Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

Indigo,

Just sent you an e-mail.

 

Let me make some phone calls and I will let you know.

 

I'd like to know more about this also......

 

Somehow I think we are missing the point of the movie.

Yours with love,
F. Bueller, esq.
BS, BA, MA, ABD, AMF

 

Ferris's car was created from a company named Modena then it was sold and became a company called Precision, which recently closed. McBurnie created the initial cars that were used on Miami Vice and then Robert's Motoring maintained them for the show and created the Tesarossa stunt car out of a Pantera.

I would like to purchase one of the Calif Spyder replicar if anyone knows of one for sale, complete or not. PM me if you know of one. Recent yellow one on EBAY but that was a scam to grab your money and run.

 

The company that built the Ferris car has recently been sold. The new owner is again building these quality replicas. See the following link.

http://www.kitcar.com/calspyder/home.html

 

To all of you that are interested in the Cal Spyder that we sold...... The car was at K.C. Classics in Kansas City Missouri that last time we heard about it. We believe they were asking somewhere around the $65,000 range. If anyone knows if it is still there or not let me know.

The car is awesome and does not sound like a 5.0 mustang. It really does have the sound of an exotic sports car. I'm not sure which exhaust they used, but they got one hell of a sound out of it. If any of you end up purchasing the car, have fun. It is a blast to drive.

Dan
www.motoexotica.com

 

Does anyone have contact information for K. C. Classics?

 

If I remember correctly, the Wheel of Fortune game show gave away a few of those Modena cars many years ago.

 

First let me state that, yes, there are some poor replicas out there. The CalSpyder is NOT one of them. I've posted and read articles on this site for the past three years and have always found the replicar naysayers rather amusing. Exactly what is there to hate about a well-thought-out replica? I am very involved in aviation, and that world is full of replicas and recreations of aircraft from years gone by. No one in that community says, "OH, HOW LAME!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE SOMEONE BUILT A FOKKER TRIPLANE REPLICA???" or "LOOK AT THAT IDIOT IN THE 2/3 SCALE P-51 MUSTANG!!! GUESS HE CAN'T AFFORD THE REAL THING!!!" You get the point. With a vehicle as extraordinarily rare as the Ferrari California Spyder, how is it nothing more than a compliment to the designers to have a high quality replica of the vehicle being produced over 40 years later??? Think about it this way - If every multi-millionaire in the world decided he or she wanted a real one, thousands would be left disappointed! The average-Joe will always be left dreaming of one. What's wrong with owning something that looks like the real deal, to allow a great number of folks to capture some of the thrill of driving something so beautiful...to extend the fantasy to something driveable?? Some of you all have to be the most pretentious people I've ever encountered. I've owned a real Ferrari and feel that no magic is lost by someone driving something like the CalSpyder. It's a beautiful machine. I wonder what really motivates you detractors? I know...it's a desire to separate yourself from the general public...an elitist mentality...flat-out snobbery. If you folks were as wealthy as you might have others believe, you would know that true wealth affords you the ability to do whatever the hell you want to do (within reason...and for our purposes today, even buying a replica Ferrari) without feeling the need that you always have to keep up with the Joneses and out-do the Smiths down the street. Grow up.

 

I posted the same message on the Ferris Beuller Thread, but wanted to make sure my thoughts were seen by all of those that maintain such an unbelievably snobbish attitude toward replicars...something I've never owned, by the way, but can respect. Here's why:

