He built an INSANE rat-rod Ferrari in his garage!
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Scott @Ratarossa shares the story of his most infamous car!
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#Ratarossa #RatRod #Ferrari
Thanks Ed, really loved sharing this story. The Ratarossa is pure fun, driving it or turning up to Ferrari events in it and seeing the shocked reactions of Ferrari purists is hilarious.
Despite that I did actually save this Testarossa from its otherwise destination with the scrap heap, it’s now back in the road where it belongs …. And it sounds fantastic !!!
I loved Outrun! And Miami Vice!
Build a mr2 rep out of fucked ferrari to mess with people 🤞🤞😂
You said the only thing not original was the exhaust but you forgot about the aftermarket fuel pumps
I'm sure you got some stories about Agnelli, I saw a documentary about the guy, what a legend.
I’m 6’ with us 12.5 feet. How is the foot room in the a Testarosssa??
Godspeed dude.
Great story.
I’ve been following Ratarossa for a few years and it still amazes me what he has achieved on this build and many others.
The kit car mold story fits with the primer body, having it in primer would keep the mold material from sticking and you don't have to worry about paint scratches aswell.
Exactly no point painting if it works keep it like that is even more rare & unique.. another similar cool story i saw at Jay Leno garage an chap (who is now old) really loved a Ferrari 250 TR but the ones available were beyond outrageous expensive, story goes that he went in vacation in Italy were he traced & found a body shell of a 250-TR in the shed of a guy who create a version for Enzo back in the days to be approved but Commendatore rejected that body shell since he already approved Fantuzzi brothers work.. So this gentlemen bought that body shell, then year by year sourced and got all mechanical parts he could find and build the car but he wanted to paint it but he decided to left it in its natural state of aluminum avoiding adding extra weight and since he wanted to race it & use it he focused fixing only oxidizations since aluminum do not rust.. but yeah that story is also very cool listening the man explain all and is so similar in both cases as passionate builders for the principle that they are lucky 'est people on earth to be able to get a "cheap" Ferrari and to enjoy them daily as they are.. here is the link to Jay show with full story :
th-cam.com/video/N4ylTQVD2lA/w-d-xo.html
@@poplaurentiu4148 loved it!
Please read my reply above. It was never ever part of a mold spashing event. :)
I love everything about this project!
I love everything about you....😏😂
@@brettash7640 simp harder
@@brettash7640 I think he's taken..
There's something very special about having an exclusive, desirable car that looks like you don't give a shit about it.
the only reason I can think it was on a lambo site rather than one for ferraris, is that it was making ferrari owners cry so it kept getting removed
I just love that this car gives the big middle finger to the Ferrari corporate snobs
I love it! Roof delete by Anheuser Busch. Sounds like you just can’t miss. LoL
In the 80 's. I had the pleasure LOL of fixing not one but 2 Testarosa roadster conversions. One was Koenlgg's personal supercharged/turbo roadster. The blue car. The problem they had was chassis flex obviously. I fabricated polished stainless steel side pods just like the F40 has in carbon fiber on their car. This was pre-F40 80's when I did this. The top of the tubing was polished and the stressed skin sides were covered in matching leather of the interior color. Actually looked factory installed when completed. When completed 0 flex mission accomplished.
Would you drive a rat rod supercar?
A ratted our 300SL would be fun.
if only to see the guy down the street head explode as he's going thru the factory hoops to own a new one.
Oh heck yeah! Scott’s TR would be fun to flog for sure! I also used to love the Outrun game so a TR spider is the best ratted out exotic I can think of 👍👍
@@Pickchore the purists are screaming lol.
"Be built a rad-rod Ferrari in his garage". Ed must've been in a hurry to start the Goldrush rally when writing the video title 🤣
😅
Don’t upload from moving cars!
@@VINwiki lol
Yeah, great video but still a bit disappointed because its not what I was lead to believe it was going to be.
