Miami Vice Testarossa Where is it now????????
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I just watched a couple of episodes of Miami Vice last night and God I love that show. Anyway it got me thinking where is the car now? I know the Daytona was blown up but where’s the 2 Testarossa’s they used?
Also, I thought I read somewhere that they producers removed the Ferrari engines and swapped them for cheap ford (or similar) units to "ease running costs". Anyone know if that's true?
Thanks
Also, I thought I read somewhere that they producers removed the Ferrari engines and swapped them for cheap ford (or similar) units to "ease running costs". Anyone know if that's true?
Thanks
As with Robin Masters's 308, there are a few cars claiming to be the Miami Vice Testarossa, confusingly including a Testarossa later given to Johnson by Ferrari. One of the originals is owned by the Henn family who own the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, the car collection is pretty good and worth a detour if your ever near 
The show also used a DeTomaso Pantera based replica for some of the action scenes
The show also used a DeTomaso Pantera based replica for some of the action scenes
Edited by AndrewW-G on Tuesday 16th February 11:34
My favourite episode was the one with the bad guy who happened to be a racing driver. Cue gratuitous car chase with the bad guy in some full on race car on the streets of Miami.
Found here on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRttD1NX-6E
Found here on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRttD1NX-6E
rhinochopig said:
My favourite episode was the one with the bad guy who happened to be a racing driver. Cue gratuitous car chase with the bad guy in some full on race car on the streets of Miami.
Found here on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRttD1NX-6E
From the episode 'Florence Italy' as I recall. </g33k>Found here on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRttD1NX-6E
The racing drivers are supposed to be racing in 'Formula 1' but it looks like GT racing to me. And the dad and son have a motorcycle race through a multi storey car park on Kawasaki GPz600Rs which never actually get leant over, and its funny how two 'formula 1' drivers are also ace motorcycle riders too?
Its probably the second worst episode of Miami vice, after the one where James Brown is actually an alien (Its called 'Missing Hours' if you want to look it up).
Apologies, I'm a Miami Vice Geek!
MarJay said:
rhinochopig said:
My favourite episode was the one with the bad guy who happened to be a racing driver. Cue gratuitous car chase with the bad guy in some full on race car on the streets of Miami.
Found here on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRttD1NX-6E
From the episode 'Florence Italy' as I recall. </g33k>Found here on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRttD1NX-6E
The racing drivers are supposed to be racing in 'Formula 1' but it looks like GT racing to me. And the dad and son have a motorcycle race through a multi storey car park on Kawasaki GPz600Rs which never actually get leant over, and its funny how two 'formula 1' drivers are also ace motorcycle riders too?
Its probably the second worst episode of Miami vice, after the one where James Brown is actually an alien (Its called 'Missing Hours' if you want to look it up).
Apologies, I'm a Miami Vice Geek!
What was the episode called which had the Pete Gabriel track on it "We do what we're told"? Brilliant song.
rhinochopig said:
What was the episode called which had the Pete Gabriel track on it "We do what we're told"? Brilliant song.
I don't know the song very well, but I'm going to take a guess at 'Evan'.[edit] Apparently it was featured in 'Forgive us our debts' and 'Deliver us from evil'. Its "Rhythm of the heat" that I'm thinking of. Forgive us our debts and deliver us from evil are the 'Frank Hackman' episodes where a psychopath is about to be executed in Prison but Crockett uncovers some new evidence that, although guilty of many murders is actually innocent of the crime for which he was sentenced to death. A great pair of episodes. I also like Mirror Image 1 and 2 where Crockett loses his memory and believes he is his drug dealing cover alter ego, Sonny Burnett. Fantastic! I hated the Testarossa and thought it was much more realistic for an undercover cop to be issued with a replica Ferrari Daytona Spyder than a genuine testarossa...[edit]
Edited by MarJay on Tuesday 16th February 16:15
MarJay said:
rhinochopig said:
What was the episode called which had the Pete Gabriel track on it "We do what we're told"? Brilliant song.
I don't know the song very well, but I'm going to take a guess at 'Evan'.[edit] Apparently it was featured in 'Forgive us our debts' and 'Deliver us from evil'. Its "Rhythm of the heat" that I'm thinking of. Forgive us our debts and deliver us from evil are the 'Frank Hackman' episodes where a psychopath is about to be executed in Prison but Crockett uncovers some new evidence that, although guilty of many murders is actually innocent of the crime for which he was sentenced to death. A great pair of episodes. I also like Mirror Image 1 and 2 where Crockett loses his memory and believes he is his drug dealing cover alter ego, Sonny Burnett. Fantastic! I hated the Testarossa and thought it was much more realistic for an undercover cop to be issued with a replica Ferrari Daytona Spyder than a genuine testarossa...[edit]
Edited by MarJay on Tuesday 16th February 16:15
He was guilty, he admitted it outside the prison
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