First let me state that, yes, there are some poor replicas out there. The CalSpyder is NOT one of them. I've posted and read articles on this site for the past three years and have always found the replicar naysayers rather amusing. Exactly what is there to hate about a well-thought-out replica? I am very involved in aviation, and that world is full of replicas and recreations of aircraft from years gone by. No one in that community says, "OH, HOW LAME!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE SOMEONE BUILT A FOKKER TRIPLANE REPLICA???" or "LOOK AT THAT IDIOT IN THE 2/3 SCALE P-51 MUSTANG!!! GUESS HE CAN'T AFFORD THE REAL THING!!!" You get the point. With a vehicle as extraordinarily rare as the Ferrari California Spyder, how is it nothing more than a compliment to the designers to have a high quality replica of the vehicle being produced over 40 years later??? Think about it this way - If every multi-millionaire in the world decided he or she wanted a real one, thousands would be left disappointed! The average-Joe will always be left dreaming of one. What's wrong with owning something that looks like the real deal, to allow a great number of folks to capture some of the thrill of driving something so beautiful...to extend the fantasy to something driveable?? Some of you all have to be the most pretentious people I've ever encountered. I've owned a real Ferrari and feel that no magic is lost by someone driving something like the CalSpyder. It's a beautiful machine. I wonder what really motivates you detractors? I know...it's a desire to separate yourself from the general public...an elitist mentality...flat-out snobbery. If you folks were as wealthy as you might have others believe, you would know that true wealth affords you the ability to do whatever the hell you want to do (within reason...and for our purposes today, even buying a replica Ferrari) without feeling the need that you always have to keep up with the Joneses and out-do the Smiths down the street. Grow up.

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I always liked the Calspyder replica. The only thing I didn't like was the Ford engine. Which brings up the question: why the Ford engine? Was it because Ford engines have the distributor up front therefore allowing more firewall clearance than a Chevy that has the distributor in the back? Or did the company simply get a better deal on a truck load of Ford engines?

And can somebody tell me why nobody has built a 250LM replica/kit car? If they have, I've never seen one. And I've got plenty of old kit car magazines in my library.

 

Horsefly,

I have said the same thing about not seeing a 250LM replica. The original ones are out of reach for most of us, but I would still like to have an accurate or a very close copy of one to satisfy my craving for one. Like they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.


SAT4RE,

I agree with you that there is nothing wrong with a fake Fokker.

 

Bravo...!!!

Very well said... Beautiful.

 

What post in particular led you to this outcry? I don't see where anyone posted anything but praise or at worst, neutrality about these Cal Spider replicas. Are you on the sauce?

 

Jerrari:

Sauce. Funny. You are correct in stating that the usual slams are subtle if not nearly non-existant in this thread...except for the ubiquitous FAKE vs. replica. See the one post in particular that states FAKE (KIT). Anyway, the replica issue has been a recurring topic for quite awhile, and almost always there are a majority of posts that lash-out, almost viciously, at the replica car owner and industry. It wouldn't take you long to find a host of examples.

NNO:

Thanks for your praise.

 

Wayne:

I did answer a similar question on the Ferris thread. I think what got me steamed was probably what I perceived as the condescending use of FAKE when describing the CalSpyder. I suppose it is a fake Ferrari if the firm is describing the car as a Ferrari replica...which it doesn't. Anyway, it is my memory of previous threads on similar subjects, even on several occasions the CalSpyder itself, that prompted my little outburst. Sorry for any confusion.

 

I think that kit cars in general have two roots of heritage that will forever cloud their favor. Root 1: Bradley GT kit cars built on a rusting Volkswagen floor pan. Not cool no matter how well done the car is. Root 2. Miami Vice inspired Corvette conversions that are so plentiful that they give the real Daytona a bad name.

Runner up for Root 3: Datsun 280Z inspired 250GTO replicas. A sheep in wolf's clothing.

And while we're at it, wouldn't it be a good idea for a seperate column for Ferrari REPLICAs? They're discussed so often that it would probably be useful.

 

Sorry to bring up an old topic, but I just saw the movie, and that car is fricking AWESOME for a replica. I love the sound. Thought it was real at first, of course until they started beating it up. But even though it was obviously a replica, it pained me to see the guy kick it.

 

I appreciate the passion we all have for Ferraris, be they authentic or recreations.

 

That movie came out the summer after I finished high school. The only reason I went to see it was because of the "Ferrari"

 

Hi.
If I build a replica. Can I put "Ferrari" emblems on the car? What will the Ferrari factory say about it?
/Bengt

 

They will send the ghost of Don Corleone to put a horse's head under your sheets.