THE ACTUAL MIAMI VICE DAYTONA, NOT A CLONE! THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FERRARI DAYTONA SPYDER REPLICA THAT WAS DRIVEN BY DON JOHNSON DURING THE FILMING OF THE MIAMI VICE TV SERIES. MIAMI VICE, DON JOHNSON AND THIS DAYTONA SET A TREND THAT BENCHMARKED THE 80S. BRIGHT COLORS, SPORT COATS AND SOCK-LESS LOAFERS WERE THE STYLE AND REPLICA DAYTONAS BECAME THE HOTTEST CARS ON THE MARKET. MIAMI VICE AIRED ON NBC FROM 1984 TILL 1990 WITH 111 EPISODES MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME. AFTER THE CARS FILM USE IT WAS LEFT FOR DEAD. VOLO AUTO MUSEUM ACQUIRED THE CAR AND RESTORED IT PRESERVING AS MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL CAR AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR WAS STRIPPED OF 10 LAYERS OF PAINT BEFORE RECEIVING A FRESH NEW BLACK COAT. THE CAR STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL WIRE WHEELS, ORIGINAL CHROME, INCLUDING THE BUMPER DON JOHNSON SO FAMOUSLY RESTED HIS FOOT ON. THE CAR HAS A LOT OF HISTORY AND HAS HAD MANY ARTICLES PRINTED ABOUT IT, INCLUDING A FEATURE IN VETTE MAGAZING. READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES FOR MORE HISTORY ON THIS CAR. ITS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE ON THE WORLDS MOST FAMOUS FERRARIS, OR CORVETTES FOR THAT MATTER!

ARTICLE 1 "VETTE MAGAZINE"

Miami Vice Faux Ferrari 365 GTB - My Vice

Jeff Souters faux Ferrari boasts Corvette mechanicals and a celebrity pedigree.

By Meggan Bailey

photographer: Meggan Bailey

When you think of the worlds most famous Corvette, what comes to mind? Maybe the heavily customized C3 from the movie Corvette Summer or the classic C1 of the television series Route 66? What if we told you our candidate for the most famous Corvette of all time doesnt look much like a Corvette at all? Think white suit, pink shirt, and loafers without socks. Ring a bell? Of course it does. Miami Vice first aired in 1984 and immediately became one of TVs hottest shows. Everyone was copying Don Johnsons five oclock shadow, wearing pastels, and aspiring to drive a Ferrari Daytona Spyder.

Of course, with only 165 real Daytona Spyders made, and selling prices at o