The official replica/re-creation thread

I am certain that there is a GTO replica in Montreal Canada which is used to race. But that's ok.....because Mr. L.S also owns a real one......oh and yeah, he races that one too.

V.

 

Here's another replica. Spotted at Greenwich Concours. I don't remember the entire story behind it, but it was a rebodied car on a Ferrari ______ chassis.
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Here's the link for the real ones with their chassis and reg numbers
http://www.0-100.it/reportages/gto_festival_2002/entry_list.htm

 

The pic was taken at Concorso Italiano at Monterey and not Texas. When I saw the car it looked absolutely real to a layman like me.

Question:
- Is it made by Faure?
- What is a replica made from another 250 model fetch?

 

Hi,
This replica "Greenwich Concours" seems to be the same that the "Aaron's replica Danburry, CT" posted the 13th august (1):
same inscriptions on the wing, at the same place and same driving mirror.
(1) thread: "250 GTO in CT"
Is this replica built on Ferrari parts or on "D. 240Z".

 

It's built on Ferrari parts. I just can't remember what model was used as the base car.

 

Hi all.
I heard that a 250 Replica is also called 330 GTO... Is this true?

 

I guess you could call it what ever you wanted to.

I imagine you are talking about a 250 GTO rep based on a 330?

 

a 330 GTO is a real GTO with the 4 litres engine. I think that 7 were built with the 4 litres engine some are called 330 GTO some are called 330 LM; those have a different rear section who looks more like a 250 gt lusso.

 

Seen also here.
There are 2 links where you can find more info about the 330 and the 250 GTOs.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61930&page=2

Martin

 

Sorry for the late reply.
Thanks for the info guys... Certainly made me a lot wiser

 

HEY! The color is awesome in my opinion. The pictures arent' great because I took them on my 1 m pixel camera.

Some more pics (door is not closed tight in those pics)
http://www.bitinfusion.com/05-04-05%20Cool%20car%20pics%20(caribee)%20+%20Leo%20the%20cat/

I agree with horsefly - its those people who like to pick apart the car are the ones that will never have that million dollar ferrari replica or the joy of owning something that performs and looks the same!

This car was VERY well built. 302 v8 built by banjo mathew's speed shop, corvette disc brakes, braided brake lines, c4 transmission, 36 spline axels, fuel cell, holley pump. Not some cheap knock off on sitting on an s-10 chassis or the like. I have had it up to 130 mph before. 70-110mph really kicks. It has an awesome sound with glass packs and pipes that are cloth wrapped.

This is a replica of the shelby cobra daytona coupe. I have had some people think that it was an old ferrari - so there must be some similarities. Also there were only 6 daytona coupes made and only 1 exists today. Some people can argue that replica's aren't the same as the real thing, but these cars were not available for sale to the public, so good luck finding a "real" one.

-Mike

 

For anyone who's interested, this project is coming along well and the chassis was seen at the Historics show near Coventry at the weekend. The people who are putting it together are Jim Stokes Workshops who also built up the 7 Lancia D50s a couple of years ago using original engines and gearboxes.

Pictures:

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2006/feb2420060278ai.jpg

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/6915/feb2420060291cu.jpg

Jim Stokes:
http://www.racecar.co.uk/jimstokesworkshops/

Paul M

 

Instead he sold it in 1988 for $10 million and donated the proceeds to charity. Greypaul built 2 "246"F1 cars and numbered them 0004R and 0006R. Bamford already had the original 246F1 s/n 0003, the only original surviving 246F1, and he apparently wanted a few running mates. These were completed around 1980. To the best of my knowledge, David Clarke never built a 156F1 replica.

-Jarrett

 

the welding was too neat and the chassis was different unless it was supposed to be

 

The welding is indeed a little bit nicer as it was in 1961 but we didn’t make it completely neat and made for us an acceptable compromise. If you think that the chassis is different from chassis #0002 as it drove in Spa then your saying either one: that the pictures and original drawings we’re working from are not correct or two: the work of Jim is not correct. Of course I don’t agree with you and would be interested to know not only that you’re saying it’s different but ask you at least to state where you think it’s different.

 

Hi Jan
my brothers called jan
welding is a lot nicer. should be gas welded with a fair build yours looked tig.
I think engine bulkhead top tube should be curved.
Engine bay cut and shut side brace tube didnt look right.
I wasnt keen on the spring top mounts.
Im prepared to be proved wrong.
I hope you take my observations as fair constructive criticism and i dont mean to slag off your great project.

 

Jan are you saying #0002 has its own chassis characteristics compared to these pics that I found?
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hey those are great pics showing period welding and tube layout.
It killed me to do it but ive had to repair some 60's chassis and made the weld look like that.( a bit crap).
everyone has got carried away these days with aerospec cnc this and sexy carbon that on jigged up within 0.1 engineering masterpieces (which i also like) but in reality in those days shop conversation went like this.
"heya luigi holda this a here while a weld it on"
and it shows

 

I don't know exactly what tubes you mean but here are two pictures (of the many) we have on 0002. But always feel free to pass by at Jim and study the other pictures and drawings.
Boudewijn, almost each chassis was different and modified during it's existence.
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Great pics guys! It is a shame that these cars did not survive.

 

For some more 156 Sharknose pictures, see David Castelhano's pictures here (no bare chassis shots unfortunately):

http://www.scuderia.cc/david-castelhano-collection/1962-belgian-gp/default.htm

-Jarrett

 

Jan:

Please explain the rear of the transmission on the lower photo. I've
never seen anything similiar, but it looks as if the starter is connected
to it? Thanks!

Mark

 

Yes Mark, you are right it's connected.
I'm now of to the Classic Salon in Antwerp and then to the UK again. When I'll come back I'll post more pictures for Graham and Boudewijn of some different chassis.

 

The flywheel and clutch were actually mounted at the rear of the gearbox rather than between the engine and transmission. Since the flywheel contains the ring gear the starter is mounted rearward also.
I believe this was done for ease of maintenance. It was much quicker to adjust or change any of those components.
The Flywheel has a bell shape to it which produced a distinct ring when the starter disengaged, lovely. I also believe the 250LM had a simililar arrangement.