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Lemons racing attracts all kinds of vehicles, including imitation boats, ersatz airplanes, and even an upside-down Camaro. To date, however, there have been no Ferraris in Lemons.
That doesn’t mean there haven’t been several quote-unquote “Ferraris,” including Datsun-based GTOs, MR2s with Testarossa body kits, and even a not-very-convincing F1 …
For some reason I REALLY REALLY like that!!!! As in I want one!!!
Where do you get the body kit from?
I will just leave this here for anyone that wants to go down the rabbit hole. 
http://www.kitcarlist.com/ferrari-replica-kits.html
dean1484 said:I will just leave this here for anyone that wants to go down the rabbit hole.
http://www.kitcarlist.com/ferrari-replica-kits.html
Wait, Koenig is still in business!!!???!!!
Paging JG, paging JG.
One day we'll all regret ruining these perfectly good Fieros
Ask 3DBotMaker about the Fiero that slipped into their Ferrari tournament.
JG Pasterjak said:One day we'll all regret ruining these perfectly good Fieros
What is a "perfectly good" Fiero?
In reply to dean1484 :
A lot of those don't actually look too terrible.
I remember seeing a 250 GTO replica built on a 280ZX. Sure, it was pretty obvious that it wasn't a Ferrari, but I thought it would of made a cool drift car or something.
JG Pasterjak said:One day we'll all regret ruining these perfectly good Fieros
I know that there are people who like Fieros and I don't want to offend any of them but by most objective measurements they're not good cars. They exhibit all of the issues that GMs parts bin engineering and poor quality control during the 80s produced.
Of course, almost none of the things that make us fall in love with and mess around with old cars are based on objective measurements. There's no logical train of thought that would lead to the 640HP 2nd Gen Camaro or the '78 Crossely 32F Formula Ford that make up two thirds of my race fleet. Once could (and I have) make some logical arguments for the Spec Miata that comprises the other third but really any logical argument for a race car is more than a little suspect.
I have owned a couple of Fieros.
IMHO the initial 4 cylinder was garbage - weak problem prone engine mated to an inept chassis.
The V6 was a step forward but they didn't finally get it right until the last year, 1988. That year had totally different and far superior suspension and brakes and could take more power. I built a stroked turbo 300 bhp engine for mine and drove it for almost two decades. I also owned the previous year so have personal knowledge of how the two platforms compare.
If you have to trash a Fiero, do it to an 84-87 please.
And the good Ferrari GTO rebodies on the 240Z platform look brilliant! They chose a car that has a windscreen that is very close to the same rake angle as the Ferrari, which is key to looking right.
I've been seeing snips of this sled on YouTubes Lemons reviews. It's epic.
Show me a prettier car than a Ferrari GTO.
dean1484 said:I will just leave this here for anyone that wants to go down the rabbit hole.
http://www.kitcarlist.com/ferrari-replica-kits.html
Here you go, and it's in Mass:
David S. Wallens said:Show me a prettier car than a Ferrari GTO.
Editorial Director, Grassroots Motorsports & Classic Motorsports
I guess I like some more curves :)
you know, we *are* into April. Maybe an April Madness for the best looking car ever?
Greg Smith (Forum Supporter) said:David S. Wallens said:Show me a prettier car than a Ferrari GTO.
Editorial Director, Grassroots Motorsports & Classic Motorsports
you know, we *are* into April. Maybe an April Madness for the best looking car ever?
Here you go:
Got into a discussion with some other car geeks (not much else to do right now) about what the very best looking cars of all time were.
I came up with these. Remember that these shouldn't just be cars that look kind of nice, they should be game changers -creme de la creme. There were a lot of runners up for me - Porsche, Astons, Corvette (maybe C2?), Datsun 240Z, several prewar Bugattis and Talbot Lagos, AC Cobra, Ford GT 40, etc. but I ruthlessly eliminated all but what I felt were the very best (agonized over the SS 100, but decided that it represented a vintage styling idiom that was worthy).
Obviously a personal list, but I wondered what others here might include.
In reply to No Time :
Ohhhhh My. .. . ..
I really like this. I did not know this even existed until now
In reply to David S. Wallens :
I'm in agreement that the 250 GTO is one of the prettiest of all time, but how about the Ferrari 330 LMB? It is like a mashup of the best of the 250 GTO with the best of the 250 Lusso.
Hm. I like your criteria. Game changers. Striking and beautiful design. Iconic.
That Mercedes is a beaut!
To round out a field of 16 (or even 32?) I would have to include:
- Lotus Elan (presaging the MX5 , etc)
- Triumph TR7 (a visionary design before the angular cars of the 1980s) - and yeah, I'm biased. And yeah, it probably loses in the first round. Whatever. ;)
- Porsche 356
- BMW 2002
- Porsche 928
- Volvo 240 - beautiful in its form built for function. Maybe? If that's a go, the Honda CVCC or further back, Austin Mini could qualify. All quirkily beautiful in their own ways, but none of them a "supermodel" of cars.
On second thought, game changer + beauty really is on its own level.
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wspohn said:Got into a discussion with some other car geeks (not much else to do right now) about what the very best looking cars of all time were.
My tastes run a bit more modern -- I'd put the FD RX-7 and F355 on my list.
RichardSIA said:David S. Wallens said:Show me a prettier car than a Ferrari GTO.
Several.
Ferrari P3/P4, '57 Testa Rossa, just to keep it Ferrari.
Enzo Ferreri called the xke the most beautiful car ever made when it was released.
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