Ferris Beullar's Ferrari
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Ferris Beullar's Ferrari
So....here i am ..just finished restoring a 67 convertable mustang...its sunday afternoon and a bit cloudy...flick on the tv and started watching the all time classic...good old ferris....
Then I saw that mok up ferrari that Ive seen over a 100 times, ...and thought to my self...there has to be someone out there with the kit or the molds or the dimensions of the frame to start such a project.
Now...as i can see...it has been discussed before on this site and 21 hours of internet research aint given me any thing but dead ends.
the car or kit that I and alot of other people are trying to find is the 1961 ferrari gt250....also known as a calyspider built by precision engineering in california.
If you surf the web...there are stories(only) of this company still existing, the molds sold to some guy in detriot and then he died...the company is alive and well...even kitcar mag has an article on them and contact details that is now disconected.
DOES ANYONE....REALLY REALLY know where can you get any kind of information on this car, diagrams, who has the molds, anything would be FN great
...and thanks for reading this.
Then I saw that mok up ferrari that Ive seen over a 100 times, ...and thought to my self...there has to be someone out there with the kit or the molds or the dimensions of the frame to start such a project.
Now...as i can see...it has been discussed before on this site and 21 hours of internet research aint given me any thing but dead ends.
the car or kit that I and alot of other people are trying to find is the 1961 ferrari gt250....also known as a calyspider built by precision engineering in california.
If you surf the web...there are stories(only) of this company still existing, the molds sold to some guy in detriot and then he died...the company is alive and well...even kitcar mag has an article on them and contact details that is now disconected.
DOES ANYONE....REALLY REALLY know where can you get any kind of information on this car, diagrams, who has the molds, anything would be FN great
...and thanks for reading this.
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Great looking car, this one is a replica!
I think the car was built by Modena Design Replicas...this company was sued by Ferrari, and Ferrari won claiming that the Modena cars were almost indistinguishable. This has made the replicas far more valuable. Here is one for sale that is selling for $74K. i don't think Modena is around anymore.
http://www.autobase.com/cgi/info.exe?bc=3193099 (turn up your vilume this page has an audio commentary about the replica
more info:
http://www.kitcarmag.com/featuredveh...r_replica_kit/
http://www.motoexotica.com/inventory...er_Replica.htm
I couldn't find any exsisting kits, I'd bet too many manufacturers were too scared to try to make a 250 GT kit after Ferrari won the suit against Modena. But if you have an itch for a classic 60's thoroughbred may Ii suggest this instead:
http://www.factoryfive.com/
they even build the Daytona
Factory 5's are street legal race cars built with modern components and technology. They've won tons of engineering awards. They are more a tribute car than a replica or kit car. They are the real deal in performanc, not ashow queen. They share teh same look as the old Cobras, but underneath the technlogy is relaly quite different. Best of all the are actually affordable!
I think the car was built by Modena Design Replicas...this company was sued by Ferrari, and Ferrari won claiming that the Modena cars were almost indistinguishable. This has made the replicas far more valuable. Here is one for sale that is selling for $74K. i don't think Modena is around anymore.
http://www.autobase.com/cgi/info.exe?bc=3193099 (turn up your vilume this page has an audio commentary about the replica
more info:
http://www.kitcarmag.com/featuredveh...r_replica_kit/
http://www.motoexotica.com/inventory...er_Replica.htm
I couldn't find any exsisting kits, I'd bet too many manufacturers were too scared to try to make a 250 GT kit after Ferrari won the suit against Modena. But if you have an itch for a classic 60's thoroughbred may Ii suggest this instead:
http://www.factoryfive.com/
they even build the Daytona
Factory 5's are street legal race cars built with modern components and technology. They've won tons of engineering awards. They are more a tribute car than a replica or kit car. They are the real deal in performanc, not ashow queen. They share teh same look as the old Cobras, but underneath the technlogy is relaly quite different. Best of all the are actually affordable!
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So....here i am ..just finished restoring a 67 convertable mustang...its sunday afternoon and a bit cloudy...flick on the tv and started watching the all time classic...good old ferris....
Then I saw that mok up ferrari that Ive seen over a 100 times, ...and thought to my self...there has to be someone out there with the kit or the molds or the dimensions of the frame to start such a project.
Now...as i can see...it has been discussed before on this site and 21 hours of internet research aint given me any thing but dead ends.
the car or kit that I and alot of other people are trying to find is the 1961 ferrari gt250....also known as a calyspider built by precision engineering in california.
If you surf the web...there are stories(only) of this company still existing, the molds sold to some guy in detriot and then he died...the company is alive and well...even kitcar mag has an article on them and contact details that is now disconected.
DOES ANYONE....REALLY REALLY know where can you get any kind of information on this car, diagrams, who has the molds, anything would be FN great
...and thanks for reading this.
Then I saw that mok up ferrari that Ive seen over a 100 times, ...and thought to my self...there has to be someone out there with the kit or the molds or the dimensions of the frame to start such a project.
Now...as i can see...it has been discussed before on this site and 21 hours of internet research aint given me any thing but dead ends.
the car or kit that I and alot of other people are trying to find is the 1961 ferrari gt250....also known as a calyspider built by precision engineering in california.
If you surf the web...there are stories(only) of this company still existing, the molds sold to some guy in detriot and then he died...the company is alive and well...even kitcar mag has an article on them and contact details that is now disconected.
DOES ANYONE....REALLY REALLY know where can you get any kind of information on this car, diagrams, who has the molds, anything would be FN great
...and thanks for reading this.
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Originally Posted by P057
"Wow I had a hard time understanding that... but from what I gather you found an open-box item that wasn't cheaper. You bought it anyways. You then called someone a dumbass while making fun of their misfortune of losing a job as you were leaving the store?
I'm surprised you were able to get out the store with that big "SUCKER" sign affixed to your back. "
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Originally Posted by P057
"Wow I had a hard time understanding that... but from what I gather you found an open-box item that wasn't cheaper. You bought it anyways. You then called someone a dumbass while making fun of their misfortune of losing a job as you were leaving the store?
I'm surprised you were able to get out the store with that big "SUCKER" sign affixed to your back. "
