the motorway guard rail.

Pete

 

It is 7099 alright.
These are other pics.
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Yeah Wayne, the first pic was wrong. The second is right. The car was at the French Quarter Classic 2006.

 

This last car was built by Greg Jones in Florida, very well done.

 

How do you sell a "Replica” of something never built?

The term ‘replica’ should mean a copy of the real thing. Was there ever a spyder GTO? A replica of Non existence, How about the Four-Door 250 GTO Replica? A replica of the 250 GTO pick-up truck. A replica of the 250 GTO Mini Van?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1962-Ferrari-250-GTO-Replica_W0QQitemZ140109085457QQihZ004QQcategoryZ6212QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Seriously now.

What car is this a replica of?
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Ooooooo....What a car!!!

 

Bad taste?
Anton

 

It IS bad taste; not a replica of it...

 

F-150?

 

So, it appears that this is a Japanese car with an Italian body design and an American engine and gearbox. Interesting!!! Maybe the interior was Bolivian or Australian or something else equally exotic. Maybe the radio came from Tierra del Fuego. It is not a copy of anything, but it is pretty.