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1961 250 GT Ferrari California Spyder replica (photo courtesy of Torroid)<\/p><\/div>\n

4.\u00a0 Ferrari 308 GTS<\/a>: After the \u201cFerris Bueller\u201d car, the Ferrari with the most screen exposure was the red Ferrari 308 GTS that Tom Selleck drove on \u201cMagnum P.I.\u201d Conveniently, as the 308 reached the apex of its fame via the TV show, Pontiac came out with the mid-engine Fiero, whose space frame design combined with non-stressed removable plastic body panels made it the ideal platform for conversions designed to simulate far more expensive mid-engine exotics. The most famous (or perhaps infamous) of these was the MERA, a replica of the Ferrari 308. While the proportions were off and the interior screamed cheap, we suspect that most of the then 20-something barflies taken in by the guy with gold chains and a polyester Hawaiian shirt driving the bogus 308 never suspected a thing.<\/p>\n

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Pontiac Mera (photo courtesy of Drygolin)<\/p><\/div>\n

5. 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster: Other than a slew of neoclassics that vaguely replicate Mercedes-Benzes of the 1930s, pre-war cars are seldom faked. But the Iconic Indiana-built Auburn Speedster (along with its equally stunning sister the Cord 810\/812) is an exception. We’ve lost count of how many companies have built replicas over the last 40 years are so. Like the Cobras, some are quite good and some exhibit the build quality of a Sochi hotel room. A replica Speedster was featured in the opening scene of \u201cIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.\u201d<\/p>\n

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1935 Auburn 851 Speedster replica (photo courtesy of Michael Spiller)<\/p><\/div>\n

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