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It looks to me like a bastardized 360... :nuts:
Okay...maybe a dumb question but...WHAT is this?
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Looks like the Ferrari FX, prototype (one-off), made for the Sultan of Brunei and sold later to someone in the States...was an artical about it in a Forza a few months ago
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yep, it's one of the Sultan's cars
it now resides in a museum in california and it's goes on a drive from time to time, based a 512 M.
also it shouldn't be a one-off, it is believed that 3 - 5 are build
BTW yes it was in Forza but it was in issue 32 of october 2001
it now resides in a museum in california and it's goes on a drive from time to time, based a 512 M.
also it shouldn't be a one-off, it is believed that 3 - 5 are build
BTW yes it was in Forza but it was in issue 32 of october 2001
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I wish I was a Sultan...
I know what you mean - he's bought and sold a LOT of nice cars.360 Spyder said:
Funnily enough, this one is still for sale:
http://www.racecar.co.uk/talacrest/stock/95660.htm
It was originally purchased by him. In all the time I looked for a Testarossa or 512tr (many months) this was the only one I found that was in genuinely excellent condition. The only reason I didn't buy it was the colour - it was hideous. I spent ages trying to convince myself I liked it, but I just couldn't. If it'd been red, I'd have had my wallet out like an old time gunfighter!!
I did see it in person, as the dealer is not very far from me. It was in immaculate condition - it really did look like new.Enzo250GTO said:
The problem for me was this. The Testarossa is all about visual impact. Its design screams "80's excess" at you. I felt that in this colour it just lost a lot of that impact. I struggled to see the curves of the body, and the fins - simply because of the colour, and that was what put me off.
That's pretty much what I did!!! I'd been looking for so long for a Testarossa/512tr in good condition, that when I found one I desperately wanted to like it - it was agonising!!Dr. Bob said:Take a chair, sit in the showroom, look at it for an hour or two, and you'll buy it
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I guess to each his own, but I like that color. Then again, I like the colors that are not seen as often.
yep, i'm also like that360 Spyder said:
if i see a rare color, especially on a ferrari, then i always have problems leaving that car alone
sometimes it can be boring seeing a sea of red ferrari's, then it's wonderfull to see a different color, especially a rare one
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Yes, I think that reds and yellows show-off any fins / ducts / scoops best as they have a higher contrast to the black shadows. On the other hand, metallics are best to flatter a curvaceous body as they produce a more gradual reflection of light over a curve, rather than a sharp cut-off. Well it seems to work on evening gowns!!Bazil said:
IMHO I think the "gun-metal" colour looks a bit too industrial, and would probably hide a lot of detail when in shadow. If I find this 512 in my Santa stocking I WON'T be sending it back though! :green:
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Shucks, Baz, that's only to be expected. I do have a doctorate in "Colour Coordination in the Post Apocalypse Era" after all. :green:
I hope you've taken my prev advice and are wearing your Fawn Cardigan this Christmas. When combined with lightly-ribbed "Microwaved Latte" corduroys and "Crushed Almonde" lace-up loafers they make the definitive "I DRIVE A FERRARI" statement.
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(Sorry Andrew - that was WAY off topic)
I hope you've taken my prev advice and are wearing your Fawn Cardigan this Christmas. When combined with lightly-ribbed "Microwaved Latte" corduroys and "Crushed Almonde" lace-up loafers they make the definitive "I DRIVE A FERRARI" statement.
ha: (Sorry Andrew - that was WAY off topic)
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