One of three Ferrari’s used in Ferris Bueller’s day off is back up for auction.
The last time this fake Ferrari used in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off went up for auction five years ago, it fetched $235,000 (which is about $250,000 in 2018. Ya, inflation is that bad.) According to Mecum on their auction listing that dropped earlier today (July 19, 2018) that same Fake Ferrari is ready to cross the auction block again and is expected to fetch more this time around. At least that’s the plan. Check out a couple of photos of this restored beaut below.
1985 Modena GT Spyder California
Featured in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. https://t.co/2E9t5TfsXQ #Classic #Sports #MovieCar #auction pic.twitter.com/n0F0lrfuir— ♛ Braden Port ♛ (@Gamer__Guy) July 18, 2018
The Car Used In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Is For Sale – Modena GT Spyder California https://t.co/PURJvetd4x pic.twitter.com/XfWGc48XNP
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To call them Fake Ferraris is a bit of a misnomer as they’re actually the finest replica of a Ferrari GT California Spyder ever made called Modena GT’s. But frankly, everyone knows them as fake Ferraris, hence my title.
As mentioned, this exact same car coincidentally was auctioned at Mecum for $235,000 five years ago. As far as I can tell, it’s received zero changes and restoration during that time, which is exactly as it should.
Before its current owner bought it like that, it was meticulously restored by its original creators at Modena Design. According to Road and Track who did a piece on this same car,
The 289 has been replaced with a 351W bored and stroked to 427 cubic inches and dyno’d at over 500hp; a T-5 manual replacing the automatic (Matthew “two-pedal” Broderick couldn’t drive a stick); 13-inch disc brakes were fitted; and coilovers installed in place of a torsion bar suspension. Neil did leave one little dent in the grille, just for history’s sake, and cleaned up some little details, like the MGB taillamps they used on the original. He says he outran a Viper on the street recently, because with 500 hp in a 2620-pound car, speed is
limited only by skill and traction.
What’s under the hood isn’t what normal Modena GT’s came with, it’s a fire-breathing 500 HP honking V8.
My inkling is that this car is being sold at the peak of its collectibility. This new generation of car enthusiast probably won’t appreciate this car and its prominence when they finally get enough money to afford it and it’ll be left to the wayside.
Time auction comes in August it goes without saying but it’ll either bomb and sell for peanuts or break its own record and sell for more than they hoped for.
Either way, it’ll be out of Modena Design’s hands and in the garage of someone who hopefully appreciates it for what it is, a fast Ferrari Replica with an important history attached to it.
Bookmark this page as I’ll surely be keen on what number the gavel falls on in August and will update this article so.
