The sheer number of Ferrari emblems this guy threw on his kit car is incredible. If you can stomach it, I recommend you watch the video included in the listing Ferrari 328 GTS | eBay (It's the first video)
Oh dear! Whilst 328 front lower light assemblies are major league expensive these days, he could have at least fitted the correct 308/328 tail lights rather than a set of 308 vetroresina's! (And how much faster would that car be if he took all of the extra Ferrari badges off it?)
What always surprises me is the amount of $ and time that goes into these kits! Usually better to get the real thing. I have a friend who spent $80k on a Lamborghini/feiro and still can't unload for $10 - could have purchased the Real lambo 10 years ago when he started for $60k and it would still be worth at Least $60k today. But this type of thing keeps the economy going. And imitation is a nice compliment, I think!
ALWAYS better to get the real thing. Now, in addition to looking like the king of all poseurs when driving it, the owner has missed out on the price rises of the actual Ferrari. As to your friend, that real Countach is probably not attainable for under $300,000 today. So, the replica cost $80k cash plus probably another $200K+ opportunity cost. We've seen the same trend with fake Gullwings, fake Speedsters, fake 911 Carrera RS 2.7s, etc. And imitation is the sincerest form of ... theft. Throwing Ferrari's emblem on this car probably crosses a line somewhere and wouldn't please Ferrari's legal department. On the plus side, crushing this car might help its looks.
It is remarkable how many ways there are to enjoy the car hobby. For the kit builders, I bet it is more about the challenge than it is the end result. We would all be aghast if real 328s were heavily modified to look like that. Maybe even the folks to do the kits don't want to hack the real thing either. There must be a bit about building a Ferrari the way the kit builder thinks a Ferrari "really" should look like too. Chacun à son goût. After the challenge is done, I bet it is always a big problem unloading these things.
Seems the owner needed constant reassurance that what he spent on his car was worth it. And others would understand it.
If he's left EVERY Ferrari badge, including the cute little Italian flag badge at the rear, off entirely, it wouldn't be quite so hard to take. One cannot argue against its attractive styling, ripoff or not. Of course, one earful of GM's finest (?) in cruise mode would start heads scratching, but whatever. Earplugs might help, here. Wearing dark- VERY dark- glasses when seated inside would likewise be a boon. I especially liked the shot of the left rear wheel Ferrari badge in the gravel, where it had apparently just fallen off. A good start! Cheers, Rich
I think he just wanted to ensure that a "car" person viewing it from ANY angle could be certain it was a Fiero from at least 10 feet away.
Probably better than the real thing Some guys just like the challenge of building something different. Not my tastes but to each their own. We are all car guys even if we don't dig what others do sometimes. Hopefully he got enjoyment out of it.
Guys who do this might earn more respect if they didnt put any Ferrari badges on the cars at all. Obviously a great deal of effort went into this, but by badging it as a Ferrari he has thrown it all away. I just dont understand their mentality. A kit car with no badges which happens to look a bit like a Ferrari would be quite acceptable and command some respect if done properly. With the badges it gets no respect at all.