Nah fr 🤣
Sir, I and Ray were the original owners of, and the modifiers of the Testarossa. (we paid $35k for the bits) We later sold it to your buyer D__ Good___. Here is the story: Ray and I bought it from a scavenger of all things Ferrari and brought all of the individual bits to the Los Angeles area to turn it into the nicest convertible there would be. We were into building one-off cars for shows... The chassis came from a car that suffered a fire, the body panels came from a car that was completely rolled (every body panel was wrinkled), the interior came from something unknown, and the engine came from a car that replaced it with a Koenigsegg engine (thus we were skeptical if this engine ran.) It was loosely assembled but we stripped it and I proceeded to weld shear panels in between each of the A-Pilar, rocker, B-pilar and rear fire wall before we cut the roof. The reason for the overkill was to avoid the New Port Beach Straman guys method of welding a 1x3" bar across the middle of the door jambs and thus not have a bar to step over. We then integrated a Mercedes Benz 190 automated top (Dan sold it before you) completely functioning (raise the bonnet, extend the top, lower the bonnet...). The engine was rebuilt by a Los A Ferrari mechanic in the off hours for Dan. Every single valve was bent and thus in the 1990's at $345 each that was a tough cost, so we as a favor had then custom made by a friend at his machine shop. Thus, the engine was working as you say. The plan for the car was to be the best Ferrari Testarossa Convertible in the world, but we both had moved on to other personal projects and it was sold to Dan. I tried to buy the car back from him just one year before you bought it, but the price to me was not even remotely as low as you stated, it was north of 75k. Such is life, and I am still glad to see it driving, and though I surely wished I could have finished the proper way. All the best to you and yours. Oh, and it was never ever part of a mold splashing event, seriously wasn't. Ray had a fiberglass business, but that was never ever the intent. I was just a Ferrari wana-be on an engineering budget.
Carl Guichard, US
Ratarossa’s videos are class. Takes that Ferrari snobbery and throws it into the sea. Love it 👍👍👍
The world needs more of guys like Scott. Really humble and down to earth bloke with a great taste in cars!
I don't love it, but I can't hate it.
Also, anytime anyone mods a Ferrari it's a good thing, because it pisses of the prissy princesses in Marenello.
Yes!!!!
There's something to be said about taking a cheaply purchased super car and ratting it out. No need to worry about scratching it or putting miles on it. Just enjoy. I think the key to cars like this is to get the sound right with the proper exhaust and the feeling of the handling and the gated manual transmission.
He didn't rat it out, he found in that state and fixed the bits that needed fixing, while leaving the bits that didn't need fixing as-is.
1:43 - Odd seeing an Arizona license plate on a car in the UK... Threw me for a loop there.
Been following Scott's channel for a while now. I think he's on the ball, the Ratarossa is fine as it is. It's becoming a legend. Wouldn't take much to make it into a queen but then it may become, just another car.
I found this guy years ago and it was so fun to watch his builds
That outrun outro is frikken awesome!
Thanks buddy
A project Ferrari that actually runs. Take that ,tavarsh.
$16,000 was asteal. Last decent flat 12 ferrari engine dropout complete setup i saw sold for $24k alone
The car was certainly worth more in parts
You know I can't say I've ever watched one of your videos and didn't enjoy it. Thank you for the Amazing content.
Something I would love to see in the future on the channel. We all know most men in the car world is always trying to one up each other. How about a story time of admitting defeat to other cars that looked like they just came out of a barn. The world loves hearing about clapped out Hondas beating supercars 😎.
LMAO that second he mentions playing the OutRun game and the Testarossa in that game, because it’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the car too 😂🤙
Neat to finally hear this story! I’ve been curious about this car for some time.
Did they save the roof from the car? I really would love to see it painted a dark red metallic. Palm Springs fall of 1988 I spent about 8 days there and I saw the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen in my life a dark red metallic Testarossa.
This just became one of my favourite stories from your channel. I want to have a scotch with this guy!
The blowing kiss is totally out of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Hopefully the BBI story is coming next.
He was very generous with his time helping Samcrac sort out his 360. Nice guy.
I'm surprised Ferrari doesn't make him paint it.
Or remove the Ferrari badges.
Questo può essere Rosso❗
Translate to Ficarra-ism
This can be Red❗
Scott has a certain "calmness" about him. If I had to work on a Testarossa or 512BB, I would be freakin' out!
That car is really well sorted if the truth be known - there was box iron welded in to the door openings to brace the bodyshell to take out the flex !! Ive been watching Scott for the last few years and he knows his stuff and a really down to earth chap !!
Nope, shouldn't have had such. That was Straman's way of doing this. Please see my input above. Thx
been watching Scotts channel for a long time and its always a blast to se what he does
That looks better today than Ratta-Johnson.
And I love the 928 because of Chase HQ.
