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The Modena GT Spyder in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off


That beautiful vintage “Ferrari” that gets taken out for a joyride and destroyed in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off wasn’t really a Ferrari. The movie used three 1985 Modena GT Spyders, built by Modena Design and Development in California.

Why didn’t the film use a real Ferrari? Because reportedly, only 56 of the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California purportedly featured in the film were ever made. Destroying one would have been absurdly expensive, and a crime against beautiful cars.

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