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Ugly duckling.

Discussion in '348/355' started by Pangea, Nov 11, 2016.

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  1. Pangea

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    #1 Pangea, Nov 11, 2016
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  2. cf355

    cf355 F1 Rookie

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    looks like a mod'd pontiac fiero (hopefully not a real f car :) )
     
  3. Dave rocks

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    Might have been a factory mule..
     
  4. Drock28

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    maybe a prototype BB or Testarossa
     
  5. Robbe

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    I would say a 348 prototype. Year? Around 1987 I think.
    Did I win anything?
     
  6. chas-3

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    My bet is a 1985 Pontiac Fiero.
     
  7. Robbe

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    #7 Robbe, Nov 11, 2016
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  8. Pangea

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    You are the man Robbe.
     
  9. Pangea

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    Looking a bit more like it here but yes.
     
  10. Robbe

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    Great. Let's do another one!
     
  11. johnk...

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    Front end looks like Mondial T. I recall seeing that photo in Auto Week many years ago but I don't remember what was said about it.
     
  12. vinny

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    I would bet it's a fiero kit
     
  13. PAP 348

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    #13 PAP 348, Nov 11, 2016
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  14. ///Mike

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    Ain't nothing ugly about that duckling, Pap! It's a beauty and always has been. Love that car. :)
     
  15. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    #15 PAP 348, Nov 11, 2016
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    Cheers mate. :D
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  16. AceMaster

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    Don't know and don't care
     
  17. 4rePhill

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    It's an early 348 prototype (late '87/early '88), that was crudely disguised to look like a Testarossa upgrade, using a 3.2 Mondial front lower panel, a Testarossa single mirror, and crude, fake Testarossa rear wing/rear end mouldings.



    The: "part of the same family?" car posted by Robbe, was a 1990 348 test car that was fitted with a 3.4 twin turbo V8.

    The idea was that the 3.4 twin turbo engine would be a top of the range 348 for the rest of the world, and a 2.0 twin turbo V8 would be fitted for the Italian market.

    Ferrari abandoned the project fairly early on as it's performance was seen as being a threat to Testarossa sales (the last thing Ferrari wanted was to have customers buying their top of the range car being outrun easily by owners in the "lesser" model).
     

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