If this dude gets a cease and desist from Ferrari I say we riot! LOL
lol thanks buddy. I just build the worlds only ferrari challenge Stradale spider so it’s very possible I’ll get a letter
That's cool, and I love that he went forward with making it run and drive again. What we really want is someone who recreated the original Miami Vice car. The real Ferrari helped to ruin the show and the suspense of belief. Yeah, let's put the star in a car where you can't see him in Miami anymore - great idea, Ferrari.
Ferrari wanted nothing to do with the show at first. Enzo went ape$#it over the Daytona replica being there. Ferrari is the only company who's even more of an @$$ about replicas than the woman who "Owns" the Eleanor name. Find the kit and build it if you want, just don't call it Eleanor.
BLASPHEMY!!! Night Rider was WAY cooler than Miami Vice and we all know it! ^o^
And i subscribed Ratarossa channel in the 1st video he had 11 or 12 subscribers lol. Never thought will be like this
It would be funny to do a 30 sec. clip with a "down and out" Sonny Crockett look-a-like getting into the ratarossa and driving off 😉
Actually, Scott, the Testarossa made it's appearance in season 3. (technically last episode of season 2, but then it was still black)
Glad to finally get the story an what a cool car thanks guys
Cutting the roof off shows what a weird car it is. It just looks off. Nice to keep it as original as possible. Seems like a cool dude.
Love how he down low snubbed the snobs at Ferrari. Love this. Thank you
Love this guy! Been watching him for years.
Think it would look cool if the pop ups were red too
Never seen garages so small.
I love Scott and his channel
Remember when this was for sale 10 years ago before it became the internet's Ferrari. I think it was 26
I need to try and find the original link … I think it’s still out there for sale 🤣🤣🤣
@@Ratarossa think it was on a site for selling kit cars, if I remember right.
It isnt stanced, so a better build than many.
Okay boomer
@@CarlRencer Sorry, I like cars that can drive, and turn and grip and don't look like they got overloaded with concrete and busted their suspension
Scott is the man.✌🏻🇺🇸
I always relate the Ferrari testerosa to that game outrun. I used to play at Lampost Pizza in PV, California 🏁
Everyone loves the car because it's loved and driven, unlike so many other garage queens.
didn't knew the story behind the rattarossa, shame the roof was lost
That car made me find your channel (through Matt's One-Take) and I've been a sub for years now, Scott! Awesome to hear the full story behind it.
Thanks buddy
I’m starting to worry about giving my first vin
Out Run use to be my favorite game and if I was to go to an arcade today and that game is there I will be playing that game. Just saying 👍
Love car storyes , love cars with history , cars like yours !
Have people forgotten about the Straman Testarossa conversions? These were done in California and featured a working convertible roof.
This guy is the coolest Brit since John Cleese.
I love this story!
Love Scott's channel. He is so relatable and down to earth.
I would love to hang out with this chap! Beers and weed are on me!
And I think my Boxsters oil leak is bad
Is this guy related to trek trendy? spot on he is.
Not really a rat rod considering it's stock but for some exotic boys not bad I dig the style
How the fuck is it stock? The roof is gone.
as odd and weird as it is. as soon as 80s video game and arcade came up i was on the edge of my seat saying outrun!
i find it odd because in the Game Second Life i have a working arcade of outrun in game. i also have doom metal slug and from SNES TopGear. i love the Ratarossa that car as is, it is the embodiment of wabi sabi
So Ferrari is alright with this? Surprised they don’t blacklist him or something
Just don't call it by name or (common) pon sorry stallion.
"this guy named Ghiovanni Ag-Nelli" 😂😂😂
Yeah, you know, the most important business man in Italy ever. He was owner of FIAT (and Ferrari at that point), and always had these crazy cars, usually made for a single holiday. He had a Delta HF roadster (2 made, one for the museum) and a lot of other stuff. Living in Turin it was rare to see him in the city center driving some insane car.
Love it. Great story mate.
Definitely one of my favorite projects!
This guy looks like what you’d get if you divided Guy Fieri in half
I started following this guy after seeing him on Samcrac, cool guy.
1or2 coats of clearcoating will looks awesome.
