One of just three 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California replica cars created for filming of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off will be sold to the highest bidder next month in Monterey, California.
While it’s not an actual Ferrari, the 1985 Modena GT Spyder California earned infamy when the best friend of Matthew Broderick’s title character sent one of the trio crashing through glass, into the woods below with just the touch of his foot, in the 1986 comedy.
The crashed chassis was sold at auction, after being fixed up, in 2013, and the other was sold at auction in 2010.
The last of just three Ferrari replicas created for filming of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off will go up for auction in August, during 2018 Monterey Car Week in California
In the film, Cameron Frye (played by Alan Ruck) introduces Bueller to the inanimate love of his father’s life, without any idea what’s about to become of his dad’s masterpiece.
‘The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California. Less than 100 were made,’ Frye said. ‘My father spent three years restoring this car. It is his love. It is his passion…’
The next thing he knows, Bueller is behind the driver’s wheel, after finishing the sentence for him by saying, ‘…It is his fault he didn’t lock the garage.’
In the film, Cameron Frye (played by Alan Ruck) introduces Ferris Bueller (played by Matthew Broderick, pictured) to the inanimate love of his father’s life and Bueller hops behind the wheel
This third and final replica car, so far unscathed, will be up on the auction block over August 23-25 at Mecum Auctions during 2018’s Monterey Car Week
And we all know happened next. Bueller took Mr. Frye’s ‘Ferrari’ on a wild joy ride while playing hooky from school, and he ended up smashing it through a glass wall.
This one, so far unscathed, will be up on the auction block over August 23-25 at Mecum Auctions during 2018’s Monterey Car Week.
This particular replica was personally restored by a Modena founder over nearly one year, before being listed as Lot R494 in the auction.
While it’s not an actual Ferrari, the 1985 Modena GT Spyder California earned infamy when Cameron Frye (played by Alan Ruck, at right) sent one of the trio crashing through glass, into the woods below with just the touch of his foot, in the 1986 comedy
The car soared through the air after Frye kicked in, and the ‘ferrari’ crashed through the wall
Frye looked on as his father’s pride and joy lay at the bottom of the wooded area, destroyed
‘After nine months of refreshing and updating by one of the founders of Modena Design, Neil Glassmoyer, this car emerged looking stunning,’ the listing reads.
‘Chassis No. 0003 of the [three] cars built, it is powered by a 5.0L V-8 engine fed by four downdraft carburetors, and the attention to detail throughout largely sets the Modena GT Spyder California apart from its competition.
‘The engine uses black crinkle-finished valve coves, retina-searing red paint on the exterior, and the interior reflects all too well the timeless beauty of this machine with rich tan upholstery, exquisite gauges, inspiring switchgear, a period-looking radio and wooden steering wheel.’
‘Chassis No. 0003 of the [three] cars built, it is powered by a 5.0L V-8 engine fed by four downdraft carburetors,’ the listing read
‘The interior reflects all too well the timeless beauty of this machine,’ the listing read
The gauges used in the Ferrari replica car were designed to help with the illusion
The 1985 Modena GT Spyder California was outfitted with a period looking radio, as well
Rich, tan upholstery covers the inside of the ferarri replica car, up for sale soon in Monterey
Painstaking attention to detail was paid over the development of this car for the shoot.
‘Modena incorporated a number of Ferrari-style elements, such as the windshield, turn signals, grille, hood scoops, fender vents and a custom fiberglass body that was supposedly modeled after an MG, creating a close profile to the original Ferrari,’ the listing said.
‘The chassis was of the rectangular steel-tube frame design, built by Bob Webb, who worked on Roger Penske’s Zerex Special.’
The buyer of the car will also receive authentication of the car’s use in the movie, along with other memorabilia.
Admission to the auction is free to the public, according to Zero to 60 Times.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was the 10th highest-grossing film of 1986, according to The Drive.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was the 10th highest-grossing film of 1986; (Left to right) Mia Sara (Sloane Peterson), Alan Ruck (Cameron Frye) and Matthew Broderick (Bueller) are shown here