Fake Ferrari Gets Crushed in Italy

Italian Police almost got fooled by a fake Ferrari they found in the body shop of a local garage. After taking a closer look, Italian policemen found out that what they thought it was a rare Ferrari 355 Berlinetta was in fact a copy based on a Toyota MR2.

Italian copyright laws state that the car will be crushed, as protecting brands like Ferrari is very important to their economy. “It was a good fake but just a fake, Ferrari is one of Italy's crown jewels. We can't allow cheap copies,” said one officer, according to the Austrian Times.

The supercar was in fact a first generation Toyota MR2 with British number plates. So we guess taking a vacation in Italy if you own one of these babies is out of the question, as you might be going back home with Alitalia Airlines.

We might think owning a kit car is stupid, but nevertheless it’s a right that nobody should be able to take from a citizen living in the free world. But if things change, these guys should be the first to make a run for it. They did manage to make a living out of Ferrari copycats and Italians now want their heads.

The Italian supercar manufacturers are not really affected by the kit car industry because nobody that can afford a Ferrari will ever buy a Toyota MR2 that just looks like a Ferrari. But then again, we don’t want to many sportscars parked outside McDonald’s.