Hello With A Question

lassthompson · 05-10-2008, 12:08 PM

Hello All,
My name is Lass Thompson and I currently live in west Texas, transplanted from southern California. I have a couple of Toyota MR2 MkII (the poor man's Ferrari). They're fun, but Ferrari has been my passion since one day in 1958 when my father took the family to Elkhart Lake for a road race. I saw a 500 Testa Rossa and the love affair was on. Fifty years have passed, but the fire remains.
I have been searching for the answer to this question since the mid 60's when I saw a movie called "Spirits of the Dead". It was a low budget, 3 part horror flick, the last segment directed by Fellini. There was a Ferrari in that segment that I have been unable to identify since, so here's the question:

What is the model of the Ferrari in that movie?

Probably a silly question, but curiostiy is best served when satisfied.

Cheers,
Lass

BWAL09 · 05-10-2008, 12:12 PM

welcome to modded autos!

do you happen to have a video clip or picture of the car from the movie?

BWAL09 · 05-10-2008, 12:22 PM

This is what i gathered after a quick search:

The body work was built by Fiorenzo Fantuzzi and is built on a 330LMB chassis #4381GT. It originally had a 4 litre V12.

It was called "The golden Ferrari" and was driven by Terence Stamp in the Fellini film "Toby Dammit". He tries to escape in the Ferrari. When he tries to jump a broken bridge he is decapitated by a steel wire. The film is included in "Spirits of the dead".

TheUNZippee! · 05-10-2008, 12:44 PM

Welcome to MA

DOSBoot · 05-11-2008, 06:18 PM

Welcome to the site. You must have seen alot of gridhouse movies back in your day.

onemanzu · 05-15-2008, 07:39 PM

Toby Dammit 3

welcome

06RedfireGT · 05-16-2008, 10:13 PM

Welcome to MA

RememberMorrison · 05-17-2008, 12:42 AM

Willkommen.

lassthompson · 06-01-2008, 09:14 AM

Thanks for the welcomes. Special thanks to BWAL09 for the amazing research! I don't know how you did it, but put simply, "WOW"! Another "hats off" to onemanzu for the youtube clip. Yep, that's it.

I'm looking for a '88 or '89 328 GTB, preferrably, but a GTS is acceptable. Since I live in west Texas (not the end of civilization. It's a few miles back) I need a solid driver's car and not a "fixer upper". Anybody know some good places to look?

Thanks again.
Lass

Doc8224 · 06-01-2008, 10:24 AM

nice choice. They are around but a good driver will be hard to find unless you have a decent budget. I have been looking for a gtb 4 cam for awhile but its hard to find a '67 4 cam for a decent price.

8t6 · 06-01-2008, 07:51 PM

Welcome to the site I hope you stick around we need some non MM people in here lol

NMR-2vGT · 06-01-2008, 08:10 PM

Welcome to MA

00vabchgt · 06-01-2008, 10:09 PM

welcome to MA...

05-10-2008, 12:08 PM	#1
lassthompson Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	Hello With A Question Hello All, My name is Lass Thompson and I currently live in west Texas, transplanted from southern California. I have a couple of Toyota MR2 MkII (the poor man's Ferrari). They're fun, but Ferrari has been my passion since one day in 1958 when my father took the family to Elkhart Lake for a road race. I saw a 500 Testa Rossa and the love affair was on. Fifty years have passed, but the fire remains. I have been searching for the answer to this question since the mid 60's when I saw a movie called "Spirits of the Dead". It was a low budget, 3 part horror flick, the last segment directed by Fellini. There was a Ferrari in that segment that I have been unable to identify since, so here's the question: What is the model of the Ferrari in that movie? Probably a silly question, but curiostiy is best served when satisfied. Cheers, Lass

06-01-2008, 09:14 AM	#9
lassthompson Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	My Thanks to All Thanks for the welcomes. Special thanks to BWAL09 for the amazing research! I don't know how you did it, but put simply, "WOW"! Another "hats off" to onemanzu for the youtube clip. Yep, that's it. I'm looking for a '88 or '89 328 GTB, preferrably, but a GTS is acceptable. Since I live in west Texas (not the end of civilization. It's a few miles back) I need a solid driver's car and not a "fixer upper". Anybody know some good places to look? Thanks again. Lass

05-10-2008, 12:12 PM	#2
BWAL09 MA Editor / Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Powder Springs, Georgia Posts: 958 Blog Entries: 1	welcome to modded autos! do you happen to have a video clip or picture of the car from the movie?

05-10-2008, 12:22 PM	#3
BWAL09 MA Editor / Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Powder Springs, Georgia Posts: 958 Blog Entries: 1	This is what i gathered after a quick search: The body work was built by Fiorenzo Fantuzzi and is built on a 330LMB chassis #4381GT. It originally had a 4 litre V12. It was called "The golden Ferrari" and was driven by Terence Stamp in the Fellini film "Toby Dammit". He tries to escape in the Ferrari. When he tries to jump a broken bridge he is decapitated by a steel wire. The film is included in "Spirits of the dead".

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DOSBoot Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Milton FL Posts: 211	Welcome to the site. You must have seen alot of gridhouse movies back in your day.

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Doc8224 MA Editor / Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bentonville,Arkansas Posts: 223 Blog Entries: 2	nice choice. They are around but a good driver will be hard to find unless you have a decent budget. I have been looking for a gtb 4 cam for awhile but its hard to find a '67 4 cam for a decent price.

06-01-2008, 07:51 PM	#11
8t6 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 417	Welcome to the site I hope you stick around we need some non MM people in here lol

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