And it's got a Subaru engine -where do I sign?
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7289220.stm
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A totally over the top reaction by the authorities. Who do they think the maker of this car is trying to kid? No one anywhere really beleaves that this car will be the real thing. To call these cars 'fake' or conunterfeit in the first place is simply just being headline grabbing if you ask me.
A lad I know has an involvement in Ferrari 360 replicas based on Peugeot 406 coupes. They are staggeringly accurate from the outside but nowhere else. To the people that buy them, they are just a bit of fun. The only 'crime' being committed is in ruining P406 Coupes!
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Made in 1967.
Nsar, have you ever looked into kit cars? I had a good look at them in the mid-80s here in the UK and most were fairly... pants. I can hardly imagine what this Thai back-street Ferrari is like.
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A few years back there were a few Toyota MR2's fitted with "ferrari bodykits" - from 20 feet away they looked quite good.
Close up they were not so good - the fit out even included some interior trim - £5K for a 2nd hand MR2 and £5K for a kit - a bit of fun I would say.
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I'd have a replica Cobra over just about any genuine car any day of the week.
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My fave is the Ultima, as used by McLaren as test mules for the F1.
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IIRC some years ago Pontiac marketed its Fiero with a Ferrari look-alike body. Or did I dream it?
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IIRC some years ago Pontiac marketed its Fiero with a Ferrari look-alike body. Or did >> I dream it?
Being non-monocoque the Fiero chassis is a very popular choice for kit cars in the US, including all manner of Ferrari look-alikes (or should that be 'look-a-bit-likes').
But Pontiac themselves would not endorse them, would they?
Edited by Rich 9-3 on 11/03/2008 at 13:02
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There is a difference between replicas and fakes.
The case the authorities are trying to put is to counter the market in fake drugs, CDs, DVDs clothing etc. A replica Ferrari is a bad example, but it does draw attention to the campaign, and create awareness for the true nature of the fake goods market.
A fake Rolex bought for a fiver on holiday cannot be held in same esteem as a replica Ferrari Daytona built with dedication and attention to detail.
A replica can only be regarded as a fake if it is passed off as being the real thing.
Where do you draw the line? Is the original Mazda MX5 a fake Lotus Elan, or a tribute to the original?
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A replica can only be regarded as a fake if it is passed off as being the real thing.
As was the Argentine ' Bugatti 35B' on our club run last year. See an earlier post by me. Looked the part, and did not have a Subaru engine. Fortunately we had a Bugatti expert who knew that the chassis/engine numbers were bogus.
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Take a look at these replicas - two of these have been built by my B i L and he appears in the photos with the cars. I won't say which are his but I have been out with him in these replicas and I can vouch for the attention that they get .
www.italianreplicacarclub.co.uk/2402/frames.php
Nobody suggests that they are passed of as the real thing but I can say that he builds and sells them and the ones he has built have superb attention to detail ( no gaping gaps ) and top class paint jobs etc.
They are a hobby that earns him a bit of money on the side in his retirement.
Basically for someone who can't afford real thing they are a lot of flash for the cash.....
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'Replica Ferraris' made from non-Ferrari bits really shouldn't have the word Ferrari used about them (although in deference to helicopter's BiL I don't doubt that some of them are decent, good-looking vehicles for what they are).
Fake Ferraris are another matter. Either they are sporting or 'lightweight' models forged using a more cooking version as a basis, or they are whole cars built using Ferrari bits along with fabricated bits. In some cases chassis and engine numbers were forged or changed, and fabricated histories were provided with the car. The unfortunate, if foolhardy, Lord Brocket got into quite bad trouble over some of these when prices were very high. Obviously though such cars would only be bought by posers, or the very dim. Doubt if many of them were up to much as cars.
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