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  1. spiderscott

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    #126 spiderscott, Jan 13, 2011
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    Yep hands up I had one of these Dino Replicas for about a year, during which time I admit I felt cheated after owning 3 real ferraris prior, i thought it would be a bit of fun and cheap weekend toy to tinker with ... in honesty i probally during that year drove the car 4 or 5 times and covered 50 miles max in it, dont get me wrong it was a nice car and looked great but i couldnt help feeling a fake driving a fake, happily im back in the real deal again and using a 360 coupe and a daily driver .....all smiles again :O)

    Anyway heres some pics of my FAKE ...shoot me down as deserved !
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    #131 spiderscott, Jan 13, 2011
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I9F0ww5Qww[/ame]

    video of the car driving (on the rare occasion)
     
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    #132 spiderscott, Jan 13, 2011
    Take my advice from experience .... use that money and definatly by the real thing 308/328 even a 348 (not sure what the prices are like in the states but over here 348s are cheaper than 308/328s)
    Replicas are nice if they are done right but you NEVER get the real ferrari feeling and to me that is what makes them special.
     
  8. BigTex

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    #133 BigTex, Jan 13, 2011
    Yours actually looks quite nice....thanks for posting!!

    You're right of course a 348 is the 'real deal"....they are falling below early 308s here as well....
     
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    #134 TheMayor, Jan 13, 2011
    It may look like a Dino but in that video it sounds like it was running on 5 cylinders!

    Pretty good fake... better than most I've seen.
     
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    #135 Crawler, Jan 13, 2011
    And the horn sure doesn't sound like a Dino's. What did they get that from, a VW Bug?
     
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    #136 UroTrash, Jan 13, 2011
    Bunch of haters. I think it sounded pretty good. (car, not horn). :)
     
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    #137 Chiaro_Slag, Jan 15, 2011
    Sweet! I have not seen a Dino here in oz yet (been in Sydney 15 months).
     
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    #138 swift53, Jan 15, 2011
    What motor did it have?

    Regards, Alberto
     
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    #139 spiderscott, Jan 16, 2011
    It had a Lancia 2.0 engine ... as you can hear in the video it needed a good tune up at the time.
     
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    #140 greg246, Jan 17, 2011
    They mostly come out on the club runs/Sunday mornings etc. Head down to Classic Throttle Shop in North Sydney, there are a couple on the showroom floor for sale
     
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    #141 Mattnshilp, Jan 17, 2011
    Check this out:

    http://www.a3drstudio.com/portfolio/main.php?g2_itemId=62

    This is a kit car for a Porsche 914 chassis/engine designed by EagleGT using a Dino for inspiration. They call it a "Veloce GTS-8".

    I don't think it's actually being made. And EagleGT uses no Dino, Prancing Pony or Ferrari labeling at all. It's just a computer rendering.

    EagleGT did make a horrible Dino replica years ago that was supposed to be an actual replica; and it looked horribly fake. It appears the Veloce GTS-8 is more of an homage than a replica.

    Thought it was interesting and worth adding to the thread.
     
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    #142 normv, Jan 17, 2011
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    Hello so if I build a homage on a Fiero rather than a replica on Fiero then that would be acceptable, not being sarcastic just curious. Of course I wouldnt use the real logos. Thankyou Norm
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    #143 Mattnshilp, Jan 17, 2011
    Disclaimer:

    In no way, shape, or form do I support or promote this product.

    I just threw it out as interesting for discussion!!

    I use homage to denote that it is not a replica. It is it's own model; not meant to be a replica or copy of a classic car. Is uses lines and styles from the Dino to create an 'essentially' new car (sort of). ;)
     
  19. Crawler

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    #144 Crawler, Jan 17, 2011
    Hasn't this thread run its course?
     
  20. Bullfighter

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    #145 Bullfighter, Jan 17, 2011
    The "some money/no taste" contingent still hasn't found the Crappy Replicas thread, where Fieros go to die.
     
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    #146 Mattnshilp, Jan 17, 2011
    Ok guys. It is the decision of the group that this thread cease to be.

    Wipe all memory of this from your brains and speak not of replicas nor reproductions as they offend the senses and disgust the soul.

    Abandon hope, all ye who fancy replicas and find them less then repugnant. Get thee to a forum that bears the signs of false Cobras and faux GT's.

    May Enzo have mercy on your souls!

    :p


    Wow, that may very well be the weirdest forum post I have ever done.
     
  22. any_1

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    #147 any_1, Jan 22, 2011
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    #148 dinogts, Jan 30, 2011
    I think it would be a toss-up in the embarrassment quotient between using a fakey-do Dino in the Joyride video versus watching yourself in the same twenty year old Joyride video dancing/acting like an idiot while lip-synching to your own pathetic pop song.

    At least it would be in my locus coeruleus.
     
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