250 GTO Replica

DPG · 02-05-2003, 10:55 PM

How is it viewed when a Nissan 240 Z car is used as the base for building a Replica 250 GTO? Does anybody see it as a running model of the car or does everyone view it as a fake? I have been thinking about doing the kit because the chance of getting one is just a tad out of reach.

Thanks for your replies,
David

S Brake · 02-06-2003, 09:46 AM

Most people would view it as a fake. If I were you I would just spend my money elsewhere. Go out and buy yourself a nice pair of matching turbos and a lovely intercooler. IMHO that would be more appreciated than a car that isn't really what it looks like.

TexasF355F1 · 02-06-2003, 12:53 PM

I agree with you Snowboarder. I think most people that see replicas(those who know that they are replicas) just laugh. I know I do, With a replica you get no respect just people who will laugh at you. Save yourself the embarrasement and get turbos.

DPG · 02-08-2003, 12:15 AM

Check this out.
http://www.hybridz.org/Review/0002/Ferrari_GTO.htm

The is pretty close. Please give your honest opinions and please realize that I am not an expert.

DPG · 02-18-2003, 11:32 PM

Does anybody have anything to say about the link that I put above?

S Brake · 02-19-2003, 10:02 AM

I actually just saw a 250 GTO replica driving around yesterday. I was trying to get the guy to pull over so I could talk to him but he wasn't having any of it. It didn't look very real though, the key hole was missing in the trunk and the exhaust shook like a mofo when he went over bumps. still a gorgeous car.

as for that link, very informative but a V8 in a "GTO" still isn't right.

TexasF355F1 · 02-19-2003, 11:03 AM

He probably didn't want to pull over b/c he knows its a replica and probably thinks you think its a "real" Ferrari. And if he pulls over you'll find out what it is. Man, how dorky would you feel, talk about being imbarrased.

SilverLotus340R · 02-19-2003, 11:41 AM

why does everyone want to replicate a ferrari? just goes to show that they are very popular! haha! but i dont see why youd use a 240Z to do it..the first time you started it up you'd know it wasnt a ferrari unless you put some big loud exhaust that makes it sound like a ferrari..and still then you wouldnt get ferrari engine sound..

darkcity · 02-21-2003, 10:10 PM

Well I think they use a 240Z because the styling is so similar to the 250. And of course you can't get the Ferrari sound..these kit conversions are just a hobby for us guys who can't afford $14 million dollar cars.

As for the link, I think it's a beautifully-done conversion. It's all in good fun, and besides, the chicks who you'll meet with that car won't know the difference!

DPG · 02-22-2003, 10:26 PM

I think Darkcity see's my point. I am doing it for the love of the car, not to fool people. If anybody asked me if it was real I would just tell them that it wasn't, and I did it b/c I love the car that much and that there was and still is no chance to actually have one.

DPG

Ringo · 03-02-2003, 07:26 PM

Why ruin a 240Z? It will not ride or sound like a GTO, so all you will get is the image.
As for "Gettin chicks" that's like wearing one of those oversize strap-on dildos "they won't know the difference"
Be real

DPG · 03-02-2003, 08:40 PM

I 'm not worried about the chicks, and as for the car, real or not, it is beautiful. In its real form, more beautiful? Yes. But I wouldn't mind having a piece of something that is unattainable in basic reality. I could be happy getting up each day and looking at an almost perfect model of a 250 GTO. If you want a perfect 240 Z, cool, but there is something much sexier to me about a Ferrari, real or almost exact replica. I would not try to replicate an F40 or an F355, simply b/c those cars to me I would want to drive all the time. The 250 GTO I want to stare and drool at.

DPG

Ringo · 03-03-2003, 06:17 AM

They should sell a kit that comes with the tube chassis and suspension, like on those AC Cobra kits. I wonder if there are any Ferrari motors at junkyards.

Veyron · 05-02-2003, 08:32 AM

Most kit cars suck, very few look like the real thing, even the 240Z conversion. Let it be.

Kerbie · 07-12-2003, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Veyron
Most kit cars suck, very few look like the real thing, even the 240Z conversion. Let it be.

I have seen a replica of a 250GTO done from a 240z base. It was nothing short of AMAZING !!!
I was even fooled at first! but as soon as i got right up to the car to see the interior, i could tell that it was a fake. All the dash was orriginal but the body... OH MY GOD!
He even had real wheels. I dont know how he would have got those but he found them somewhere.
I met the guy and he was really cool. I asked him what it was and he told me straight away that it was a 240z and that he built it cause he loved the real car. (sound femiliar?[sp?])
Anyway, I dont know if i would ever build one myself but I understand the motive behind it.

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