Harry P. Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) What do you think? The answer: It's a MODEL! Edited December 21, 2007 by harrypri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 not sure on this one ,but i'm gonna go with 'REAL' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Not many comments on this one. There must be a lot of head scratching going on out there! Me? I got it figured out! No further comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC Auto Industry Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This is the real car. I can tell by the reflection and also by the darkened background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Kern Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 My initial gut reaction was real, so I'm going with that. I guess it's a combination of all the little details. Anyway, I'm on a roll getting the last two right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollover Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 It's gotta be a model. Who would paint a real Ferrari to look like a Cobra Daytona?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 i think real based on the various items that would look "thicker" or "chunky" on a model of any scale unless built by Gerald Wingrove. it still COULD be a model... those details could be that well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 It's gotta be a model. Who would paint a real Ferrari to look like a Cobra Daytona?? Hmmmmmm..... Enzo's gotta be rolling in his grave over that. Actually the livery isn't quite the same as the Cobra Daytona. The blue #24 250 GTO was prepared by Mecom Racing and ran at Sebring in 1963, driven by Roger Penske and Augie Pabst. It has a solid stripe that fans out towards the front, rather than the twin racing stripes of Cobras. The resemblance between the GTO and the Cobra Daytona coupe, especially in this livery, is remarkable. The GTO came first... I have discussed painting a Corvette C6R model in Aston Martin racing green... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk916 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Going with model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojaveRacer208 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Bob is right. The colors are blue/white on this Ferrari for the same reason as on the Cobra. They were the International Racing colors of the country the TEAM was from. In this case and the Cobras...the blue and white represents the United States, even if the car is a Ferrari. Such colors were required by international racing rules in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Dave Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 It's a beautiful car either way, but I'm saying 'real' this time around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roadkill2525 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I think Harry drew this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticgas Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Too many things say "Real" on this one. It's the small details....and the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Got to be the real thing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 I think Harry drew this. Wow, I'm flattered! Thanks, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 See my reply in the 1:1 section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Ayala Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Ok harry, this one cost me a full year supply of Tylenol... It looks real... ... so it is a 50/50 chance guess... I will go for model this time. The only two things that make me think it is a model are: 1) I don't see a gap betwen the door and the front fender. 2) The door skin seems to be too thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojaveRacer208 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Door fits too well because this car while originally a hand hammered aluminum race car, it is now a $6-7million collecctor car which has been , like most such cars, wayyyy over "restored". If you look at details like: - around the air vents above the grille, the parting lines and fastener holes - the adjuster screws around the headlights - the bulbs in the back of the driving lights - the screws inthe lens of the side marker light... Many such little tiny details make me certain this is a 1:1 Ferrari. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 HA!!!! Got you good this time! It's a MODEL! Next ROM coming MONDAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Can you show us the un-altered photo? This thing must be 1/8 scale..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 That is the unaltered photo, and yes, it's 1/8 scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Creative Explorer Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Are there more pictures of this build? I am still not convinced it is a model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Really!??!!? I blew that up on my Mac at home and it looks like the background was blacked out with a magic marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Really!??!!? I blew that up on my Mac at home and it looks like the background was blacked out with a magic marker. It may have been retouched at some point, but not by me. It's as I found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 URGENT BULLETIN FROM THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT : I actually found the photo a long time ago, so I forgot the details. For the record, YES, I did black out the background (but didn't touch the car), and it's not 1/8, but 1/5 scale! I don't have any other photos of that particular model, but here's another one from the same source, weathered to look raced. They do pretty nice work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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