RE: Ferrari 250 TR : Time For Tea?
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Projects such as this, to me, go one step beyond the top level of replica and into the status of being an homage instead.
It is a one off, hand build tribute to a very special model of car.
What people should concern themselves over are the replicas that end up with original VIN plates, making them fakes, and get laundered through the auction houses into the market.
The market is flooded with fakes and these should not be respected because regardless of the huge level of craftsmanship involved they are born out of the intent to deceive and steal. But honest replicas of this quality should absolutely be applauded, if only for the spirit and essence of the magical gone world of the motoring era that courses through the veins of the builder and keeps that history alive.
As someone alludes to above, a car like this is fundamentally only going to irritate the exact type of person that deserves to be irritated.
Personally, I think all replicas are good. Whether truly terrible or absolutely magnificent, they bring happiness to their owners and usually to observers. But the moment the honesty of the replica is lost then so is all respect. Certainly the DVLA finally getting round to enforcing their 8 point system and aiming to place replicas onto Q plates is a good thing. Owners of replicas should be proud of what they own not slinking about trying to be something they're not.
It is a one off, hand build tribute to a very special model of car.
What people should concern themselves over are the replicas that end up with original VIN plates, making them fakes, and get laundered through the auction houses into the market.
The market is flooded with fakes and these should not be respected because regardless of the huge level of craftsmanship involved they are born out of the intent to deceive and steal. But honest replicas of this quality should absolutely be applauded, if only for the spirit and essence of the magical gone world of the motoring era that courses through the veins of the builder and keeps that history alive.
As someone alludes to above, a car like this is fundamentally only going to irritate the exact type of person that deserves to be irritated.
Personally, I think all replicas are good. Whether truly terrible or absolutely magnificent, they bring happiness to their owners and usually to observers. But the moment the honesty of the replica is lost then so is all respect. Certainly the DVLA finally getting round to enforcing their 8 point system and aiming to place replicas onto Q plates is a good thing. Owners of replicas should be proud of what they own not slinking about trying to be something they're not.
Love it, end of.
It's just the sheer passion that you get from the guy for that particular model. Clearly he has skills, and his reasoning is entirely relatable. He sounds very down to earth and isn't bigging it up as something it isn't. So where's the problem?
Man likes car, man can't afford car, man builds equivalent.
Wish I had his skills though.
It's just the sheer passion that you get from the guy for that particular model. Clearly he has skills, and his reasoning is entirely relatable. He sounds very down to earth and isn't bigging it up as something it isn't. So where's the problem?
Man likes car, man can't afford car, man builds equivalent.
Wish I had his skills though.
Absolutely fantastic, looks like a 250, probably drives better, has a real TR Body, you know what? That is a real Ferrari, just not a real 250 TR, but who cares? That is one mans true labor of love, and it looks fantastic in that raw aluminium finish.
And thats a mans way of tuning a big Ferrari V12, with straight pipes and no ear protection
And thats a mans way of tuning a big Ferrari V12, with straight pipes and no ear protection
I'm going to find out where this guy lives, buy a flight, knock on his door, and give him a big hug. What he's done, the motives behind it, and the manner in which the task was undertaken and is now being cherished should be a lesson to everyone.
Fantastic film. Amazing Ferrari (note the lack of quotation marks), and a wonderful man.
Fantastic film. Amazing Ferrari (note the lack of quotation marks), and a wonderful man.
If Evans, Christopher is looking for an item for his new Top Gear televisual entertainment, he need look no further.
Sir, I salute you. I did wonder what happened to that car he built before the De Lorean though. That was a very nicely balanced shape, pity the DMC didn't look like that.
Sir, I salute you. I did wonder what happened to that car he built before the De Lorean though. That was a very nicely balanced shape, pity the DMC didn't look like that.
pegon said:
Did you notice that he actually drove the farken thing. Real TR`s are so rare that they are kept in museums rather than being driven. This thing you can take out and rag the s
t out of. Believe me, i take this over the genuine article anytime, exactly for this reason.
t out of. Believe me, i take this over the genuine article anytime, exactly for this reason.Not so- have seen Testa Rossas at Goodwood and Silverstone. Or were they replicars too- possible I suppose with the right FIA passport .
Art, these films.
If you haven't already, it's worth a glance at the bios of the people who make these films. Also... some background on their story as a media company.
It's impressive to look at their view counts on YouTube.
Same number I saw 30 years ago; ditto GT40s and 250GT0s. Not preservation but rarity and fitness for purpose . And the TR wasn't a road car in the first place was it ? (Ignoring the 80s horror). Natural habitat of a pukka TR is being driven on the limit around Madgwick , not the Basingstoke bypass
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