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  1. Bob H.

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    #1 Bob H., Apr 6, 2022
    I am looking to buy an absolutely terrible Ferrari. It can be rusty, burned, or lightly wrecked. Missing engine is OK. Missing body panels are also OK. No interior? No problem! It's been submerged in salt water? I don't care!

    It does need to roll, so suspension should be complete. Hopefully it would have brake calipers present.

    If you have, or know of, a car like this, please let me know!
     
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  2. FerrfanFL

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    #2 FerrfanFL, Apr 6, 2022
    probably the oddest post i have ever read in my life....lol....
    good luck with your search. have you tried the exotics salvage yards?
     
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  3. Premoto1

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    #3 Premoto1, Apr 6, 2022
    There's Euro 308GTB QV for sale in the ferrari market letter. complete but apart, no interior but has some sparco seats and lexan windows. offers over $25k
    [email protected], 805.402.8183

    I have zero affiliation with this. Just remember seeing your listing and sure sounds like one of the worst ferraris ever.
     
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  4. plastique999

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    #4 plastique999, Apr 6, 2022
    This should be interesting


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  5. Jeremy

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    #5 Jeremy, Apr 6, 2022
    I'll bite, would you mind sharing what you're planning on doing with it? Just curious
     
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  6. Bob H.

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    #6 Bob H., Apr 6, 2022
    I'm planning on building the first Ferrari in the 24 Hours of LeMons series, which I've been participating in for a decade or so. If you're not familiar with them, you should be.

    Basically, I want to do the reverse of all those terrible "Ferrari" body kits people used to put on Pontiac Fieros.

    So, the plan is to find a horrible Ferrari, and install the Pontiac engine and transmission... and then remove as many Fiero body panels as possible and install them (poorly) on the Ferrari shell.

    It's all for a laugh. It won't be fast. It won't look good. But it needs to be an actual Ferrari, at least at the core.
     
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  7. 375+

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    #7 375+, Apr 6, 2022
    Mondial 8 should be near the top of your list. Check with Bill Young at GT Parts in Phoenix.
     
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  8. Bob H.

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    #8 Bob H., Apr 6, 2022
    I agree, that is the ideal candidate, and most likely to be found in this type of condition.
     
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  9. audi_328

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    #9 audi_328, Apr 6, 2022
    Doesn't the value of the car have to be like $500 or less, not including safety gear? I heard something like that, but don't recall specifics or maybe I'm wrong, but I thought there was something in the regs designed to keep the value of the car down. I love your idea, but wouldn't even a junk Ferrari be "too valuable"? Genuinely curious to see how you make out!
     
  10. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    #10 TheMayor, Apr 6, 2022
    No I would say a water logged savaged title high mileage California as long as it still ran. At least it should last the race.
     
  11. Il Tifoso

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    #11 Il Tifoso, Apr 6, 2022
    Fantastic idea! If you end up building it, please document it in a thread… can’t wait to read it! :D

    Best of luck!
     
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  12. Bob H.

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    #12 Bob H., Apr 7, 2022
    The $500 rule is pretty flexible. The organizers will strictly enforce it for a car which is obviously able to contend for the win (Miatas, E36s, etc). But if you bring a car which has obvious performance disadvantages (like an Iron Duke-powered Ferrari) they will laugh and pay absolutely zero attention to your budget. As with everything else in Lemons, it's all about fun.
     
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  13. ChipG

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    #13 ChipG, Apr 7, 2022
    its serial number is 0846 and you should be well under the $500 mark
     
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  14. audi_328

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    #14 audi_328, Apr 7, 2022
    That’s great to hear, I just wasn’t sure how that worked. At first I took your thread title with a grain of salt, but best of luck finding what would actually be The World’s Worst Ferrari!
     
  15. sherpa23

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    #15 sherpa23, Apr 7, 2022
    A few years back I raced 24 hours of Lemons in a Porsche - a 924 - and it was pretty good. We finished in the top 10 and it was a pretty good experience.

    What you need to do is not find a terrible car and build up (which I don’t think would be possible) but find an intact mondial 8 for $20k and sell all the valuable parts to get it down to sub $500 and then rebuild with all of the good safety bits (brakes and such) that you have carte blanche for. That’s how you make this work, imho.

    Here’s what I raced.

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  16. fiatosca

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    #16 fiatosca, Apr 7, 2022
    You win Ferrarichat for the day! :D
     
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  17. dustman

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    #17 dustman, Apr 7, 2022
    Portofino?
     
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  18. PeterS

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    #18 PeterS, Apr 8, 2022
    Love it!, Burning Man for car geeks!

    (36) 24 Hours of Lemons: The World's Craziest Race | Donut Media - YouTube
     
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  19. 635CSI

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    #19 635CSI, Apr 8, 2022
    I am sure somebody at Ferrari North America can sort you out with a Purosangre.
    You won't need to do anything to it, and victory will be guaranteed...
     
  20. k wright

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    #20 k wright, Apr 8, 2022
    Oh my gosh this is absolutely hilarious:

    "So, the plan is to find a horrible Ferrari, and install the Pontiac engine and transmission... and then remove as many Fiero body panels as possible and install them (poorly) on the Ferrari shell."
     
  21. 375+

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    #21 375+, Apr 8, 2022
    Lemons is planning to launch an EV series. Extension cords will be mandatory.
     
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  22. BooE

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    #22 BooE, Apr 9, 2022
    Doesn’t the do or car need to be $500 or less?


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  23. BooE

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    #23 BooE, Apr 9, 2022
    Doesn’t the donor car need to be $500 or less?


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  24. Rilez

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    #24 Rilez, Apr 11, 2022
    Please make sure you do a build thread!
     
  25. sherpa23

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    #25 sherpa23, Apr 11, 2022
    Guy hasn’t been back once since he made that post; don’t hold your breath for a build thread.
     
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