<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Ferrari 360 Modena]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Ferrari 360 Modena]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/ferrari 360 modena http://jalopnik.com/tag/ferrari 360 modena <![CDATA[ Ferrari 360 Modena V8 Engine On Ebay Has Us Daydreaming ]]> Cranking out about 400 HP, this high-strung 3.6-liter V8 from a 2000 Ferrari 360 is certainly not the most powerful engine you can buy for $11,000. Logically speaking, then, there's really not much of a reason to be interested in it. Logic, however, has never heard the scream of eight hot-blooded Italian cylinders exploding at 8500 RPM. Our minds wander with the possibilities for this "perfect" condition mill. There's already one in the back of the "Ferrambo" Nash Rambler wagon, but surely there's an even better application yet for such a glorious piece of machinery.

Given the choice, we'd much rather have an Enzo's V12, but the 360's V8 would still be great fun to play with. We bet there's a way to mount it in the middle of an Alfa Romeo Brera. Perhaps hanging out the back of a Fiat 500? Or you could just do like the current owner and have it on display on the second floor of your home.
[ebay via Autofiends]

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Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:20:00 EDT Mark Arnold http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041611&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Dutch Ferrari Takes A Swim, Needs Diving Lessons ]]>

Oh look, another Ferrari crash. Maybe we should have run this Monday when we were having our Maximum Ferrari Crash Morning but now that we look at it, maybe the owner of this 360 Modena just wanted to take it for a little swim. Or maybe he just couldn't find a car wash open late enough. [Autogespot]

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Wed, 14 May 2008 10:00:00 EDT Ray Wert http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=390303&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Ferrambo Wins 2008 Ridler Award At Detroit Autorama ]]> After the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, we needed a little recoup time, but yesterday we were back on the beat at the 2008 Detroit Autorama. We're just going to lay the smack down right away, the winner of the 2008 Detroit Autorama Ridler Award was a car we saw last year in the building stages - a Ferrari-engined Nash Rambler dubbed "Ferrambo". The bright red lightning rod of holy-shit-that's-crazy stood out pretty strong amidst this years Great 8 as the hands down, batshit craziest entry and we love the Autorama judges for giving it the nod.

The Ferrambo may not be the greatest name ever, but it serves up a stout 280 points on the Jalopnik scale, and for good reason. How many other tiny, bright red, two door station wagons with a mid-mounted 3.6 L V8 mill out of a Ferrari 360 Modena have you seen lately? Of Course it's stupidly well built, but the details are really what puts this car over the top. The builders at Divers Street Rods went so far as to swipe the Ferrari text and use it to call out the car's name everywhere it was tastefully necessary. Under hood there is custom fitted leather luggage instead of the original wimpy inline 6. The the seats are custom covered buckets and the rear seats... there are no rear seats, only engine. Here's something really cool, the rear windows rotate about 5 degrees open with the turn of the ignition to provide a little venting for that beastly engine. Yes indeed, Troy Trepanier may have had a cool car with last years winner, First Love, but this year's winner is a hell of a lot more Jalopnik in our book. Divers Street Rods

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Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:30:00 EDT Ben Wojdyla http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=365688&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Ferrari 360 Modena Obliterated In Polish Accident ]]> UPDATE:Coming through in the clutch, tipster Karol Pawlak has provided a translation of the story below the fold.
We can't really read this article or find a good Polish to English translator, but from what we can gather, this used to be a Ferrari 360 Modena which was involved in a horrible accident in Warsaw, Poland. The car struck an overpass of after losing control at high speed, and shattered into bits. The driver, automotive journalist Maciej Zientarksi, was admitted to the hospital in critical condition, where he is undergoing multiple surgeries and is an induced coma. passenger, Jaroslaw Zabieg, was not so lucky and perished in the accident.The pics are tiny and we're looking for better ones We've got some new pics that make it a lot easier to tell just how violent this crash was. It's amazing anyone survived at all.

Ferrari Burned — Known journalist fights for his life

The passenger is dead and the driver hospitalized in critical condition after a Ferrari Modena 360 hit an overpass in Mokotow neighborhood of Warsaw. The car was driven by Maciej Zientarksi, as found out by RMF FM. The known automobile journalist is in critical condition. His friend who was driving with him, Jaroslaw Zabieg, a journalist for Super Express did not survive.

Zientarski, son of a known automobile journalist and expert Wlodzimierz Zientarski, hosted (among others) the program V Max on Polsat digital cable channel and is co-creator of the show "The Passionate Ones". The tragedy took place at around 10pm on Pulawska Street. The Ferrari, driven by Maciej Zientarski, was launched off the ground on an uneven part of the street where the speed limit is 50 km/h. The car, thrown off its path, went across a few meters of grass and ended up hitting the supporting beam for the overpass leading to Ursynow.

The car separated into two parts. One of them was completely burned. The bodies of the journalists were thrown from the car. The Super Express journalist, Jaroslaw Zabiega, died on the spot. Maciej Zientarski is fighting for his life in a hostpital and is undergoing multiple surgeries.

Tomas Glowacki, the press agent for the Warsaw fire department informed us that two engines were sent to fight the fire.

"The patient received multiple injures. I just cant tell you what his outcome will be. The case is dynamic, it could change at any moment" said Dr. Andrzej Chmura. "We don't ourselves know what can now occur." He added.

Dr. Chmura said: "We are trying to do everything that needs to be done. The operation was in the area of his stomach cavity and the patient will require at least one more surgery. He has spine injuries, but we will get to those after we stabilize him."

[via Karol Pawlak, Wirtualna] ]]>
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:20:00 EST Ben Wojdyla http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=362302&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Ferrari 360 Modena Limousine; Or, How to Look Ridiculous ]]> Nothing says chav quite like rolling up to your wedding in a 20 foot long Ferrari 360 Modena Limo. Though not quite as impressive as the Czech-built Skoda limo the other day, this one will probably hold more Guinness World Records. The 360 limo was the brainchild of owner and builder Dan Cawley, in partnership with former Mclaren associate Chris Wright. They constructed the car by slicing the beast in half and then painstakingly reconstructing the carbon-fiber chassis, along with adding carbon -iber supports. Even though the car is over nine feet longer than stock, it only weights in at an additional 350 lbs.

With those figures in mind, the owners are planning to make a run at the record for the longest Ferrari and the fastest limo in April. Not bad considering we only found out about the Ferrari Limo only about a year ago. If you live in England, you and seven of your closest friends can rent it out for the princely sum of 700 quid an hour. Have fun doing really, really big donuts. [via The Daily Mail]

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Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:15:00 EST Ben Wojdyla http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=360854&view=rss&microfeed=true