Fakes

Do you know the chassis number of the 250 GT Lusso ?

 

I count 34 x 330GT, from my data alone, and I am not really following these cars as Kerry is doing such a wonderful job!

Best wishes, Kare

 

Some were used for more nefarious purposes, such as money laundering, insurance scam or as collateral for bank loans.

Some others were used for racing purposes by the owner of the original GTO.

 

I meant to write of course: "by owners of original GTOs"

 

I have read this many times before but not once have I seen a backing to this story.

Which owners? Which replicas (s/n)? Is there anybody that can give more facts?


Onno

 

A quick search:

http://www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=lf09&CarID=r188

 

Onno, there is also a silver GTO recreation which has passed through at least 4 USA dealerships in recent years, which carries the story that it was built by/for ACB, as a clone of his then 'real' car. Don't know the truth, but that is a consistent story for that car.

 

That story has serious gaps in it.

What comes to 3781, the auction catalogues are filled with entertaining BS to market the cars, so unfortunately NOTHING in there can be quoted as a fact without further evidence. This gets only clearer if you read the small print in back of the catalogue.

I would like to see a picture - one picture - of a fake GTO in real action. Until then I say it likely never really happened.

Best wishes, Kare

 

I don't know the S/N of the Lusso, but can perhaps shed a bit of light. Back in the day, Walt McCune, retired LAPD Sgt., car dealer and associate of Bruno and Luciano of Modena Sport Cars, set out to build the BEST GTO replica by starting with a Lusso chassis, which he claimed was the closest thing to A GTO. The construction took place at a well-regarded shop in Modena. Unfortunately, the real GTO they were copying in that shop was a poor rebody, so Walt's car came out all wrong, and he had to re-do the body.

 

If the replication was improved/redone by Mark Gerish in USA, then this must have been 5319. I have it with McCune in mid 80's and converted into a fake GTO.

Several Lussos have gone down the replica road; which one was listed by FML?

 

5319 is the car listed in the FML.
There are some cars that have been omitted from the list so the number of conversions is greater than 82.

Paul

 

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