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I just don't get it?

What motivates people to make horrible clones of famous cars. I mean...common!!! It seems the more elaborate the original car is, the worse the replica of it looks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995-Ferrari-F50-Roadster-Replica_W0QQitemZ350038258066QQcmdZViewItem?hash=i tem350038258066

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Old 03-20-2008, 04:21 PM
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mmmmmm........diamondplate. the poor mans carbon fiber. lovely.
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Dang. That looks like the windshield from a Chevy Bel Air.
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mmmmmm........diamondplate. the poor mans carbon fiber. lovely.
Notice the crooked stereo mounted in that lovely diamondplate

That pretty much says it all right there......

But you know there's some kid somewhere saying "damn a ferrari for only $32K? MOM forget college we could make some money on this!"
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That wind shield looks like the rear shield from a late 50's large window 190 SL hardtop
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Well, I would love to have a correctly set up General Lee to take to DEs to piss people off
And if I could ever find the Speedster my mother owned & raced back in the 50s, I would build a clone to have fun with and own both
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auto, 6 cylinder, that puppy must really haul, looks like something a dwarf would drive
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Well...

its..

aaa...ya, pretty fugly
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So what was it to begin with? V6 GM?
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I looked hard, but couldn’t see the “22’s” sticker on the rear glass or the 95db speaker system?
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If it were only a 4-seater, I'd be all over it.
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The shifter is what really bumps the price up.
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So what was it to begin with? V6 GM?


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it'd be cool to fill it with water, park it on yer lawn and sit in it on a hot day. i live on a corner so maybe this suits me better than some.

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How about the motivation for this... It's a 914 BTW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Slopenose-Conv-914-6-Custom-Porsche-Super-Car_W0QQitemZ190207449197QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item1 90207449197


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How to devalue a 1971 911.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-Porche-911T-Slant-nose-conversion_W0QQitemZ320229987928QQcmdZViewItem?has h=item320229987928

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It is not that bad guys.

Alright the windshield is beyond fugly.

But the F50 was fugly right?
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Dang. That looks like the windshield from a Chevy Bel Air.

I'm guessing late '50's/early '60's Corvette. Drop in/out as a single unit, with readily available repops.







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