Part of me can only wonder what they started with, the other part is amazed these panels were available and don’t want to think where they came from.
"Fun Project" ??? I wonder how many would find it "Fun" having to perform, let alone pay for the amount of work on the project requiring the shown quantity of replacement panels, along with the cost of them obviously, not to mention the amount of other/underlying work suggested by pictured replacement panels ? I'd imagine not for the faint of heart.
I can't wait for their excuse "it's all we could do to salvage this poor Dino!" I am a true hater on EV, and more so when it goes into something so pure.
The only F-car based EV conversions I have seen were salvage 3X8 cars that were in serious fires and had no future outside of a dismantler. I am curious what the state of the car was, or if it is a genuine 2X6 Dino or 3X8 "Dino".
The core appears to be a presentable and complete 246GT. They stripped all of the drivetrain out and were taking measurements to convert into an EV.
Look on Instagram - username "current.losangeles" Maybe someone here can post some snaps on this thread
What is Eurospares’ reputation with respect to supplying parts like these? Has anyone here had experience with them? How would they compare with Maranello Classic Parts? I may need to replace a body panel (not for a 246) so would appreciate any feedback,
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There's a special place in hell for people that do this kind of ****. Say whatever you want "it's their car, they can do what they want", doesn't mean the other side of the coin has to sit here and casually take the nonsense. Congrats to these fools for absolutely trashing one of the most beautiful cars to ever be modeled and built. SEMA fanbois will surely be clapping like seals over this abomination. Sad stuff.
I feel about this the same way I feel about Chip Foose's work. I hate that he destroys classic cars for no reason other than he thinks he knows better how to design. Once destroyed, they cannot be brought back. Not sure I understand the point. Its like taking a work of art, "enhancing" it by computer, printing it out, and then destroying the original. I'll see it today. Going over to SEMA myself this morning. If you take the heart and mind out of a human and replace it with a soulless machine, you end up not with a better human-- but a zombie.
If he took a 3d scan of the car and duplicated the body and made his own chassis, I think this would be rather cool. But why should a car made 60 odd years ago end up with this fate? Again I ask, what is the point? Just to show off you can destroy a car forever?
