Is this a fake?

[Trevatanus]

This was hilarious last night.
Spotted it in a BP Garage near heathrow. Driver sporting a massive frizzy blonde perm. I particularly like the sun strip that says SEX. Various people who saw the picture when I posted it on Facebook reckon it's a kit (possibly Corvette based) but was badged as a Ferrari.

Edited by Trevatanus on Saturday 11th June 09:34

[anonymous-user]

looks narrow

[xRIEx]

I'd guess the bonnet is too short/low to be Corvette-based.

Eta: the dealer plate behind the trade plate has "Exotics" written on it.

[TheLuke]

fiero based maybe.


Tbh it looks real.

[98elise]

If its a fake the detail is pretty good (apart from the wheels of course). Most 308 fakes i've seen are missing the split in the c pillar.

That said I was at a car show recently that had some fake and real countaches in the same display. One of them had me fooled. Normally they are easy to spot.

[EnglishTony]

Real. It's a US modal that looks to have been recently imported.

[blueg33]

Horrid wheels

I thought the fakes were Pontiac based?

[stuttgartmetal]

Did it sound like a four cam v6
Or a low compression v8
Lol.

[CanAm]

Just waiting for the driver to start it up would have answered the question for the OP.

[Pothole]

That boot lid fits nicely...

[stuttgartmetal]

Nanook said:

Pothole said:

That boot lid fits nicely...

It probably does.

But it's got a big thick piece of rubber holding the trade plate on jammed in it?

Actually, doesn't look that chunky compared with most, still.

Comedy Gold.

[Puddenchucker]

I'm going to stick my neck out and say, after-market wheels aside, that looks genuine.

Stuff that's expensive/difficult to change on a kit, such as the rake of the windscreen to minor items like the rear under-tray around the exhausts to the position of the door locks looks correct.

[TooMany2cvs]

First impression was not overly convinced about the way the rear wings sit over the arches. But googling for comparison, I think it probably is a real one.

Didn't these originally have TRXs, which'd explain the aftermarket wheels?

[steveo3002]

could have just waited 2 mins and had a chat to the driver ? or heard it start up

[LuS1fer]

Looks real to me, a quick glance at the gearlever would probably have answered your question.

[HTP99]

Looks real to me, however those wheels just ruin it.

[Jim AK]

I'd agree it's a US import & I reckon genuine.

The side repeaters weren't on UK or European cars iirc & if they were I don't think they were that big, also being red at the rear give it away.

Genuine or kit it looks good so I'd give it house room!

[stuttgartmetal]

308
GTS. badge is pished on the rear panel.

[swisstoni]

Car original. Hair fake.

[Jimmy Recard]

I'd be surprised if it's not a real 308