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Old 05-29-2008, 11:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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A little bit of Solstice in the New "Cheap" Ferrari

So check out the new California Convertible from the Prancing Horse Company, anybody else see some solstice there:
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Old 05-29-2008, 11:44 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Man I wish I had this kind of money to blow ... that car is F'en HOT!

I would love to see the exhaust look photoshopped on to a Sol ...
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Old 05-29-2008, 11:54 AM   #3 (permalink)
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"So check out the new California Convertible from the Prancing Horse Company, anybody else see some solstice there:"

Absolutely! They totally ripped off our car! (Did a nice job of it too )
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Old 05-29-2008, 12:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Close...but no cigar!
Notice something missing....?
The humps,MAN...the humps!
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Old 05-29-2008, 12:03 PM   #5 (permalink)
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that's beautiful..

I wonder which came first, that or ...

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Old 05-29-2008, 12:06 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Close...but no cigar!
Notice something missing....?
The humps,MAN...the humps!
You're right! I knew something was off, but couldn't put my finger on it...them.
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Old 05-29-2008, 12:13 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I like those fenders ... I would like to see those on a Sol.
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Old 05-29-2008, 12:27 PM   #9 (permalink)
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that's beautiful..

I wonder which came first, that or ...



It is a converted Opel GT with a LS2 V-8 for sale in the UK

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Old 05-29-2008, 03:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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ripped off? I thought it was a body kit. the guy advertised it here with the "more to come" cliff hanger.

i think it looks great and there's definite similarities to the OP aside from the color choice.
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Old 05-29-2008, 04:38 PM   #11 (permalink)
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You're right, it is an OPEL GT converted with a body kit and v8 for the brits
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Of course, building a car from scratch isn’t easy – so that’s not what Breckland set out to do. Instead, they took the well-established Kappa platform of General Motors (think the Opel GT) and naturally put their own unique twist on it.

“Beira differs in many significant respects from the GM products however, the most radical departure being the installation of General Motors’ potent, 6.0-litre, LS2 V8 engine, more commonly found in Corvette and Pontiac GTO models. It replaces the four-cylinder Ecotec engine and, by comparison, produces more than twice the power of the original unit.

“We didn’t set out to reinvent the wheel with Beira,” says Rawlings. “The Kappa platform offers a highly competent chassis, which has been subject to intensive crash and safety tests, and is readily available.
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Old 05-29-2008, 05:00 PM   #12 (permalink)
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If you really look at the overall shape of the back, at least from the side, it look alot like the Z4. But if it had the humps of the solstice then I would agree more. I do think they ripped off the sols tail lights.
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Old 05-29-2008, 06:32 PM   #13 (permalink)
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You're right, it is an OPEL GT converted with a body kit and v8 for the brits
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sweet! that was a cool find... i've been waiting for the mystery poster to offer more info..
i'd LOVE a body kit like that but i'd need some panels from a sky.
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Old 05-29-2008, 07:23 PM   #14 (permalink)
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So check out the new California Convertible from the Prancing Horse Company, anybody else see some solstice there:

Rotten thieves.
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Old 05-29-2008, 07:32 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Like the Solstice, it practically has no trunk space when the top is retracted. Yup it is conceptually inspired by the Solstice. This shows that good artists create and great artists steal.

Now I will have people asking me if I drive a Ferrari in the future.
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