If you’re one of those people who live and breathe cars and you’re still looking for the perfect Christmas gift for yourself, this unfinished body-conversion build will excite you. However, let me warn you that what might seem like an ultra-cool winter project might become a never-ending nightmare because of the technical complications. Listed on the auction platform Cars & Bids is a restomod project that features the original body of a 1963 Ferrari California 250 GTE sitting atop a 2010 Ferrari California chassis.
Offered as a non-running project car, a lot of work has already been done, which includes the shortening of California’s chassis. However, the listing states the body-conversion build still requires “extensive bodywork, custom fabrication, mechanical work, and significant assembly.”
According to the seller, the project was started by his dad, saying: “This is indeed glorious insanity! It was an immense passion project fueled by the wish to have modern performance & reliability of today’s sports car but wrapped in the classic look of the past. He did have an idea at the very beginning to fully restore to original, however, quickly switched approach to restomod. (Not in small part due to difficulty in tracking down original 250 pieces…)”
The Ferrari California included in the project has around 5600 miles on the odometer. At the same time, the two-owner car registered in Texas shows no accidents or mileage discrepancies in its history report. The engine used in the build is California’s stock, 4.3-liter V8 that’s capable of producing 453 horsepower and 357 lb-ft of torque.
According to the listing, the wiring harness, complete interior, and different electronics are not installed but are included with the sale. Furthermore, the winning bidder will also get 3D scans of the body and chassis and a 52-page custom guide on how to complete the project. As of this writing, the highest bid on the Ferrari restomod build is $15,250, with only one day left before the auction ends. Interestingly, it’s a no-reserve auction.
