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  1. .:bigred12

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    #1 .:bigred12, Sep 5, 2011
    I went to Watkins Glen over labor day weekend for the Ferrari Club of America track day there and saw an interesting F50.

    I was told by the guy watching over the car that it was a preproduction F50 that has no vin, a 5 speed tranny even though the shifter gate is gated for 6, a bored out F1 block among other things.

    I wanted to know if anyone else can confirm this. Does anything like I described exist? The car had the appearance of a regular F50.
     
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    #2 134282, Sep 5, 2011
    Did you get the VIN? Did you take any pictures?
     
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    #4 frefan, Sep 5, 2011
    If it had no vin, would would Ferrari bother with all the 'street' stuff; ie mufflers, cats, side markers, etc. seems odd
     
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    #5 TOOLFAN, Sep 5, 2011
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    Perhaps its one of the S/N 99999 F50s. There is no way that car is a true prototype, it has regular seat belts, side markers exhaust, standard bumpers etc. I've seen one of the F50 mules in person and it didn't look too much like a road going F50. It had a 6 speed gearbox as well.
     
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    The F50 engine generally is derived from the 3.5 litre F1 unit of the previous (1994) season.
     
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    #7 lee168, Sep 6, 2011
    By the looks of the front bumper, it appears to be an Euro-spec car. 5 speed?? Interesting.....
     
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    #10 .:bigred12, Sep 6, 2011
    The rear bumper is US spec however. It has the US spec overriders and bumpers (visible in the engine bay).
     
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    #11 amenasce, Sep 6, 2011

    Classic Coach told me it was a 5 speed.
     
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    #12 .:bigred12, Sep 6, 2011
    Yes, it was classic coach who brought it over. They were the ones who were looking over the car and were ones who told me it was a 5speed. I was staying in the paddock a couple of spots over with my mate's Scud, which was also brought up by Classic Coach. They were replacing brakes on the scud with some 430 GT pads when I was looking for an extra helmet to wear so I asked them if they had one. They brought me into their trailer to let me borrow a helmet and it was there when they started talking about the 5speed F50 they brought over.
     
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    #13 TOOLFAN, Sep 6, 2011
    That would be very odd, as the F50 prototype I saw was a 6 speed. Why would someone to go all the trouble of modifying the car for street use if it was a true prototype?
     
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    #15 Mr. Francesco, Sep 11, 2011
    5 speed, interesting. I look forward to hearing a confirmation for yes or no about that.
     
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