Ferrari Artwork and Trademark/ Copyright infringement

Hello all. Long time lurker but my first post here. Preface by saying I'm asking this question here because I've seen similar topics being discussed and there seems to be some knowledgeable individuals here about this or related subjects.

I am a long time panel beater, metalwork, paint, restoration guy. I also do some "art" work in the form of metal sculpture and a few other areas. My question is this, I want to make some wall art of some of the various famous vintage Ferraris. 250 variants are my favorite. By wall art I mean recreating the front or rear of a model faithfully using/duplicating original materials and construction and the finished product can be displayed or hung on the wall. Meaning if one was made in aluminum then use the same in my piece. And gas welded like they were originally. My end goal would be to sell them. No volume, just essentially one-off type pieces. More about the passion of the craft for me. Typical piece I described would take me hundreds of hours start to finish.

I know that Ferrari vigorously defends it's trademarks/copyrights. Is artwork or tribute work like this going to run afoul of their sensibilities? As I understand free use and the Lanham act artwork is protected or allowed but I know that Ferrari is litigious and more aggresive than most other companies. I am just a working guy and do not want any legal issues if I were to do this. I also would never be able to afford nor would Ferrari likely approve a licensing agreement with me.

I would appreciate any thoughts you folks may have. Thanks.

 

Thank you to all for your answers. I also reached out to Bring A Trailer with some questions and their response indicated I may be able to use their platform as others have selling Ferrari automobilia have done in the past. Two very similar pieces have been sold there actually. I do plan on consulting with an IP Attorney as well if I decide to do one. Currently restoring a 911 for a client and have another 911 full restoration waiting in the Shop for me to get started on it as well. So it may be some time before I can even think about doing what I described.

Appreciate the responses.

 

Thanks for the encouragement. I see what I'm doing or planning to do as a tribute and honoring those men and machines. Certainly not trying to represent it as anything other than that.

I was fortunate enough to have been mentored by a man who started his career working for Scaglietti as a teen. I owe most of what i know about shaping to him. I have a special place for Scaglietti built cars/bodies from the 50s and 60s.