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Old 03-15-2007 | 09:43 AM
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Just reading about this guy who has built his own 1/4 scale Ferrari 312PB:

http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Scerri.htm

Even the dials on the dashboard work



1/4 scale working Ferrari V12



Amazing stuff! Definitely something I'd love to have a go at! Some other good stuff on the site too.
Old 03-15-2007 | 09:48 AM
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Seen this car on Clarkson's Motorworld a few years back.
Absolutely amazing engineering feat, it also sounds amazing when he fired it up.
Old 03-15-2007 | 09:56 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUMDY01uUA
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Originally Posted by motogp1' date='Mar 15 2007, 04:56 PM
Awesome
Old 03-15-2007 | 03:40 PM
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Old 03-16-2007 | 04:33 AM
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What a superb piece of model engineering.
Old 03-16-2007 | 04:46 AM
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I remember seeing this some years back featured on TV. Tiff Needell was doing the voice over so it's very possible it was old Top Gear. I remember them saying that the car was fully driveable with working gears. Nice to see the guy finally finished it after 15 years

I wonder if you told him when he started that it would take 15 years to complete, whether he'd have carried on?

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Old 03-16-2007 | 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by senninha1994' date='Mar 15 2007, 04:48 PM
Seen this car on Clarkson's Motorworld a few years back.
Absolutely amazing engineering feat, it also sounds amazing when he fired it up.
Old 03-16-2007 | 06:59 AM
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cool...

3 years for the drawings and 12 years on the car - he estimates 20,000 hours labour!!

...he mustn't have a wife...

Old 03-17-2007 | 06:31 AM
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Pity only Steven M could drive it....
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