1/3 scale ferrari

[mnmike]

this is a bit OT, but Im not sure where else on this forum i could put it. If you guys have never seen this video it's incredible. A 1/3 scale ferrari that took 15 years and 20,000 hours to create. The engine works and even the gearbox works...
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/30/video-homemade-1-3-scale-ferrari-312pb-fully-functional

[snbush67]

I think Chucky could drive it.

[Whtnkls911]

Truely unblievable, but if your going to build it from scratch why build in 1/3 scale and not to scale so you could actually drive and enjoy it?

[mnmike]

thats true, but i would think he would need some more heavy duty machinary to make full sized parts (such as the engine).

By the way, it was a flat 12, were a lot of these old race cars flat 12's?

[Paul K]

Way cool. I've actually seen this vid before- couldn't help but wonder...what are the chances of talking this guy into spending his next half million working hours building a 1:3 scale 959?

[CurtEgerer]

OT - Model Car will Blow you away!

[FastCarFan]

He should have made 3-4 more as he was making the parts so he could keep one & sell the rest.

And I agree, he should have just gone ahead & made a full-size one instead so he could drive it.

Doug

[speeder]

With his talent, I would think that he could train a squirrel to drive it in a full nomex suit and helmet. Now THAT would impress me. Especially if he made a scale model of the 'ring or Spa, and the squirrel set a lap record. Pretty impressive, none the less.

[Hendog]

Regardless of what he shoulda/coulda, that is nothing less than impressive! That is a very patient, studious, ingenious (read: creative), meticulous, tenacious person. Makes me wonder, however, what kind of social creature he'd be. He's probably not the proverbial "life of the party", if he even socializes. Nonetheless, I find it impressive

[Nostril Cheese]

If I was the head of Ferrari, I'd be like

"Here just TAKE a Ferrari. You've earned it"