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- Three cars were used in the movie, and they were all replicas. Writer and director John Hughes had originally planned for the car to be a Mercedes until he came across a replica of the ’61 Ferrari GT in a magazine.
- The replica used in the jump scene was heavily damaged during filming, but later repaired. If you’ve seen the movie, it’s almost guaranteed that you remember the scene.
- Even though it wasn’t a real Ferrari, the specs of the replica were incredible. The GT Spyder featured a 1974 302 c.i.d. Ford V-8, C-4 automatic transmission.
- The real Ferrari 250 GT California is extremely rare. There’s a good reason why the studio used replicas. There were only 56 of the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California ever made.
- The original script called for a Mercedes. The direction from Hughes’ first draft allegedly goes thusly: “The door goes up and light streams in to reveal Cameron and Ferris looking at a Mercedes AMG.”
- Then Hughes spied a Modena Spyder California. Modena founders Mark Goyette and Neil Glassmoyer had created a replica of the Ferrari 250 GT and were featured in an issue of Car and Driver—which claimed the car handled better than most sports cars—that came across Hughes’ desk.
- Glassmoyer thought he was getting pranked. When Hughes called about seeing the Modena Spyder, Glassmoyer thought it was a friend playing a joke and hung up on the director.
- The Modena was built on a chassis made by an Indy car fabricator. The Modena incorporated the Ferrari’s steeply raked windshield, the turn signals, the iconic grille, hood scoops, fender vents and same profile underneath a custom fiberglass body, reportedly modeled from an MG.
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Given how frequently it appeared in the film, it almost felt like the Prancing Horse was one of the movie stars. There are far too many instances of product placement gone wrong in movies, but this wasn't one of them because the entire story seemed to revolve around the Ferrari. In this context, it is even more fascinating to see that production di...
Initially, filmmaker John Hughes wanted to use a Mercedes in the movie, but after spotting a replica of the ’61 Ferrari GT in a magazine, he had an epiphany. So, production purchased a prop dubbed the 1985 Modena GT Spyder California together with two more replicas and a fiberglass shell to use in the movie. Even though production didn’t require th...
This won’t come as a surprise, but the Ferrari 250 GT California is a rare collector’s vehicle. Ferrari built only 56 units of the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California and because of limited supply, the prices of these vehicles have gone through the roof in the past 60 years. For instance, a buyer paid $18.5 million in February 2015 for a real Ferrari 25...
Budget. $5 million [1] Box office. $70.7 million [2] Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck, with supporting roles from Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Lyman Ward, and Charlie Sheen.
Jan 21, 2020 · The last Bueller Ferrari to come up for auction sold for $407,000 in 2018. One of the 250 GT California replicas that starred in the 1986 hit film Ferris Bueller's Day Off just sold for $396,000 ...
Oct 6, 2021 · Why Ferris Bueller's Day Off Is the Ultimate Car Movie. This 1986 film from director John Hughes tells the tale of a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT that is living its very best life in Chicago, Illinois. This low-mileage, high-horsepower classic car is strategically stored in a glass-walled, temperature-controlled altar of a garage, until one day, when ...
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Oct 20, 2008 · Ranking: 7. Year of release: 1986. The car: 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder. Why it’s special: It brought class into the 1980s, powered Bueller’s entire day off, and caused tears when it ...
