I do like these. A few years ago I almost bought one that a guy made and dumped a ton of money in. I could have bought it for $72k and considering the amount of money sunk into it that would have been a bargain. I just don't like copying a known model and then badging it like the original. I prefer to do something that is at best original for me.
John
The owner of this car spent quite a bit of time negotiating a fair price. Obviously far less than what it cost. If I remember right, there were receipts for 6 figures more than a 288 actual MSRP was. The man who commissioned it was later discovered to be a scam artist with money to burn.
The way my friend looks at it is it's a serious track oriented car that is tremendous fun to drive. Only his 930 "yellow what?" is a crazier ride in some respects. (traps the 1/4 with street tires, and low boost @ 144 mph)... and it's not built for the 1/4 at all.
And yeah, a lot of people dislike one car in another's clothing so to speak. This car doesn't pretend to be an original, but obviously different strokes for different folks
-Isaac