Photo: the_khyza/instagram
No machine is safe from the fetishes of digital artists and their audience - this is an unspoken rule that has come to define the world wide web. So here we are, talking about a Ferrari 512 BB LM that has been given the slammed treatment via a rendering.
The 512 BB LM, which you can observe in the second part of the image gallery above, is not among the prettiest Prancing Horses, nor is it one of the most successful and yet the circuit contraption has its fans. For one thing, the quirkiness of the machine is enough to make an aficionado fall in love with it.
Back in the mid-70s when this endurance racer was built, Ferrari was focused on F1 and if we remember the fact that the era also saw the podium-addicted Porsche 935 coming to life, we begin to understand why this motorsport tool didn't enjoy the laurels it was supposed to. As opposed to the 935, which marked an age or purpose-built endurance racers, the Ferrari we're talking about was obviously based on the 512 BB road car.
Now, let's take a bit of time to talk about the pixel work that portrays it in stanced form - this eye candy comes from digital artist Khyzyl Saleem.
Of course, the Italian now seems like it touches the road. And while the ride height drop is obvious, it looks like the lower area of the machine has been gifted with a carbon armor (this covers the front end, as well as the sides of the vehicle).
As mandated by the tuning subculture that now defines the Fezza, the ride packs deep dish wheels. However, the wheel centers feature a traditional Ferrari design.
And you should know that the treatment applied to this 512 BB LM is the kind that seems to grow in popularity over in Japan, where more and more Ferraris receive similar makeovers.
Unlike the said custom Ferraris, though, this digital build has seen its quadruple taillight layout replaced with a pair of modern LED lights, just enough to remind us this is a mere rendering and nobody has actually messed with the racecar.
Back in the mid-70s when this endurance racer was built, Ferrari was focused on F1 and if we remember the fact that the era also saw the podium-addicted Porsche 935 coming to life, we begin to understand why this motorsport tool didn't enjoy the laurels it was supposed to. As opposed to the 935, which marked an age or purpose-built endurance racers, the Ferrari we're talking about was obviously based on the 512 BB road car.
Now, let's take a bit of time to talk about the pixel work that portrays it in stanced form - this eye candy comes from digital artist Khyzyl Saleem.
Of course, the Italian now seems like it touches the road. And while the ride height drop is obvious, it looks like the lower area of the machine has been gifted with a carbon armor (this covers the front end, as well as the sides of the vehicle).
As mandated by the tuning subculture that now defines the Fezza, the ride packs deep dish wheels. However, the wheel centers feature a traditional Ferrari design.
And you should know that the treatment applied to this 512 BB LM is the kind that seems to grow in popularity over in Japan, where more and more Ferraris receive similar makeovers.
Unlike the said custom Ferraris, though, this digital build has seen its quadruple taillight layout replaced with a pair of modern LED lights, just enough to remind us this is a mere rendering and nobody has actually messed with the racecar.
Google News