Ferrari the name brings to your mind red devils from Maranello – th
Mecca for every real Ferrarista in the world. But how about th
longest Ferrari in the world which is actually a limo, confused…?

It’s a creation of limo boss Dan Cowley; who also owns the astonishin
‘Terminator’, the ten wheeled Hummer (Europe’s longest stretch Hummer
and a former McLaren carbon fiber expert Chris Wright. It’s made fro
a Ferrari 360 Modena chopped in half and stretched by 9.5ft with
section of hand-built carbon fiber. The duo decided to challenge th
opinion of American limo builders that a stretch Ferrari wa
impossible to build because traditional conversions use steel beams
which would make it too heavy

After consulting Ferrari engineers and drawing up detailed plans for
hi-tech carbon fiber conversion, a suitable donor car was found. Th
car was a black ‘04 model 360 Modena with an F1 paddle gear box
which had covered 30,000 miles. It was then delicately cut in hal
and for over the next eight months the carbon panels were designe
and built

And now, the 20 feet long car, which only seats eight person, is al
set to enter the Guinness Book Of World Records for the two records
The fastest Limousine and the Longest Ferrari

With a top speed of nearly 170 mph, the 3.6 liter V8 engin
accelerates the car from 0 to 60 mph in less than six seconds. Th
passengers climb-in through hydraulically powered 9ft long gull-win
doors to sit into the carbon fiber racing seats equipped with ful
five-point harnesses

Alike the original, the V8 engine is visible through the rear glas
window. Just for some extra safety, surplus crash protection bars an
carbon roll over hoops have been installed. The brakes and gear bo
are all typical but the suspension has been upgraded to survive wit
the added weight and to automatically raise the body while tacklin
speed bumps

To put in some luxury, a 10-inch flat screen monitor which relay
images from cameras mounted on the outside of the vehicle is attache
between each pair of seats. A six speaker surround sound system an
slimline DVD have also been built in

Although average won’t be a criteria here for it’s a luxury oriente
drive, yet to please the odds the car gives an average of 15mpg o
the motorway, which is credible considering the weight. Th
incarnation will debut in the Limousine & Chauffeur Show 2007 a
the Birmingham NEC commencing the 16th of September

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