The phantom Ferrari

Some fullo brought in this 1931 Ferrari Grand Prix race car replica to my brothers' shop. The only thing is, the first Ferrari wasn't built until 1940, and even then, it was forced, by Alfa Romeo, to cary the name Auto Avia 815. The first car to wear Enzo's name was the Type 125, (125 was the size of all 12 cylinders, coming in at a whopping 1500cc ), and that came to life as a pure race car in 1947.

This is actually a VW 1600cc air cooled chassis with, what appears to be, an old Alfa body, since they were producing back in '27. Or a Fiat, who was in the game since 1905, when it won the Congo de Ventoux hill climb. That car had a 16.2L (16,200cc) beast.

It's funny to look at, because it has this huge nose, with nothing in it but a battery and gas tank, where anything from a huge inline 4 to a tiny screaming V12 would have been at home. It's fully fiberglass and has all the weight directly over the rear transaxle. Donuts anyone? Could you imagine the fun you could have with this sort of machine. I'll make some scraps so you can see some other views.

This car is one true bastard, but it's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.