I love the rat rod aesthetic. Cars are an interest of mine, but my passion is bicycles, road bikes to be specific. All of my builds have a design concept, often with an automotive inspiration. Wishing to one day do a rat rod road bike build, I did a quick image search for rat rod bike, and rat rod road bike. Talk about disappointing, all that was coming up was page after page of beach cruiser or balloon tire style bikes with fenders, chain guards, fake gas tanks etc. Every example suffered from the same lame homogenous aesthetic, white wall tires, flame job paint schemes, and off the rack components. Nothing truly represented the rat rod ideals. I was disappointed in the custom cycle world, and decided I'd correct this agregious oversight myself. I'm now on my second incarnation, still in the works, having abandoned my initial project bike for a late l940's CCM with just the right patina. This "rat rod" will embody the spirt of the artform. Instead of looking like a Walmart beach cruiser with a few bolt on goodies and a comfy recumbent position for the rider. My road-rod will have slammed, drop style handlebars, tall saddle, vintage dyno powered headlight, old fashioned horn, etc. This topic may not sound interesting to most gear heads who watch this channel, but when complete, I hope to take the bike to car shows to mingle among the rat rod guys, and my guess is it will be a hit. But, this, as you car guys with projects of your own on the go know, is all a few years and many dollars in the future.
Spot on
Ok, I like him better now I know more about it. Mostly he didn't cut the roof off and make the paint that way. I now think it's cool, not some ass fing up a good car. Plus he's maintained it. So yeah, well done.
I love that this fellow rebuilt this car, however I don't see the appeal of the primer color, and I don't feel like this is really a rat rod. When you compare it to other European rat rodders like Magnus Walker and Emery, their cars are very different that the stock cars they come from. I guess it is missing the roof but when I read rat rod I imagined something like Magnus Walkers cars.
I see it as an up yours to all the purists with perfect paint. They take everything so seriously and are afraid to drive their cars for fear of damaging them.
@@bwofficial1776 I don't mind purists. I understand their perspective and think it's okay to be one. I feel like it depends on the car.
Neither of those guys are "Rat rodders", if you're going to label their style, it's "Outlaw" or restomod. Ratrodders leave cars unpainted (or worse, trend-jumpers purposely oxidize panels) and adapt parts from other cars -- or even non-car parts -- instead of using factory or normal aftermarket stuff.
@@jsquared1013 weird he doesn't do that either.
What about the red Ferrari from “national lampoons vacation? Where did that car end up?!!
Scott… any news about the 512BB?
Filming on the BBi later this week buddy
I've played outrun, Super fun game!
Idk how I missed it but I love this guy.
Perfect car for the project!
I’ve always wondered why Ferrari never sent Ratarossa a cease and desist order for just letting the car be
crazy mate
12m30… totally redeemed yourself!! I was afraid Outrun would go unmentioned… love Outrun 😘
It's pretty cool in its current state but, I'm not sure if he'll be getting an invitation to the Goodwood Festival of Speed anytime soon ;)
I was thinking how dare Ferrari ask them to cut up moulds....but why did they comply?
Copyright/trademark law.
Goddamn I love VinWiki. Such great stories!
I'm still not convinced about this car in this state. I mean some rat rods can be cool, but I don't think the primer/red parts looks cool
Red rattlecan paintjob on the primer parts would make it look much better imo. Would make the lines flow better, have a more consistent overall look but still keep the rat look and would still make purists mad.
I agree. It needs a red paint job, even if it's super faded and looks aged!
@@ryanjames6411 Questo può essere rosso❗ Translate to Ficarra-ism
This can be Red❗
Mad lad
BUT WHERE IS THR bbI
THE
LOl the Bbi is coming back this week !
As a kid in the 80's I played Out Run when ever I could. This Testarossa desperately needs a paint job. I hope some day it finally gets painted. Thanks.
So rad thanx for this one 👍🏻😎
And here's me thinking a Re-build is *Repairing the Broken* 🤔🤔
I want to see an actual top on it. Maybe a geo metro convertible would work
It’s actually something I would like to do. Main reason is Jimmy in the UK where the weather is sketchy so can rarely drive far without the possibility of getting wet.
I would like to maybe take a mould of the original and make something lightweight to use over the colder months
He put the automobile motor car in the parking garodge because the vehicle and the building was not moving.
Somebody Build a V12 458
Because no modern Ferrari is a mid engine v12.
Likely wouldn't fit the engine bay. You'd have to cut the chassis and lengthen it, and that would arse up the suspension kinematics and by that point you would have been better off starting with an SLC or Ultima GTR, etc.
@@jsquared1013 Ferrari once built a test mule v12 458 for testing la Ferrari it used 458 mid mounted engine platforms for testing so it should fit snugly I'm not an mechanical or car engineer but I feel it's possible
Is it just me or is the title misspelled?
It is
Badass.