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  1. GoFerrari28

    GoFerrari28 Formula 3

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    #1 GoFerrari28, Dec 28, 2008
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    So, we were at Neiman Marcus last month doing a little pre-Christmas shopping, and we went up to the top floor to find my son George an outfit to wear for Christmas. As we approach the children's department, both George and I see a pair of small electric-powered cars, one a silver BMW, and one a rosso 430. Naturally, being my son, George heads right for the F430. When it came time for us to leave, George was quite unhappy to depart his new ride, but my wife mentioned the car to my parents who ordered it and had it delivered. It has a small rechargeable battery in the back and forward and reverse. The first one was delivered pretty banged up but I sent it back and the second one arrived in excellent condition. It was in my basement for 3 weeks and we surprised George with it on Christmas Eve, and he took it for a spin on Christmas day. Very fun gift and I hope he gets a lot of use out of it.
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  2. CollectorMorry

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    #2 CollectorMorry, Dec 28, 2008
    "Awesome.....totally awesome!"
     
  3. GTE

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    #3 GTE, Dec 28, 2008
    It is even a Scuderia! Or, a 16M to be more exact.
     
  4. litespeed1

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    #4 litespeed1, Dec 28, 2008
    What a great way for a kid to terrorize the neighborhood! Cool ........
     
  5. Eric W

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    #5 Eric W, Dec 28, 2008
    Very nice, I'm sure he'll enjoy it.

    Here is something that I really would have loved to have one of these as a child.

    Ferrari go-kart
     
  6. Carsleuth

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    #6 Carsleuth, Dec 28, 2008
    That's adorable! I wish the had these when I was a little kid, although I think I did have a red jeep...
     
  7. Carsleuth

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    #7 Carsleuth, Dec 28, 2008
    That's really cool! Do you have more info on it?
     
  8. GoFerrari28

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    #8 GoFerrari28, Dec 28, 2008
    It has plastic tires, one-wheel drive and a top speed of 2.5 MPH. We keep him away from the front sloped driveway so he doesn't slide into the gate. Hence not much terrorizing will take place unless I can find some really big and heavy-duty rubber bands to slide onto the tire treads to give him more grip.
     
  9. Asian1118

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    #9 Asian1118, Dec 28, 2008
    I saw that at the store thought it was really cool looking. I thought about it if he didn't already have a powerwheel and if memory serves it was quite a bit more that a regular powerwheel.
     
  10. Asian1118

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    #10 Asian1118, Dec 28, 2008
    Wow nicely done.
     
  11. 4REphotographer

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    #11 4REphotographer, Dec 28, 2008
    That looks better than 99% of kit cars.
     
  12. toddjw73

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    #12 toddjw73, Dec 28, 2008
    What a find! He looks to be rather enjoying it in the pic. If I had a kid, that would be what I would look for. Then when he's is done with it, it would go into my office with the rest of my Ferrari collectables.

    AS A CHILD! I would love to have it now! That is awesome!
     

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