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The Contessa is one sexy car
The Contessa (not official name yet) at the Waterford Race Track in Michigan, back on September 12, 2007 on Ferrari Track day.
It's a new car from California called the "Contessa". The owners son was driving it, dad put up the seed money and I guess it's always been his passion in life to build fast sexy cars. It's powered by a Chevy 502 up front. I was told that this was it's first time out on a track. It only did a couple of laps, but my party missed the first 1-1/2 hours of track time and it may of gotten out there before us, I can't say for sure. It's about time I posted these, Dutch at AutoWeek passed on them way back then. Video (does it work?): http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x295/kach22i/Contessa/?action=view¤t=Imgp2536.flv Picture album link: http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x295/kach22i/Contessa/?start=0 Samples:     
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Nice profile on that car.
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07-23-2008, 02:36 PM
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That is way nice.
Beautiful color too.
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07-23-2008, 03:13 PM
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Very nice retro 60's sports car look, I like it... doubt I could afford one thought.
 Contessa? You got to be kidding... that is so ghey!
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07-23-2008, 03:15 PM
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I got to say, something looks off on it. the proportions just look wrong to me.
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Any shots of the interior?
I hope to god its simple and not cluttered up with electronic crap.
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07-23-2008, 03:36 PM
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It is pretty, I'd love one! If you HAD to criticise something then maybe the rear wheels look a bit too far forward, and the roof line at the back needs to start tapering down sooner and more gradually to take some of the convex look away? I don't know, you'd be hard pushed to criticise it to be honest.
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07-23-2008, 03:56 PM
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Something just isn't right to me. Its like a Daytona Coupe had a ugly love child with a E type.
Its front is to long, or its ass is too big. I'm not sure what one, but it just feels off to me.
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07-23-2008, 04:29 PM
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i like the basic shape, but it looks like a cheap kit car, esp with those wheels and interior.....
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07-23-2008, 04:31 PM
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looks like a jag mated with a vette - now thats some car sex I would like to watch!
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Looks like someone's re-interpretation of the 280Z/Ferrari GTO kit:
  And the front windshield is suspiciously C5-looking: 
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Dunno.. it sort of reminds me of a cross between the Jaguar E-type and the Ferrari's back in the 60's...
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Sample: http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x295/kach22i/Contessa/?start=0  There is a walk-around video in the link above. If you cannot view it, I'll try posting it on YouTube for you.
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Looks good, but with a 502 and the speed that probably entails, I wonder about the high speed stability. Looks like it needs more tail and some sort of front splitter. I can imagine that thing getting really hairy up over 140 or 150.
I like it, but it definitely looks like a classic Ferrari imitation. Still, if I had the ability to make my own car, that's not a bad result. It looks a bit unfinished. The spark plug wires through the cowl hood is a bit much. Maybe they needed custom fit plug wires. The interior, while simple, is very bland. If you're going to go with bland, then go with something even more spartan. I like simple, but you can still make simple look good. Still, I think it's pretty cool.
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Someting like the Elise interior would work.
http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/information/misc/proactive/proactive3/proactive3.html  The interior of the Contessa (unofficial name) is not it's strongest aspect. Kind of GM bland, does not match the fluid curves of the exterior.
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Looks like a C3 Vette got down and dirty with a Miura.
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