Vehicle Description
1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider - Tribute - Miami Vice
Tribute (not one used on the show) - Built by McBurnie Coachcraft -
1979 Corvette C3 Chassis - Original Owner, Freshly Restored with
New Paint - Brand New Crate 350ci/350hp V8 Motor - New Alcantara
Interior - New Brakes, Rotors, Calipers, Steering Box, Radiator,
Compressor, AC Unit, and Tires - 102 Miles Since Built - Flip Up
Headlights Work and AC Blows Ice Cold - Only 93 Cars Made It Out of
the Factory - The look of a Ferrari Daytona, but not the $2 million
price tag (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1972
Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spyder Tribute on a website other than
our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen
some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 145
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) It wasn't a
real Ferrari, but it still looked badass and survived two seasons
on (Miami Vice). - Motor Trend, April 2020 The background story of
this car was further chronicled by Motor Trend: All hardcore Miami
Vice fans and car buffs... know that Crockett's Ferrari was not an
authentic Daytona Spyder. The Ferrari on the show was a replica
built on a C3 Corvette chassis by Tom McBurnie of McBurnie
Coachcraft, who produced two examples. One for glamour shots and
the other to take a good beating during stunts. The show used a
replica because it was cheaper-and because Ferrari North America
refused to supply authentic Ferraris to the show. The Motor Trend
piece continued: So, where exactly did those two rejected Daytona
Spyder replicas end up? From what we could gather, the stunt car
version landed a role opposite John Candy in the 1989 comedy film
Speed Zone. After its use in the film, the car sat abandoned in the
desert for nearly two decades. Since being tracked down and
discovered, the former Miami Vice star car underwent a restoration
and is now on display at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois.
The other more polished example used for most of the shooting is
apparently in the hands of a private collector. Not anymore. The
car's bodywork is undamaged; no dings, dents, or scrapes. The black
paint is uniform and glossy across all body panels. The original
McBurnie chassis identification plate remains attached showing the
car as an original California Daytona Spyder with both a VIN and a
serial number as well as its February 5, 1986 build date. Ferrari
emblems and decals are properly located (including emblems in the
front grille and on the rear decklid). Features like the chrome
quad (Abarth® logo stickers included) exhaust pipes,
Alfa-Romeo-style chrome door handles, quad taillights in red and
amber, split front and rear bumpers, racing-style side mirrors,
chrome 5-spoke alloy wheels, and more closely resemble the Ferrari
Daytona. Even the Corvette-sourced windshield mimics the Ferrari.
The car will fool the eye whether the black fabric top is stowed or
fully deployed. Newer BFGoodrich gforce® performance tires are
mounted. The condition of the car's interior is likewise
impressive. Visual cues include the Ferrarri-emblem steering wheel,
styled door trim in leather with fabric inserts, similar trim on
the bucket seats with red Ferrari prancing-horse emblems
embroidered in the headrests, analog instrument panel (with added
Sniper® EFI digital instrumentation), and classic circular center
(and dash-top) vents all fulfill the illusion. The simply designed
console includes both audio (Delco® unit from the C3 Corvette) and
GM-type HVAC controls as well as the shift lever for the automatic
transmission, and the emergency brake handle. Under the hood, there
is no attempt to hide the Chevrolet-performance origin of the 350
cubic-inch V8: Chevrolet logo valve polished covers tell the story.
The engine bay is very clean, complete, and well laid-out; ai
