1964 Ferrari 250 GTO

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1964 Ferrari 250 GTO (replica)
aka the Fauxrrari

One of my clients picked up this cool little addition to his collection. It’s a neat car! It’s based off of a Datsun 280Z and is powered by a Chevy LS1 V8 and T56 trans. Very quick, light, little car!

He just received it back from the body/paint shop and it was in dire need of some attention. I had a short window of time to work on it—he promised his wife a New Year’s Day cruise/ride in it!

The finish was in deplorable condition—I had no idea that Stevie Wonder worked at his body shop! Heavy areas of clear build up, a metric ton of sanding scratches, dull areas, check marks, scratches, swirls, holograms, again, you name it, it probably had it. It really needed to be wet sanded to achieve a great finish.


My goal was to reduce the amount of defects as well as amp up the gloss/shine.



The vehicle was Rinseless washed with Adam’s Rinseless wash. It was clayed with a Griot’s medium mitt and then Meg’s heavy clay. Dodo born slippery was the lube of choice.

The Flex 3401 was used on this because I needed a heavy hitter. The Rupes 3”, iBrid and Griot’s 6” were also used. Misc MF and foam pads were used. Paint readings were taken via DeFelsko.

I tried numerous test spots with various combinations and decided to go old school. M105/205, aka the dynamic duo. I used M101 and MF pads on some areas that really needed some heavy duty attention. I used Meg’s crimson foam cutting disks and yellow polishing disks as my main pads.

Wolfgang Fuzion was the LSP chosen for this Fauxrrari.

McKee’s 37 metal polish was used for the aluminum pieces that needed to be shined up. Adam’s APC was used for any areas that needed to be cleaned of any color sanding ‘trails’/etc. Blackfire glass cleaner was used on the glass including the Lexan rear window.

SCG Pro tire dressing was used on the tires. Adam’s In & Out spray was used in the engine bay and trunk areas to dress the hard to reach areas.

Thanks for looking, this was a fun project!

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50/50 of roof after initial compounding:





Getting there:







Engine shot:






Interior:

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[Aaryn NZ]

Holy cow!!!

Man that was in an ugly state. I believe Stevie does some guest appearance work at many many body shops around the world & that sure as heck looks like his work. Simply brilliant work turning that into a thing of beauty, The hard yards were certainly done there.

As much as this is no Ferrari I bet its a super fun car to drive, & hey - it has the looks, works for me.

Great post Scott, thank you for sharing. Stunning results, impeccable workmanship as usual too mate.

Aaryn NZ.

[briarpatch]

Stevie does indeed get around. I believe he worked on my wife's 08 Sequoia recently. Very nice work....that guy must've been thrilled.

[lj993]

Scott. You hit another one out of the park! Well done and happy new year. Phil

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I was very excited when I saw the title...great work as always! Really like the little tray/pan on top of the engine!

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Thanks for the comments everyone! Aaryn, it is a fun car man!!!

Klasse: The owner is a nut! I lol'd at the 'cookware' under the hood myself!!!! LMAO!!

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Thanks for the comments everyone! Aaryn, it is a fun car man!!!

Klasse: The owner is a nut! I lol'd at the 'cookware' under the hood myself!!!! LMAO!!

Maybe red, wrinkle finished coilcovers should've been in order as well...too much?

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