Ferrari 250TDF prototype restoration

[AutoMX]

This isn't recent by any means for me, but about 3 years ago my dad's friend who owned a body shop got in a very interesting restoration project (he usually usually restored E type jags and similar cars, sometimes fixed accident damage for things like vipers and bentley continental GTs). this time it was a Ferrari 250TDF prototype, year unknown but i'm guessing 1968 or so. the owner bought the car in need of restoration for $1 million, and then spent some more tearing it apart completely and getting it like it looked almost 40 years before.

the interior was amazing, so old yet it looked better than a new car interior does today, incredible. sadly i never saw the painted final version, but keeting a peek at it was really cool when you can touch it and no be afraid.
i'm not sure how many of these were produced, but this was the only one of its kind in the world as a prototype, and you can see slight differences in the details. hope it's entertaining to some

photo of a production 250TDF

 

[astroboymoto]

very nice

is that a MK2 in the background or the 2nd last pic?

 

[bone]

cool, never seen this car before though

maybe that explains the price :?

 

[Kip_6666]

Awsome car. Its a ferrari, and a 250, its almost got everything going for it. Cept the colour. I'd love to see it in red

But I guess on the other hand, if this has always been the orriginal colour it would be blasphemy to change it.

 

[privatejokr]

Beautiful car!

 

[patrick10]

^ill take one of each^

 

[Overheat]

I've seen these pics b4 :?

 

[Z Draci]

These are timeless pieces of art.
We can never see cars like this again because of our current safety/emission regulations. We should help restore and preserve these cars for future generations to enjoy.

 

[fbc]

Beautiful, beautiful car, just gorgeous. Like Z_Draci said - we need to keep these alive.

 

[Z3R0 117]

damn that car is SEXY

 

[AutoMX]

I've seen these pics b4 :?

i might have posted them on another forum long ago. i did a search here and didnt find any topic that i made about em...?

the car in the back of one of those photos is a classic jag (forgot which), there might be one or 2 E types, and there's an MG midget in the background outside. the bronze 300E merc is my dad's.

 

[Salar]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

 

[AutoMX]

i should keep this topic going by getting pics of the E type restorations my dads friend is doing. he has 3 or 4 of them in various states of completion, 2 are the v12 ones ('73 or '74) and i finally saw his lambo Espada (my dad thought it was a jalpa since he saw it covered up in the dark before) and its pretty awsome though not as exciting as a countach diablo or newer. i'd still take it :lol: i gotta see the rest of his collection. 3 down, 9 to go...