[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

We've had polls on best looking cars from modern to past masters. My choice is a car that has to be the most beautiful and futuristic looking at the time but was plagued with bad luck and unreliability though still managed to take the title in 1961. For some curious reason Ferrari destroyed all of them when it was superseded; There is one noted near exact replica of a 156 s/n belonging to the singer Chris Rea which he used in his film La Passione.
Ferrari 156 Sharknose

"1961 Ferrari 156 Sharknose at Spa-Francorchamps 2012"

engine: 1,5L 65º V6
power: 200 bhp / 149 KW @ 10500 rpm
gearbox: Ferrari Type 543/C 5 speed Manual
weight: 460 kilo / 1014.1 lbs


Chassis: 0002R
In 2004 a Belgian enthusiast commissioned Jim Stokes in Great Britain to build a reconstruction of the 156 'Sharknose' (chassis 0002) used by Olivier Gendebien in the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix. Using as many original parts as possible, including the 65º V6 engine and five-speed gearbox, Stokes created a very accurate replica of the legendary Ferrari F1 car. The chassis and suspension were fabricated in-house using original drawings. The body was carefully crafted by bodywork specialists VintageCars. Five years in the making, chassis '0002R' made its public debut at the 2009 Goodwood Revival.