if you want something, REALLY special?
here you go, doubt most of you know the existance of this pristine beauty - i'd cut out one of my ribs with a spoon and break it with my bare hands if i could have one of these.
1971 Pontiac - Ferrari Pegasus
This one-off beauty was made on special request and desire of Bill Mitchell back in 1971, and features an actual Ferrari V12 engine out of a 365 GTB/4 Daytona, offered by Enzo. Car enthusiasts will recognise it was built on the base of a 2nd Gen GM F-body, but obviously crafted into something 'italianized'. The engine originally was coupled to a 3-speed auto transmission which was not suitable for the Ferrari powerplant so a 365GTC/4 5-speed transmission. The engine was fine-tuned by Luigi Chinetti's race team.
The 3,834 pound Pegasus accelerates like a Ferrari Daytona with an extra passenger aboard, and maintains wheelspin in 3rd. It handles similar to any normal 1971 firebird/trans am with leafsprings - which wasn't that bad actually, since the 2nd gen F-body did handle pretty good for US-built sportscars; obviously handling of same-era factory ferrari's were a load better.
The candy-apple red Pegasus Concept has gold-tone pinstriping and chrome, Randy Wittine-designed pinstriping, Ferrari V-12 drivetrain, and many modified styling elements. The design was courtesy of stylist Jerry Palmer, who created the initial sketches in the early 1970s.
To make room for the engine, the firewall was moved back nine inches, and left no room for the air conditioning system. Under the forward-hinged hood lay the red-headed four-cam engine. The air cleaner was mounted to the hood, which guaranteed nothing would block the view to the engine while the hood was open.
Inside, little of the original Firebird trim was kept. There are Ferrari-spec Veglia Borletti gauges, new wood-trimmed center console, and even a Ferrari shifter. Custom leather bucket seats were fitted, resembling those found in similar Italian cars of the time. There is a Ferrari fuel filler mounted to the rear deck and the car rides on Borrani wire wheels.
It had a modern interpretation of the classic pontiac taillights used in the Firebird, Transam, GTO, LeMans,
and other models; the triple-stripe pattern. It recieved a full-round wrap rear window which would be used in later GM F-body editions.
It was actually used in the 2014 Transformers : Age of Extinction movie [heracy!!!]
One particular thing about it though; you don't want to have a flat tire with this one. As one can imagine, it's not an easy task getting the spare out of the 'trunk'
