You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!

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No one cared to tell me about this?


I’m over here watching DTCC from 2002 and during a break between races, a guy in a suit starts talking about cars in shells like the Mondeo and Passat. Obviously it didn’t last long, but it’s crazy I wasn’t aware of this touring car series.
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The noise is absolutely biblical!
 
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So I just (literally just) came across the fact that Ferrari made a one-off homage to the F40 for a customer. It's based on the 296 GTB and is called the SC40. And...it is not it. At all. I...it reminds me more of the Series 2 and 3 Esprit than an F40. :yuck:

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Absolutely not. I'm sorry. No. No.

EDIT: Now that I've continued to look at it and how much it doesn't resemble an F40, it reminds me so much of the Vector M12.
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Its almost there... It just needs a tidy-up. And red paint. I don't even know if I like it or not to be honest.
I respect Ferrari's heritage, and like the idea, but the line between making a car look recognizable to the original and "new" at the same time is really hard, so I it's an interesting one to say the least
 
LeMansLambo14
Its almost there... It just needs a tidy-up. And red paint. I don't even know if I like it or not to be honest.
I respect Ferrari's heritage, and like the idea, but the line between making a car look recognizable to the original and "new" at the same time is really hard, so I it's an interesting one to say the least
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This would be an accurate hommage if the F40 was a beefed up 348...
 
Just learned about this one, the late '00s Nissan Altima Coupe.

Looks like a G35 but way more generic looking if you know what i mean, and probably a bit smaller
 

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Way back, probably in my first year of living in Australia, I have seen one and only one, in silver and thought it was just a regular long wheelbase Fairlane or LTD. Had no idea it was this special and rare! Guess I could also put this in the rarest cars I've seen thread.



The one in the link below is the last of only 3 built of the Series 3. It's different from the first two as they were built in late 2001 as AUII. While the owner says(at the time of the post in 2024) his was built mid-year 2002 and stamped as an AUIII. A true 1 of 1.
 
I've never been a fan of the Chevette, but I was today years old when I learned that they had a diesel version! 1.5-l Isuzu 3-cylinder, apparently reliable as dirt and slow as paint drying, with 0-60mph around 20 seconds. Owners apparently getting 46mpg combined mileage, but merging onto a freeway required a plan!
 
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