For Sale Kalifornia 250 GT

[Col B]

Ferrari 250 GT Tribute – Kalifornia 250 GT

Presented here is a stunning Ferrari 250 GT tribute, lovingly crafted as the Kalifornia 250 GT, commissioned and professionally built by Nubodi Automotive. This exceptional vehicle is based on a 1999 BMW Z3 2.8, and it is not a kit car. The original Z3 has been enhanced with meticulously designed bolt-on body panels and precision fabrication, resulting in a truly unique creation. The car is fully registered with the DVLA as a Kalifornia 250 GT. Includes 250 GT number plates

Key Highlights:

Extensive Documentation: Over £22,000 in receipts and paperwork from the build, including MOTs, service history, and receipts from BMW main dealers and specialists.

Impeccable Build Quality: The car has been constructed with no expense spared, featuring a period-correct Ferrari Grigio Mahmoud grey finish. The interior is adorned in luxurious oxblood red leather, complemented by a brand-new red soft top.

Chrome Wire Wheels: A set of new chrome wire wheels with spinners add an extra touch of classic elegance.

Smooth and Responsive Drive: The 6-cylinder engine delivers a thrilling driving experience, with strong performance and smooth power delivery. The gearbox is equally refined, providing an enjoyable driving experience.

Low Mileage: With just 105,650 miles on the clock, the car has been well maintained, with the last service carried out under 2,000 miles ago. All electric components, including windows and hood, are in perfect working order.

Timeless Appeal: This tribute combines the iconic design of a classic Ferrari with the modern reliability and drivability of a BMW, offering a unique blend of performance and style.

This Kalifornia 250 GT tribute turns heads and garners admiration wherever it goes, a true testament to its craftsmanship and character. The car is ready for immediate enjoyment, just in time for the summer season.

The only reason for sale is the need to make space for other ongoing projects.



For further details or to arrange a viewing, please don’t hesitate to contact me. message or call 07710141866 thanks Col

 

[Pond]

Good price TBH considering the money that has been spent. Panel gaps and shut lines look pretty good from the photos.
Personally I don't think you have a cat-in-hell's chance of selling it on here, but you never know.

 

[Duncodin]

Good price TBH considering the money that has been spent. Panel gaps and shut lines look pretty good from the photos.
Personally I don't think you have a cat-in-hell's chance of selling it on here, but you never know.

Agreed. It looks a good price for the amount of work that's gone in to it.

Would anyone buy it? If I wanted a kalifornia and didn't want the hassle of spannering the panels off a donor and the on, off, on, off (and repeat) fitting ill-fitting GRP panels for hours, nay days, then the flatting and sanding and fiddling with panel gaps and painting then, personally, I reckon that £18K gets you comfortably over all that pain and regret and into a place where there's still a ton (or more) of work to do but more fun.

So yes. if I was the guy in the previous paragraph, I'd snap it up at that price - But I'm not him so I wouldn't. Because I'm not doing a rebody so that I can show it off or be seen in it. I'm doing mine because I just enjoy the build - which is why it's taking so long.

 

[elevensies]

i like it, and i agree if i was looking for a rebody gt, this is the one, if i were to have it i would need to re do the dash, but good luck with sale,

 

[Col B]

Good price TBH considering the money that has been spent. Panel gaps and shut lines look pretty good from the photos.
Personally I don't think you have a cat-in-hell's chance of selling it on here, but you never know.

Hi i put it on here first because its a mebers site. I also have a Datsun 280Z and we always share for sale on the club site before the general public it works well on there lots of interaction. Thank though

 

[Pond]

Hi i put it on here first because its a mebers site. I also have a Datsun 280Z and we always share for sale on the club site before the general public it works well on there lots of interaction. Thank though

Don't get me wrong; many model specific forums are a great place to flog cars (I have sold a few on forums), but this is pre-dominantly a Z3 'fan boy' forum. Many think the idea of 'ruining' a Z3 is sacrilege. Obviously I am not in that camp!

But it can't hurt.

 

[elevensies]

out of curiosity, would a real 250 gt ever have had a red soft top?

 

[Ianmc]

I would need to remove all those Ferrari badges as it is not a Ferrari; its a BMW with a new dress.

 

[Pond]

out of curiosity, would a real 250 gt ever have had a red soft top?

For the money the real ones cost, I would hope you could have ordered whatever colour soft top you like.

 

[Pond]

I would need to remove all those Ferrari badges as it is not a Ferrari; its a BMW with a new dress.

I think you are missing the point.

 

[Ianmc]

I think you are missing the point.

Not sure what point I am missing? Just don't like things (or people) who pretend to be something they are not.

 

[elevensies]

i think the point is its a tribute to the real thing, so for me id keep the badges, lets face it, if you choose to remove badges as its (obviously) not a ferrari, you may as well remove the wings, the boot the bonnet, as they are not ferrari either, just a tribute to one.

In all honesty, the more i look at it, i appreciate the work involved, and yes i probably would have it, but id want to try remove the bmw ness like the red soft top, and the red interior, it needed to be beige IMO with that grey boidy.
id lower it too, and have skinnier tyres on those wheels, more traditional look, and i would have to change those rear lights and put something that looks more like original.
but thats my opinion.

i do like it though

 

[Pingu]

Just like a Bolex is a tribute to a Rolex

I tried to fool my wife with a pair of high heels that I'd painted the soles red. I told her it was a tribute. I still bear the scars.

 

[Pond]

There is an irony that the only genuine parts of my car are the badges!

They cost a fortune.

 

[Duncodin]

Personally I don't mind the Red Roof. But then I'm biased because I too have a red roof.

But then I also have BMW badges so, hopefully, the 'Bolex' police won't flame me.

 

[Duncodin]

There is an irony that the only genuine parts of my car are the badges!

They cost a fortune.

In that case I don't see a problem with the badges - they're genuine and not fakes. And you're just using your car to carry them around.

 

[Ianmc]

i think the point is its a tribute to the real thing

If that is the point, put a little "Tribute" badge by the Ferrari badges. Otherwise it purports to be something its not.

 

[Pond]

If that is the point, put a little "Tribute" badge by the Ferrari badges. Otherwise it purports to be something its not.

I can only speak for myself and my car but I wanted to build an authentic replica (as far as is possible), not a tribute or a 'something close-ish'.
The badges, as far as I am concerned, are a fundamental part of the replication. Mine would look rather stupid with BMW roundels all over it and would defeat the point of doing it at all. I have seen cars like mine with 'other badges' on them and for me they look wrong.
I am not pretending my car is an original at all; just for it to look as close to real as possible. Therefore the badges are necessary IMO.