Replicas

>>17022079
When no version of the original exists

When you make it yourself, actually do a good job, use a base car that at least halfway makes sense, and don't try to sell it as an original.

The moron using a Cobalt or a Cougar for his Veyron "tribute" is a moron. What you posted is mostly OK by most people's standards.

Then again, if you have the skills to make a car that 90% resembles another, why bother making a replica of anything? Make something completely new. Shit, half the stupid Beetle kit cars were their own design that only drew inspiration from others, and most of those are pretty fucking cool.

>>17022079
when it's well built

>>17022079
When the real one is insanely expensive and/or impossible to find

When the real one isn't around to auction for millions or let you trick people into thinking you have an original, for example the GT90

exact or close replica's of cars that are no longer produced are awesome

changing a fiero to mimic a ferrari or lambo is definitely not okay and the owners of such obinations deserve to be looked down on from the rest of society

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I have no problem with GT40 replicas or other classic race cars.

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>>17022123
Tfw no replica bro around to turn your gt40 into a gt90

>>17022079
A friend of mine with a ferrari 250 gto conversion

It was originally a pf coupe

Considering you're going from ferrari to ferrari and they both use the same engine, I think it's ok

>>17022114
>>17022110
Combination of this.

Either resto-mod style where you update the drivetrain, brakes, etc. or as faithful to the original as you can do.

Whenever, IDGAF

>>17022079
when the original is a museum piece
when it is actually somewhat similar to what it represents
http://www.skyblueteal.co.uk/page8.htm

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When the original has been a kit car anyway. It really doesn't make a difference whether your buggy is an actual Manx or a later, almost identical model on the same platform.

Replicating classic exotics with the wrong body proportions and wrong engines is horse shit for posers though.

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>>17022283
At the very most I'd accept a replica on a platform from the same manufacturer, for example a C-Type replica around a later Jaguar straight six engine and chassis so that there's at least somewhat of a relation to the original.

when it's faster than the original

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When it's got a supercharged Merc V12, some legit looking aero, and badass sidepipes.

>>17022291
at this point you might as well combine the wing and roll bar

>>17022079
fiero with a bodykit

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>>17022287
Also early Porsche replicas on tuned Beetle platforms since that's generally what they were anyway.

>>17022079
When it's not trying to be the original, but trying to be better at a reasonable price. For example:
>550 Spyder with a Subaru flat six or turbo flat four
>GT40 with an aluminium 427 small block + stack EFI
>Jaguar D-type with a supercharged 4.0 I6 from an XJR

>>17022489
>water cooled shitsound
>better

>>17022492
>opinions about dated tech
It's objectively better. You try building a reliable 300hp aircooled VW engine.

>>17022512
Why the fuck would I slap a 300 hp engine in a 550 kilo two seater?

>>17022548
Why the fuck not, scared of trees son?

>>17022079
No

fake cars are no different than fake watches, shit.

>>17022079
When you actually want to drive it, and use it as intended.

>>17022590
Gtfo >>>/fa/ggot you probably don't even wrench

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>>17022079

When trying to impress the local autists

>>17022079
No. People in my country keep wasting MR2s making shitty Ferrari replicas and i'm sick of it.

>>17022079
For Parades.
They pass by as a medium distance and who wants to idle a Ferrari down the street for 2 hours anyway.

>>17022623

stay mad poorfag, enjoy your fake shit

When they actually look nice. Extra points for originality and high performance

when you're buying wheels for a car that's worth less than 2 grand

When you can afford and want to own one....

>>17022287
Speaking of, found this near me

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/6028899323.html

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>>17022079

when it's a tube chassis, Subaru powered improvement on the original

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>>17022943
>has a small block Chevy
FUCKING DROPPED AT 9.81 METRES PER SQUARE SECOND

>>17022997
Kek, I especially liked how the owner attached fake jaguar heads to it

>>17022997
It will run more than 5 miles of a time now though.

>>17022079
If it's made from Fiero it is acceptable

>>17022630
id fug desu