What ferrari is this?

Not in the least bit grassroots but........

Found this pic on a blog and I cannot stop looking at it. Probably the best looking car I have ever seen. What model and year is this thing?

Looks kind of like a 250, but I don't think thats it...

It's a Fiero with a body kit.

Iso Daytona - 1965

its a kinda-knock-off Ferrari 250LM

Ferrari 250LM:

Iso Daytona:

I don't think it is a Ferrari.

The corner lenses are wrong for the early-mid 60's look, the grill opening doesn't look anything like a 250 GTO or 275 GTB, and most of all the lover valance has been cut out for a tow hook.

The body looks a bit perfect for being hand-hammered aluminum. The black windshield trim is iffy too.

I looked through:

Kit cars galore

And other than hurting my eyes and seeing that MK Indy now has a Miata based Locost 7 - saw nothing that matched this.

Wow...you guys are fast.

motomoron wrote: Wow...you guys are fast.

TWSS

That would explain why wearching through every Ferrari at supercars.net left my question unanswered

http://www.supercars.net/cars/4088.html

Sadly the rear isn't as stunning as the front but I do have a spare set of those tail lights.

I'm guessing this is based off a Corvette??

In reply to 1slowcrx:

I believe its Corvette powered...

1slowcrx wrote: I'm guessing this is based off a Corvette??

Well, at least Corvette (SBC) powered. Certainly other parts were used too, but not the chassis or suspension bits.

Iso also built the Iso Rivolta Grifo:

Also Corvette-powered.

oldsaw wrote: Iso also built the Iso Rivolta Grifo: Also Corvette-powered.

That one's real.

I wouldn't put Iso as a kit car manufacturer - this is a far cry from a Fiero with a different dress.

By the way, the Colorado Grand classic rally ran last week. When I hit the road to go to Hallett on Wednesday, a number of the participants were heading home over highway 50. We saw a bunch of cool cars - Bugattis, a bright yellow 60's Ferrari (one of the really pretty ones that needs make no excuses at all) and a Gullwing followed me up Monarch pass. Right at the top of Monarch were a few more, including a black Testa Rossa with a red nose.

That color scheme sounds familiar. Unless someone else decided to repaint their TR, it's the $12.2 million dollar car. Good to see it out of the museum!

Keith wrote: I wouldn't put Iso as a kit car manufacturer - this is a far cry from a Fiero with a different dress.

Very true, Keith!

If Iso is a "kit car manufacturer" so are Shelby, De Tomaso, Bizzarrinni and Intermeccanica.

Here's an Intermeccanica Italia w/SBF:

oldsaw wrote:

Keith wrote: I wouldn't put Iso as a kit car manufacturer - this is a far cry from a Fiero with a different dress.

Very true, Keith! If Iso is a "kit car manufacturer" so are Shelby, De Tomaso, Bizzarrinni and Intermeccanica.

nope, Shelby is now a Coffee Maker...

I thought Shelby mostly manufactured lawsuits these days.

just plain wrong carroll. Really.

Can't forget his Chili mix too

There were also Scaglietti bodied Corvettes, Dual Ghia's had Chrysler power, and I believe that DeTomaso built a Ford powered Vallelunga around this time as well (then Mangusta-Pantera-Lonchamp-Deauville...mostly done by Ghia).

Lots of Italian bodied cars with American power.

IIRC, 5 of the 6 Shelby Daytona Coupes had bodies made in Italy.

And the Jensen Interceptor with Chrysler 440 power...

That Iso Daytona is seck-c. I actually really dig the sawed-off proportions.

For the last few years the Abarth OT1300 has been my reason for wanting to acquire an english wheel and learn to use it, but now I think were I to build a replicar it would have that Iso front end.

The abarth sports the fiat 850 tail lights just like the Iso Daytona Along with the ford GT, Lancia stratos, numerous ferraris...ect.

ditchdigger wrote: That would explain why wearching through every Ferrari at supercars.net left my question unanswered http://www.supercars.net/cars/4088.html Sadly the rear isn't as stunning as the front but I do have a spare set of those tail lights.

Somehow this rear view reminded me a bit of a 914.

(hotlinked from BAT)

Dont remind me of the FFR I can't get