- Hand-built Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa replica features aluminum bodywork.
- Features aluminum body, V12 engine, and authentic Pininfarina badging.
- Crafted in New Zealand by Tempero, it mirrors the 1959 Sebring original.
A genuine Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa can sell for upwards of $30 million, making it one of the most valuable cars on the planet. However, if you don’t have that kind of money to spend, but still want something that resembles the real thing, a faithful re-creation like this offers a tempting alternative. That said, even replicas of this caliber don’t come cheap.
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The particular car has been brought to life by little-known New Zealand manufacturer Tempero Coach & Motor Company. The firm has been coachbuilding cars since 1946 and has since become a specialist in building replica cars from the 1950s and 1960s. Their 250 Testa Rossa tribute takes its cues from the machine that triumphed at the 12 Hours of Sebring back in 1959.
Crafted In Aluminum
Tempero has hand-built the car’s bodywork from lightweight aluminum, based around a custom tubular frame. The attention to detail is incredible, to the point that photographs reveal little to distinguish it from an original Testa Rossa. It even sits on replica 16-inch wire-spoke wheels, has Pininfarina badging, and painted Scuderia Shields on the front quarter panels.
Beneath the bonnet lies a 3.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 designed to mirror the specification of the Ferrari unit. Built with a GTO Engineering block, the engine is paired with a Tremec five-speed manual gearbox sending power to the rear axle.
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The gorgeous re-creation was imported into the United States in the 1990s and has been owned by the same person since 2006. In March, the car was listed for auction through Bring a Trailer, but bidding on it topped out at $522,250, falling short of the seller’s unspecified reserve. It has since been re-listed, and bidding currently sits at $500,000.
Drive It Like You Mean It
Given the extraordinary value of the originals, they’re virtually guaranteed to live out their days in climate-controlled garages, never seeing the light of day. While Tempero’s creation does not carry Ferrari’s prancing horse on its paperwork, it can still be driven and enjoyed in a way the multimillion-dollar originals rarely are.
You can check out the listing on BaT over here and decide whether bragging rights are worth the price of a very nice house.
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