412P Berlinetta Tribute

Very cool. I'm glad Sheehan is not presenting this car as any more than a replica.

 

Re the video the first mid engined Ferrari was the 246 SP and that came out in 1961. The 206SP (actually 206S) came out in 1966, not 1961 and the first mid engined Ferrari to win Le Mans was a 250P, which won in 1963, not a 250 LM, which won in 1965. The car said to be a 206 SP in the video is actually a replica based on a Dino 246 GT with the engine placed lonitudinally.

The 412 P tribute looks very nice. Not sure a Porsche G50 gearbox, which was used in a 231 HP 911 Carrera 3.2, is up to handling 600+ HP though. It needs paint too, imo.

 

Crap.
And a Piper.

Marcel Massini

 

0846.2.

Kidding.

 

> some pics and links of build here: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/148037582/

> thread started by builder/Fchat member (JJNino) here: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/p3-412p-tribute-progress-from-the-underground.651263/

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I dunno. Pretty cool car. Not pretending to be anything it is not.

 

For anyone interested, my 412P Tribute is being featured in the August issue of FORZA Magazine which should hit book stores soon. Salute’ Nino Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

The Forza article re your 412 P Tribute is on line in the link here.

 

I am so intrigued by this piece of art, truly a masterpiece

 

A flawed one at that.

Pity it's L.H.D. and centre gearchange, like so many of the Norwood P4's. The wheels don't look right either, particularly the (lack of) offset on the rears.
And what's with the unfinished paint job ?

 

The FORZA article includes the statements:
Then, when he came upon an unfinished Ferrari P-series replica that was in rough shape, he bought it. Unfortunately, a deep dive into the newly purchased pile of chassis tubes and fiberglass body panels led Nino to realize that finishing the car wasn’t practical, nor would it yield the result he sought. Ultimately, much of the original project was binned ....

Would that original project have been the 412P recreation started by Adrian Dyer, which appeared at Monterey in 2004 ?
That car also comprised mostly ex-Piper fibreglass panels.

 

There were a couple of photos of it posted in this thread: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/mystery-p4-photos.57806/#post-134906200

Looks rather more than just a 'pile of chassis tubes and fiberglass body panels'.

 

Thank you so much for your kind words! I am grateful to the FORZA Team and the wonderful Feature they put together.
There are also many photos, videos and materials on my website https://412ptribute.com
Best regards, Salute' . Nino

 

Thanks! The FORZA article is also now in book stores and news stands. I'm grateful for the wonderful job the FORZA Team did.
The Photos taken with the Michael Sheehan's collection are Beautiful. Salute' Nino
https://ferraris-online.com/cars/1967-ferrari-412p-berlinetta-tribute-9866/