Kiwi-built Maserati at Lloyds - gallery
Stunning Maserati tribute was built by Ferris de Joux.
Roy Gorring from Lloyds shows off the powerplant.
Engine is a 3.5lt Maserati straight six.
Massive brake drums are a highlight.
Custom-made dash looks just right.
A snug fit for two and perfect proportions.
The attantion to detail is impressive.
It's been road-registered in Queenland.
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Stunning Maserati tribute was built by Ferris de Joux.
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Roy Gorring from Lloyds shows off the powerplant.
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Engine is a 3.5lt Maserati straight six.
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Massive brake drums are a highlight.
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Custom-made dash looks just right.
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A snug fit for two and perfect proportions.
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The attantion to detail is impressive.
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It's been road-registered in Queenland.
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One-off tribute car by Ferris de Joux
One of the stand-out cars at today's Lloyds auction is a 1939 Maserati tribute, build by famed Kiwi designer Ferris de Joux in 1999-2000.
Running a 3.5 litre Maserati powerplant, the car has a fascinating back-story. According to de Joux's entry in WIkipedia: "In 1999 de Joux made a one-off Maserati special. Auckland enthusiast Allan Cattle had a 3.5 litre six-cylinder Maserati engine sitting under a bench in his workshop, after he found it in England beneath another car restorer's workshop bench and brought it home.
"Ferris saw the engine and decided to build a car in the style of a 1937-39 Maserati. The car was pieced together with assorted spare parts over a three years period and completed in 2002."
The car is a stunner in the flesh and we have to say one of the stand-out features is the enormous set of finned brake drums on the front wheels.
Bidding was nudging $50,000 at the time of writing, though we'd expect it to go higher. The car has been registered in Queensland and looks like it's huge fun.
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