Way back in NZPC issue 280, we featured Reuben Bemrose’s latest creation at the time. Pure insanity by design, his ‘cheaply acquired’ Ferrari 456 GT was simply found rotting away in a paddock at an undisclosed location, being stripped for parts after it was written off with a mere 27,000kms on the clock. As you might remember, one thing led to another and instead of coming home with a few parts he was after, he came home with the thing strapped onto a trailer, with the Kelson community Facebook page meeting yet another disturbance to their wellbeing as it drove by their homes. The first stage — well, the final stage at the time — was a simple, affordably-built naturally-aspirated 13B-converted thrasher with the intention of having something he didn’t care too much for — something not built to the extreme extent of his 2JZ-powered Subaru. Something carefree and less serious if you will: “A throw together NA setup was made and that is how most saw the car for the next two years at various meets and events — with no front end and sometimes on fire.”
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ENGINE: 13B, 1300cc twin-rotor
Secondary bridgeport, balanced, doweled, E&J apex seals, FD housings, plates, and rotors, 12A front covers
