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Real or fake Ferrari Dino?

Discussion in 'Detailing & Showroom' started by gfidan, Jan 20, 2005.

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  1. gfidan

    gfidan Guest

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    #1 gfidan, Jan 20, 2005
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  2. ClassicFerrari

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    Fake. Look at the height of that wheel arch in the back. Just my thoughs, i could be wrong.
     
  3. gfidan

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    yeah, the size of the wheel/tire don't look right to me either. I don't know enough about this car to make a good judgement.

    I've also been told there are a couple of fake Ferrari 355's on my site. I can't figure out which ones.

    http://exoticspotter.com/listingVehicle.php?make=5&model=34&location=all
     
  4. bert308

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    It is real for sure. The only fake Dinos in existence are the Karma GT, beetle based and they don't come close to a real Dino.
     
  5. P4Replica

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    Not quite the 'only' ones. There was also the Deon, built by John Hurst of JH Classics in the early '90's, which was a LOT closer to the real thing. They were usually powered by a transverse mid-engined Lancia 4-pot motor.
    Can't find a pic at the moment, though, sadly ....
     
  6. dm_n_stuff

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    Looks real to me. US Spec turn signals and side indicators are correct. Flairs and Campy wheels.

    Back looks like it's sitting a little high, but, that could be for any number of reasons.
     
  7. dm_n_stuff

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  8. snj5

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    Seems real to me - proportions and details are too good to be fake.
     
  9. P4Replica

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    Looks like JH Classics may have been resurrected as 'Classic Replicas' ....
    See: http://www.classicreplicasuk.co.uk
     
  10. mattymouse33

    mattymouse33 F1 Rookie

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    Nah, I cant see any fakes there unless its a damn good 348 conversion. Seemed to be a few suspect ones but i just couldnt tell....
     
  11. Perfusion

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    Although I'm not 100% certain, it looks pretty real to me. As someone else mentioned, the proportions and details are too good to be fake.

    As for the 355s on your site, I couldn't find any replicas.
     
  12. Koby

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    Looks real to me, the "fly" quarter windows are usually a good tell-tale and those look correct, as well as the side markers as previously mentioned. While this is less scientific, I can't see why anyone would go through the trouble of making a kit car replica and then painting it prugnia, rosso corsa would be the more obvious choice.
     
  13. P4Replica

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    There's a Deon 246GTS replica currently for sale on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29750&item=4521663924&rd=1
    As I said previously, a LOT closer to the real thing than a Karma ....
     
  14. Ira Schwartz

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    It's real, but I can't tell from the photo whether it's prugna or rosso cordova.
     

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