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To: Responsibility2nd
"The Ferrari in Ferris Buehler was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder...."

No, it wasn't.

It wasn't a Ferrari at all, it was a replica/kit car. You could tell that because when they showed the odometer, the gauge had the word "Smiths" on it. Smiths is an English company and there's never been a Ferrari made with Smiths instruments.

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The car was made by a company called Modena Design & Development. They used a total of three in the film, all with fiberglass bodies and American V-8s.

They might have got by intact except they used authentic Ferrari badges on the car. This probably never would have come to Ferrari's attention if it hadn't been for the film. Because of the film, they sued the company into oblivion for trademark infringement.

17 posted on 06/13/2023 12:48:14 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli
there's never been a Ferrari made with Smiths instruments.

Yeah, but Ferraris do use Lucas Electrics in order to make them reliable.

19 posted on 06/13/2023 12:50:57 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Paal Gulli

That was explained in Post #10. Even included pictures......


21 posted on 06/13/2023 12:54:52 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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