If this doesn't blow you away - nothing will

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Description: If you're into great cars, check out the Australian Efijy HOLDEN Concept Car here at my site - http://www.welcometowallyworld.com/efijy-holden-concept-car/ This clip on the left is Jeremy Clarkson (in 1998) interviewing a modern-day Da Vinci - "There are few if any models in the world to rival the Ferrari 312PB built by Pierre Scerri of Avignon, France. This 1:3 scale marvel is the real thing in every sense, from its operating 12-cylinder engine to the exact scale operating Ferrari gauges which are calibrated precisely to indicate rpm, oil pressure, water temperature and oil temperature. It took Pierre 15 years and more than 20,000 hours to build this car. He learned to make glass so he could make the exact pattern lens for the operating headlights. He learned to make rubber so he could mold his own tires. His computer mainframe design background with the French telecommunications system allowed him to duplicate the Ferrari electronics system in exact miniature. It also provided him with the understanding needed to make a 1/3 scale operating fuel injection system identical to that in the full-size Ferrari. Perhaps the toughest aspect of the car was the gearbox, for which Ferrari supplied drawings. While Pierre had an understanding of the object to be built, he lacked the very expensive specialized equipment required to build high-tolerance gears and synchros. Colleti, the builder of the full-size car's gearbox ended up building the model's gearbox. There is no sign of deviation from the real car in terms of replication. The spark plugs are miniatures, the radiators were hand-built to the exact same core design as the real ones. Even the water reservoir fill cap is a Fiat radiator cap made exactly the same way as the real one and pressure tested. The suspension is exact and the hydraulically controlled brakes from the brake pedal have quick-change brake pads just as on the real car. If you were 1:3 scale, you would open the door of the car, get in, fasten your seat belt as on the full-size car, take you Ferrari key (engraved identically to the real key) and put it into the ignition. You would flip the toggle switch for the fuel pumps, and with this you would hear the fuel-injection system come to life, powered by a real scale battery built by Pierre. A crew member would stick the hand-held scale starter into the rear transaxle housing and as the engine turned over you would flip the ignition toggle switch and the 12-cylinder engine would come to life with a sound you'd never forget. This 12-cylinder engine just isn't any 12-cylinder engine, it is a 1:3 scale Ferrari 12-cylinder engine with the same beautiful sound. It took Pierre six months of running the engine on his own dynamometer to tune the header pipes so they would give off the same sound value as he had recorded from the engine of the real car. Once Pierre had the engine bolted together for the first time, it started on the very first try and, since then, has logged more than fifty hours of running time with no failures or refusals to start (It's probably more reliable than the real engine). In short, this model car is so incredible that one has a very difficult time focusing on the fact that it is a model and not a full-size car. Pierre has begun work on a 1:3 scale Ferrari P4. Pierre Scerri's terrific website here - http://mps-sportproto.com/en/index.php He'll be in Toledo in the United States in April to collect an award for "Outstanding Metalworking Craftsman of the Year". You can also order a limited-edition fully-functional 12-cylinder Ferrari 312PB engine from this site. No mention of price. Some GREAT photos here - http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=ghdkgml1&logNo=40036378793 More amazing models here - http://www.fineartmodels.com/pages/product.asp?content_area=6&sub_area=139&product_area=139
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koolmovieguy81 ::: Favorites This guy is amazing. That has to be the only car in the world like that. That car is priceless. He is a genius. 07-08-28 20:45:43 _____________________________________________________
maplelaffs ::: Favorites that was the coolest scale model I have ever seen even sounds like a v12 ferarri genius Im at a loss for words 07-08-26 23:02:03 _____________________________________________________
MadScience ::: Favorites Engineering Genius is all I can say.... Saw this a few years back and was in Awe. Thanks for posting this, its just an amazing accomplishment. 07-08-22 15:12:28 _____________________________________________________
wallyworld ::: Favorites mate, I get your point. Maybe you don't get mine. Not everything has to be for a reason or to "help the world". Anyway, I would argue that he does help the world by inspiring people. Showing people what a bit of ingenuity can achieve. How long just to do the drawings? 3 years. From photographs. 07-08-22 15:06:27 _____________________________________________________
Dreemfeeder ::: Favorites You also seem to have missed my point. But, congratulations for your vigorous defence of your video posting. 07-08-22 14:17:40 _____________________________________________________
wallyworld ::: Favorites Did painting the Mona Lisa help the world? Did wrapping up Pont Neuf in fabric help the world? We're talking art here.Think of it as a sculpture. 07-08-22 12:54:02 _____________________________________________________
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Dreemfeeder ::: Favorites oh, and tho those of you stating he should have built a full size replica... you are missing the point. ...and Counterfeit (full size) Ferrari's (and Benz's, BMW's, etc.) have been, and continue to be produced in China (surprise, surprise). 07-08-22 12:41:42 _____________________________________________________
Dreemfeeder ::: Favorites I hear he is spending the next 12 years training a little monkey to drive it... Seriously though; it is genius! and an example obsessive dedication. My only objection would be that it doesn't really help the world other than to show that with dedication the incredible is possible. I only wish I could be so committed to anything. 07-08-22 12:34:27 _____________________________________________________
colintheshit ::: Favorites dedication or wot.top stuff ,got to admire that craftmanship hey. 07-08-18 09:57:50 _____________________________________________________
redsunsjim ::: Favorites amazing... great work!! 07-08-17 13:26:44 _____________________________________________________