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Ferrino

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:21 pm
by fig
This is a non-VW based kit car from the 1980s. IIRC it had a mid-mounted Ford Essex V6:

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Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:27 am
by vader
This was one of my fav kit cars from the 80's front of a Porsche back of a Ferrari I think.....

Who remembers the Byra kit car????

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:30 am
by MINCE
looks like a bastardised Dino

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:32 am
by Blitzkrieg
There was a guy who used to race a Ferrino with a Mazda Rotary engine. His had a mid mounted engine.

Based on the Ferrari Dino shape. Personally, I think that it looks a bit too big and bulky.

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:40 am
by eben
I'll have one :D but put an audi or z350 v6 in there :mrgreen:

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:43 am
by Blitzkrieg
Puma looks nicer :P

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:47 am
by calooker
They were available to run on a beetle pan as well.

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:51 pm
by IMPI
The Ferrino was originally called the Kelmark and was designed in california around 1975
it was concieved to use a VW pan and also a mid engined pan using Beetle front suspension and a corvair transaxle mated to a Chevy engine The SA version was slightly redesigned to use Ford Sierra windscreen as well as door windows.
Armand

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:54 pm
by eben
I'd cut the angel's wings though... :P

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:06 pm
by Tom Bishop
Front screen was a modified colt galant one and side glass was flat. Nice looking cars but not for a beetle chassis.

Body is over 2M wide. To make it look acceptable the wheels needed to spaced wide out. With them so far spaced out and the of set way out, you could not turn the steering with the brakes applied.

Mine was good enough to get stolen and returned by SAP with motor stripped in the boot. Ended selling it for what kit cars are worth and turned it into a Venter Trailer.

Re: Ferrino

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:43 pm
by 007ballah
Hi guys,

I'm trying to source the windscreen and passenger window for this car. You say it was a colt galant windscreen in sa? Or was it a ford sierra. What year galant or sierra would it be? All help would be appreciated