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  1. Akjcon

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    #1 Akjcon, Jun 25, 2015
    I was driving today and saw this shiny bright red ferarri...or was it a ferarri? It looked almost identical to the 488 GTB but had a ferarri shield badge on the tail of the car, and had weird looking headlights, as in not the long led ones that almost all new ferarris have. Does anyone have a clue what this could've been? It's been bugging me all day.
     
  2. MrF355

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    #2 MrF355, Jun 25, 2015
    You lucky guy, you saw the prototype for the new Dino that will only be offered with a 7 speed manual transmission.
     
  3. PhilNotHill

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    #3 PhilNotHill, Jun 25, 2015
    What is a manual transmission? :D
     
  4. El Wayne

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    #4 El Wayne, Jun 25, 2015
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    Since no current production Ferrari has a shield badge located on the rear of the car, this can only mean that you caught a glimpse of the one and only Ferrari F88 IlDino Speciale Superfast Prototipo. Rumor has it they've been doing cool/drizzly weather testing with the car in and around Albany, NY. Here are some rare spy shots. Does this look like what you saw?
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    #5 daytona355, Jun 26, 2015
    WTF is that? Kit car that wouldn't fool a blind man without his dog
     
  6. TheMayor

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    #6 TheMayor, Jun 26, 2015
    That's a new $5000 option for those who think two $1800 shields on the side isn't showy enough.
     
  7. Wade

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    #7 Wade, Jun 26, 2015
    And I heard that it's a 4-cylinder i.e. inspiration from the 50's Monza.
     
  8. vrsurgeon

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    #8 vrsurgeon, Jun 26, 2015
    Shields aren't big enough IMHO. Need to be 50% larger just in case anyone confuses it with a Porsche replica. Also needs shields on both seats.
     
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    #9 vrsurgeon, Jun 26, 2015
    Can you imagine if it actually WAS a dino prototype.. that they made look like a replica for testing purposes? :)
     
  10. David Lind

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    #10 David Lind, Jun 26, 2015
    It's April Fools Day already?
     
  11. tbakowsky

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    #11 tbakowsky, Jun 26, 2015
    Miata..lol kinda cute
     
  12. Wade

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    #12 Wade, Jun 26, 2015
    Actually, the red one above is based on the third Gen MR2 (Spyder).
     
  13. tbakowsky

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    #13 tbakowsky, Jun 26, 2015
    You are very right!! My bad.. Still kinda cute. Great for a girls car or something
     
  14. Wade

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    #14 Wade, Jun 26, 2015
    The perfect Barbiemobile.
     
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    #15 greg 19425, Jun 26, 2015
    ............that is the size a 360 should have been. :)
     
  16. tbakowsky

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    #16 tbakowsky, Jun 26, 2015
    For sure! I would buy one for my daughter. It's a micro machine ( remember those?)
     
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    #17 Enzojr, Jun 26, 2015
    Also needs a huge big ass shield on the hood like the "chicken hawk" Trans am ....
    Perfect ;)
     
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    #20 JG333SP, Jun 27, 2015
    Nice patina. Is this the new Dino with a stick?
     
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    #21 tbakowsky, Jun 27, 2015
    I'm gonna get heat for saying this, but the super america is but ass ugly from the rear. And that stupid roof is well...just stupid.
     
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    #22 F2003-GA, Jun 27, 2015
    Looks be damned They only made 559 so it's worth a million :)
     
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    #23 miketuason, Jun 27, 2015
    Short base version
     
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    #25 4rePhill, Jun 28, 2015
    How the Hell can anyone do that, step back and think: "I've done a good job there!" :confused:
     
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