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KJMUNC
07-22-2015, 09:29 PM
Great video about a man who followed his passion and built his dream (having the means helps).

http://www.petrolicious.com/building-your-dream-is-a-beautiful-thing

So much hand-crafted effort and raw beauty in that car......and that sound. I can't give it enough dancing bananas!

Petrolicious makes incredible videos too btw.
tiretrax
07-22-2015, 09:37 PM
Incredible project. Agreed about Petrolicious.
bicycletricycle
07-23-2015, 08:11 AM
Really cool project, amazing to find that body hanging around
texbike
07-23-2015, 10:40 AM
Wow! That's incredible!

The whole gestalt of it reminds me of race planes from the 30s like the Hughes H1...

Texbike
Mr_Gimby
07-23-2015, 10:42 AM
My god, the sound that thing makes causes the hairs on my neck to stand on end! Thanks for posting!
KJMUNC
07-23-2015, 11:19 AM
While on a completely different level, financially and complexity, this should resonate with so many of us who have gone after "period builds" and those constantly searching for that one part.....

If you like the sound of that motor, check out their video on the Ferrari P4....another iconic car.
tumbler
07-23-2015, 11:19 AM
That is beyond awesome. Watched it twice.

Also note the REI driving gloves at 5:00...
PaulE
07-23-2015, 12:23 PM
That was awesome! He should put some paint on it though!
BlueFly
07-23-2015, 02:48 PM
eccellente! Grazie!
Vinci
07-23-2015, 03:01 PM
My god... that sound...
Louis
07-23-2015, 03:03 PM
I think tomorrow will be a good day to drive the Alfa to work...
bikinchris
07-23-2015, 03:39 PM
That was awesome! He should put some paint on it though!

Red. Nothing else will do.
Mr_Gimby
07-25-2015, 09:05 PM
That was awesome! He should put some paint on it though!

Ah no way! That is part of what makes it so cool! I feel painting it [red] would be too 'flying too close to the sun' in terms of making it too much like a real one. The "works" look of this one, and its intended use of a driver, is so appropriate.
Mike V
07-25-2015, 10:14 PM
I have seen the car in person. Is is amazing.
azrider
07-25-2015, 10:33 PM
Bada$$ in every sense. Love it when he sticks it to the guy "You have fiat parts.....i have Ferrari parts"
BobbyJones
07-26-2015, 12:44 AM
Nope.

But i do want to sit down with that thing for few weeks with a case of simichrome in hand.

Red. Nothing else will do.
Louis
07-26-2015, 01:07 AM
Most of the time red is OK, but if you ever take it to a car show with a bunch of other cars of the same brand, then it's just another red Ferrari, one of about 20 others, and there's no fun in that.

I had the same issue with my red Alfa Spider years ago. Driving it around town was a blast, but whenever I took it to a St Louis club meeting or worse yet, when the national Alfa convention was in St Louis in '92 there were loads of other red Alfas. Boring.