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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by ninyo, May 23, 2004.

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  1. DrStranglove

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    #2326 DrStranglove, Jan 16, 2010
    Oh gods...


    I want one!!!!
     
  2. Fan512bbi

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  3. Fan512bbi

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  4. zoRob

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    #2329 zoRob, Jan 17, 2010
    WOW! :eek:
     
  5. Carsleuth

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    #2330 Carsleuth, Jan 17, 2010
    That looks like the real deal. The ONLY thing that would possibly make me second guess myself, is the paint on the driver's side door and the paint on the rear quarter panel don't seem to match. It seems the panel's paint is more metallic and brighter, while the door seems darker and less metallic. It might just be the lighting though...
     
  6. Darolls

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    #2331 Darolls, Jan 19, 2010
    I'm half blind and the colours match to me!
     
  7. -FROG-

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    #2332 -FROG-, Jan 19, 2010
    aw man... I totally forgot about this thread. I'm gonna have to go back like 30 pages to catch up! :D
     
  8. Fan512bbi

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    #2333 Fan512bbi, Jan 19, 2010
    Paul mate :) where have you been? i have not seen you around for ages?
     
  9. scuderia513

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  10. Lee in Texas

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    #2335 Lee in Texas, Jan 19, 2010
    I remember an article about the "Machiavelli" cars in Automobile magazine from around 1985. The guy behind the company said Ferraris look more like his cars than they look like Ferraris. Phillip Michael Thomas was an investor in the company. In the article he referred to himself as a "wing-footed god". I did a quick search and found the old article:

    http://books.google.com/books?id=m62hUR6CTEIC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=I+am+a+wing+footed+god+michael+thomas&source=bl&ots=or38t1HCYJ&sig=Q9PBjgDFP_gezUJ228f79wXwmpU&hl=en&ei=2W5WS8mRE8iVtgeNxYmqBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false
     
  11. El Wayne

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    #2336 El Wayne, Jan 19, 2010
    Great read! :)
     
  12. 430rcks

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    #2337 430rcks, Jan 20, 2010
  13. ArtS

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    #2338 ArtS, Jan 20, 2010
    That's the one used if Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It isn't very close to what a real California looks like but at least no Ferrari's were sacrificed in its creation.

    Good luck to the seller! If he can get his price he's a great salesman.

    Regards,

    Art S.
     
  14. redline76

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    #2339 redline76, Jan 20, 2010
    For that kind of money it should at least have a V12 (400i)?, Borranis and some form of IRS.
     
  15. amenasce

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    #2340 amenasce, Jan 20, 2010
    Haha ,this has got to be a joke.
     
  16. tajaro

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    #2341 tajaro, Jan 20, 2010
    For half that money you could re-purpose that 456 salvage car and have a new chassis built with an aluminium body. (I've thought about it)... Why so much for a plastic/glass/SBF with a solid axle?

    I don't get it- but I hope the seller gets his price.
     
  17. JazzyO

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    #2342 JazzyO, Jan 21, 2010
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    Ad says the car was completed in 1991. FB was 1986?

    +1

    +1!!!


    Onno
     
  18. 275gtb6c

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    #2343 275gtb6c, Jan 21, 2010
    The car even has Parking Distance Control in the front bumper, handy!

    Ciao
    Oscar

    (ps looks hideous)
     
  19. andymont

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    #2344 andymont, Jan 21, 2010
    This car is a Ferrari as my daughter's drawings are to a Van Gogh's painting...

    Terrific

    Ciao
    ANdrea
     
  20. Wheels1

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    #2345 Wheels1, Jan 21, 2010
    I seem to recall that this car was sold in an auction about 2 years ago for about £30,000?
    Please don't quote me on this, as i did not make a note of it oblivious reasons.
    Grant
     
  21. ArtS

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    #2346 ArtS, Jan 21, 2010
    Onno,

    You are correct, I meant the same type as used in Ferris Bueller's day off.

    Regards,

    Art S.
     
  22. ztarum

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    #2347 ztarum, Jan 21, 2010
    Nice looking car. Hate the giant shields and the bullet mirrors, but other than that I'd say it looks great. I know nothing about the originals, so I am speaking about it beening nice to look at rather than accurate.

    As a former replica owner (Superformance Cobra), I would say that this car is a good effort. Nice engine too, but to me a V-12 would make all the difference. A cobra replica similarly equiped would run $55,000, tops. Since there aren't many California replicas out there, I would think this car would be worth more but not over $100K. For the money they are asking I think they would need some sort of Ferrari V-12 and/or an aluminum body.
     
  23. kare

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    #2348 kare, Jan 21, 2010
    These Modena fakes look more like Autobianchi Stellina than California Spider...

    Best wishes, Kare
     
  24. Julio Batista

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    #2349 Julio Batista, Jan 21, 2010
    Yes, but it's a very bad joke.
     
  25. Christian.Fr

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    #2350 Christian.Fr, Jan 21, 2010
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