"The Checkered Flag" (checkeredflagblog)
07/15/2015 at 19:20 • Filed to: Ferrari, 250 GTO, oppositelock
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"The Checkered Flag" (checkeredflagblog)
07/15/2015 at 19:20 • Filed to: Ferrari, 250 GTO, oppositelock | 3
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Every day on the Long Island Rail Road on my commute to NYC I have noticed a red Ferrari sitting in what looks to be an abandoned mechanic shop back lot. The train doesn’t stop at this station, but I plan to drive there this week to see exactly what this car is. For the time being, I took a short video and screenshotted the least potato-esque shot I could to find the curves on this beauty.
After consulting with some gearhead friends, and comparing what I’ve seen to images online, I THINK I found a 250 GTO sitting in a lot gathering dust, or at least being stored for a lengthy amount of time.
Oppo, please help me figure out if it is a 250 GTO.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:25 |
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It certainly looks like a 250GTO, but I can promise you it’s not a real one.
scoob
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:27 |
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Well damn. You might be right. It appears to have the same two slanted vents in front of hte door, the smaller vent behind the door, and the round-ish vent behind the rear wheels.
I bet it’s a kit though.
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:27 |
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My first thought is some Japanese classic, like a Toyota 2000GT or something. I’m likely wrong, though.
Sam
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:28 |
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I think all the 250 GTOs are accounted for. Could be wrong, though.
SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:34 |
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It’s actually an older version of the Suzuki Every Joy Pop Turbo
Anima
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
07/15/2015 at 19:46 |
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Definitely not a 2000GT, rear quarter window doesn’t match up:
Although it would be nearly as unlikely to find an original one standing out in the woods as it would a 250 GTO.
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The Checkered Flag
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
07/15/2015 at 19:47 |
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That's what I thought too. Damn good looking kit though. I plan on getting better pics soon.
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Anima
> scoob
07/15/2015 at 19:49 |
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Another vote for a kit car. It seems like the right lines, but it’s very VERY unlikely that one of the 39 produced would be standing around in the woods.
TheHondaBro
> Anima
07/15/2015 at 19:54 |
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That’s what they say about all barn finds.
JR1
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:55 |
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Stop on the side of the road and take better pictures. If it is really a GTO then sacrificing your life might be worth it
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Anima
> TheHondaBro
07/15/2015 at 19:56 |
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Very true. Not saying I wouldn’t love it to be real. Just using Ockhams razor here.
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TheHondaBro
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:57 |
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Well shit...
There’s no way the most expensive car in the world is sitting around in some random field, so it’s gotta be a 250 GTO kit.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:58 |
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I’m going with a Datsun Z kit car to look like Ferreri, those rear haunches are very z like as is the side glass.
Sn210
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 19:59 |
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I know they used to make kits for 240Z’s, maybe that's what this is
GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 20:02 |
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The shape and the position of the side window looks off, and all 39 250 GTO are accounted for. 2 of them live near New York, so it could be possible!
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The Checkered Flag
> GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
07/15/2015 at 20:12 |
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The shop services Italian exotics it says.
bmil128
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 20:44 |
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It looks to be a Z based replica as seen here
The shape of the door windows doesn’t look right when compared to an original as seen below
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The Checkered Flag
> bmil128
07/15/2015 at 20:56 |
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Why would it be at an Italian car shop then?
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 21:23 |
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Well Z, because the 250s are all well documented.
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 21:30 |
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Because they really wanted one but could never get one. Especially with this model, the odds that it’s a real one is pretty remote, like he said, there are two in NY and you think they take it there? Anyone who owns one of these has a mechanic. There is actually one of these a few minutes from me, a rich friend of the family has a car collection and a maintenance building that they rotate through. His name is Tom Price, you can look up his cars, he actually grew up with my mom and ended up owning a metric fuck ton of dealerships for years. Here he is, he is a mainstay at Monterey events:
DogonCrook
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 21:39 |
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Craig’s list strikes again.
“The fuck do you mean it’s a z car? I got a deal on it because the ac needed a recharge!”
AM
> The Checkered Flag
07/15/2015 at 22:48 |
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Must be some kind of kit car. IIRC all 39 were built are accounted for.
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GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
> The Checkered Flag
07/16/2015 at 15:20 |
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It’s possible, I think the only solution here is for you to get closer and report back, I’m very intrigued.
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The Checkered Flag
> GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
07/16/2015 at 15:23 |
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They do have a lot of rare Ferrari’s for sale:
http://www.berlinettamotorcars.com/ferrarisforsal…
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GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
> The Checkered Flag
07/16/2015 at 15:42 |
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It does say on the website that they worked on a 250 GTO. 4 of them live in New York, one is silver/blue, another is Ralph Lauren’s so I doubt it would have been gathering dust, and the other two are this one which was crashed in ‘63 (then repaired):
and this one, which is a later body style (and gorgeous):
