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Rare and Stunning 1958 Ferrari 250 Testarossa
TR58 Forged By Tetro Since childhood, Tony has been obsessed with the Ferrari motorcar. Along with Leonardo DaVinci,
Enzo Ferrari has always been his biggest hero. In 1980, Tony began his 8 year labor of love; a forgery of one of the famous
1958 Ferrari 250 Testarossa TR58 race cars of which only 2 exemplars were ever made. Meticulously and painstakingly, Tony
began hand crafting a car so perfect in the minutest detail that it could easily have passed for the genuine Ferrari lost
in an accident. Tetro began with genuine tail-lights and doggedly worked his way forward, designing the hand hammered body,
and recreating parts and accessories from technical specifications and rare photos. Following Enzo Ferrari's practices, Tetro
even hand painted the "Scuderia Ferrari" emblems on his car despite the fact that rare multi-million dollar restored Ferrari's
routinely use plastic decals today. It made the car that much more authentic. In his exacting obsession with detail, Tetro
reserved only one element. He did not alter the serial number of the automobile. As of 1992, the missing car was reported
to be somewhere in South America. Its exact whereabouts are unknown today. In the 90's, a real 250 Testa Rossa sold for over
$11 million.
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