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  1. Hazy

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    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    looks like a toy car, oh the shame of driving that around :D
     
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    A couple of weeks ago, a couple of the kids I teach (golf) and knowing how much i like Ferrari came up to me telling me there was a Ferrari for sale at local garage, this immediatley got my attention and was unable to get over to see the car immediately I asked the kids questions.

    Oh its stunning they were saying, looks awesome, they didnt know which model it was but it was up for £15k.
    One of the more knowledgable of them said it was a 355, and I said no way, not at this price, so I got on the internet and showed them some pics of a 355 and said they were upwards of £30k.
    So i then show them pics of a 308 GT4 (thinking that this settles in the £15k range) but no, it definitely wasn't that.

    So i get more and more intrigued (and start thinking/hoping) this dealer (who usually sells fiestas) may be selling something he doesnt really know much about and could be on for a good buy.

    The day finally comes where I have some free time to get over there and I dont even get out of my car.

    It is a horrid MR 2 with an equally horrid and hideously proportioned attempt at a 355 body.

    For £15k you could drive around in this, and for those who arent as quick as the average bear you could probably get away with it and kid some people in to thinking you are a Ferrari owner
     
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    Yes its very easy to forget what it was like before we all knew what was what :)

    Very interesting asking kids yesterday at littlehavens what their favourite car was....very few knew models etc. They were all Ferraris and that just made them all nice.
     
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    I put this in the ebay motors search engine

    (replica,kitcar,kit car)


    There are some very scarey motors out there :eek:(
     
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    Wasn't there a F360 body kit for a Pug 406? Not sure if Heaven or Hell, but is is a 4/5 seater and would be really embarassing to be made/asked to sit in the back.
     
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    Until he starts it up and that French 4 cylinder purrs away:D
     
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    Isnt that the real one Steve ;)
     
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    That really annoys me that these idiots sell Maranello window decals. They even do fake etched prancing horse logos on fleabay
     
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    LOL could be :)
     
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    How do you do that invisible typing thingy again.....:)
     
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    You can tell that first one is a fake 355 challenge. If you look at the Challenge rear wing its made of an old picnic table:D:D
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    the daytonas are seriously good replicas, usually built using an XJS body & engine. They can typically fetch £15K-£20K for a good one. I believe the company who built them also had a hand in the real Daytona Coupe to Spider Conversions
     
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