246 Replica? Hold the flames!

It's not about the Dino replica anymore, which the OP said about a page ago that he's not going to buy. This has devolved into an irresolvable pissing contest and it's pointless. I'm done here. I get so sick of this "Oh, I'm so offended" / "You insulted me" /"No, YOU did" / "You're arrogant" / "I know you are but what am I?" crap.

 

Hey - what's wrong with aspiring to be a South Beach surgeon? My father was a proctologist on South Beach back when we called it Bagel Beach, and that was when I was a kid hanging out at the dog track on 1st street in the 50s. That's the 1950s for those not familiar with math or history. So he didn't have a web site; big deal, nonetheless, he was the biggest ass man in town. If Dr. Clott aspires to walk in his shoes, albeit in New Jersey, that's okay too. And Urotrash means no harm, just Saturday Night Live banter, so, as espoused by that noted scholar Rodney King, "why can't we all just get along?"

And Greg246 knows an angle or two, he can see right through this argument. He would read a CT Scan of this collective head as QNS (quantity not sufficient), 'kinda' like when I draw a blood test and can't get enough blood for a full test, or when the colon biopsy comes back "normal splenic pulp", or the sternal bone marrow biopsy is read as "Syphilitic aortitis".

Guys, this ought to be fun. All new members welcome. Ferrari owners are not much different than doctors...opinionated, strong willed, sometimes successful, and outspoken, and not as smart as engineers.

As offered by the good doctor from New Jersey, "Let the flames begin again"....again.

Jim S.

 

I saw one last year, it had alot of Dino trim on it and the right wheels lights etc. It took me about a little while to figure out it was rep. because i hardly know any thing about Dino's. The dead give away where the side quarter light windows, they where the wrong shape and where not opening. But other wise it had me thinking for a while was it wasn't it.

I think replicas have there place when you cannot afford the real thing, i had a Daytona replica [ it was red] then i bought a real one that was dark green. everywhere i went in the red replica, i was stopped for people to admire it, taxi drivers would sound there horn and give me the thumbs up, the real one, hardly got noticed!
Make sure its red!

Pic of my replica lights up.
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Real boobs -- great

Fake boobs -- just ok

Poorly done fake boobs -- horrible


It's the same for cars.

 

Just to get back on track, we, including drclott, seem all agreed that the 246 replica isn't a good idea, because it doesn't seem a good replica and is expensive for what it is. So that should close the subject.

I would add only that a Dino is not good material for a replica, IMO, because many were produced, they are not ultra expensive, and examples that need work can be bought reasonably if one really wants a Dino. Also, production road cars, as opposed to competition cars, are very difficult to replicate faithfully. (BTW, "reproductions used to be the correct term, as "replicas" once meant replicas of a rare model produced by the manufacturer itself, such as the Frazer Nash TT Replica).

Unlike our colleagues who wrote to say they wouldn't touch a replica (my wife is firmly on your side, btw), I would dearly want two "replicas" mentioned earlier in this thread - the Superformance GT40 (RHD Mk I wide body in Gulf colors, please) and the Pur Sang Bugatti Type 35, plus a Lynx or Proteus aluminum-bodied Jaguar D-Type. But, alas, even those replicas are quite expensive.

Good luck with the Dino, drclott. Be patient!

Andres

 

That works apart from I've added a bit.

Can I just add that the latter pic of a Dino replica is of one of the first ones made by a different company than the later cars (as in the first pics in this thread) and the quality (replica aside) is very good if care and attention to detail is used..
Some guy throwing one together in his garden won't get one as good a pro built one with no expense spared and using good materials.
Same deal with the Stratos and GT40 Replicas, done properly they become a great, useable car in their own right.

 

anyone make a 250LM replica, copy or whatever?

 

Fake boobs and fake cars are the feminine and masculine manifestations of the same psychological flaw.

 

Just for closure, after a few PMs DrClott and I are great pals!

All's well in DinoLand

 

No digital rectal exams amongst friends?

 

Docs......good for you guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Interesting and a nice looking car at that. You probably should have kept it so you could use the replica and to tell to the people who complain it isn't the real deal that you have a real one sitting in your garage.

Out of curiosity I once went to look at a Daytona convertible replica here in NL on the basis of a Rover SD1. It was LHD even though it was imported from the UK. Built all in steel except for the bonnet. I could have had it for 10k€ but I couldn't put myself to it. It looked very much like real - correct bumpers, blinkers, taillights, stance, panel gaps, straightness, etc. it even came with *original* Daytona seats. But the fake plastic 5-spoke hubcaps over steel wheels put me off, as did the wrong windscreen, wrong sidewindows, wrong dash, the Rover V8 lump, and the whole undercarriage which looked as if it must have weighed 100% more than the original.
It came pretty close, it would have been a great looking fun-car once done. And kind of justifiable because the original is just so way out of my league and it's price once finished would have been just a tad over 5% of that. Perhaps I should have done it for the fact of the seats alone, I don't know. It probably would have been a good deal, money-wise. But I still couldn't put myself to it.

This thread started out with the question of buying a replica for 1/3 of the price for an original - that is really a 'no way' kind of thing, just way too much. A 250€ replica of a 15.000€ rolex can be a fun thing to have, but a €5.000 replica is just a waste.

EDIT: Have a look at this link. http://www.autoscout24.de/Details.aspx?id=viexlwdcjwd2
The Daytona replica I looked at was similar to this. Just with light rust, faded paint, plastic wheels, and years of neglect added. Notice how this example does not carry Ferrari badging. It's in Italy, in the lion's nest. With Ferrari badging it would not last a week before it'd be impounded and crushed, especially in the homeland, where they do *not* see something like this as a tribute.

 

One man's diarrhea is another man's bread and butter.

Jim S.

 

Hey! You got one of my business cards I see.

 

This explains a lot.

Most of his question and follow on comments were financial in nature. His Porsche and 360 as well as the cars he's looking at (Replica Cobra, 512TR's) are all depreciation bombs. Can that be said about the Dino?

His comments on the 512 forum show he hasn't read about the mechanical repair nightmares that can cost nearly what some of the 512s cars cost.

If you don't know how to drive, the Cobra can kill you as it is just unbalanced to drive.

 

I don't think of the Ford GT and the new Stratos as replicas. They evoke the original but do not copy it. They are modern day versions but not copies.

Also, both are made or heavily related to the original manufacturer.

I can see these on the market with respect. But, I can't respect someone making even a good copy of someone else's work without permission.

 

^^^ Agree 100%

 

The real question is...which does your youngun like best? Got to get them in the fold young!